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in the Centres custom-made testing and analysis
equipment, which is designed to evaluate
advanced rope constructions for their suitability
in even the most challenging conditions.
The facility has the capacity to test samples
from ropes that will weigh hundreds of tonnes,
assessing their strength under extreme loads,
their endurance against bend fatigue, their
rotational characteristics, and their response to
repeated layering on smaller, more economical
spools. It is also invested with the latest 3D
Microscope technology to examine ropes in
minute detail, allowing for some of the most
rigorous examinations ever conducted.
BTC also affords Bridon the opportunity
to work with customers on selected technical
projects. Over the coming months, the company
is expected to enter talks with major operators
looking to optimise a rope for their equipment
or application.
The launch of the Bridon Technology Centre
follows the opening three months ago of Bridon
Neptune Quay a state of the art manufacturing
facility capable of producing the largest and most
complex ropes in the world.
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TNT Acquires Southway
Crane & Rigging Companies
> TNT Crane & Rigging,
Inc. (TNT) announced
early January that it has
merged with the Southway
Crane & Rigging
Companies headquartered in Macon, Georgia.
Southway is a full-service mobile crane provider
with eight branches serving the Southeast US
including Georgia, South Carolina, Northern
Florida and Tennessee. With the addition of
Southway, TNT has expanded its geographic
operations from primarily Texas, Louisiana and
Oklahoma to an enterprise that now spans from
West Texas to the Atlantic seaboard. TNT now
owns approximately 380 cranes and provides full
service capabilities utilizing its portfolio of truck
mounted, all-terrain, rough terrain, crawlers,
mobile gantries and rigging solutions with lifting
capacities ranging from three tons up to 1,330
tons. TNT has further diversified its client base
with the acquisition of Southway and their strong
presence in the Power, Pulp & Paper, Telecom
and Mining businesses. TNT participates in these
and other industry verticals including Refining,
Petrochemical, Oil & Gas, Wind (maintenance) and
General Commercial Construction among others.
Michael Appling Jr., President and CEO of
TNT stated, We are extremely excited to bring
together two of the best crane companies in the
business. This combination puts us in a stronger
and more competitive position from numerous
perspectives. We will achieve greater industry and
geographic diversification, which greatly mitigates
our overall business and concentration risk. Our
combined fleets and capabilities, strong customer
relationships and deep operational experience
provide an excellent runway for strategic growth
through maximizing utilization, penetrating
new contiguous markets and taking advantage
of pull through customer relationships in new
geographies. Both TNT and Southway work hard
to be industry leaders in safety and operational
excellence and this combination can only strengthen
our reputation and market position. We welcome
the Southway employees into the TNT family and
we enthusiastically look forward to building and
growing a great company together.
Kregg Lunsford, who recently joined TNT
as Chief Development Officer added, Southway
has an impressive management team and their
approach to growing the business is perfectly
aligned with our strategy. We are thrilled to join
forces with Jerry Reynolds, Greg Fussell, James
Simons, Guy Lopez and the entire Southway
team. In this business we own and operate a
THE LOSS OF ED BLUVIAS
> Edward Bluvias, 70, died Monday,
February 11th, at JFK Medical
Center in Edison, N.J. Mr. Bluvias
was born in Newark, N.J., and he
lived in Winfield Park, N.J., from
1968 to 1984, when he moved to
Colonia. Edward was a self-employed
publisher for Wire Rope News & Sling
Technology in Colonia, starting in
1979. Earlier, he worked as a foreman
for Metro Wire Rope in Union,
N.J. He was a member of the NRA.
Surviving are his wife of 49 years,
Patricia (Carter) Bluvias; his children,
Edward J. Bluvias Jr. and his wife,
Rosemary, of South Plainfield, N.J.;
Lorraine Bluvias, of Woodbridge,
N.J., and Sandra Ashton and her
husband, William Pena, of Winfield
Park, N.J.; a brother, James Bluvias of
Point Pleasant, N.J.; a sister, Patricia
Balewitz of Edison, N.J., and two
twin grandsons, Joshua and Jacob
Ashton. The family requests donations
in his loving memory be sent to the
American Stroke Association , 7272
Greenville Ave., Dallas, Texas 75231
www.strokeassociation.org .
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large fleet of expensive cranes but our most
valuable asset is our people. The human
capital coming with this transaction provides
us critical leadership and experience that will
enable us to continue performing safely and
profitably at a high level and executing our
growth strategy.
Jerry Reynolds, founder and majority
shareholder of Southway, will join TNT
as Executive Vice President managing
the Southeast region and will continue
as President of the Southway companies.
Jerry commented on the transaction, Our
employees are excited about this deal. This
expands our geographic foot print and weve
already identified real opportunities to share
assets and expertise across our respective
regional markets and customers. Southway
and TNT share a common culture around
safety, excellent service and smart business.
We are going to have a lot of fun taking this
business to the next level.
and information is not only an excellent
complement to Master Locks current Lock-
Out / Tag-Out (LOTO) offering, but also
provides an organization broader safety
audit and compliance tools, said Franco
Daino, VP/GM, Life Safety at Master Lock
Company. With the acquisition of Field
ID, we are well-positioned to execute against
our vision of a successful Life Safety program
and look forward to offering this solution
to institutions and industrial companies
around the world.
Field ID will continue to operate
independently from its Toronto headquarters
but will leverage Master Locks sales and
marketing capabilities.
Modern safety management includes
using the latest technology, said Somen
Mondal, Vice President, Sales & Marketing
of Field ID. With the popularity of mobile
devices and acceptance of software-as-a-
service, weve seen tremendous growth here
Master Lock Acquires Field ID
Safety Software
> Master Lock Canada, Inc., a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Master Lock Company LLC,
has completed an agreement to acquire N4
Systems, Inc., the company behind Field
ID, a leading provider of safety management
software. Field ID will become a new,
complementary offering in Master Locks
Life Safety business.
Field IDs software-as-a-service product
offering gives customers around the world the
ability to manage safety more efficiently and
effectively with the use of mobile apps and the
web. The Field ID solution will complement
existing solutions offered by Master Locks Life
Safety business, such as lockout/tagout locks
and accessories for industrial safety.
Field IDs comprehensive system
for digitizing safety management tasks
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at Field ID. Together with Master Lock, we expect exponential growth in
the adoption of Field ID among safety professionals around the world.
We are truly looking forward to working with them and providing our
customers with an even better experience than theyve come to know.
Shaun Ricci, Vice President of Technology and Product, added:
Safety compliance is a very documentation-heavy and challenging process.
Completely automating and simplifying safety compliance has always been
a very ambitious goal of ours. With Master Lock as a partner, we have truly
taken a giant step forward in realizing this goal with many more customers.
Harrington Hoists Expands Manufacturing
and Assembly to Elizabethtown, PA
> Harrington Hoists, Inc., recently leased 97,000 square feet of commercial
property in the Elizabethtown, PA, Conewago Industrial Park. The company
will occupy the space in early December and hopes to be fully operational
by May 2013. The company has begun to hire new people to begin operations
at this facility. Additional workers will be hired after operations begin in
April of 2013.
The space is needed to support the companys growth in North American
manufacturing and for the expansion of their sales. Harrington will house
warehousing and assembly operations in this facility. Operations, fabrication
and cell production manufacturing will remain at the Manheim PA facility.
Harrington Hoists, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kito Corporation,
of Japan and is part of the Kito Group. Harringtons additional manufacturing
is part of a corporate strategy of global expansion. This move is a huge
step in our global manufacturing diversification and will allow Harrington
Hoists, Inc. to improve our service to the U.S. and the Americas said Carlo
Lonardi, COO of Harrington Hoists. Inc. We have been very excited to work
closely with our parent company, Kito Corporation, in the moving of both
the sourcing and manufacturing operations to the U.S. for these particular
products. The proximity to our suppliers and our Manheim resources has
made Elizabethtown the ideal location for this new operation
WireCo Worldgroup Expands
at Kansas City Headquarters
> As reported in the Kansas City Business Journal, WireCo WorldGroup
Inc. is adding 11,800 square feet to its international headquarters and will
have over 71,000 square feet available for use at its headquarters facility
near the K.C. International Airport that it first moved into in 2008.
I think its more reflective of the hiring weve already been doing, said
Dave Hornaday, Vice President of Corporate Administration at WireCo.
We brought a number of people on during the last few months of 2012
and have a few more coming in. WireCo Worldgroup currently employs
over 150 people at its Kanas-City based headquarters alone.
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TONY FISCELLI
on Becoming the Best
Lifting Gear Hires head o ce is located in Bridgeview, IL
and has one hundred-thirty employees. LGHs goal is to see
the business continue to grow and expand like they have
in the past. ey have plans this year to add three more
locations and a number of sales and support sta. LGH
has come a long way since 1990, which included a sta of
three working in a ve thousand square foot warehouse.
Q&A WITH LGH PRESIDENT
TONY FISCELLI:
When did you start learning the business?
I started to learn the business in 1992 as a shop
employee/driver. I was in college at the time, this was
my summer job. e company was very small with only
a handful of employees. While working in the shop on
equipment for three summers, I was able to learn a great
deal about the rental products pertaining to service and
operation. I still use this knowledge today.
What do you enjoy most about the industry?
I enjoy the fast pace of the industry. I have to be able to
react and make decisions every day, all day in order to
provide excellent products and customer service to our
customers. I try to remember that the most valuable asset
to have is the ability to give my time and energy to the
people that I work with.
Who is the most inuential person you have
met and why?
By far, the most inuential person is my father. I have
learned so much from him over the years. He was the
original LGH employee in 1990 when he was hired
by the Parkinson Family to start and operate the LGH
business for them. Working with my father and being able
to grow the company with him over the years
has been an experience that I can never replace
or forget. I feel very fortunate to have been able
to be mentored by my father.
Can you describe a hurdle you have
faced in the industry and what you
have learned from it?
Over the past few years we faced a number of hurdles as a
Corporation. As a management team, we are committed to
not losing focus. We stay focused by developing action plans,
as well as sales strategies to help overcome the poor economy.
is will make us much stronger when the economy returns
to normal. Lifting Gear Hire has spent a great deal of time
and energy on this, which is why we have been very successful
over the past few years. I learned that when you face adversity
in any way, and you are able to continue to stay focused and
have a plan, you will be able to overcome anything.
What hobbies do you like and why?
Ice hockey was my sport for many years throughout
high school and college, but I have wisely given it up.
I now enjoy golf and hiking, it is much easier on the
body. I try to be active outside as much as possible.
Where did you grow up?
I grew up in Crete, IL.
Can you tell me about your family?
My family is very close. I been married to my wife for
thirteen years and we have two beautiful girls, ages nine
and seven. ey keep us very busy. e girls are at such
a great age now that I try not to neglect the time I have
with them because it goes by so fast.
A
long journey with only one thing in mind: To Become the Best. Lifting
Gear Hire Corporation (LGH) was founded in the U.K. by Bill Parkinson.
In 1990, he decided to expand the LGH concept to the United States.
Now, LGH has fourteen locations in the U.S. and is supported by over
thirty rental representatives nationwide. LGH provides for rent or sale, hoisting,
pulling, jacking, rigging, material handling and safety equipment to meet virtually
every conceivable lifting or moving need. All rental stock is maintained in excellent
condition and ready for safe and immediate use.
