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Deluge of dam work forwire rope and fittings suppliers

By Pete Hildebrandt

Over one h u n d r e d years ago,

before Oklahoma was even a state, farmers working the fertile land in the vicinity of the Arkansas River founded Kaw City. The discovery of oil nearby added to the hectic pace of life in the area.

But watery weather soon caught up with the town during a devastating 1923 flood of the region. Spirits not broken by that event were no doubt finished off during the Great Dust Bowl result-ing during the heart of the Great De-pression of the 1930s.

In an effort to have more control over water storage and release, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers came on stage with plans for a dam which was authorized by Congress in the Flood Control Act of 1962.

Numerous buildings in Kaw City, in-cluding the unique Kaw City Museum, were moved to the town’s present loca-tion, on higher ground. Caskets and headstones from the town cemetery were moved, as was the Kaw Indian cemetery. Old Kaw City’s museum ar-tifacts now inhabit the old Santa Fe Railroad Depot. By 1976, huge Kaw Lake covered the place where the origi-nal Kaw City once stood.

Almost thirty five years later, this dam, along with ten others, now needed some major overhaul work on their wire rope cables and associated fittings in or-der to keep the Tainter gates (spillway structures) well maintained and usable.

A Tainter gate resembles a piece of pie, with the convex on the upstream side. It is lifted up by four or five cables and supported on two rockers. The engineer-ing of the gate is such that as a safety feature, the gate will actually close if the wire ropes were to break.

“The wire rope technology has changed since these dams were first built,” says Bob Cushman, president of Cascade Rigging, Clackamas, Oregon. “But everything else is pretty much the same. Nowadays, the wire rope has been structurally enhanced, leading to stronger wires and moving away from plain carbon steel wires to stainless steel wires.”

In early 2010, The Ulven Companies, Hubbard, Oregon, was awarded a sup-ply-only contract from the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers for replacement stainless steel wire rope assemblies for the Tulsa Watershed Project, which in-cludes ten dams in Oklahoma and one in Kansas.

The project was paid for with money

provided by the American Recov-ery and Reinvest-ment Act of 2009 and was admin-istered through the Tulsa Corps of Engineers. The Ulven Companies discovered this job on the Federal Business Oppor-tunities website ( w w w . f b o . g o v ) . This is the larg-est award for just wire ropes under this Act, accord-ing to Cushman. “This project is on a bigger scale than what we’re used to dealing with. Nor-

mally, in my experience, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers only releases one dam at a time per project. This hap-pened to be an eleven in one purchase, which is completely unheard of.”Making Sure the Parts are Right

An important part of the project’s contract included field verification. The information that was supplied to The Ulven Companies at the time of the bid was not adequate to produce the prod-uct. As a result, Mike Severson, project manager for Houston Structures, one of The Ulven Companies, visited each dam to go through the original as-built drawings and gather the needed in-formation, dimensions and everything else that was required to produce the products.

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drawings. So, a large part of the proj-ect was to actually physically go to the dam, find the as-built drawings (which were not always the ones given on the contract that was bid from), interview personnel on the dam about what has been changed in the last 50 or 60 years and then physically view all the neces-sary parts that we could.

“But a lot of these parts are hidden and really hard to see. We had to do our best, without disassembling anything, to verify that the as-built drawings were the parts that were on the dam. In some cases they were not. On some of the dams it was obvious from the as-built drawings that the sheaves and the drums had been changed over time and now we had no drawing for what was on the dam,” explains Se-verson. “In many cases, modifica-tions to the dams took place before c o m p u t e r i z e d drawings, causing some confusing and detailed modi-fications that were hard to follow. This resulted in a num-ber of unanswered questions that were worked through with the corps of engineers. In one case, a full CAD mod-el of the Tainter gate and sheaves had to be pieced together to determine the manufactured cable lengths. This was difficult to determine correctly because of the cable wrapping around the drum and gate, not to mention the lower con-nection point was about 25 feet under-water and not possible to verify on the dam.

“Some of these dams are located basi-cally on a floodplain. There have been experiences where the actual dam vaults where they keep the drawings have been submerged a number of times and different years where the drawings have been completely lost or misfiled in a rush to save drawings from the flood. Some drawings were damaged pretty severely,” says Severson.

“There were no spare parts lying around; there was no trail, very limited traceability. We had to use what we could, to come up with what we’d need to manufacture and go through an ac-

ceptance process with the Army Corps of Engineers.”

