[CONTENTS] NACM takes


a look back. Photo courtesy of Apex Tool Group.


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Volunteers work with locals on a cable suspended footbridge


in Guatemala. Photo courtesy: Milosz Reterski


Frank Reick unveils HinderRust, a wire rope lubricant


unlike any other. Photo courtesy of Fuoramics, Inc.


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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2012 VOLUME 27 | ISSUE 6


[FEATURES] 18 | BOLSTERING BRIDGES TO PROSPERITY


With a simple phone call, Harvey Howlett, Jr., Pesident of HECO Slings, became involved with Bridges to Prosperity (B2P), an organization changing lives through footbridges. T is connection has helped build over 100 bridges for impoverished communities around the world.


24 | 80TH ANNIVERSARY: NACM IS FORGING AHEAD!


As the nation struggled to recover from T e Great Depression, chain manufacturers across the country came together to forge an important link: the National Association of Chain Manufacturers (NACM). Now, this enduring trade association is celebrating 80 years of ongoing innovation in the industry.


[WRE CATALOG GUIDE]


31 | What’s New Kinedyne announces enhancements to its binder product line, Talurit introduces new high-performance cutting machine, and The Crosby Group unveils the Easy-Loc™ Bolt Securement System.


37 | WRE Catalog View the latest product off erings and updated listings.


WIRE ROPE EXCHANGE


WIREROPEEXCHANGE.COM | 800.643.5189 NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2012


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ON THE COVER: BRIDGES TO PROSPERITY, a non-profi t organization started in 2001 by Ken Frantz, works to literally build bridges for isolated rural communities over impassable rivers. The overarching goal is to assist and educate, while developing and sharing engineering solutions that are safe, replicable, and locally viable.


Photo credit: Bridges to Prosperity [IN THIS ISSUE]


2 | EDITOR’S NOTE 7 | INDUSTRY NEWS


33 | INNOVATIONS 79 | ADVERTISER’S INDEX 80 | RIGGER’S CORNER


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