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the coast of Tuscany, near the island of Giglio,
salvage crews continue to work around the clock
to safely remove the wreck of the Costa Concordia.
e cruise ship collided with a reef on unlucky Friday
the 13th of January 2012, killing 32 aboard.
At twice the size of the Titanic, its the largest passenger-vessel shipwreck in history, and its removal poses
some colossal challenges that are both signicant and unique.
For starters, the ship is essentially a 60,000-ton sitting duck, lled with another 180,000-tons of seawater,
marooned on its side along underwater mountain peaks. Its 1,500 luxury cabins, 18 restaurants and bars,
four swimming pools, ve Jacuzzis, and a casino are all askew: the oors where passengers once strolled to
their next leisure activity have become the walls where workers hang and store their equipment.
While the Concordia is o cially a wreck, it has not come to a nal resting place on the bottom of the sea,
but, instead, is languishing in a manmade state of limbo. To prevent further damage, the 15-story vessel has
been secured by a series of massive wire-bundles (from 16 x strand-jacks), holding the wreck in place for the
duration of the recovery eort.
ese circumstances are exacerbated by the ships fragile state and its precarious position in a nationally
protected marine sanctuary that serves as the habitat for some 700 botanical and animal species.
roughout the operations, environmental protection will have top priority, said Pier Luigi Foschi,
Chairman & CEO of Costa Crociere S.p.A., the Concordia Owners, who are overseeing the project. As
was the case with the removal of the fuel, we have sought to identify the best solution to safeguard the
island and its marine environment.
To that end, Costa Crociere and its parent companyCarnival Corporation & plc, London Oshore
Consultants, and the Standard P&I Clubselected Titan Salvage and Micoperi, internationally renowned
experts in the eld, to orchestrate this historic undertaking. American-owned Titan Salvage, part of the
Crowley Group, is a leading marine salvage and wreck-removal company. Italian marine contractor Micoperi
has an extensive history as a specialist in underwater construction and engineering.
COSTA CONCORDIA
WIRE ROPE PLAYS PIVOTAL ROLE IN
HISTORIC WRECK-REMOVAL EFFORT
BY JENNIFER H. MCINERNEY
SALVAGING
THE
One of the anchor
blocks that will hold
a platform in place
is being lowered to
the seaoor.
The salvage operation
is expected to cost $400
million.The ship should
be oated upright by
summer 2013.
Before they can start on the
job, workers must take a 4-day
mountain climbing course.
Photos courtesy of project partners Costa Crociere and Titan Micoperi
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COSTA CONCORDIA
CRITICAL CONCERNS CONSIDERED
is is not your typical salvage operation, and innovative ideas for
removal were a requisite. Foschi pointed out that the Titan Salvage/
Micoperi proposal best fullled the projects main objectives,
including removal of the wreck in one piece, minimal risk, and
minimal environmental impact, among others.
Likewise, environmental concerns are driving the removal
strategy devised by Titan Salvage and Micoperi. Rescuing the
vessel as a whole, rather than in parts, ensures the least amount
of damage to the marine environmentbut poses perhaps the
greatest di culty from an operational standpoint.
e solution theyve come up with is to parbuckleor rotate
to an upright positionthe partially submerged luxury vessel and
tow it away. e time-consuming, multi-phase process must be
completed before storms strike and splinter the Costa Concordia.
Not surprisingly, wire rope is essential to the parbuckling eort.
While racing against time, the elements, and countless
unknowns, Titan Salvage/Micoperi is also contending with whats
been deemed one of the riskiest, most complex, andwith an
estimated cost of well over $400 millionmost expensive salvage
projects of its kind.
And thats not all: for the parbuckling operation to succeed, it must
be accomplished in one attempt.
UNKNOWN FORCES AT WORK
In spite of the careful preparations and diligent progress, no one is
100 percent sure that the multifaceted project will be successful.
Because of the ships tilted position, workers have been unable to
measure, rst-hand, the extent of damage to the Concordias interior
structural integrity; instead, engineers have relied on technology to
hypothesize outcomes.
e condition of the internal structure of the Concordia is based
on assumptions of damage that has not been sighted, but that has
been modeled after review by a large team of engineers, explains
Captain Nicholas Sloane, Senior Salvage Master for the project. ese
assumptions always mean that the actual structure of the Concordia
and her reaction to the parbuckling forcesshall be dierent to that in
the computer model, and these dierences shall add to the risks of the
whole operation.
Forces such as weather and sea conditions add to the long list
of unknowns that must be considered. Weather factors on the
day of the operation are unknown at present, but we have to have
January 2013, The wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise liner lies on rock in the
port of Isola del Giglio. She ran aground on January 13th, 2012 and one year
later, Titan/Micoperis salvage crews work day and night to reoat the ship in
order to tow it away from the environmentally sensitive area to be scrapped.
Photo Credit: MALAVOLTA FRANCESCO/SIPA/1301131959
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limitations on wave and swell actions to avoid increased risks of
shock-loads and failure.
However, every precaution has been taken in the preparations.
Sloane adds: e complete parbuckling systemboth inshore and
oshorehas been designed to complement each other and allow for
variations in the expected loads due to the unknown factors, or factors
where assumptions have been made. While the unknown adds risk to
the operation, we feel the redundancy in the system and the ability to
adjust the complete system loads, and individual loads, shall allow us
to deal with these risks.
PROJECT PHASES UNDERWAY
Titan Salvage and Micoperi began the wreck-removal process in May,
2012, and intend to undertake the parbuckling and towing of the Costa
Concordia by the end of this summer. At the site, about 460 workers,
engineers, and divers, representing 18 nationalities, are working day
and night, seven days a week, using about 20 vessels.
e project includes six phases, some of which have already
been completed:
Stabilization: e ship has been secured to prevent further sinking or
slippage with an anchoring system along the sea oor.
Creation of False Bottom: Crews have completed almost 50% of
the foundations for the six undersea platforms on which the wreck will
rest once its been rotated into a vertical position.
Installation of Reoating Sponsons: With the help of Micoperis
crane, 11 of the 15 reoating sponsons will be installed on the left
side of the wreck.
Parbuckling of Vessel: e rotation of the ship will be done carefully,
with pre-tensioning over several days before the day she actually
5 " Holdback
chains at more than
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This is an unprecedented
operation. Its the biggest
ship recovery operation ever,
by quite some margin.
- Captain Nicholas Sloane, Senior Salvage Master,
Costa Concordia Removal Project
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eort in the Alioto Group, which hails from nearby Castelnuovo
Magra, Italy. For nearly 40 years, the Alioto Group has
been involved in the manufacture, trade, and testing of
steel wire ropes, slings and lifting accessories, and stud-link
anchor cables for maritime applications. Building upon four
decades of consistent quality, reliability, and technological
advancement, the family-owned company has positioned itself
as a leader in both domestic and international markets.
For the Costa Concordia salvage project, the Alioto Group
has provided Titan/Micoperi with a variety of essential
materials, including heavy lifting steel wire rope grommets,
mooring ropes, and 300-ton shackles and chains.
Thanks to our short distance from Giglio Island, our
available stock of heavy lifting equipment, and 24-hour
emergency service, we had the opportunity to supply
Titan/Micoperi and Titan Maritime with essential products
to fulll their specic requirements quickly and e ciently,
observes Chiara Alioto, the companys General Manager.
Its array of wire rope products includes galvanized steel
cables for high-performance machinery, galvanized ropes
for through-cable winches; twist-proof cables for tower
cranes, crane trucks, and drilling machines; spiral cables and
stainless-steel cables; as well as ungalvanized ropes for lifts.
Alioto also stocks an array of rigging supplies from a wide
range of shackles, thimbles, and hoists to round slings and
at webbing slings. In addition, the company tests them
for overall quality on their 175 ton test bed, and currently is
building a new test bed with a capability of 1000 tons.
While the Alioto Group has worked on myriad projects over
the years, helping to salvage the Costa Concordia has been a
unique and satisfying experience.
It has been a great pleasure for us to cooperate with all
of the serious and professional people deeply involved
in a very critical and responsible job, in one of the most
beautiful islands of our country, Alioto concludes.
For more information on the Alioto Group, please visit
aliotogroup.com.
THE ALIOTO GROUP BRINGS STRENGTH TO THE COAST
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One of the underwater platforms
that will support the Costa
Concordia once its upright. The
weight of all the steel used in the
salvage is equivalent to three
Eiel Towers.
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parbuckles, and will involve 60 strand jacks to tighten a series of
cables that will be used to pull the wreck into an upright position.
Reoating Sponsons, Part Two: An additional 15 sponsons will
be attached to the starboard side of the wreck, along with the last
4 sponsons onto the portside, for use in the reoating stage.
Reoating: With the hull resting on the false bottom, water will be
drained from the sponsons via a pneumatic system and the reoating
will commence.
Its during the parbuckling stagewhich is the most delicate and
perhaps the most criticalthat wire rope will play a pivotal role.
ere are 36 strandjack wire bundles/machines, and each wire
bundle has 18 x 19-millimeter smaller wires as a part of the bundle,
Sloane explains. ese are all tted from the oshore side of the
otation sponsons to the outboard side of the platforms. ere
are also 24 strandjack wire bundles/machines that pull the hold-
back chains underneath the Concordia, adding to the rotational
forces. ese are made up of 5 1/4-inch chain, into Dyneema
Ropes (of 128-millimeter diameter), and then connected to the
strandjacks themselves.
Given the placement of the cables on the side of the vessel, the
installation must be performed slowly and carefully to ensure the
utmost precision.
Once the otation sponsons have been welded onto the side
of the Concordia, the strandjacks are tted, he continues. First the
strandjacks are tted to the top of the sponsons, then each individual
bitter end of the strand-bundles of wire, are moved oshore and
attached to the outside of the platforms, onto pre-installed Delta-
plates. e middle nine sponsons shall each have four strandjacks
tted. is process shall be extremely slow, as the length and weight
of the wires/strandjacks and the distance and height between the
connection points shall be challenging. We hope to be able to t four
strandjacks per day.
Each of the 36 cables being used is rated at 500 tons, but will
be limited to 350 tons for the operation, according to Sloane. Each
wire-rope bundle is 120 meters long, allowing for wire-slack in the
system. e oshore rotational forces will total 12,000 tons.
Inshore, the 24 wire-rope/chain systems are characterized as
5 1/4-inch chain at 50 meters in length, with 50 meters of the
128-millimeter Dyneema ropes into 16-meter x 130-millimeter
wire grommets connected into the 36-meter strandjack wire rope
bundles. ese strandjacks are more powerful, Sloane points
out: each strandjack is rated at 750 tons but will be limited to
500-ton pull for the operation.e total inshore rotational forces
are also12,000 tons.
ese cables/ Dyneema/ Chain systems have been chosen
specically for parbuckling theCosta Concordia, Sloane notes.
Each strandjack machine is able to measure the load and adjust
the forces on each individual wire in the wire-rope bundles. is allows
nite control of the whole system through computer programming and
allows for the loads to be adjusted as the Concordia rolls over, he says.
