Plastic Coated cable and Jacketed Cable

Continental Cable has a variety of options for manufacturing plastic coated and jacketed cables. We offer a large selection of plastic colors and plastic choices that can be coated onto many of our standard and custom cables. Let our team develop the plastic coated cable product that you need.

Highest Quality Extrusion Plastic Coatings


Our extruders are equipped with laser monitors that continuously measure the diameter of the coated cable. This equipment insures the highest quality control over the outside diameter of the plastic coatings during production.


Coatings Offered for Cables and Wire Rope

We have engineered our own plastic color mixes to offer you superior quality colors.

coated cable

  • Nylon 6 (standard)
  • Nylon 11 (high performance)
  • Vinyl
  • Polyester (Hytrel)
  • Polyethylene (Low Density)

Cable and Wire Plastic Jacketing

Steel cable can be jacketed with a number of plastics, and in a variety of wall thicknesses. Commonly used plastics include PVC, Nylon, Polypropylene or Polyethylene, although other plastics can be used for special applications.

The plastics are offered in their natural finish or colored. U.V. inhibitors and flame retardant material can be added to the plastic before jacketing the cable.

colored jacketed cable

  • Strong and Flexible
  • Chemical resistant
  • Low and high temperature flexibility
  • Flame resistant
  • Colors for easy identification

Available Plastic Coated Cable

Steel cable can be jacketed with a number of plastics, and a variety of wall thicknesses. Miniature cable available on request (smaller than 1/32”). Galvanized, stainless steel 304 and 316 cable available



Tolerances for plastic coated cables:

Cable Size
(inches)
Finished
O.D.
Approx.
Weight Per
1000 Ft. (lbs)
3/64 1/16 5.4
3/64 3/32 7.2
3/64 1/8  11.2
1/16 3/32 9.7
1/16 1/8 12
3/32 1/8 20
3/32 5/32 24
3/32 3/16 27
1/8 5/32 34
1/8 3/16 38
1/8 7/32 44
1/8 1/4 48
5/32 3/16 51
5/32 7/32 53
5/32 1/4 69
3/16 1/4 76
3/16 5/16 92
3/16 3/8 113
7/32 5/16 109
7/32 3/8 132
1/4 5/16 130
1/4 3/8 141
5/16 3/8 200
5/16 7/16 217
3/8 7/16 279
3/8 1/2 288