The core/cover displacement in kernmantle ropes has been a problem since the day they were invented. Spurred by the ambition to solve this old problem, the research and development team of TEUFELBERGER, the Austrian specialist for ropes and strapping, started out in search of the key to success - and finally found it after many hours of meticulous development work. PLATINUM® is the name of this new and innovative braiding technology. And the PLATINUM® rope construction has been submitted for patent by TEUFELBERGER. For the first time in the history of rope making the previously independent elements of a rope are merged into one unit. In conventional kernmantle ropes there is no connection between the core and the cover. The two components are loose and movable. With the new and innovative PLATINUM® technology TEUFELBERGER succeeded in establishing a mechanical and durable connection between the core and the cover. Moreover, PLATINUM® interconnects parallel cores, thus relieving the particularly loaded outer yarns. In addition to a long service life and high safety, users want comfortable handling. So far, ropes had to be braided very tightly to ensure a low core/cover displacement. This made them very stiff in the course of time. With PLATINUM®, tight braiding is not necessary any more, since the cover is mechanically and permanently connected with the core. Thus, TEUFELBERGER offers its customers a rope that remains pliable and that is flexible and easy to handle.As a long-term objective, TEUFELBERGER wants to expand the technology to all its market segments.