Because we expect there to be a lot of minor structural failure of the
Concordia herself, there shall be minor shock-loads to the systemsthe
50% additional margins on strandjack capability shall allow for these
shock-loads to be accommodated.
e maintenance of the cables poses little to no challenge, since
all of the wire ropes and chain components will be brand-new and
installed just before the nal phase. eir exposure to seawater will
be a month to six weeks at most.
e pulling capability of the strandjacks machines can allow for
some oxidation of the individual wires to occur, without compromising
the systems, but the electronics do not like sea-water he concludes.
If all goes according to plan, the Costa Concordia will embark on its
nal voyage by the end of this summerthanks, in large part, to the
reliable applications of wire rope, chain and synthetic marine lines that
allow for this innovative approach of historic proportions.
For more information, please visit theparbucklingproject.com.
(Above and Right): Strandjacks (individually controlled by
computers) mounted on the tops of turrets are attached
to chains (two per turret or a total of 24 chains) that pass
under the hull and are xed to the port side of the wreck.
This holdback system will be used for balancing purposes
during the rotation and parbuckling of the wreck.
Photos courtesy of project partners Costa Crociere and Titan Micoperi
22 MARCH-APRIL 2013 WIRE ROPE EXCHANGE
BY STEPHANIE AURORA LEWIS
Where is the safest place to be in San Francisco when the soon-coming
Big One strikes, asks Ira Flatow, the host of NPRs Science Fr iday, joking
with his audience. Marwan Nadar, PhD, the Lead Design Engineer of the
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge answers Flatows question, the safest place
in the Bay area may indeed be sitting in your car on the new eastern span on
the Self-Anchored Suspension (SAS) Bridge. Marwan Nadar represents T.Y.
Lin International who joined with Moatt Nichol Engineers as a joint venture
company to design the new SAS Bay Bridge for Caltrans, the California
Department of Transportation. Of all the materials used in Nadars avant-garde
seismic bridge design, wire rope is the key element.
SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND
BAY BRIDGE
NEW HOME TO THE LONGEST SELF-ANCHORED SUSPENSION BRIDGE IN THE WORLD
QUAKE OF 89
On October 17th, 1989, the San Andreas Fault shifted
to produce the devastating 7.1 magnitude Loma Prieta
earthquake which shook the Bay area long and great
enough to cause billions of dollars of damage and a
renewed fear for seismic movements. Many Americans
remember this earthquake because it delayed the World
Series Game ree that took place that year in San
Francisco between the Oakland Athletics and the San
Francisco Giants.
e original Bay Bridge was designed by the chief
engineer Charles Henry Purcell in 1936. Later in 1955,
the American Society of Civil Engineers named the Bay
Bridge as one of the seven modern civil engineering
wonders of the United States. When the Quake of 89
shook, the eastern part of the bridge shifted seven inches,
causing the bolts of one section to shear o, sending a
250-ton section of the bridges roadbed crashing down.
e crash caused one car to its fatal plunge and bridge
closure for 30 days.
THE FUTURE BRIDGE
Caltrans is the projects client who set serious goals for
the new Bay Bridge to make sure that history would
not repeat itself as it did on that tragic day in 1989.
First of all, the existing bridge of 1936 was a structural
steel truss system that would have been too di cult
to retrot and repair for updated seismic prevention
design. Secondly, the bridge needed to be able to survive
for 150 years. irdly, the bridge was to withstand
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NEW HOME TO THE LONGEST SELF-ANCHORED SUSPENSION BRIDGE IN THE WORLD
Suspender ropes drape down from the single main
cable of the Oakland-Bay Bridge. The 200 suspender
ropes were fabricated by WireCo WorldGroup of Kansas
City, Mo., while the cable bands were fabricated by
Goodwin Steel Castings in Stoke-on-Trent, England.
The Suspender Ropes range in length from 16 to 656
feet and vary in weight from 250 pounds to more than
seven tons. Despite the varying lengths and weights,
the ropes are either 2.8 or 3.5 inches thick; the slightly
thinner ropes can hold more than 1 million pounds,
while the slightly thicker ropes can carry a weight of
1.5 million pounds.
24 MARCH-APRIL 2013 WIRE ROPE EXCHANGE
signicant seismic events so that the roadway would remain open
for emergency vehicles.
e entire Bay Bridge crosses from San Francisco to Oakland via
several connecting parts including a tunnel and two bridge spans.
e western suspension bridge was updated with extensive seismic
retrotting. e eastern section was completely replaced with the
innovative Self-Anchored Suspension (SAS) Bridge. What makes a
SAS dierent from the average suspension bridge is that the main cable
used to uphold the bridge is anchored into itself creating a type of
structure like that of a hanging basket, says Nadar.
Geological scientists predict that there is a 60 percent chance for
a major earthquake to hit San Francisco within the next 30 years.
Each part of the SAS Bridge, the decks, the towers, and the wire
ropes will all move in an earthquake, but are designed to not fully
break apart. Some concrete pieces are designed fail and then be easily
repaired after the event without having to shut down the bridges
tra c. Caltrans takes this project very seriously. e construction
team has a photo of the 1989 bridge failure in every construction
trailer as a reminder of why they are doing the project, says Jordana
Jackson, a representative of Caltrans.
THE BRIDGES ENGINEERING FEATURES
e SAS has just one tower and spans 2,047 feet across the eastern
part of the Bay Bridge expanse, making it the longest self-anchored
suspension bridge in the world. e singularly-long cable stay is
anchored underneath one side of the bridge and then anchored into the
roadway on the other side. 200 suspender ropes then hang o the main
cable stay and fully support the roadway sections below.
e tower has four independent legs that rest on soft soils rather
than on stone as most other bridges that have a more solid foundation.
Soft soils oer very little resistance naturally for the foundation.
erefore, it was critical to design the bridge to move and oat during
the shaking as dierent pieces. We designed the bridge by looking at
every microsecond of how the structure would react during a seismic
event through a computer program, says Nadar.
When the tower supports move in an earthquake, there is a exible
connector that will be able to cushion the tower supports so that they
will not break apart. Likewise, there are pins holding together pieces of
the roadway so that the roadway can also ex back and forth, up and
down during the seismic event.
Copyright (2011) California Department of Transportation, Photographer: Bill Hall
Photograph Joseph A. Blum
Ironworkers work to remove
cable from shackles used to
lift 1,100-ton shafts for the
new Oakland-San Francisco
Bay Bridge suspension
spans 530-ft-tall tower.
WIRE ROPE EXCHANGE MARCH-APRIL 2013 25
Surprisingly, Nadar was studying civil engineering in San Francisco
and was actually working within his academic building in 1989 when
the earthquake hit. at experience had a huge impact on me, he says
regarding his work on the new bridge.
THE MAIN CABLE STAY
e entire length of the cable is one mile long, has a 2.6-foot diameter,
and weighs 5,291 tons (10.6 million pounds) with 127 high-tensile
strength wires contained within each of the 137 strands totaling 17,399
wires. Each strand of the cable took the construction crew two entire
days to install. e total sum of the main cable stays composition
equals over 118 miles of 2 inch diameter steel strands and more than
17,000 5mm diameter wires. Each 5mm wire alone can singly support
the weight of a military-grade Hummer.
Once the cable was tensioned to support the weight of the deck
pieces below, it was protected with a series of materials to guard it
against 150+ years of corrosion. e cable was covered with a zinc
paste, and then enclosed by interlocking galvanized steel wires, or
S-wire. Lastly, the cable and suspender ropes were painted with a highly
elastic noxide paint that would further protect the cable and allow for
necessary movement.
THE SAS CONSTRUCTION PROCESS
e bridges temporary supports were constructed to support the new
bridge in parts. If it seems like we built a bridge in order to build
another one, you would be correct, says Jackson of Caltrans. e
bridge deck pieces were constructed o-site and brought to the bridge
supports one-by-one. Overall, there are 28 deck sections of lengths
This is a new project designed
with revolutionary engineering that
has now become the rst, longest
SAS Bridge in the world that can
withstand the next Big One.
- Richard Humiston, Global Market Director of WireCo WorldGroup
Copyright (2011) California Department of Transportation, Photographer: Bill Hall
Crews pull the rst of 137 strands
that will make up the main cable,
each of those strands is made up
of 127 steel wires.
Copyright (2011) California Department of Transportation, Photographer: Bill Hall
26 MARCH-APRIL 2013 WIRE ROPE EXCHANGE
spanning from 60 to 229 feet long and the weights vary from 559 to
1,669 tons each. Each roadway piece was then slid via a tram of rollers to
their respective locations. e main cables tower was then constructed.
Once the tower was completed and the main cables saddle, the
main cable stay was then strung into place and installed wire by
wire. Cable bands were used to temporarily bind together the wire
bunch along the length of the entire cable. Suspender ropes were
then hung from the main cable and su ciently attached to the main
cable. e bridges weight was then transferred from the temporary
supports to the main cable via the tensioning of the suspender ropes.
In December of 2012, the temporary supports were in the process
of being removed. Once nished, the main cable will be covered and
protected, leaving the work complete.
A giant crane barge called the Left Coast Lifter was a massive shear
leg crane barge used to build the SAS. e cranes boom weighs 992
tons, runs 328 feet long, and can lift up to 1,873 tons, which is an
amazing feat for a barge to do from the water. e cranes primary
purpose was to bring steel to the site for the temporary support structure
for the SAS. Secondarily, the crane helped to lift and place the deck
segments from the eastbound and westbound roadways of the SAS.
Holloway Houston supplied HHiperlift slings capable of lifting up
to 600 metric tons each to lift the bridge road way sections into place,
some as large as 2.6 million pounds. HHiperlift High Performance
synthetic round slings were supplied for lifting the sections of the
bridges tower. Holloway Houstons slings were manufactured with
Honeywell bers that can handle up to 4 million pounds at a time
and are 80 percent lighter than traditional steel slings. Spectra
bers lightweight strength makes it ideal for use in extreme lifting
applications, says Phil Wojcik, global business director for Honeywells
Advanced Fibers and Composite business.
Four hydraulic compaction devices were used to compress the
suspender ropes along the main cable. Compaction of the main cable
stay began at the top of the 525-foot tall tower. e compactors were
then moved downward along the cable at 1.5 meters at a time. At each
step, temporary galvanized carbon steel bands were wrapped around
the cables strands. Permanent cable bands were then attached in place
of the temporary bands and were used as the permanent attachment
locations for the suspender ropes. e pressure of the strand compaction
process went up to 9,350 pounds per square inch. Each steel compactor
machine contained six hydraulic jacks and weighed 30,000 lbs.
MANUFACTURING THE SUSPENDER ROPES
WireCo WorldGroup provided the entire shipment of the suspender wire
ropes, the handrail cables, wire rope for the cat walk assemblies, and the
tower tie back strands for the SAS. e suspender ropes are galvanized
steel of varying types and sizes including some with 6 strands and others
with 8 strands. Working with Caltrans was an e cient and smooth
process. A full-time inspector from Caltrans stayed at our manufacturing
plant for a full year to oversee the quality of the wire ropes, says Richard
Humiston, Global Market Director of WireCo WorldGroup.
