A hoisting first is what Ferndale, Wash.-based Samson Rope pulled off under the direction of Michael Quinn, director of new market development, when it debuted the world's first synthetic hoisting ...

The resulting KZ100 rope is torque-neutral and 80% lighter than conventional wire rope, improving speed and safety in reeving and installation and reducing damage from spooling.

MSHA said that, although it had previously conducted wire rope nondestructive testing (NDT) and inspections on hoisting ropes, the new results triggered the safety alert.

The 10 t, 525V Kito RX wire rope hoist, with a 25 m lift, will be supplied by Becker Mining ’s Rustenburg distributor, Tech North, and will be used in maintenance procedures and for the ...

In the process, a hoisting rope broke on the ship-mounted crane. When it did, it caused the component to fall onto the ship’s cargo tween deck, causing between $3 million and $5 million in ...

For ensuring rope guidance, Liebherr-Werk Nenzing introduced a horizontal winch shifting system on the RL-K 7500 knuckle boom subsea crane. “It guarantees the ideal fleet angle of the rope under all ...

While the hoisting wire rope had been in use for 9 years, still within the standard 10-year period of use, a postcasualty examination found “the wire rope was near the end of its service life ...

2. Craneless lifting system. High-strength synthetic rope allowed wind turbine blades to be changed at a significantly reduced cost. Courtesy: Samson Rope Technologies Inc.