[INDUSTRY NEWS]
Muncy Industries Contest Winner Glenn Richard of Certex Makes Skydive
> Glenn Richard of Certex Lifting Products’ Lafayette branch, made use of a skydive he won at Muncy Industries’ 2nd annual crawfish boil. Glenn made the tandem skydive at Westside Skydivers just outside of Houston, Texas. Glenn jumped with tandem instructor Bob Hunter while videographer Nate Wernig shot video and took still photographs. Muncy Industries’ Lafayette branch manager, John Leisenring, joined in the fun as well. After climbing to 14,000 feet in a Cessna
Caravan, Glenn and John jumped, free falling at speeds up to 120 miles per hour. John was able to link up in free fall with Glenn making the skydive truly memorable. Glenn deployed his own parachute around 5,000 feet and glided to a soft landing. When asked what his favorite part was, he answered, “the exit”. “What a rush! Can’t wait to go again.” was John’s reaction to the skydive.
Crosby® Product Specified in Panama Canal Enlargement
> Through an Authorized Crosby Distributor in Europe, Crosby® is pleased to supply several, 64.37in./1635mm diameter, roll-forged sheaves for a project concerning the Panama Canal Enlargement, known as ‘The Third Set of Locks Project’, commissioned by the Panama Canal Authority. Six (6) chambers will each be equipped
boasting a central span of 117 meters long, 2600 tons and rises to a staggering height of 53 meters in order to allow passenger liners and large sailboats to pass underneath. Hardesty & Hanover provided
conceptual design, detailed final design construction support and supervision documents working in conjunction with the Vinci Group, the Design-Build Contractor, and the Design Consortium of EGIS Jean Muller International; Michel Virlogeux; and Lavigne-Cheron Architects. The lift span has a symmetric cross section and carry four traffic lanes—two monorail tracks and two outboard sidewalk/bikeways. Four, independent pylon towers – one at each corner of the lift span – will allow a counterweight (a quarter of the total lift span weight) to travel vertically inside each pylon. Operation of the lift span is achieved
For your chance to win prizes such as
this once in a lifetime opportunity, be sure to attend the annual crawfish boil festivities hosted by Muncy Industries, LLC, in the month of March at their Lafayette, Louisiana location. You will also have a chance to see Muncy’s new product lines such as Stainless Steel 1 Piece Duplex Sleeves, Casing and Slip through thimbles, Wedge Buttons, and Twist-on Buttons. y
CASAR Turboplast Ropes Help Lift Jacques Chaban-Delmas Bridge
> The Jacques Chaban-Delmas Bridge, a new vertical lift bridge crossing the Garonne River, is the largest lift bridge in Europe,
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via high strength wire ropes passing over sheaves that connect the lift span to the counterweights. A wire rope winch drive operating system with electric motor and flux vector regenerative drives haul in and payout the counterweights, thereby raising and lowering the lift span. WireCo WorldGroup’s wire
rope facility in Kirkel-Limbach, Germany produced over 4,600 meters (nearly three miles) of CASAR Turboplast ropes to help complete the project. Dedicated on March 16th, 2013 by the President of France, Francois Hollande, the bridge will handle 43,000 vehicles daily. y
WIRE ROPE EXCHANGE
with 2 horizontal sliding gates. Each gate is powered by electric winches capable of opening the lock in 3 to 4 minutes. It is within these sliding gates that, 226 Crosby® sheaves, 64.37in./1635mm in diameter with a 1.81in./46mm wireline, will be used. McKissick® Roll-Forged™ sheaves
were chosen for this contract for a number of reasons. They are lighter, stronger and more wear-resistant due to our roll-forged process. Sheaves produced under this roll- forged method are more economical because less welding and machining are involved compared to conventional methods. These sheaves can be made lighter because the rolling process incorporates upsetting the sheave. The upsetting operation allows material to be gathered where needed, in order to support the rope, as opposed to starting with a thicker blank. Our sheaves are manufactured out of different materials in order to meet demanding requirements such as Charpy Impact Testing and rigorous hardness requirements in the groove. Crosby® is the only company who can manufacture a superior roll-forged sheave by the use of our proprietary upset roll-forged process. Crosby McKissick® Products began
manufacturing sheaves and blocks for the oilfield industry in the 1920’s and is now the largest supplier of aftermarket replacement
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