After getting all that information they CAD-modeled all the parts, made drawings, got them accepted and then began fabrication. The project started in April of 2010 and the components required for the last dam of the eleven will be delivered in June, 2011.Four Companies Working Together

The contract was worth nearly $3 mil-lion. Four different companies came to-gether to make the assemblies: Loos & Company, Pomfret, Connecticut, made the special stainless steel wire rope;

Wolf Steel (an Ulven Company) made the sockets; Cascade Rigging made the assemblies; and Houston Structures (an Ulven Company) did the project man-agement, field verification, necessary CAD models and engineering. Loos & Company

Originally the ropes used on these dams were flat, according to Mike Wal-lace, vice president of sales and mar-keting with Loos & Company. The gov-ernment went out for a solicitation for flat wire ropes but they only received a quote from one company. “The Army Corp of Engineers could not award a contract with only one bidder” says Wallace. “They cancelled the solicita-tion and then went out for comments from the industry to figure out why they only had one bidder.”

Wallace saw their request for com-ments, called them up and told them that the reason they only had one bid-der was because they were looking for wire rope that only one company in the U.S. makes. He told them that the only

way that they were going to do this was to redesign the rope into one that more manufacturers make to generate more competition.

“I gave them some different choices other than flat stainless steel wire rope. They ultimately choose an un-common construction of a stainless steel wire rope. The sizes were: 12,000 feet ¾” 6x31 right lang lay; 10,000 feet 7/8” 6x31 right lang lay; 9,100 feet 1” 6x31 right lang lay; 21,000 feet 1 1/8” 6x31 right lang lay; 5,000 feet 7/8” and 6x19 right lang lay using domestic melted steel.

“They’d chosen a rope that was fairly uncommon in manufacture, 6 x 31 right lang lay and also speci-fied a higher than normal breaking strength,” says Wallace. “But nobody had ever made these ropes before; we had to start from scratch in designing these ropes, figuring out, by working backwards what tensile strengths are needed on the individual wires.

“It’s each indi-vidual wire and its strength that’s involved and you

add them all up to get the total break-ing strength of the wire rope. But all along the way there’s loss of efficiency because the wires are not straight, they’re twisted. They don’t hold their full breaking strength. You have to cal-culate what efficiency these wires are going to have in their constructions.”

This takes a lot of engineering time, according to Wallace. With five dif-ferent wire ropes that basically had to have been designed from scratch and no technical data from previous production runs with the same rope to draw upon, everything is theory. Loos draws their own wire. Their raw mate-rial is hot-rolled annealed and pickeled rod. From that they make wire before stranding. Each one of these wire ropes had about six to seven different wire sizes in it.

After manufacturing the rope and during Cascade Rigging’s fabrications of the assemblies, one of the specifica-tions on the project was that the wire

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rope be pre-stressed or pre-stretched to 50% of its minimum breaking strength. The Corps already designed these ropes with a higher than normal breaking strength. The 50% is a higher than nor-mal pre-stretch value. Typcially it’s 40%.

When Bob Cushman at Cascade Rig-ging first started pre-stretching some of these ropes up to the 50% level he was actually breaking some wires be-cause the wires were already at such a high tensile to meet the higher break-ing strength requirements. Loos & Company ended up collaborating with Cascade on these strengths, along with Ulven, to advise the Corps of Engineers that the proof-load of 50% was just tax-ing the individual wires too much, that they needed to back off on the proof-load to 40%.

“The Corps agreed and they changed the requirement to 40%,” says Wallace. “They just didn’t know and neither did we initially. The lang lay is a construc-tion that stretches a lot more than the right regular lay. It was touch and go there for awhile. We didn’t know if the Corps was going to take our advice and back off on the pre-stretch value; if they didn’t, we didn’t really have any-where to go because we’d already made

a whole lot of rope.”Loos & Company was making rope

over a period from September until January, 2011 for this project. Their first shipment to Cascade went out in early October, 2010 and the last was the third week in January. “We could have made the rope more quickly in that period but we didn’t want to put it on the shelf per se and make it all up in advance,” explains Wallace. “We were making this rope up in different lots over a span of about four months, timing it all with how Cascade Rigging figured that they were going to be able to make the assemblies.

