One stop area where we insert Blogs and Articles relating to Lifting Gears, such as Steel Wire Ropes, Lifting Shackles, Lifting Slings and accessories.
When should one replace the lifting shackles? Some quick guidelines according to Singapore Standards SS343-3; What to check for to decide if the shackle should be taken out of operations for replacement.
ROPECO® and STEELEX® are the two latest registered trademarks of STL's range of Lifting Slings. ROPECO®(Steel Wire Rope Series) and STEELEX®(Alloy Chain Series) allows customization, to its required capacity and be utilized in its intended working environment.
There are 4 common types of wire rope constructions commonly used in the construction industry. How do we identify the different wire rope construction, and what does the number identifers on the wire rope construct means.
There are 4 regularly seen and used in the current market for various industries... Let us look into how the common steel wire rope lays look like, and how to differentiate them.
Seizing can prevent the unlaying/ loosening of the steel wire rope strands (brooming) when we perform cutting on the wire rope. So what are we looking out for in steel wire rope seizing?
How do we select the correct sling capacity that fits out intended load applications? Let's look at a few options & pointers here...
Check out how our team manage to produce the large diameter wire rope, soft eye (turn back eye splice) sling efficiency.
2 legged Steel Wire Rope Sling Assembly Production - A brief walk through clip on how we produce this lifting sling in STL...
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