With still a month to go in 2017, it’s a time for both planning ahead into 2018 as well as a good look back at this year. Satisfaction comes in looking both ways with the launch of the new American Scaffolding website. It’s gratifying to have the project complete, and exciting to have a [...]
We’re hoping October is bringing you a pleasant change of pace. Something about cooling temperatures, changing leaves, and football seems to bring a different cadence to autumn weeks, even if the day-to-day schedule is every bit as full as the summer. At Industrial Wire Rope, autumn brought us students! A few weeks ago, students [...]
With the sobering reality of the destruction delivered by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, and the extensive wildfires in the western U.S., we are both awed and humbled by Mother Nature. To readers affected in those areas, we extend our support to you in thought and in deed. We can hope for a smooth recovery, [...]
With our July newsletter covering subjects such as dam repair, shark tagging and healthy hydration during the summer months, it might seem that all we think about is water. Especially when we open this newsletter with a brief history of the John A. Roebling suspension bridge. It’s entirely coincidence, although considering the challenges water [...]
At the time of writing this, the Plains states are baking and the Midwest is working up a good sweat. With heat all around, it may not be surprising that the July issue of The Rigging Shack has a “water theme”. I hope along with some interesting observations and news, that all the talk of [...]
Welcome to the June issue of The Rigging Shack! In this issue, we provide insights on how we measure, encouragement for building safety into every project, and thoughts on customer service. Measuring History – Then and Now The April issue of Wire Rope News included a feature story on the metric system. The [...]
Thank you for taking a look at our new newsletter. It is our monthly publication with news, insights, and trivia/fun facts about the wire rope industry. Some issues will present safety and training tips; in others, we’ll recognize our employees and the contributions they make that help your business as well as ours. At [...]
Are you in need of scaffolding equipment for a project, but can't decide whether to rent or buy it? This decision is a hard one for many of our clients, but we are here to help! The truth is, there’s no right or wrong answer. It all depends on the task ahead. But, we've put the [...]
The BEST Rigging Advice You'll Ever Receive: The best advice we can possibly give you when it comes to rigging is safety first - ALWAYS! The complicated system of ropes, cables, and/or chains involved in the rigging process can cause serious problems if you're not being cautious enough and not following proper practices. More Rigging Advice: [...]
Tensile strength is a measurement of the force required to pull something such as rope, wire, or a structural beam to the point where it breaks. The tensile strength of a material is the maximum amount of tensile stress that it can take before failure, for example breaking. There are 3 typical definitions of tensile strength: [...]