“The rope’s been installed and is working and running. That’s a lot of stainless rope; in all, about 40,000 feet. I’m told it’s not all for use at one time, but some will be used for spares. Ev-erything came through for everyone involved in this project. Bob Cushman and his crew of guys did one heck of a job making these cable assemblies and making everything that they had to do. The physical labor portion of this job was tremendous,” says Wallace. “It was quite a project.”Cascade Rigging

Cascade Rigging Inc. is no stranger to outfitting dams with needed fittings

and wire ropes. Bob Cushman has done quite a few of these types of jobs over the years in the Willamette Valley, Oregon where his base of operations is located.

Cushman procured all the wire rope from Loos and Company. Seven hun-dred seventy six different assemblies (a wire rope with the fittings on the ends) were involved in the project, as were some 65,000 feet of stainless steel wire rope. Cascade Rigging cut the rope to length, pre-stretched all the wire, fab-ricated the lines, tested, certified, and finally packaged it in shipping crates.

There were a total of 1,548 sockets re-quired for the job. The end fittings were cast at Wolf Steel Foundry, one of The Ulven Companies. They cast 1,504 spe-cialized cast end fittings. The others were specialized and machined components. The Ulven Companies

Five companies make up The Ulven Companies, Hubbard, Oregon: Wolf Steel Foundry; Houston Structures; Ulven Forging; Skookum; and Hale Iron. Mike Ulven is the chief operat-ing officer for the group of companies. They manufacture and sell sockets for cable assemblies used in structural ap-plications, bridges, dams, communica-

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Wolf Steel Foundry has been produc-ing steel castings since 1989. They are a 100% no-bake steel foundry and cast parts using an induction furnace pro-cess. They pour low alloy, abrasion resis-tant, carbon steels, and stainless steels. They also do custom chemistry materi-als upon request. Because they have an on-site laboratory, every heat receives chemical analysis. Wolf also provides physical certification, magnetic particle, and radiography testing. Annealing and normalizing heat treat processes are performed on-site, with additional heat treat processes available.

Wolf is in the process of doubling their capacity to casting weights of fin-ished parts up to 2,250 lbs. This is done by adding a new 3,000-pound induction furnace. Despite the current economy, this is a very exciting time for Wolf Steel as they enjoy the opportunity to grow with the demands of their cus-tomers, according to Severson.

Houston Structures (HSI) supplies cast, forged machined and fabricated structural support products for small, large and even huge projects through-out the world. This includes products for bridges, hydroelectric and structural projects, mining and more. They have done navigation dams on the Columbia River and a number of other Corps of Engineering projects such as that.

HSI is experienced in project man-agement including project scheduling, quality management, and complete analysis of project requirements. The firm supplies engineering skills to develop a project’s assembly needs and designs, electronic preparation of plans, designs and specs using Solid-works. Load and strength FEA (finite element analysis) for strength deter-mination is used for their entire line of products and for any companies that they work with. They use COSMOS embedded within Solidworks for their simulation work.

Houston Structures joined the Ul-ven Companies in 1996. “Houston Structures flexes the capabilities of the Ulven Companies manufacturing and engineering base to meet a firm’s projects schedules and demands,” says Severson. “Houston Structures is the common thread that pulls together all the manufacturing bases covering

cast, forged, machined and fabricated structural cable assemblies. With these capabilities, we feel that we can meet anyone’s projects needs.”

Ulven Forging is celebrating their 40th anniversary this year. The com-pany began with open die forging, then gradually added closed die ham-mer forging, press forging, and upset forging. Ulven uses open die forging to produce larger-size products as well as prototypes and short-run quantities.

Closed-die hammers are used to pro-duce longer runs of forgings from very small high volume items to large indus-trial sized components. Ulven’s closed die business first exceeded its open die volume in 1996. Press forging is used for medium to high volume production runs, and is set up with automatic bar feed systems and induction heating.

Upset forging is used for both low to high volume runs. In Ulven’s practice, parts are forged in a horizontal position where the work piece is gripped be-tween two grooved dies and deformed by a heading die that exerts force to the end of the stock. Examples of up-set forgings include axles, rod ends, eye bolts, and shafts. Ulven’s CNC division offers both lathe and mill CNC opera-tions and manual machining.

Skookum was established in 1890 as a family business and purchased by the Ulven family in 1986. Their comprehensive block, fairlead, sheave, hook, and alloy forging lines have been used in demanding applications around the world.

