🛠Wire rope is a complex mechanical device that has many moving parts all working in tandem to help support and move an object or load.
🛠In the lifting and rigging industries, wire rope is attached to a crane or hoist and fitted with swivels, shackles or hooks to attach to a load and move it in a controlled matter.
🛠It can also be used to lift and lower elevators, or as a means of support for suspension bridges or towers.
🛠Wire rope is a preferred lifting device for many reasons.
🛠Its unique design consists of multiple steel wires that form individual strands laid in a helical pattern around a core.
🛠This structure provides strength, flexibility, and the ability to handle bending stresses.
🛠Different configurations of the material, wire, and strand structure will provide different benefits for the specific lifting application, including:
- Strength
- Flexibility
- Abrasion resistance
- Crushing resistance
- Fatigue resistance
- Corrosion resistance
- Rotation resistance
🛠However, selecting the proper wire rope for your lifting application requires some careful thought.
🛠Our goal is to help you understand the components of a wire rope, the construction of wire rope, and the different types of wire rope and what they might be used for.
🛠This will allow you to select the best performing and longest-lasting wire rope for the job at hand.
