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Flex-X® 6 wire ropes

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Most applications for wire rope are extremely demanding. Wire rope must resist crushing, bending fatigue and abrasion. For example, clamshell closing lines must resist bending fatigue and boom hoists are subject to pressures that cause crushing. Overhead hoists test the stability and strength of a wire rope. All drum-related applications demand a rope that will spool and operate smoothly and dependably.

Flex-X 6 users receive superior performance and increased service life in many applications compared to the ropes they had previously employed. When compared to conventional 6 strand ropes, Flex-X 6 ropes provide  greater surface area and more steel per given diameter, which increases rope stability and strength, too. This results in longer service life and less sheave and drum wear.

Minimum Breaking Force & Weights For Flex-X 6

Flex-X 6

 

 

 

Approx.

Minimum

Diameter

Weight

Breaking Force

(In)

(lb/ft)

(Tons of 2000 lb)

  3/8

0.29

8.80

  7/16

0.39

11.9

  1/2

0.51

15.3

  9/16

0.64

19.3

  5/8

0.79

22.7

  3/4

1.13

32.4

  7/8

1.5

43.8

1

1.97

56.9

1 1/8

2.57

71.5

1 1/4

3.11

87.9


Flex-X® 9 wire ropes

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WireCo WorldGroup, Incorporated announces the newest addition to the Flex-X family, Flex-X 9. 

Our research and field engineers have devoted a great deal of time and effort to design Flex-X 9, the very latest in compacted wire rope. Its high-density strands deliver extra strength, surprising bendability, a stubborn resistance to abrasion, and perhaps its greatest asset to users, a high resistance to drum crushing.  Beyond the design, Flex-X 9 is manufactured with a dual compaction process to produce a compact cross-section with minimum voids and greater surface area on outer wires that contact drums, sheaves and the rope, itself, during operation. This process also results in high-density, compacted strands to minimize nicking at strand-to-strand contact points.

Flex-X 9 features compacted strands and swaging for an extra measure of drum crushing resistance and increased stability.

Now you can keep your crane up and running longer. Flex-X 9 has been designed to resist crushing. However, when rope deterioration inevitably occurs, Flex-X 9’s unique design greatly assists the operator with crucial rope inspections. Wire breaks with Flex-X 9 are typically found on the outside of the rope, making them much easier to identify. Any rope inspector can appreciate that.

TUF-KOTE® / PFV wire ropes

TUF-KOTE / PFV, the plastic-impregnated wire rope, has proven in many applications to give you longer service life and cleaner operation than conventional wire ropes.

On the inside, you'll find our top-of-the-line wire rope that effectively withstands the tough pressures of your demanding jobs. On the outside, you'll see a specially engineered polymer plastic designed to overcome even harsher conditions. This polymer is applied at high pressure to force the material into the rope, filling the valleys of the strands. TUF-KOTE / PFV cushions the strands, distributes internal stresses, keeps in wire rope lubricant and keeps out dirt and debris.

TUF-KOTE / PFV doesn't melt or soften from the heat of your normal operating temperatures. It's also virtually unaffected by sunlight and cold weather. The result is longer service life from your wire rope.

TUF-KOTE / PFV also helps shed water and dirt, giving you a clean, smooth surface to make it easy to pass over sheaves and onto drums. This smooth surface works to clean and polish as it extends the service life of your sheaves and drums. That reduces your cleanup requirements and your maintenance costs.

Space Lay Ropes

A unique plastic impregnated wire rope designed specifically for severe corrosive conditions.

Ordinary plastic-coated wire rope vs. SPACE-LAY

With ordinary plastic-coated wire rope, the individual metal strands are in direct contact with each other at many points. As a result, the metal-to-metal contact causes internal friction and wear. Even more important, with conventional constructions, there is no interlocking bond. If the outer cover (blue) becomes cut or abraded, it is easily peeled off, exposing the bare metal strands to corrosion.

In SPACE-LAY construction, each individual strand is separated from all the others by one or more extra-large “spacer-wires.” This design serves two important functions: (1) It enables the extruded plastic (yellow) to form a wall of protection around EACH strand. (2) It also assures a tight, interlocking bond between the inner plastic filler and the outer plastic jacket.