WireCo cables represent the majority of domestic made steel wire
rope used in the bridge. Humiston adds, We are proud of the fact that
our company was chosen and of the jobs generated here in the US.
While Caltrans developed a video of the construction of the bridge,
they included footage of WireCos manufacturing process for the
suspenders. is footage will soon be available via a movie that is soon
to be released about the construction of the SAS. e San Francisco-
Oakland Bay Bridge project was the largest shipment that WireCo
WorldGroup had made at the time. A little bit later, WireCo started a
larger order of suspender ropes for the Manhattan Bridge reconstruction
project. Humiston says, ere was a time when we were shipping
ropes to the East and West coasts at the same time. It started to get
hectic, but we were able to handle the heavy load and to supply each
bridge successfully, even ahead of schedule in some instances.
Humiston summarized the Bay Bridge SAS by highlighting an
interesting fact about bridge construction. For the older Manhattan
Bridge, the wire ropes WireCo manufactured were designed
replacements for the product that was originally installed on the bridge.
For the revitalized San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Humiston says,
is is a new project designed with revolutionary engineering that
has now become the rst, longest SAS Bridge in the world that can
withstand the next Big One.
Copyright (2012) California Department of Transportation, Photographer: Bill Hall
Ironworkers busy
installing suspender
ropes on the
Oakland-Bay Bridge.
HHiperlift slings and Crosby Shackles lift the second set of
sections of the massive new self-anchored suspension tower.
Copyright (2010) California Department of Transportation, Photographer: Bill Hall
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The design and fabrication experts at Lift-It
Manufacturing have set another milestone in what could be
considered the largest, synthetic bridle fabricated. The 108 ton
rated bridle featured a 5 inch diameter masterlink.
The link weighs 516 Lbs. and was selected to support and collect
the two high capacity slings. The sling legs are high performance,
Twin-Path Extra Slings featuring K-Spec high performance fiber.
Spatial and pressure calculations were done in the design
development stages by Mike Gelskey, Jr. and the sling was
sold to Kennedy Wire Rope, Corpus Christi, TX. Lift-It
CEO and founder, Michael Gelskey, Sr. remarked, I am
extremely proud of our team in completing this assembly.
I have been in the rigging business for 40 years and have
never seen a 5 inch masterlink. When they say everything
is big in Texas, they are not kidding. Lift-it Manufacturing
is a worldwide leader in the supply of quality rigging and
rigging training for 34 years. For more information contact
Mike Gelskey, Jr. at 909.469-2251 or visit www.lift-it.com
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WHATS NEW US CARGO CONTROL
INTRODUCES NEW PRODUCTS,
NEW WEBSITE
US Cargo Control has
increased its selection of wire rope
products and re-vamped its web pages to better serve its customers.
An entire category of specialty steel cable products
has been added, including compacted and swaged steel
congurations, which oer greater strength than standard
steel cable rope. Spin resistant wire rope cable has also
been added to better serve industries such as excavating,
logging, marine and dredging.
US Cargo Controls VP of Marketing, Sarah Barron, says
months of research went into determining what products
needed to be added to round out the companys wire cable
category. We were oering a limited line of popular wire rope
products, and we quickly learned after research and customer
feedback, that we should be adding more congurations for
particular industries,said Barron. Along with the spin resist
wire rope, our new category also includes drilling line and sand
line wire rope, which should satisfy the needs of those
in industries such as well drilling.
The addition of the new wire rope products also initiated
the beginning of a re-design of the website pages to make
it easier for customers to shop the wire and cable categories.
Items are now separated rst by conguration (i.e. 6x19, 6x37,
7x19, etc.), then customers can make their choices of wire type,
such as bright wire, stainless steel, or galvanized. Check out
US Cargo Controls new website at www.USCargoControl.
HARRINGTON HOISTS INTRODUCES HSC GRADE 100 SLING CHAIN
Harrington Hoists, Inc., recently released super strong Grade 100 Sling Chain, which
is used to make chain slings when appropriate sling ttings are attached. Typical applications
requiring sling chain are those involving the lifting of heavy loads or repetitive lifting situations
in construction, foundries, steel mills, and heavy machining processes. Harrington Grade 100
Sling Chain is durable, exible and will tolerate a wide range of temperatures. It is exceptionally
economical due to its long wear life and is easy to inspect, handle and store. This product is
currently oered in three chain diameters of 9/32(7mm), 3/8(10mm), and 1/2(13mm).
HARRINGTON HOISTS, INC. LAUNCHES FOOD GRADE ELECTRIC CHAIN HOISTS
Harrington Hoists, Inc. has also recently introduced their new line of Food Grade electric chain hoists known as the
NER-FG Series. These hoists are available in capacities from 1/4 Ton through 2 Ton and are oered in standard single speed and
under-the-cover, variable frequency drive, dual speed. Food Grade hoists can easily be coupled with Harringtons push, geared or
motorized trolleys and are intended for use in any facility where incidental contact with product is a concern.
Harringtons Food Grade hoists include the standard features of white epoxy paint for
hoists, trolleys, hooks and suspenders, nickel-plated load chain, canvas chain container, food
grade lubricants in compliance with FDA standards, and stainless steel and nickel-plated
components. Many options are also available to meet individual application requirements such
as a stainless steel bottom hook, stainless steel trolley wheels, stainless steel side guide rollers,
nickel-plated shaft and suspender, stainless steel or plastic chain container, Nickel-diused load
chain, NEMA 4 pendant, pendant cover, stainless steel chain spring and limiting plate, stainless
steel cushion rubber and a nickel-plated stopper.
NER-FG food grade hoists include all of the top quality features of Harringtons standard N/ER three phase electric chain
hoists such as The GuardianSmart Brake Technology - a failsafe maintenance-free brake with a 10 year warranty, extreme
duty 60 minute rated motor and a completely sealed hoist body suitable for both indoor and outdoor applications.
Harrington Hoists, Inc. is a Kito Group Company located in Manheim, PA, Elizabethtown, PA and Corona, CA. and is
a leading supplier and manufacturer of electric and air powered chain hoists, electric wire rope hoists, lever hoists, manual
hand chain hoists, push and geared trolleys, overhead cranes, crane accessories and a full line of replacement parts.
WHATS NEW FROM HARRINGTON HOISTS
UNIVERSAL TROLLEY DESIGNED
TO FIT VIRTUALLY ALL HOISTS
Columbus McKinnon Corporation (CMCO), a
leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of material
handling products is proud to present its Universal Trolley
(UT) designed to t virtually all Columbus McKinnon
electric and air chain hoists up to 3 ton capacities.
The CM Universal Trolley is
competitively priced, designed
for maximum versatility,
provides long service life,
and is CE compliant for global
appeal. Because it can be
used with a wide range of hoists, it will reduce the need
to have multiple types of trolleys in inventory, thus
alleviating stock constraints at distributorships. Its exible
design allows the UT to be easily converted from a push
to a hand-geared trolley conguration. For more product
details and specication information, please check out
www.cmworks.com/CMUniversalTrolley.
The Universal Trolley is a great addition to an already
expansive Columbus McKinnon line of Trolleys and Beam
Clamps. To learn more about the products and services oered
and to nd a list of distributors, please contact customer
service at 1-800-888-0985 or go to www.cmworks.com.
COLUMBUS MCKINNON ANNOUNCES
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Columbus McKinnon is
also very proud to present
its In-Stock Guarantee (ISG).
The In-Stock Guarantee is a company-wide commitment
to ship our most popular chain and forged attachment
products in 3 days. If any ISG product is not shipped on time,
Columbus McKinnon will oer a 5% discount and
free shipping on a future rigging order.
The In-Stock Guarantee business model has been
developed from the top down, with a focus on providing
our Channel Partners and Distributors with best-in-class
service on the chain and forged attachment products
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Today, we are changing the way we do business.
These changes not only aect CMCO and our Channel
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committed, and now prepared, to ship our most popular
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and we guarantee it. This is our In-Stock Guarantee.
This is not a promotion, but a new industry-changing
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Currently, Columbus McKinnon oers more than
135 chain and rigging product that are guaranteed to
be in stock and ready to ship.
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Jergens Inc. is proud to announce that the
company has passed its Quality Suppliers List
for Manufacturers (QSLM) audit which was
conducted on January 9, 2013. The purpose of the
audit was to maintain the companys approval
as a supplier of Quick-Release Pins to the US
Department of Defense. The criteria for passing the audit is similar to ISO9001:2008 standards, with more emphasis on
certication and traceability to raw material physical and chemical properties.
By passing this important and comprehensive audit, Jergens, Inc., continues to operate as an approved supplier
of Quick-Release Pins for use by the United States Dept. of Defense and all other federal entities which utilize these
unique locking pins.
Jergens Kwik-Lok, Quick-Release Pins were designed provide fast, easy, positive engagement and high holding
strength for applications requiring frequent, repetitive use. Simple, smooth operation makes Jergens Kwik-Lok Pins
an ideal replacement for detent, clevis and cotter pins. Beyond military uses, other Kwik-Lok applications include
general industrial/manufacturing, aviation and medical, recreational and marine equipment.
The 17-4 PH-grade stainless steel construction of Jergens Kwik-Lok, Quick-Release Pins permit installation
in corrosive, wet and other harsh or caustic operating environments. Other available materials and nishes include
heat-treated alloy steel and cadmium-plating.
More information about Jergens Kwik-Lok, Quick-Release Pins information are available at www.jergensinc.com/site/
showcase_KLP.
WHATS NEW JERGENS, INC. PASSES RIGOROUS QSLM
QUALITY SUPPLIERS LIST FOR MANUFACTURERS AUDIT
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WHATS NEW NCCCO LAUNCHES ONLINE
CERTIFICATION VERIFICATION SYSTEM
The National Commission for the Certication of Crane
Operators (NCCCO) recently launched an online system that allows
the credentials of CCO-certied individuals to be instantly veried via
the Internet.
Access to the new system, known as Verify CCO Online or VCO,is
through the NCCCO website www.nccco.org or via a special address,
www.verifycco.org. After registering and logging in, users simply enter
a certication number and the system provides a listing of all associated
certications, together with their expiration dates. VCO can be accessed
at any time from nearly every device with an Internet connection, including computers, smartphones, and tablets.
Providing this access to the NCCCO national certication database allows an individuals CCO certications to be
checked with a few keystrokes, 24/7, 365 days of the year,said NCCCO Commission Chairman, Ellis Vliet. The service
is being provided completely free of charge to registered users, he said.
VCO is expected to be particularly useful in cases where employers are presented with a photocopy of a CCO
certication card which, by itself, is not su cient proof of certication,said NCCCO Executive Director, Graham Brent.
But he also cautioned that, similarly, printouts from the VCO system are also not considered valid proof of certication
by themselves and do not replace an o cial CCO photo ID certication card.
NCCCO issues separate CCO certication cards for operators, riggers and/or signalpersons, and crane inspectors,
with separate certication numbers and expiration dates. The comprehensive VCO system not only lists the types of
equipment that operators are certied on but also indicates if they have additional CCO certications and displays
all this certication data on a single screen. This feature will help employers maintain up-to-date records of their
employees and ensure their compliance with all current and future governmental requirements.
