Multistrand steel wire used as antenna guy wires, bridge supports, and plenty of other uses. The [HowNot2] team tested an old rule of thumb for wire rope. “Never saddle a dead horse” .

New Elesa ranges of stainless steel damping elements offer different designs for different jobs – AVC wire rope isolators are suitable for low-frequency damping with high deflections. Their function ...

Grove RT880E was the first crane in the Middle East to be fitted with Samson’s K-100 synthetic hoist rope The transition from steel rope to synthetic rope is a slow and steady process with most ...

Flexibility is very much the trend in the wire rope industry, as it is for crane manufacturers. With it come pitfalls. Euan Youdale reports "When a crane maker designs a crane, first he has to choose ...