Application & Selection Guides
Wire rope for container and port cranes: selection guide
Container terminals run more lifting cycles in a week than most cranes see in a year, and the rope is doing three difficult things at once. This guide covers what...
Wire rope for container and port cranes: selection guide
Wire rope for container and port cranes: selection guide
Rotation-resistant wire rope: when you need it and which construction to choose
A loaded rope on a single fall wants to spin, and a spinning load is a safety problem before it is a rope problem. This guide covers how rotation-resistant rope...
Rotation-resistant wire rope: when you need it and which construction to choose
Rotation-resistant wire rope: when you need it and which construction to choose
Wire Rope Cores: FC, IWRC, EPIWRC and PWRC
The core is the part of a wire rope nobody sees and most buyers never specify deliberately. Swapping a fibre core for a steel one adds 7 percent to breaking...
Wire Rope Cores: FC, IWRC, EPIWRC and PWRC
Wire Rope Cores: FC, IWRC, EPIWRC and PWRC
Wire rope grades explained: 1770, 1960 and 2160 N/mm2
Every wire rope spec table carries three breaking force columns and almost none of them explain what the numbers above the columns mean. Moving from 1770 to 1960 buys about...
Wire rope grades explained: 1770, 1960 and 2160 N/mm2
Wire rope grades explained: 1770, 1960 and 2160 N/mm2
Compacted vs line contact wire rope: complete comparison
Compacting a strand puts about 10 percent more steel into the same rope diameter and returns 16 to 29 percent more breaking force. This guide compares compacted and line contact...
Compacted vs line contact wire rope: complete comparison
Compacted vs line contact wire rope: complete comparison
How to choose a wire rope construction: complete selection guide
Wire rope is specified by construction, not just diameter. This guide covers the four decisions that define a rope, being strand count, line contact or compacted strand, core type and...
How to choose a wire rope construction: complete selection guide
How to choose a wire rope construction: complete selection guide
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