With OSHAs November 2014 deadline for crane operators working in construction to be certied fast approaching,
we expect this system to become an increasingly important tool for employers and government entities seeking to verify
operatorscertication status,Brent added.
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1/64" 250 1" x 1.54" Swivel Hoist Ring Part
(23106) American Drill Bushing
WLL 10,000lb
$45.00 187 CA
1/64" 13 Little Mule Lineman's Hoist Model 344B $125.00 421 SC
1/64" 1 Little Mule Cable Hoist Model 404WNA $90.00 421 SC
1/64" 2000' 6 X 25 BIWRC XIP- CHINA 2.50' 35 MD
3/64'' Wire Rope
siZe QtY.. desCriPtiOn PriCe Lister ZOne
3/64" 100 X
5000'
3/64 7X7 GAC $0.02 35 MD
3/64" 68 x
10,000
7x7 opaque white vinyl coated to 1/16 $0.02 35 MD
3/64" 10,000 7x7 clear vinyl coated to 3/32 $0.02 35 MD
3/64" 1,246' 3/64" - 1/16" 7x7 304 SSAC NYL
COATED - IMPORT
$.25/FT 420 FL
3/64" 14 x
20,000'
3/64" 7x7 GAC (Korean) $0.01 276 OH
3/64" 54 x
5,000'
3/64" 7x7 GAC coated to 1/16" Clear PVC
(Korean)
$0.02 276 OH
3/64" 200 1X7 GALV STRAND DOMESTIC $0.02 359 IL
3/64" 10,000 1X19 LHL IPS GALV STRAND $0.05 359 IL
3/64" 40725 7X7 GAC DOMESTIC $0.04 359 IL
3/64" 570 3/64-1/16 7X7 GAC, PVC BLACK $0.04 359 IL
1/16'' Wire Rope
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1/16" 4311 1/16" x 1/8" 7x7 Stainless Stl. Nylon
Coated (cert)
.08/FT 178 OH
1/16" 7250 1/16" x 1/8" 7x7 Stainless Steel Nylon
Coated (cert)
$0.08 178 OH
1/16" 10570 1/16" x 3/32" 7x7 Stainless Steel Nylon
Coated (Import )
.07/FT 178 OH
1/16" 62884 1/16" 7 X 7 SSAC TYPE 304 COM
GRADE NYL CTD TO 3/32" CLEAR
100-00060
.123 PER FT 294 OH
1/16" 400 x 250' 1x7 Clear green vinyl coated iron seizing
to 1/8 galv.
5.00 rl 35 MD
1/16" 15,000 1/16-1/8 7X7 CLEAR VINYL COAT 5,000'
REELS ITEM 004049
$0.03 526 MN
1/16" 2 x
20,000'
1/16" 1 x 7 GAC (Korean) $0.01 276 OH
1/16" 6000 "1/16 - 3/32 1X19 GALV PVC CLEAR $0.05 359 IL
1/16" 29225 7X7 GAC DOMESTIC $0.05 359 IL
1/16" 10702 7X7 GAC MIL-W-83420 $0.07 359 IL
1/16" 886 7X7 TIN/ZINC MIL-W-83420 $0.38 359 IL
1/16" 15850 1/16-1/8" 7X7 GAC, PVC GRAY $0.06 359 IL
1/16" 7600 .06" 1x19 GALV STRAND $0.02 359 IL
1/16" 4 "1 X 19, RRL, TYPE 316 STAINLESS,
5,000' PER REEL,
$149.98/
5,000/REEL
541 FL
5/64'' Wire Rope
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5/64" 13,000 1X7 GALV STRAND DOMESTIC $0.03 359 IL
5/64" 5000 1.8MM-7/64 7X7 GAC PVC WHITE $0.08 359 IL
5/64" 5000 1.8MM-9/64 7X7 GAC, PVC WHITE $0.09 359 IL
3/32'' Wire Rope
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3/32" 60 RL 3/32 7X7 V.C. TO 5/32 X 250' RL $12/RL 35 MD
3/32" 3195 3/32" x 3/16"7x7 GAC Vinyl Coated
(Import)
.08/FT 178 OH
3/32" 20000' 3/32 7X19 TYPE 304 STAINLESS
STEEL KOREAN
.11/ft 29 NY
3/32" 4,000 1x19 white nylon coated to 1/8 SS $0.09 35 MD
3/32" 3,000 7x7 white nylon coated to 3/16 SS $0.10 35 MD
3/32" 2 x 5000 7x7 nylon coated to 1/8 galv. $0.04 35 MD
3/32" 2 x 5,000' 7 x 19 GAC Nylon coated to 3/16 $0.05 35 MD
3/32" 80000 "7x7 SSAC T304 1/16 TO 3/32 NYLON 0.125/ft 60 RI
3/32" 11 x 5000' 3/32 7X7 S/S Understrength .04' 35 MD
3/32" 49,750 ft 3/32" 7X7 SSAC T304 .06/ft 355 NY
3/32" 335 3/32X250' 7X7 GALVANIZED ITEM
002072
$6.25 526 MN
3/32" 268 3/32-3/16 X 500' 7X7 GALV CLEAR VC
ITEM 004103
$27.35 526 MN
3/32" 4 x 5,000' 3/32" 7x7 GAC coated to 5/32" Black
PVC (Korean)
$0.03 276 OH
3/32" 7 x 5,000' 3/32" 7x7 GAC coated to 3/16" Clear PVC
(Korean)
$0.03 276 OH
3/32" 1,086,199 1X19 GALV STRAND DOMESTIC $0.04 359 IL
3/32" 35,900 1X19 GALV STRAND $0.03 359 IL
3/32" 8680 3/32 - 1/8 1X19 GALV STRAND PVC $0.04 359 IL
3/32" 60032 7X7 GAC DOMESTIC $0.06 359 IL
3/32" 700 7X7 TIN/ZINC MIL-W-83420 $0.21 359 IL
3/32" 7300 7X19 GAC DOMESTIC $0.14 359 IL
3/32'' Wire Rope
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3/32" 1500 7X19 GAC MIL-W-83420 $0.20 359 IL
3/32" 1000 3/32-1/8" 7X7 GAC, PVC ORANGE $0.05 359 IL
3/32" 2870 3/32-5/32 7X7 GAC, PVC GREEN $0.05 359 IL
3/32" 334 3/32-3/16 7X7 GAC, PVC BLUE $0.06 359 IL
3/32" 858 3/32-3/16 7X7 GAC, PVC BLACK $0.02 359 IL
3/32" 5 "1 X 19, RRL, TYPE 304, STAINLESS,
5,000' PER REEL,
$295.00/
5,000'/REEL
541 FL
1/8'' Wire Rope
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1/8" 1,450 1/8", 7x19 Strand, RRL, Monel, DRY,
Carolina S&W, New
$0.75 187 CA
1/8" 30ea. 7 x 7 GAC 10,000 ft reels China surplus $250.00 427 CA
1/8" 2,640 1/8", 7X19, RRL, STAINLESS 302,
CAROLINA
$0.16 187 CA
1/8" 4 x 1,000' 7 x 7 White Vinyl Coated to 3/16 GAC $0.04 35 MD
1/8" 4000 ft 1/8" 7X19 SSAC BLACK VINYL COATED
TO 3/16"
.60/ft 355 NY
1/8" 990 feet 1/8" 7x7 GAC - Import .05/ft 420 FL
1/8" 1,456' 1/8" - 3/16" 7x19 304 SSAC BLUE NYL
COATED
$.75/FT. 420 FL
1/8" 403 1/8-3/16X250' 7X19 CLEAR VC GALV
ITEM 010132
$21.66 526 MN
1/8" 100 1/8X500 STAINLESS 7X19 ITEM
016123
$75.20 526 MN
1/8" 4 x
10,000'
1/8" 7x19 GAC coated to 5/32" Clear PVC
(Korean)
$0.05 276 OH
1/8" 1659 7x19 PHOS BRONZE USA $0.81 359 IL
1/8" 16430 7X37 GALV CABLE $0.41 359 IL
1/8" 12728 1/8-3/16 7X7 GAC, NYLON CLEAR $0.12 359 IL
1/8" 407 1/8-5/32 7X19 GAC, PVC MATTE $0.09 359 IL
1/8" 3600 1/8-3/16 7X19 GAC, PVC WHITE $0.03 359 IL
1/8" 309,825 3.5mm 7X7 GAC $0.02 359 IL
5/32'' Wire Rope
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5/32" 116 5/32X500' 7X19 GALV ITEM 003143 $35.20 526 MN
5/32" 70 x
5,000'
5/32" 7x19 Stainless Steel (Type 304) $0.15 276 OH
5/32" 3 x 5,000' 5/32" 7x19 GAC coated to 3/16" Clear
PVC (Korean)
$0.06 276 OH
5/32" 19,480 5/32 - .230/.236 7x19 GAC Nylon $0.18 359 IL
5/32" 5500 7X7 GAC DOMESTIC $0.09 359 IL
5/32" 4000 7X7 GAC $0.03 359 IL
5/32" 15000 7X7 GAC ON 1000' REELS $0.04 359 IL
5/32" 267676 7X19 GAC $0.01 359 IL
5/32" 18500 5/32-7/32 7X7 GAC, PVC CLEAR $0.07 359 IL
5/32" 39747 5/32-.209/.215 7X19 GAC, NYLON $0.15 359 IL
3/16'' Wire Rope
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3/16" 466# on
reels
4.15 mm, 7 x 7 const., zinc coated .04' 369 Ohio
3/16" 1,609# on
reels
4.4 mm, 7 x 7 const., zinc coated $0.04 369 Ohio
3/16" 5000 3/16" x 1/4" 7x19 GAC Green Vinyl
Coated ( Import )
.10/FT 178 OH
3/16" 2500 3/16" x 1/4" 7x19 GAC Green Vinyl
Coated ( Import )
.10/FT 178 OH
3/16" 5000 3/16" x 5/16" 7x19 GAC Vinyl Coated
( Import )
.10/FT 178 OH
3/16" 5087 3/16" x 5/16" 7x19 GAC Vinyl Coated
( Import )
.10/FT 178 OH
3/16" 70000' 3/16"-1/4" 7X19 GAC WHITE PVC
COATED KOREAN, 14 @ 5000'
.075/ft 29 NY
3/16" 3886 3/16 6X36 FC POR 171 BC
3/16" 2200 3/16 - 1/4 7X7 GAC CLEAR COAT POR 171 BC
3/16" 64ea. 7 x 19 GAC 5,000 ft reels China surplus $200.00 427 CA
3/16" 7 X 3,000 3/16", 7x19, Type 304 SS, Loos & Co,
Mil W-83420 Rev E Certs
$0.24 187 CA
3/16" 1000 6X36 XIP IWRC BRT Right Lang Lay $3.76 54 CA
3/16" 55,000 ft "3/16"" 7X7 Cable Vinyl Coated to 1/4"" .12/ft 121 MS
3/16" 14,325
feet
3/16" 7x7 GAC - Import .07/ft 420 FL
3/16" 275' 3/16" - 1/4" 7x19 304 SSAC NYL
COATED - DOMESTIC
$.90/ft. 420 FL
3/16" 2 x 5,000' 3/16" 7x19 GAC coated to 1/4" Clear PVC
(Korean)
$0.07 276 OH
3/16" 79 6X19 RRL IPS GALV FC $0.17 359 IL
3/16" 800 6X19 RRL PHOS BRONZE FC $0.40 359 IL
3/16" 750 3/16 - 5/16 6x19 FC Phos Bronze Coated $1.63 359 IL
3/16" 600 7x7 GAC Domestic $0.13 359 IL
3/16" 12,000 7x7 GAC ON 1,000' REELS $0.06 359 IL
3/16" 1329 7X19 GAC DOMESTIC $0.04 359 IL
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3/16'' Wire Rope
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3/16" 965 3/16 - 1/4 7X7 GAC, PVC WHITE $0.11 359 IL
3/16" 5000 3/16 - 7/32 1X19 GALV PVC BLACK $0.16 359 IL
3/16" 150 1X37 GALV STRAND $0.12 359 IL
3/16" 8 REELS " 1 X 19 LEFT REGULAR LAY, TYPE
304, STAINLESS, 5,000 FT.