Having been around for more than a

Mike Severson, Houston Structures Project Manager, inspects the stainless cable assemblies on the Kaw Dam in Northern Oklahoma.

century, Skookum has been able to take part in the shaping of American indus-try, from salvage operations at Pearl Harbor and construction of the Grand Coulee Dam, to San Francisco’s BART system. They serve the logging, mari-time, mining, commercial fishing, petro-leum, military, and offshore industries.

Hale Iron, another of the Ulven Companies, began as a family busi-ness in 1929. With Hale Iron’s recent move to Hubbard, Oregon, the Hale products are now sold under Skoo-kum. Hale Iron specializes in manu-facturing master links, pear links and sub assemblies for chain, wire rope and synthetic ropes.Getting the Parts to their Destination

After the parts for each dam were as-sembled, Severson went back to each one of the dams, as they are contrac-tually obligated to be there when the parts were delivered. Severson has been on the road more than he normal-ly is, as the dams are anywhere from 20 miles apart to 200 miles apart.

The logistics on this job were tough. The assemblies were shipped by inde-pendent trucking companies to each dam. This was very time-sensitive, as the parts had to be at the dam at a cer-tain hour. This involved coordinating the truck’s schedule from Oregon all the way to Oklahoma to make sure its arrival was at the specified hour. Hous-ton Structures had to provide their own fork lifts for the job of unloading the trucks. The Corps of Engineers did a quality check at that point followed by a sign-off procedure.

There is a separate contract for the installation, so Ulven is not respon-sible for the installation work. The W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam 14 will be installed next. They are releasing con-tracts as they go forth and cables are received.

The Kaw Lake, found in north cen-tral Oklahoma and south central Kan-sas has had its assemblies all installed already. (For those wanting to catch a glimpse of the original Kaw City Okla-homa, when the waters of Kaw Lake drop unusually low during a drought, a number of the tops of the first Kaw City’s buildings can still be seen just above the surface of the water, remind-ing us of where the bustling town once stood.) As with all the rest of the dams in the Tulsa Watershed Project, there will be some new wire ropes and fit-tings to make sure the gates open and close when they should. That’s good news for the folks who operate them, and the surrounding communities. WRN

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When Larry Means was elected Chairman of the ASME B30 safety committee last summer, he assumed the role at an unusual time. Maybe “unusual” isn’t the per-fect adjective to describe his situation.

The first meeting at which Larry Means presided was the scene of a procedure known as an Ap-

peal, an event which occurs only rarely in the formal proceedings of that com-mittee. It requires the Chairman to function much like a judge in a court of law. The protocol involved is rigid and clearly defined but the B30 commit-tee has a long-standing reputation for fractious behavior. The Chairman, who is required to be completely neutral, must shoulder a pretty heavy burden to maintain control.

The Appeal session, convened at Minneapolis in September 2010, last-ed more than five hours according to Kathryn Hyam, the attractive profes-sional engineer who serves ASME as Secretary of the B30 Committee. Larry took command as successor to Paul Zorich who headed the committee for many years. Because of ASME term limits he was no longer eligible to seek re-election in 2010. Paul had handled the Appeals process on previous occa-sions, but a schedule conflict prevented him from attending Larry’s first meet-ing to provide assistance if needed.

The concept of an Appeal is one of the many steps constituting the checks and balances of B30. The committee func-tions as a developmental group within the Codes & Standards activities of the American Society of Mechanical Engi-neers. Each of the ASME development committees has a charter requiring it to seek consensus of experts in a field such as design, measurement, mainte-nance, health, or in the case of B30 – in the field of Safety. The intent is to ar-rive at a document that will satisfy the requirements of the American National Standards Institute. The Institute has defined “Consensus” as “substantial agreement” but not necessarily una-nimity. Obviously a unanimous assent is the best of all worlds, particularly when human safety is at stake.

The safety documents created by the ASME’s B30 committee are not Codes; i.e. they are not enforceable by law. When ASME was organized originally, in 1880, one of its primary missions was

related to the safety of the boilers used with steam engines. The rules of safe boiler practice devised by ASME were adopted as Codes enforceable by law ev-erywhere in the USA. The success of this effort induced ASME to search for other equipment used by American industrial and construction workers which could benefit from creation of a safety code. In 1916, cranes and derricks were sug-gested as a topic of interest.

