Steel wire winch cable has been the mainstay of the winching, recovery, and hauling industry for many years. With the introduction of synthetic winch rope in the early ’90s and its subsequent growth ...

A one day workshop on “Advances in Non-Destructive Evaluation of Steel Wire Rope in Mining and Aerial Installations: Theory and Practice†organised jointly at CSIR-CIMFR and ASNT India NDT Network ...

Crane manufacturers explain to Katherine Weir the reasons behind the move to synthetic rope while Cris Seidenather at Lebus International Engineers offers advice of how easy winch refurbishment can be ...

For as long as winching has been around, the industry standard has been aircraft-grade steel cable, which is more durable than synthetic rope, but comes at the expense of weight and strength. Steel is ...