$1,299.00/
5,000' RL
541 FL
7/32'' Wire Rope
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7/32" 68,120'
on reel
5.4 mm, 7 x 19 const., zinc coated .06' 369 Ohio
7/32" 16,866'
on reel
5.2 mm wire rope, 7 x 7 const, zinc
coated
.06' 369 Ohio
7/32" 3,982' 1x19 type 304 SS 1,000' min. $0.17 35 MD
7/32" 905 7/32" 7x19 Galv Domestic .14/Ft 421 SC
7/32" 4500 7/32" 7 x 19 Galv. Aircraft Cable Imp. $0.08 351 WI
1/4'' Wire Rope
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1/4" 216,000' 6.7 mm, 7 x 7 x 19 const., zinc coated .08' 369 Ohio
1/4" 70000 1/4 6X19 BIWRC IPS $0.08 35 MD
1/4" 5087 1/4" 6x19 IPS RRL FC Import .135/FT 178 OH
1/4" 54,473' on 6.3 mm, 7 x 19 const., zinc coated .08' 369 Ohio
1/4" 30,000 ft 1/4" - 1x7 Guy Strand Galv. $0.13 156 SK
1/4" 20,000' 1/4" 6x36 PC EIPS Drawn galvanized Dry .19/ft 50 TX
1/4" 25,000' 1/4" 6x31 PC EIPS DOMESTIC .36/ft 50 TX
1/4" 1,200 1/4", 6 X 19. PPC, RRL, Phos Bronze,
dry, domestic, new
$0.75 187 CA
1/4" 100000 1/4 1x 7 new galv strand $0.11 7 TN
1/4" 10,000 1/4", 1x7, Galv., Strand EHS Strand
Domestic
$0.07 187 CA
1/4" 300x25' 1/4 7x19 v/c to 5/16 2.50 ea. 35 MD
1/4" 500 7x19 black nylon coated to 5/16 $0.19 35 MD
1/4" 5000 6x31 IWRC RRL EIPS, WireCo, Colored
Strand, A1 Lube, 1 reel - 5,000 ft.
$0.65 187 CA
1/4" 18 1/4" 7 x 19 GAC x 125ft.
with 5/8" x 1" stop ea. end
$14.00 351 WI
1/4" 5000 6X19 XIP IWRC BRT Right Lang Lay $0.27 54 CA
1/4" 3 X 500' 3 X 500' 1/4 1X19 S/S TYPE316 $0.68 35 MD
1/4" 48 1/4X250' 6X19 FC BRT ITEM 019212 $31.00 526 MN
1/4" 2 x 5,000' 1/4" 7x7 GAC (China) $0.08 276 OH
1/4" 1 x 2,500' 1/4" 6x19 Stainless Steel Type 304
(Korean)
$0.25 276 OH
1/4" 9405 8X19 RRL TRACTION GALV PO $0.36 359 IL
1/4" 297 6x25 RRL IPS BRT FC $0.18 359 IL
1/4" 2830 6X19S RRL EIPS BRT IWRC D $0.20 359 IL
1/4" 2780 6X19 LHRL IPS BRT FC $0.11 359 IL
1/4" 6355 6X19S LHRL EIPS IWRC GALV $0.19 359 IL
1/4" 9644 6X19 LHRL EIPS BRT IWRC $0.19 359 IL
1/4" 105 6X36 RHRL EIPS GALV IWRC $0.28 359 IL
1/4" 8733 6X36 LHRL EIPS BRT IWRC $0.11 359 IL
1/4" 3650 6X37 LHRL EIPS BRT IWRC $0.19 359 IL
1/4" 40,000 "1/4 - 9/32 7X7 GAC PVC BLACK
CHINESE
$0.11 359 IL
1/4" 15,000 1/4 - 9/32 7X7 GAC PVC BLACK
KOREAN
$0.18 359 IL
1/4" 180 1/4 - 5/16 7X7 GAC PVC YELLOW $0.09 359 IL
1/4" 10,500 1/4 - 5/16 7X7 GAC HDPE BLACK $0.15 359 IL
1/4" 1200 7x19 GAC (On broken reel) $0.10 359 IL
1/4" 1 "1 x 19 LEFT REGULAR LAY,
TYPE 304 STAINLESS STEEL
$2,653.00 541 FL
1/4" 4 x 1500' 1/4" 6x19 IPS IWRC RRL Bright $.09 ft 50 TX
3/8'' Wire Rope
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3/8" 4000 3/8 6X19 B.F.C. KOREAN $0.25 35 MD
3/8" 56.500' on
reel
9.3 mm wire rope, 7 x 19 const, zinc
coated
$0.11 369 Ohio
3/8" 2 X 1,000 3/8", 7 X 19, Stainless Type 304,
Loos & Co
$1.00 187 CA
3/8" 10000 3/8-1 1X7 GALV STRAND PVC
COATED 5 X 2000FT
POR 171 BC
3/8" 10,000 3/8" 6X31 FC BRT - DOMESTIC $0.40 221 WA
3/8" 285 7x19 clear vinyl coated to 1/2 galv. $0.40 35 MD
3/8" 125 x 25' 6x19 BFC x 25' $0.10 35 MD
3/8" 750 3/8 7 x 19 GAC Nylon to 7/16 $0.50 35 MD
3/8" 3,400 3/8 6x25 G F C Korean $0.29 35 MD
3/8" 400 3/8" 7 Flex PFV Coated Orange Domestic 1.87/Ft 421 SC
3/8" 150 3/8", 7X19, GALV, CALWIRE $0.15 187 CA
3/8" 1X5100,
1X2500
3/8", 7X7, RRL, GALV, CALWIRE,
Strand bridge rope
$0.13 187 CA
3/8" 1,000 3/8", 6X19, FC, RRL, EIPS, BRT,
KOREAN
$0.29 187 CA
3/8'' Wire Rope
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3/8" est. 800 3/8", 6X36, FC, RRL, IPS, GALV,
BETHLEHEM
$0.95 187 CA
3/8" 600 3/8", 6X36, FC, RRL, EIPS, BRT,
A2, WIRECO
$0.73 187 CA
3/8" 900 3/8", 6X27, IWRC, STAINLESS 304,
CALWIRE
$0.75 187 CA
3/8" 2 X 1,000 3/8", 7X19, STAINLESS 304,
LOOS & CO
$0.75 187 CA
3/8" 600 3/8", 7X19, RRL, STAINLESS 302,
CAROLINA
$0.75 187 CA
3/8" 2,519 6x19 PPC Galv., Korea $0.25 275 OR
3/8" 3 X 5000' 6X26WS RRL IWRC EIPS BRT- KOREAN $0.40 63 TX
3/8" 3280 ft. Diepa PZ 371 / 8.99 BS / ordinary lay /
plasticized core
0.99 ft. 427 CA
3/8" 4626 6X36 XIP IWRC BRT Right Lang Lay $0.43 54 CA
3/8" 1171' 3/8" - 7/16" 7x19 GAC PVC CTD - Import .50 per ft 420 FL
3/8" 1 @ 150' &
1 @ 380'
3/8" - 15/32" 7x19 GAC Space Lay -
Domestic
$2.65 per ft. 420 FL
3/8" 1 x 4,500' 3/8" 6x36 Stainless Steel IWRC (Korean) $0.85 276 OH
3/8" 1 x 5,000' 3/8" 7x19 Stainless Steel Type 304
(Korean)
$0.60 276 OH
3/8" 1 x 5,000' 3/8" 7x19 Stainless Steel Type 316
(Korean)
$0.72 276 OH
3/8" 1 x 2,500' 3/8" 6x25 IWRC Galv (China) $0.23 276 OH
3/8" 75 8X19 RRL TRACTION BRT SIS $0.44 359 IL
3/8" 5000 8X19 RRL IRON BRT SISAL CORE $0.68 359 IL
3/8" 3605 8X19 RRL IRON BRT SISAL CORE $0.57 359 IL
3/8" 6182 10.0mm 8X19 RRL EHS BRT SISAL $0.60 359 IL
3/8" 67 9MM 6X36 RRL EIPS BRT IWRC $0.46 359 IL
3/8" 4000 6X25 RRL IPS BRT FC $0.33 359 IL
3/8" 5000 6X25 RRL IPS BRT FC $0.40 359 IL
3/8" 636 6X25 RRL EIPS GALV IWRC $0.44 359 IL
3/8" 110 6X37 RRL IPS BRT FC USA $1.11 359 IL
3/8" 5000 6X36 RRL EIPS BRT IWRC $0.41 359 IL
3/8" 15000 6X36 RRL EIPS GALV IWRC $0.68 359 IL
3/8" 425 6X15 RRL IPS BRT PC $0.31 359 IL
3/8" 2880 6X36 RRL EIPS GALV IWRC $5.31 359 IL
3/8" 50 19X7 RRL EIPS BRT $0.32 359 IL
7/16'' Wire Rope
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7/16" 350' 6X26 IWRC XIP RRL BRT - 0741VU1068 $0.05 95 WA
7/16" 930 7/16", 6x19, PPC, RRL, Phos. Bronze,
A-1, Domestic, New
$1.15 187 CA
7/16" 500 7/16 6x7 FC galv Korean $0.20 54 CA
7/16" 5000 7/16" 6x19 FC, Galv., A-Lube, Korean $0.29 54 CA
7/16" 8050 7/16 6x36 IWRC Brt,Chinese,Poor
Preforming
$0.22 54 CA
7/16" 4664' 7/16" 6X33 RRL EIP F.C. MADE IN USA
1@4000 1@664'
.60/ft 29 NY
7/16" 4100' 7/16"6X25 RRL EIP FCKOREAN
1@4100'
.27/ft 29 NY
7/16" 5000' 7/16" 6X26 COMPACTED 6 IWRC KO-
REAN, 1 @ 5000'
.40/ft 29 NY
7/16" 669' 7/16" 6X7 SANDLINE BLACK LRL IPS
F.C. KOREAN, 1 @ 669'
.14/ft 29 NY
7/16" 500 7/16 DYPAC 18 .55' 35 MD
7/16" 4361' VEROPRO 8 Compact RRL IWRC GALV
PPI (12mm)
$1.22 303 Texas
7/16" 4317' VEROPRO 8 Compact RRL IWRC GALV
PPI (12mm)
$1.22 303 Texas
7/16" 235 7/16" 19x7 IWRC Rotation Resistant
Import
.58/Ft 421 SC
7/16" 300 7/16", 6X19, FC, RRL, IPS, GALV, DRY,
UNION
$0.52 187 CA
7/16" 5,970 7/16", 6X21, FC, RRL, EIPS, BRT, A1,
CALWIRE
$0.68 187 CA
7/16" 6,000 7/16", 6X36, FC, RRL, EIPS, BRT, A1,
BRIDON, Colored strand
$0.75 187 CA
7/16" 5,000 7/16", 6X36, FC, RRL, EIPS, BRT, DRY,
BRIDON, Colored strand
$0.84 187 CA
7/16" 4,850 7/16", 6X19, IWRC, STAINLESS, DOM. $0.97 187 CA
7/16" 200 7/16", 6X19, IWRC, STAINLESS, DOM $1.15 187 CA
7/16" 2,955 6x26 PPC Galv., Korea $0.30 275 OR
7/16" 1240 12mm 34x7 Python Lift BRT RRL
1960 grade
1.33 per foot 105 WA
7/16" 450 12mm 34x7 Python Lift BRT RRL
1960 grade
1.33 per foot 105 WA
7/16" 4917' 7/16" 6X25 FC RRL - CHINESE
(1462511112)
.23' 139 PA
7/16" 2590' 7/16" 6X37 FC RRL - KOREAN
(1463711112)
.35' 139 PA
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WIRE ROPE WRE CAtALOG
Canada
LISTER'S INDEX ON PAGE 74.
