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Friday, 14 February 2014

Differences between Galvanized and Ungalvanized Steel Wire Rope

When confused between the two variants of steel wire ropes, it is vital to understand what’s what because these ropes are going to be used in the most important of projects and are determinant of a better foundation and a better performance. Let’s take a look at both the galvanized steel rope’s characteristics and then the ungalvanized steel wire rope’s characteristics to have a better understanding.

Sunday, 2 February 2014

Avoid Hoist Rope Failure

Cranes and Hoists are widely used in the construction industry for the purpose of moving an object to another object. Both the cranes and hoist are used for the same purpose, but the major difference between these two is that Hoist are used to lift and lower an object vertically, but cranes moves the object horizontally and vertically too, i.e. they can lift and lower any object and also can move an object from left to right.
Steel Wire Ropes are considered as one of the major component of cranes and hoists. Cranes and hoist lift an object through these ropes therefore, it is ensured that the steel ropes used in the cranes and hoists are of good quality. In past few years, an increasing trend has been seen in cranes and hoist accident. Hundreds of people have lost their lives in such accidents.