Novatec Braids - Braided Synthetic Ropes

Novatec Braids manufactures a wide range of braided synthetic ropes from nylon, polyester, Kevlar®, UHMPE, and other high strength and floating fibers. Rope constructions from 5mm to 75mm diameter include double braids and hollow braids or custom fabrications for specific applications, including weighted ballast ropes.

Novatec Braids is an ISO 9001 registered manufacturer of standard and custom braided ropes and fabrications located in Nova Scotia, Canada. If we do not have a standard Novabraid rope that will fit your application please call us to discuss your requirements. Novabraid will deliver 'Performance by Design'.

Braided ropes for the offshore industry

Standard Novabraid rope constructions are commonly used as winch lines, hand lines, block lines, tag lines, mooring lines, braided hawsers, static safety lines, fall protection, net ropes, reflective boundary lines, floating rescue lines, tow lines and in other applications where high-quality dependable braided ropes are required. Standard reel lengths and custom cut or long lengths are available.

Stock fibers include Dupont® nylon, Kevlar, Dyneema® and Spectra® UHMPE, Polysteel® copolymer, and UV stabilized polypropylene. A variety of marine finishes and coatings are available. Custom colors and reflective tracers can be requested for safety, color coding or branding of ropes.

Ask us about your requirements for compliance with high-strength winch line BS 10547-12 PES, Fall Protection ANSI Z 359-07, Mil R 24677, or Dielectric ASTM F1701-05. Our Novagold Nylon double braids meet or exceed US Mil specifications, including Nylon 6.6 yarn. Yarn traceability and certified break tests are available on request.

Custom braided products

Novatec Braids has in-house and third-party test lab facilities available to support new product development requiring tensile / elongation testing, weatherization, conductivity (dielectric), abrasion resistance, and other application requirements.

We have a proven track record assisting customers with proprietary product design in including conductive fencing, shock absorbing mooring components, reflective diving ropes, and oscillation dampening ballasted helicopter tethers and fast ropes.

Novatec can overbraid cables and conductors or furnish lead core ballast ropes for customer assemblies.