34 MARCH-APRIL 2013 WIRE ROPE EXCHANGE
WIRE ROPE WRE CAtALOG
7/16'' Wire Rope
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7/16" 3265 6X25 RRL IPS BRT FC $0.31 359 IL
7/16" 1710 6X25 RRL IPS BRT FC $0.35 359 IL
7/16" 4119 6X36 RRL IPS BRT FC $0.50 359 IL
7/16" 180 6X36 RRL EIPS BRT IWRC $0.46 359 IL
7/16" 3374 1X7 GALV EHS CLASS A USA $0.39 359 IL
7/16" 68 G43 EYE GRAB HOOK $2.42 359 IL
7/16" 1 x 4950' 7/16" 6x19S EIP PC A-1 Domestic $.70 ft 50 TX
1/2'' Wire Rope
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1/2" 1500' 1/2" PYTHON HOIST 34X7 NON-ROTATING
- CALIBRATED 1960 GRADE
$1.38 32 IN
1/2" 800' 1/2" PYTHON HOIST 34X7 NON-ROTATING
- CALIBRATED 1960 GRADE
$1.38 32 IN
1/2" 2,075' 1/2" PYTHON NORMALIFT 36X7
ROTATION-RESISTANT - CALIBRATED
1960 GRADE
$1.19 32 IN
1/2" 55,856' on
reel
9.8 mm, 7 x 19 const., zinc coated .12' 369 Ohio
1/2" 2000 1/2 8X25 BIWRC XIP KOREAN $0.60 35 MD
1/2" 2 1/2" X 500' 6X25 WC RRL XIP PFV
300-01410
.94 per FT 294 OH
1/2" 3,400 6x37 IWRC bad preformed Stainless $0.75 35 MD
1/2" 1,355 6x25 IWRC Left Lay Stainless $1.20 35 MD
1/2" 1500 6x7 BFC Heavy lube $0.19 35 MD
1/2" 9,190 "6x26 IWRC COMPACTED STRAND BRT
EIPS 1/2 A2(Israel)
1.26/ft 60 RI
1/2" 10000 "6x36 IWRC COMPACTED STRAND BRT
EIPS 1/2 A2 (Israel)
1.32/ft 60 RI
1/2" 8900 "19x19S COMPACTED STRAND BRT
EIPS 1/2 A2 (Israel)
1.65/ft 60 RI
1/2" 3679' VEROTOP Compact 35x7 GALV 2160N/
mm2 RHLL (12.5mm)
$1.43 303 Texas
1/2" 190 1/2" 7x7x7 Galv Cable-Laid 1.00/Ft 421 SC
1/2" 200 1/2", 6X19, FC, RRL, IPS, BRT, A1, B &
B, Yellow strand
$0.79 187 CA
1/2" 1,200 1/2", 6X19, IWRC, RRL, EIPS, BRT, A2,
KOREAN
$0.50 187 CA
1/2" 2X10,000 1/2", 6X19, IWRC, EIPS, BRT, DRY,
WIRECO, Special made
$0.88 187 CA
1/2" 10 X 120 1/2", 6X19, IWRC, RRL, EIPS, BRT,
PAULSEN
$0.88 187 CA
1/2" 200 1/2", 6X25, FC, RRL, EIPS, BRT, A1,
ROCHESTER, Colored Strand
$0.79 187 CA
1/2" 1,000 1/2", 6X25, IWRC, RRL, EIPS, BRT, A1,
KOREAN
$0.50 187 CA
1/2" 2X600,
1X700
1/2", 6x31, IWRC, RRL, EIPS, BRT, A2,
CALWIRE
$1.06 187 CA
1/2" 1X870,
1X300
1/2", 6X31, IWRC, RRL, EIPS, BRT,
CALWIRE
$1.06 187 CA
1/2" 870 1/2" 6X31, IWRC, RRL, EIPS, BRT, A1,
CALWIRE
$1.06 187 CA
1/2" 3 X 1,000 1/2", 6X36, FC, RRL, IPS, GALV,
KOREAN
$0.54 187 CA
1/2" 1,000 1/2", 6X37, FC, RRL, IPS, GALV, KIS/
PACWEST
$0.54 187 CA
1/2" 1 X 5,000 1/2", 6X19, IWRC, EIPS, BRT, DRY,
WIRECO, Special made
$0.88 187 CA
1/2" 2 X 2,500 1/2", 6X19, IWRC, EIPS, BRT, DRY,
WIRECO, Special made
$0.88 187 CA
1/2" 3,500 6x25 RR lang lay, Korea $0.42 275 OR
1/2" 17,900 FT NEW 1/2" 6X31 IWRC COMPACT (KIS
WIRE) 8X1300 FT, 10 X 750 FT
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2 American Rigging & Supply 225-344-7144
7 CUMBERLAND SALES CO. 800 643 5189
9 D & M Wire Rope / DR&T 970 242 1144
29 Hanes Supply Inc. 716-826-2636
32 Hessville Cable & Sling Co. 219-944-7200
35 Indusco 410-727-0665
43 John Sakach St. Louis 618-451-2907
44 John Sakash Company 630-833-3940
48 Keystone Supply Co. 604-273-4557
50 Kulkoni, Inc 713-691-1234
54 Landmann Wire 800-331-0794
60 M AND G INDUSTRIES 401-253-0096
63 Manchester Sling Co. 800.392.5510
67 Marine Rigging 251-432-1212
70 Matex Wire Rope Co. 903-984-9691
77 Nor-Van Cable & Marine 604-574-5221
84 Pacifc Industrial Supply 206-682-2100
86 Paducah Rigging, Inc. 270-443-3863
95 Rasmussen Wire Rope 206-762-3700
100 Rockford Rigging Inc. 815-877-0007
102 Samco Sales, Inc 713-733-5700
105 Woods Logging 360-577-8030
108 Yarbrough Cable 800-395-5438
112 Wilkof Steel & Supply 330-455-4581
113 Innovative Assembly Design 866.772.9952
121 Southern Wire 877-310-4683
124 Industrial Rope Supply 513-941-2443
139 ALP Industries 610-384-1300
144 Halo Wire Rope 866-530-4256
156 NORTHERN STRANDS CO. LTD. 306-242-7073
171 Unalloy-Surrey Wire Rope 604-534-5611
173 Westech Rigging 503-399-7037
178 Assembly Specialty Pro 216-676-5600
187 Associated Wire Rope and Rigging, Inc. 310.448.5444
217 Bairstow Lifting Products 800-241-8990
221 Washington Chain and Supply 206-623-8500
225 B/A Products Co. 410-381-1700
230 Volunteer Wire Rope 865-546-8613
244 VanBeest 713-674-5753
245 Bilco Wire Rope & Supply 908-351-7800
248 MacMor Industries ltd. 204-786-0203
272 Mid America Industries 618-274-6528
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274 WORLDWIDE ENTERPRISES, INC. 401-434-3900
275 Cascade Rigging 503-722-7500
276 MURPHY INDUSTRIES, INC. 740-387-7890
278 Dominion Steel Specialties 713-678-8141
279 Western Sling & Supply 303-688-0978
281 Tri-State Wire Rope 513-871-8656
287 H. T. Sullivan Surplus 713-641-1552
294 Mazzella Lifting Technologies 440 -239 -7000
298 Will Ryer & Son 925-779-9473
303 PREMIER WIRE ROPE 713- 979-5300
306 Hercules SLR Inc. 902-468-0300
314 Caldwell Group 815-229-5667 ext. 231
330 HALO LLC 985-396-2298
336 All Material Handling 312-698-8658
351 U.S. Sling and Supply (920) 722-0373
355 Peak Trading Corp 845-338-1325
359 Alps Wire Rope Corporation 630-893-3888
362 APComPower 913-894-1374
365 Victory Ground Support Equipment 323-581-7272
366 Cableco Rigging 562-942-8076
369 Lake Erie Rubber Recycling 440-570-6027
373 Cleveland City Forge 800-431-4350
381 LAMS Export 619-674-1350
390 Baydar & Associates 902-445-2535
397 Brown & Perkins, Inc. 609-655-1150
399 Sharrow Lifting Products 651-489-1341
403 Cableworks Inc. 860-928-0475
420 Certifed Slings 800-831-7880
421 Charleston's Rigging 843-723-7145
426 Consolidated Rigging 904-765-7177
427 The Coordinated Companies 310.834.8535 x203
450 Certifed Mining & Construction
Sales & Rental
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460 Special Steel Wire Rope [email protected]
517 Rig Rite US 870-935-5438
518 DCL Mooring and Rigging 504-944-3366
520 Lubrication Engineers, Inc 800-537-7683
525 SLING-CHOKER MFG.
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526 Koch Industries, Inc. 763-475-6500
534 US Cargo Control 866-444-9990
541 Action Tie Down, MMA 305.238.2375
WATERMARKS
The highs and lows of shipping
on the Mississippi River
BY JOE NOLAN
I
n the last several years, the water levels on the Mississippi have ranged from dangerous ooding to almost
unnavigable lows during a drought that has been characterized as the worst in three decades. More disturbing
than either of these extremes is the fact that the Mississippi is becoming increasingly unpredictable overall, and
an already beat-up shipping industry that sinks or swims on the rivers channels is facing an uncertain year.
Use of the river has
dropped o and
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that comes back
right away.
- Gordon Miller, Co-Owner,
Robert B. Miller and Associates
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At the end of 2012, Mid-Missouri Public Radio
Station KBIA reported that drought conditions were
causing another drop in the Mississippi Rivers water
level and that river commerce could be ground down
to a halt as early as mid-January. In addition to the
drought, ice on the northern section of the river was
also being blamed for reducing ow more drastically
than had been predicted.
