Wire rope isolators are stable mounting assemblies of high quality stranded wire rope held with rugged metal retainers. Each isolating element has specific response characteristic determined by the diameter of the wire rope, the number of strands, the cable length, the cable twist or lay, and the number of cables per section. Inherent damping is provided by flexure hysteresis, i.e., the rubbing and sliding friction between the strands of the wire rope. http://www.hoaninc.com