Over many centuries, block-and-tackle systems, or rope and pulley systems as they are more commonly known, have been used to help construct a variety of famous buildings, including the Colosseum in ...

Cable sheaves made from wear-resistant, monocast nylon protect umbilicals for launch and recovery applications and cable tethers for deploying submersibles or offshore exploration and production. The ...

Galbreath’s new WT-1216/X and WT-2018/X work truck series cable hoists offer a lighter-duty option to the company’s original eight-inch main frame single-axle cable hoists. The end result can meet the ...

Galbreath, Winamac, Indiana, announced it has launched its new WT-1216/X and WT-2018/X work truck-series cable hoists. The new models were designed to offer a lighter-duty option to Galbreath’s ...

The KwikLift roll-off hoist, in response to growing concerns about industry safety, has been re-introduced with new safety features. KwikLift is the cable hoist companion to the DuaLift hoist system, ...

Using advanced polymers, in particular those based around cast nylon, allow for a number of significant advantages in sheave application. These include increased wire rope life, reduced component ...

You may know the importance of fleet angles, but do you know the best ways to correct them? Cris Seidenather, managing director of Lebus International Engineers, explains how... When spooling wire ...

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