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Sanlo Expands to China

Our 50th Anniversary - The Most Trusted Name in Wire Rope Assemblies

  • Design and Manufacture of Custom Mechanical Cable Assemblies Either Uncoated or with Thermoplastic Coatings
  • Bulk Bare and Coated Cable
  • Huge Raw Material Inventory Promotes Stable Pricing, Short Lead Times and On-Time Delivery for Projects Ranging from Limited Production to High Volume
  • Custom Design and Engineering Services, Rapid Prototyping and Product Launch

A World of Solutions.

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Wire rope and mechanical cable assemblies provide a world of simple, reliable, cost-effective solutions to an ever-increasing array of applications in a wide range of industries. Designers the world over are capitalizing on cable’s unique properties and capabilities to solve mechanical control functions such as pulling, pushing, driving, indexing, and supporting to name but a few.

Just look around you. Sanlo wire rope and cable assemblies are used by a wide range of industries in an almost limitless variety of applications. Sanlo has grown to become the most trusted name in wire rope and cable assemblies in industries including:

  • Aerospace
  • Construction
  • Marine
  • Railroad
  • Automotive
  • Recreation
  • Materials Handling
  • Medical - Clean Room
  • Security
  • Agriculture
  • Office Furniture
  • Industrial Supply

Our 50th Anniversary
The most trusted name in wire rope and assemblies since 1957.

To meet this growing demand, Sanlo specializes in the design and manufacture of custom mechanical cable assemblies, both uncoated and with thermoplastic coatings. Our sales and engineering teams always put our customers’ needs first, helping you select the best design and materials for your requirements and providing the industry’s fastest turnaround times, All to help ensure that you get the most reliable and economical solutions to your cable design challenges.

A manufacturing facility designed to meet your needs.

All of Sanlo’s administrative, warehousing, distribution, extrusion, and assembly operations are conducted at our state-of-the-art 100,000 square-foot facility in Michigan City, IN. We offer stainless steel cable in diameters from .018” to 3/4” and galvanized steel cable in diameters from 1/32” to 1” with all of the standard wire rope and cable constructions available in either material. We can extrude thermoplastics to over 1-1/8” diameter, and both coated and uncoated cables can be furnished in reels, in cut lengths, or custom assembled to your exact specifications. A large variety of wire rope fittings and application tools is available to match virtually any customer requirements, and we maintain a large on-site inventory to ensure that your orders are filled promptly.

On spec. On time. Every time.

In everything we do, Sanlo strives to do our best to meet the ever-changing needs of our customers. Our experienced technical and design teams and our expert Customer Service Department provide the industry’s most complete product support and after-sales service with the industry’s best delivery time. Throughout our history, we have maintained a close relationship with our customers to ensure their continued satisfaction. You can trust the products you order from Sanlo to be delivered on spec and on time – every time.

Making Quality Work For You.

Sanlo’s top-quality tooling and equipment, along with proprietary manufacturing techniques, enable us to precisely cut cable and swage and press fittings, ensuring that your cable assemblies offer maximum strength, quality, and dependability. Our highly-trained manufacturing technicians and quality control personnel use state-of-the-art statistical process control procedures and regularly perform standardized capability studies to maintain the highest dimensional and strength standards for critical cable assembly applications. And our commitment to quality continues in the way our Sales and Engineering departments deal with you on a day-to-day basis. Our friendly, knowledgeable personnel urge you to involve us from the earliest stages of your project. We will be happy to assist you in developing designs and specifications that will result in optimized functionality and maximum cost-effectiveness for all of your cable and assembly applications.

Need It Fast? Check Out Our Large On-Site Inventory.

To make sure you can get the cable and assemblies you need, when you need them, Sanlo maintains one of the industry’s largest on-site inventories of wire rope, cable, fittings, and standard cable assemblies. With more than 100 million feet of cable on hand, coated and uncoated, in a wide variety of types and diameters, we are equipped to provide immediate response – and the industry’s fastest turnaround on your order.

Connecting It All With Precision.
Our 50th Anniversary

Since 1957, Sanlo has been an industry leader in supplying cable and assemblies for a wide range of commercial and OEM applications. During this time we have built a reputation for quality and dependability along with a proven track record of providing innovative solutions to customer challenges.


400 State Highway 212
Michigan City, IN 46360
800.275.5408
219.879.0241
Fax: 219.879.5628