No peeling or leaking. PLUS, in SPACE-LAY construction, each individual wire is galvanized for additional corrosion protection.

For many applications, the SPACE-LAY design has proven far superior to all other known types of plastic coated wire rope. It has also outlasted bright, galvanized and stainless steel ropes – especially where submersion or abrasion prevents formation of a protective oxide film, which these metals require to resist corrosive elements. Under such conditions, SPACE-LAY plastic-impregnated and coated galvanized wire rope offers important advantages to users.

For more on SPACE-LAY products, click here for the product flyer. (578kb)
Flattened Strand Ropes

Also called triangular strand, flattened strand ropes perform exceptionally well on certain installations, especially those involving heavy loads where the speed of operation is slow, where adequate diameter sheaves and drums are used, or where a crush resistant rope is required. Typical installations include skip hoists, large overhead cranes, boom hoist ropes and mine shaft hoists. 

Their distinguishing physical feature is their relatively flat exposed surfaces of strands. As a result, the rope exterior is more nearly a smooth, continuous circle than that of regular round strand wire rope. Flattened strand ropes are made with two layers of 12 wires around a triangular-shaped center. We offer a 6x30 Style G using a six-wire center as the standard construction.

The advantages of flattened strand ropes

The flattened shape forms a bearing surface with more contact points on each strand than a round strand rope. With more sheave contact, weight and wear on the rope are distributed more uniformly than on a typical round strand rope. The triangular strand structure also results in more steel in the cross-section than a standard round strand rope of equal size.

 

EXTREMELY LOW TORQUE—EXTREMELY HIGH STRENGTH.

TOMORROW’S CRANE ROPE, TODAY.

What sets XLT4 apart is its unique design. Our PowerSteel Technology double packs more high-tensile steel wire into the rope’s diameter, giving XLT4 one of the highest strength-to-diameter ratios ever achieved — with a minimum breaking force 33% higher than standard 6-strand XIP ropes.

Under load, XLT4 generates near-zero torque, matching or surpassing the stability of Category 1 35x7 class rotation-resistant ropes. Yet, thanks to its unique design, XLT4 is not classified as a “rotation-resistant” rope. You can use it with or without a swivel as a mobile crane hoist rope at design factors as low as 3.5 to 1.

And for value, nothing performs like XLT4. Not only does it cost less than a 35x7 classification rope, its compact construction keeps more steel in contact with sheaves and drums for unmatched resistance to crushing and wear — for lower maintenance, less downtime and longer service life.

For more information on XLT4, please click the below links:

XLT4Brochure

XLT4 Specifications

XLT4 Product Bulletin

XLT4 Sheave Wear Facts

XLT4 Design Factor on Mobile Cranes

XLT4 - A Low Torque Wire Rope

XLT4 - End Attachments Compatibility for Mobile Crane Hoist Ropes

LoadStar-a crane rope that guarantees a lift in productivity.

LoadStar extended duty crane and hoist ropes were developed primarily for the container crane industry where repetitive, continuous operations are a fact of life. Subsequent research and extensive testing have shown that LoadStar delivers the same exceptional fatigue resistance and service life to other applications where bending fatigue is a problem.

Already a preferred rope for container cranes, LoadStar is now providing extended service life in carriage operations and other applications where multi-sheave equipment and rigorous duty cycles induce fatigue stresses. Almost any application currently using a 6x36 construction can gain an increase in service life with LoadStar.

Strength ChartLOADSTAR STARTS OUT STRONGER.
Take a look at the strength comparison and you'll see that LoadStar provides a significant increase in initial strength. Actual test results show this differential increases throughout the fatigue life of the rope. In fact, LoadStar rope still has 103% of the standard rope's original strength at the point the standard rope experiences complete fatigue failure.

Fatigue ChartLOADSTAR LASTS LONGER.
LoadStar's longer service life results in lower maintenance costs due to fewer rope changes. In addition, fatigue tests have shown that LoadStar will outperform competitors' premium 8-strand compacted, coated core ropes by 60% or more. These tests have also shown that LoadStar outlasts standard ropes by up to 88%.
 
 

6 x 19 & 6 x 36
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