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Helpful Information for Stainless Steel Wire Rope and Rigging Fittings

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Stainless Steel Wire Rope Technical Information

Stainless Steel Wire Rope Technical Information

Technical information on stainless steel wire ropes and the different types of stainless wire ropes.

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Swaging Technical Information

Swaging Technical Information

Swaging refers to the installation technique to permanently connect a swage wire terminal to a length of wire rope.

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Sta-Lok Fittings - How to assemble

How to assemble Sta-Lok terminals

Swageless compression terminals attach to wire and are assembled by hand. Swageless fittings are a good alternative to swaging.

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Shackle Testing Information

Shackle Testing Information

Stainless Steel Shackles Tested & Certified To BS EN 10203 3.1b. Our 316 stainless steel shackles can be supplied tested & certified.

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Lifting Shackle Technical Information

Lifting Shackle Technical Information

High Tensile 17/4 PH Lifting Shackles - Technical Information & Certification.

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Safety Shackle Technical Information

Safety Shackle Technical Information

The shackles with E type Safety Pin are manufactured from Stainless Steel EN10088 1.4401/4. Stainless steel E Type shackles should be used in applications where corrosion resistance is of significant importance.

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Tufnol Lifting Block - Instructions for safe use

Tufnol Lifting Block - Instructions for safe use. High quality general purpose lifting blocks. All lifting blocks proof tested and supplied with test batch ID and full certification. CE certified and stamped.

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Stainless Steel Turnbuckles

Stainless Steel Turnbuckles - Varieties and uses

Stainless steel turnbuckles are available in a variety of styles and combinations. Also described as Rigging Screw, Bottle screw or tensioner.

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Super Duplex Stainless Steel

Super Duplex Stainless Steel Technical Information

Since 1985 there have been tests carried out and recommendations made, that promote the use of super duplex grades of stainless steel for some specific safety critical applications.

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