Muncy Machine and Upson-Walton

Upson-Walton™ Closed Swage Sockets

Muncy manufactures the Upson-Walton Swage Socket product line. Our forgings use special steel with mechanical and physical properties that enhance swaging, durability, and strength. Upson-Walton closed swage sockets are sometimes used by themselves for specific pins, or in conjunction with our open swage sockets.

Upson-Walton Swage Sockets are Made in USA

Muncy manufactures its Upson-Walton swage sockets from material and forgings that we make in the USA. Muncy machines and performs its secondary processes in the United States. When you receive a swage socket with an “Upson-Walton” or “UW” on the forging, you can know with confidence it was Made In USA.

Upson-Walton Sockets are easy to swage onto Wire Rope

Many of our customers tell us they like how our swage sockets swage onto wire rope. Our heat treat process is designed with the swaging process in mind, as the socket is subjected to extreme pressure between dies during swaging.

Chart showing life cycles of different connection methods.

EFFICIENT, QUICK and POSITIVE

Why pour zinc or epoxy when swaging is sure? Swage sockets have as much as five times longer life than spelter sockets.

Tests prove swage sockets have the best fatigue life

An extensive research study by one of the nation’s steel companies clearly established the fatigue life superiority of swaged sockets over other commonly used types of boom pendants. The tests included applied dynamic longitudinal load to the rope. They also simulated stresses which occur in pendant service. The graph at the right shows the results of these tests.

Closed Swage Socket



Stock No. Rope
Dia.
Dimensions Weight
LBS
Each
After
Swage
Each
A B C D E H K L MIN. MAX.
41025002 1/4 0.495 0.272 1-7/16 0.750 1/2 2-1/8 4-3/8 3-1/2 0.35 0.428 0.460
41031302 5/16 0.770 0.339 1-11/16 0.875 11/16 3-3/16 5-1/2 4-1/2 0.77 0.678 0.710
41037502 3/8 0.770 0.406 1-11/16 0.875 11/16 3-3/16 5-1/2 4-1/2 0.73 0.678 0.710
41043802 7/16 0.982 0.484 2 1.063 7/8 4-1/4 6-15/16 5-3/4 1.47 0.865 0.910
41050002 1/2 0.982 0.547 2 1.063 7/8 4-1/4 6-15/16 5-3/4 1.38 0.865 0.910
41056302 9/16 1.257 0.609 2-1/2 1.250 1-1/8 5-5/16 8-3/4 7-1/4 2.90 1.115 1.160
41062502 5/8 1.257 0.672 2-1/2 1.250 1-1/8 5-5/16 8-3/4 7-1/4 2.80 1.115 1.160
41075002 3/4 1.545 0.796 3 1.438 1-5/16 6-3/8 10-3/8 8-5/8 5.16 1.365 1.420
41087502 7/8 1.700 0.938 3-1/2 1.688 1-1/2 7-7/16 12-1/8 10-1/8 7.40 1.490 1.550
41100002 1 1.975 1.062 4 2.063 1-3/4 8-1/2 13-3/4 11-1/2 11.20 1.740 1.800
41112502 1-1/8 2.245 1.188 4-1/2 2.313 2 9-9/16 15-1/4 12-3/4 16.00 1.990 2.050
41125002 1-1/4 2.525 1.328 5 2.563 2-1/4 10-5/8 17-1/4 14-3/8 22.70 2.240 2.300
41137502 1-3/8 2.800 1.453 5-1/4 2.563 2-1/4 11-11/16 18-7/8 15-3/4 29.00 2.490 2.560
41150002 1-1/2 3.075 1.578 5-1/2 2.813 2-1/2 12-3/4 20-3/8 17 37.50 2.740 2.810
41175002 1-3/4 3.385 1.859 6-3/4 3.563 3 14-7/8 24 20 55.70 2.990 3.060
41200002 2 3.935 2.109 7-3/4 3.813 3-1/4 17 27-1/2 23 90.00 3.490 3.560
41225002 2-1/4 4.450 2.360 8-5/8 4.312 4 19-1/8 29-3/4 24-7/8 125.00 3.950 4.020
41250002 2-1/2 4.930 2.657 8-5/8 4.312 4 19-5/8 31-1/8 26-1/4 142.00 4.350 4.420
41300002 3 5.960 3.166 9-1/4 5-5/16 5-3/8 23-3/4 37-3/4 32-1/8 252.00 5.240 5.310

CAUTION

Swage Sockets are recommended for use on 6 x 19 or 6 x 37 IPS or XIP (EIP), XXIP (EEIP), RRL, or IWRC wire ropes. They are also approved for use on galvanized bridge rope. Before using swage sockets with other type lay, construction or grade of wire rope, it is recommended that the termination be proofloaded to prove the adequacy of the assembly.