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Ty-Rap
®
Fastening solutions, how it all started
For the cable tie, the proverbial light bulb came on over Logan’s
head while touring a Boeing aircraft manufacturing facility in
1956. Aircraft wiring was a cumbersome and detailed under-
taking, involving thousands of feet of wire organized on sheets
of 50-foot long plywood and held in place with knotted, wax-
coated, braided nylon cord. Each knot had to be pulled tight
by wrapping the cord around one’s nger which sometimes
cut the operator’s ngers until they developed thick calluses or
«hamburger hands.» Logan was convinced there had to be an
easier, more forgiving, way to accomplish this critical task. For
the next couple of years, Logan experimented with various tools
and materials.
On June 24,1958, a patent for the longlasting, easy-to-use
Ty-Rap
®
cable tie was submitted. The rest, as they say, is his-
tory.
First developed to solve the problem of bundling the hundreds
of feet of wiring found inside commercial aircraft, Ty-Rap
®
cable
ties can now be found virtually everywhere - from Nascar racing
engines to backyard tool sheds. Self-fastening and basically in-
destructible, the ground-breaking design of the Ty-Rap
®
cable
tie demonstrates how to solve a complex problem with a simple
technology.
The corrosion-proof, non-magnetic stainless steel locking de-
vice inside the tie head guarantees the strongest and most
durable locking you will ever nd on the market. Ty-Rap
®
can
be used in the most adverse conditions: humidity, heat, cold,
UV radiation, aggressive chemicals, radiation and other harsh
conditions.
Engineered for labour savings and high performance, Ty-Rap
®
cable ties are commonly used in a variety of applications.
“My dad didn’t have a lot of formal education, but he was the most ingenious person I have
ever met,» said Robert Logan, Maurus’ son. «He never thought the customary
way of doing
things was good enough and when he looked at anything he thought about ways to improve it.
The invention of the cable tie is an excellent example of how he worked.»
Maurus Logan Ty-Rap
®
Inventor
When you choose a Ty-Rap
®
cable tie, you can count on quality, performance and
innovation to make your work easier.