WRE CATALOG GUIDE] | 25 WHAT’S NEW | 27 INNOVATIONS 31 WRE CATALOG
31 WIRE ROPE 44 BLOCKS 48 CHAINS 48 CLAMPS 49 CLIPS 49 EQUIPMENT 50 HOOKS 51 LINKS
WHAT’S NEW CORTLAND PRODUCES WORLD’S LARGEST 12 STRAND ROPE
Cortland, Anacortes, Washington, recently produced the world’s largest 12-strand rope for a European client, constructed on the giant 12 strand braiding machine us- ing Cortland’s patented Plasma® synthetic fibre. This rope will be used to create an enormous industrial lifting sling. This unique rope was created from
more than 52,000 individual Plasma® strands using Cortland’s patented 12×12® braiding technique. This exclusive braid- ing process combines individual 12-braid- ed ropes into a finished 12-strand rope of exceptional strength and flexibility. The finished size of this particular rope is 176mm with a minimum tensile strength of 1845MT (Metric Tonnes).
Despite the exceptional size, this rope
is 7 to 8 times lighter than a comparable steel rope, yet is much easier to handle and splice. The rope will be used in a grommet configuration with an MBL ex- ceeding 3044MT for heavy lift operations. Cortland provides worldwide experience in creating lightweight rope, slings, cables and umbilicals to the oil and gas, heavy marine, subsea, ROV, seismic, defense and medical markets. Cortland is part of Actu- ant Corporation (NYSE: ATU), a diversi- fied industrial company with operations in more than 30 countries. For more information, go to
www.cortlandcompany.com. y WHAT’S NEW LINCOLN HOIST ADDS RFID
Lincoln Hoist is introducing improved new models that include RFID tags, serialization, and more visible markings. These benefits will be made available to customers with no change in prices.
Regular inspection by a qualified individual is one of the best ways to prevent accidents using this, or most any other tool used for lifting or pulling heavy loads. RFID tags help reduce the paperwork burden of performing and maintaining those inspection records. Lincoln Hoist’s newest improve- ment embeds a small 8mm RFID chip directly into the main hoist housing to facilitate the task. In addition, Lincoln Hoist has reached
an agreement with Infochip Systems to provide free inspection, certification and tracking software**. This limited version (for Lincoln Hoist products only) of the widely used Infochip system is intended to offer inspection and certification report functions to smaller companies. According to Lincoln president Dave Hallen, “Large customers are requesting the RFID tags more and more. They have already discovered the benefits of using RFID software systems to keep track of fixed assets and to record inspection and certification information. RFID technology enables customers
to quickly call up specific hoist informa- tion by reading the data embedded in the chip. They can then see pre-loaded information regarding inspection points, evaluate and record the various attributes, create notes, and generate inspection reports or certificates.
Enhancements planned for the future include the ability to have parts dia- grams immediately available for quick call-out of correct repair part numbers. According to Hallen “It’s important to understand that no other changes are being made to our tried and tested products. All of the internal workings are identical to (and interchangeable with) our older hoists. If you liked the tools that we’ve built for the past 60 plus years, you will like these. You just get new added functionality at no cost.” ** While the software license is free, InfoChip software is web based (no software to install) and so does require a modest fee for setting up each new customer. To learn more about Lincoln Hoist and RFID, please visit their website:
www.lincolnhoist.com y WIRE ROPE EXCHANGE MAY - JUNE 2011 25 |
52 MILLIMETER WIRE ROPE
52 MISCELLANEOUS 56 ROPE 56 SHACKLES 58 SHEAVES 58 SLEEVES 58 SOCKETS
59 THIMBLES 60 TURNBUCKLES 62 EYEBOLTS 62 MASTER LINK 62 PRESS 63 SLINGS 63 SWIVELS 63 WINCHES
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