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WHAT’S NEW TANDEMLOC ANNOUNCES LOWER CAPACITY LIFTING DEVICES TO PRODUCT LINE
TANDEMLOC, Inc. of Havelock, NC is pleased to announce an entirely new line of products, developed in response to customer requests and in accordance with corporate goals, is now ready for shipment.
Manufacturer of top-end lifting devices such as spreaders, lift beams, and lift slings in capacities up to just over 1500 tons, TANDEMLOC is now producing several items for the lower capacity market.
TANDEMLOC, unique among lifting beam manufacturers, off ers sizing to exact customer requirements. Stepping down in load capacity to a newer range of material handling products, TANDEMLOC is building pallet (skid) lifters, coil hooks from ½ ton to 50 ton capacity, pipe grabs, and combo lifters for crane and/or forklift attachment.
In their “Rapid Ready” Line for lift beams up to 20 feet in length and up to 13 tons in capacity, they promise to quote, design, manufacture and ship to customer specifi cations in 5 to 7 days. Like all of the below-the-hook devices that TANDEMLOC produces every single item is also proof-tested to 125% of its capacity before being stocked or shipped. Company President John M. DiMartino was quoted, “Our future includes, but is not limited to, growth through the expansion of CNC work, robotic welding work, and the continuous development of new product lines.” These new products are a result of that direction. y
WHAT’S NEW SAMSON AND MANITOWOC ANNOUNCE KZ™100 SYNTHETIC CRANE HOIST LINE Samson recently announced the
debut of Manitowoc Cranes’ Grove RT770E rough-terrain crane utilizing Samson’s KZ™100, the fi rst synthetic hoist rope designed specifi cally for mobile cranes at CONEXPO 2014.
KZ™100 is a product of joint application development between Samson and Manitowoc, supported by fi ber supplier DSM Dyneema®, and ushers Samson into the crane industry. “Samson is very excited to be entering the crane industry by working in a close collaborative partnership with a company as innovative as Manitowoc,” said Michael Quinn, Samson’s director of new market development. “Together, we were able to leverage the experience and technical expertise of both Research and Development teams to bring the market something that is completely new and off ers numerous benefi ts to the end user.”
In an industry where safety is the No. 1 priority, KZ™100 is a light- weight alternative to traditional steel wire rope which provides multiple benefi ts for safe and easy handling. With the same load pull and load chart as wire, KZ™100 can be used with a 5:1 safety factor. It is 80% lighter than the wire it replaces, making for easy handling/reaving and installation. Synthetic KZ™100 does not rust and requires no lubing. The unique construction eliminates kinking, bird caging, and damage caused by diving on the winch drum. Because of its torque-neutral construction, KZ™100 eliminates load spin and cabling.
Mike Herbert, director of product planning and marketing for Manitowoc, said the KZ™100 is a welcome innovation and a value- added option for Grove users.
“We know that dealers, customers, and even everyday crane enthusiasts will see what a leap in technology this fi rst synthetic hoist rope is for the lifting industry. Partnering with Samson on this application development resulted in a lighter and more innovative product that ushers in a new era of hoist ropes,” said Herbert.
Manitowoc and Samson conducted an extensive lab testing and fi eld trial program to prove the viability of using synthetic rope as a crane hoist line. KZ™100 was tested in the lab to characterize tensile strength, tension fatigue, bend fatigue, and the eff ects of temperature on the rope’s performance.
These tests were performed at four diff erent testing labs—two Samson labs and two third-party labs. The testing plan required more than 4,000 hours of machine and sample preparation time to complete. The total length of rope manufactured for testing and fi eld trials pursued over the course of this project came to 24,500 feet, or more than 4.6 miles of rope.
In addition to Samson’s tests, Manitowoc conducted reliability tests over more than 280 hours and 14,000 cycles.
For more information on Samson or Samson’s new KZ™100 hoist rope, visit:
www.samsonrope.com y
26 MARCH-APRIL 2014 WIRE ROPE EXCHANGE
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