[INDUSTRY NEWS]
John Ellsworth, one of the four founding
fathers of the event explains how the event all started over a simple challenge. “We were playing around one day and somebody started talking about throwing pumpkins. There had been an article in a newspaper or on television about some people throwing pumpkins at Salisbury State. A physics class or something. One of us said that they could throw further than someone else and I threw my hat on the ground.” Throwing pumpkins may sound easy but
Punkin’ Chunkin’ covers every angle of the intense competition from growing special, aerodynamic pumpkins and determining the perfect pumpkin’s mass to the mechanics of the air cannon and the physics of catapults. The three day competition is divided into seven categories defined by the type of machine used — trebuchets, catapults, air cannons and more. Team Chunk Works placed 8th out of 18
teams in the Trebuchet category with their longest chunk at 1890.56 feet. Loos and Company supplied all the cables used in their Trebuchet. This years event drew more than 20,000
people and grossed more than $100,000 in ticket sales and associated revenues. A total of 72 teams competed. Stay tuned to see Chunk Works Trebuchet in action, the Science Channel will broadcast the Punkin’ Chunkin’ event November 28th, Thanksgiving Evening. y
Life and Limb Saving Taglines Head to the United States
> Yorkshire based safety products manufacturer, Tagattach Limited has received an initial order
from Orr Safety Corporation headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky USA, who will also distribute the company’s products throughout the US. Orr Safety Corporation were approached
by a rail road client earlier this year looking for products to improve safety when handling heavy loads. Taglines are commonly used by operators and often use lengths of rope which can tangle around arms and legs or fray causing significant injuries and sometimes fatalities. After thorough testing of the Tagattach product in the US, the rail road client has approved the products for use and is expected to begin purchasing them over the coming months. Now in their 3rd year, Tagattach design and
manufacture safety taglines used by construction, offshore, rail and engineering industries, which protect the ground operator from injury when manoeuvring heavy loads by crane. Tagattach Inventor and Managing Director,
Joseph O’Kane said, “Ever since the idea for Tagattach came to me whilst operating a tower crane at Stansted Airport, I knew there was a need to improve the existing technology for taglines which is a length of rope. With Orr Safety Corps reputation built over 65 years and covering all of the US, we are sure the Tagattach brand will gain a firm foothold across a wide range of US industries, in a short space of time.” Charlie Strickland (Safety Product Manager
at Orr Safety Corporation) said: “One of our major clients was looking to improve safety at their depots covering the USA where rope was being used as a tagline. We have now received approval from this client to roll out the retractable units, Tagattach and static units, Grip Rope. We have also had inquiries from industries and clients we
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