KBIA reported that the Coast Guard was condent
that though the nations largest waterway was facing
the worst drought in decades, it would remain open.
However, industry groups were not as condent
about the river sustaining business as usual. Barges
on the waterway had been carrying smaller loads at
slower speeds for months, and Deborah Colbert of the
Waterways Council claimed that further load limits
would make shipping nonviable by mid-January.
e impacts have already been felt; export orders
plummeting, other orders are being curtailed or
cancelled altogether, companies are considering layos,
she said. And so again, January 15th is D-Day.
But it wasnt. On January 10, Reuters reported
that a storm system moving up the river valley was
replenishing the waterway, and though there had been
Barges navigate through a narrowed section of the
Mississippi River near St. Louis, MO on Dec. 14, 2012,
due to the drop of water levels in the river. The 2012
severe drought has aected current ow conditions
in the Mississippi River and caused low water levels
exposing shoals and potentially putting river tra c
at risk for running aground. Barge movements
on the Mississippi River are important to U.S.
Agriculture for the transportation approximately 50
percent of U.S. grain; such as corn, soybean, wheat
and rice. Though water levels are low, the Mississippi
River is still open to transportation and the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) continues to
work with Federal partners to monitor conditions on
this critical waterway for U.S. commodities.
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The highs and lows of shipping
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threats of halting shipping between St. Louis and Cairo, Illinois
even as little as a week before the report, the weather along with
the brisk removal of underwater rock was predicted to keep river
shipping owing until mid-February when the change of seasons
traditionally causes a rise in river levels. After all the nail-biting
regarding shipping on the river in January, the Coast Guard relaxed
rigid draft restrictions well before the January 15th D-Day. Of
course, there was good reason to be worried, and the welcome
news about a swiftly rising river didnt make the Mississippi River
shipping industry look like worry warts as much as it underlined
how unpredictable the river has become. Of course, investment and
industry count on predictability.
Lt. Colin Fogarty is a public aairs o cer for the Coast Guards
upper Mississippi River sector north of Cairo. e Reuters article
quoted him saying, e forecasts are looking good. It doesnt look
like were going to hit those two thresholds of a minus-six feet in St.
Louis and ebes. Such low gauge readings at those two locations
would have required even stricter draft regulations instead of the
unexpected easing.
Hoosier Ag Today is an Indiana agricultural communications
company that delivers time-critical information to farmers, rural
communities and even commodities investors via local area radio
stations and the internet. ey were keeping a close eye on the river
in January and their January 16 report also cited both rain relief
as well as rock removal for keeping the boats aoat. e report
mentions that the Army Corp of Engineers had nished the rst
round of a rock removal project at ebes, IL, subtracting 365
cubic yards of limestone from the channel, creating two full feet of
navigable depth. In addition, rains in the area had been heavier and
more widespread than previously predicted. Water levels at St. Louis
hit a one-month high in January and the level at ebes surged a full
nine feet higher over the weekend of January 12 and 13.
However, just as the industry started to breathe a sigh of
relief, Expert Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski reported
on Accuweather.com that while levels on the lower Mississippi
were up, those on the upper Mississippi appeared to have only
experienced a bump and not the long-term relief the industry was
hoping for. Sosnowski explained that rains and thaws had helped
to push the Ohio river to ood levels and that when the waterway
met the Mississippi at Cairo that it would lead to high levels
through Memphis, Tennessee to Vicksburg, Mississippi and,
nally, to New Orleans. Although modest rises were recorded in
the Illinois River and other tributaries, the Mississippi between
Cairo and Saint Louis seemed to be stuck in a continuing fall
with little relief in sight according to Sosnowski. e record low
Mississippi River level in St. Louis is 6.2 feet and the Accuweather
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Barges transit the Mississippi River
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Photo by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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report warned that it might be beaten by the end of January due
to continuing cold weather that was preventing both rain and melt
along the upper Mississippi.
Part of the problem is that the predicting of the January crisis
and the expectation of higher levels in February were both based
on historical weather patterns. A Bloomberg article from January
9 quoted Army Corps of Engineers spokesman Michael Petersen
saying e Corps may also release water from reservoirs further
north on the Mississippi should rain be less than expected, he said.
Still, the situation will need to be monitored as the worst U.S.
drought since the 1930s, which created the low water levels, makes
historical patterns a less reliable predictor of future ows.
e Bloomberg article notes that a typical January can see as
much as $2.8 billion in cargo like crude, coal and grain carried
on the Mississippi. By 2014 the Obama administration would
like to see exports at double 2009 levels, but major commodity
exporters like Archer-Daniels-Midland in Decatur, Illinois and coal
producer Peabody Energy Corp. of St. Louis both ship on the river,
and the recent numbers have them nervous. Grain tonnage on the
Mississippi at the end of December, 2012 was down more than
25% from the previous year, having fallen drastically a full 26%
from the tonnage at the middle of the month.
As they demonstrated in 2011, when the river is high, the
locks and dams on the upper Mississippi can be used to control
the release of water to mitigate ood damage and danger. When
the river is low, they can divert ows to critical points before
tra c is forced to a standstill. But, like the infrastructure around
the country, the system is in need of a makeover and Agfax.com
reported that Iowa Governor Terry Branstad had brought together
a wide range of farm commodity groups, community development
leaders and environmentalists at the beginning of February, 2013
to talk about the importance of maintaining the resource that
gave Mississippi River states in the upper Midwest a competitive
shipping advantage, connecting their economies to the world while
providing a critical link in the transportation infrastructure of the
U.S. as a whole.
Locks and dams on the upper Mississippi were constructed in
the 1930s and much of the equipment along the waterway is built
from original components that are way past their projected 50 year
shelf life. Current U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budgets pay for
operation and maintenance costs, but that is only about a third of
what is needed to upgrade the systems and avoid the possibilities
of catastrophic spills or unintended closures do to the failure of
overworked, outdated equipment.
Despite massive-seeming costs, the prospects for a major makeover
of the system are actually quite good. e pending opening of
the upgraded Panama Canal locks in April 2015 has industry and
governments all along the upper Mississippi scrambling to increase
capacity on that section of the river. Its expected that when Panamas
new system opens, the cost of shipping a bushel of American grain to
China will drop by more than $.30. Over time, this will lead to such
a spike in river tra c that current plans propose literally doubling the
capacity of the lock chambers from 600 to 1200 feet. In the meantime,
shipping on the river continues to trickle.
Robert B. Miller and Associates is a barge-operating rm outside of
St. Louis in Clayton, MO. Wire Rope Exchange spoke with co-owner
and dispatcher Gordon Miller in late Feb ruary about conditions on
the river and how the drought has aected his business.
Its up about ve feet, says Miller. Weve been getting just
enough to get by. Like most operators, Miller held his breath at the
beginning of January not sure if the shipping channels would remain
deep enough to keep tra c aoat, but that wasnt the only problem.
A lot of times the water is so low that even when the channels are
navigable, the docks are high and dry way up on shore so theres no
way to unload, says Miller. It was really close for a long time, but
weve been getting some spring rain and were pretty optimistic. e
day we talked to Miller, St. Louis was buried in snow which will add to
a healthy spring melt, and while hes optimistic about the coming water
levels this summer, hes not sure about business bouncing back so soon.
Use of the river has dropped o, he says and thats not
something that comes back right away. e same weather that
pushed water levels down continues to eect agricultural cycles
and shipping on the river. Fertilizer shipments would normally
keep Miller hopping after the rst of the year, but most farmers are
foregoing additional fertilizer this year because the lack of rain in
2012 means last years applications never washed away. e mild
2011/2012 winter also means that salt shipments werent needed
this winter because stockpiles up and down the river were still ush.
Last years harvest shipments were thinned out by the drought and
though Miller believes they will move more this fall, prot margins
may not return to normal.
Retail stores hang their hat on Christmas. We hang out hat on
harvest, says Miller. But now there are so many barges available
Im afraid everyone will be undercutting each other and driving
the shipping prices down. And whether its water levels or shipping
prots, when you make your living on the Mississippi you prefer
to see your ships on the rise.
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e veteran picture-taker, lauded for his images of various
construction sites across the Bay Area, is a near ubiquitous
presence, refusing to allow time of day or even adverse weather to
preclude him from recording the historic projects development.
Ive been on hand the past fteen years visually chronicling
the progression of the work, he notes. Im there at all hours.
No minor feat for anyone, its especially noteworthy given
he is now in the seventh decade of life. But Blum is simply too
enamored by his work to let age slow him down - its his passion,
he attests. Moreover, hes driven by one overriding goal: Blum
hopes he can, through his images, show the public that there is
more to the construction of a bridge than just cold, hard steel
and lots of sweat equity.
I think many people see construction as a very physical
activity. And it is. It takes tremendous strength and stamina.
However, its also very cerebral. I dont believe thats fully
appreciated by most people.
Its this uncommon idea, that construction is a sort of labor
of love infused with considerable thought and meticulous
attentive care on the part of its builders, which Blum strives
to capture.
I want my photos to be a tribute to the laborers. I want to
honor and celebrate them as I feel they deserve recognition for
their tribulations. ey do, after all, transform the drawings and
concepts of the architects and engineers into awe-inspiring, living
structures. ey rarely get proper credit for what they do.
Blum, in fact, knows much about the demands workers face.
Born in New York, he journeyed to California as a young man
back in 1961 and, after studying at the University of California,
began a career as a boilermaker, shiptter, and welder. I got
into the eld because I had a child and needed work. Over the
course of twenty-ve years, I was employed in various shops and
shipyards, continuing on until more and more opportunities
began drifting out of the country.
At one point, Blum worked as an assistant business agent
and dispatcher for the boilermakers local. In this role he was
introduced to what would become a second, burgeoning career.
I would visit work sites with the business agent and would
bring a camera to record everything. I began taking photos
of the people and found myself fascinated by it.
Today, years later, Blum has captured thousands of images
from a number of projects including the Al Zampa Memorial
Bridge which spans the Carquinez Strait (It was the rst bridge
I photographed, he says) and the Four Season Hotel San
Francisco. Notably, his images have appeared in a number of
prominent publications and places, from the Bancroft Library
at the University of California, to the cover of the Crosby Group
catalogue, a top-rated resource for rigging products.
Reecting back, he nds no one project stands out. It
would be like a parent trying to pick which child is their favorite.
Besides, he points out, its more about the workers. Im more
interested in them, in telling their story and giving them credit.
No matter what lies ahead, one thing is clear: Blum has
constructed a comprehensive collection as iconic as the structures
and people which he highlights. Because of this, his own place in
the history books is clearly assured.
MEET JOE BLUM
Behind the Lens of a Welder
BY PATRICIA GLYNN
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Visit the construction site for the East span of the San FranciscoOakland Bay
Bridge and youre sure to witness hundreds of workers, from pile drivers to
carpenters to ironworkers, toiling day and night. Look closer and you might
also notice, tucked away in some seemingly perilous nook and always with
camera in hand, seasoned photographer Joe Blum.
For any inquiries about Blums photography, please contact Joe Blum directly at: [email protected]
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