Beginning with an 8-page draft docu-ment, a series of discussions were held from 1920 to 1925 resulting in forma-tion of a committee in 1926, followed by publication of the first set of safety rules, sponsored jointly by ASME and Naval Facilities Engineering Com-mand, continuing in force until 1962. At that point a major reorganization formed an American national stan-dards committee. This was followed by a second reorganization in 1982 when the committee was accredited by ANSI. By that time the original 8 pages had been expanded into a series of approxi-mately thirty volumes covering advice on safe practices for cableways, cranes, derricks, hoists, jacks and slings, and many other kinds of similar equipment.

The path to attaining substantial

agreement can be steep, rocky, and clogged with brambles. In B30, the pro-cess begins when a sub-group evaluates a proposal which can be made by any-one. Committee meetings are open to the general public. The proposal suggests an action such as revising or reaffirming an existing standard, devising a new stan-dard, or withdrawing an obsolete stan-dard. Sub-groups do not need to achieve a consensus. Normally the sub-group decides, after discussion, to either reject the proposal or forward the item to the agenda of the main committee.

In the case of the B30 main commit-tee, the members are technically quali-fied individuals with a concern and willingness to work within the com-mittee’s charter. To inhibit bias, ASME classifies the members based upon the business interests of each person’s pri-mary source of financial support for their participation. No more than a third of the committee can come from any one classification. In addition to work on safety standards, the commit-tee also controls its own administrative items and personnel actions to assure the published policies of ASME are fol-lowed. Another important function is to

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Any proposal listed on the agenda is first subjected to open discussion dur-ing one or more of three committee meetings held each year at varied lo-cations in the USA. After review, the committee votes to move the item to the status of a ballot, transmitted ei-ther on paper or electronically. When the votes are counted, a single disap-proval halts the process, but the com-

mittee member in disagreement must provide written explanation of his or her attitude plus suggestions for change. This leads to more discussion in the committee and possible modifi-cations to the proposal. Either way, if it goes out for second ballot, a two-thirds majority of the committee can overturn one or more individual disapprovals. Anyone still disagreeing has recourse to the Appeal, the outcome of which is to carry the debate onward to a higher level within the Society.

Means, a well-known wire rope con-sultant, had some preliminary experi-ences that may have served him well in the situation. For many years he served as Chairman of the ASME B30.9 sub-group responsible for writing sling safe-ty standards. In that job he inherited a task very few engineers would welcome. It was a project to create a concordance of the safety advisories for six different varieties of slings commonly used in fac-tories and at construction sites. It was begun when Jeff Klibert chaired B30.9 but when Jeff moved up to be President of Lift-All, his free time became limited, so he was accorded Honorary Mem-ber status by B30 and Larry took over B30.9 and the project.

“Larry completed Jeff’s project to the satisfaction of almost everyone” said Don Sayenga, a former committee member who at the time represented AWRF on B30.9. “It was no small task because it involved, among other things, the creation and addition of a new chapter describing safety practic-es for synthetic roundslings, a popular product that didn’t even exist when the original edition of B30.9 was published many years ago. At the time Larry was representing the Wire Rope Techni-cal Board at the main B30 meetings, but he presented the subcommittee’s views in an unbiased way. That wasn’t easy, but it demonstrated his ability to remain neutral, the most important single attribute for anyone who chairs that committee.”

The term of the B30 Chairman is three years. Following the January 2012 meeting at Phoenix AZ, Larry will have seven more meetings in the chair if he doesn’t have any conflicts resulting from his consulting activi-ties. At that point he will be in the age range where retirement is an attrac-tive option. Becoming the first person from the wire rope industry to chair the committee is a very significant achieve-ment. It remains to be seen if he will seek re-election in 2014. Larry and his wife Betty make their home in St. Jo-seph MO where he formerly worked for Wire Rope Corporation of America. He received his BS degree from the Uni-versity of Missouri in 1965 and he’s been a registered professional engineer in Missouri since 1972. He and Betty also distribute the publications of the WRTB. In his spare time he is very ac-tive with the Boys Scouts of America. He is also quite active in their local Church where he has been Chairman of Trustees, Chairman of the Person-nel/Parish Committee, and a member of the Executive Committee. WRN

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Western logging industry hangs on, with the use of wire rope cable

By Peter Hildebrandt

In the eastern U.S., chain is the material used for most logging and timber harvesting. But in the Pacific Northwest, where trees grow quite a bit larger, wire rope can be found as a critical component of logging operations.

Timber Supply Company, Philo-math, Oregon, is a longtime suppli-er of wire rope cable to the loggers

in the area. “We do a lot of cable logging out here, with yarders,” says Dennis Bennett, Timber Supply Co. owner. “That is what our main business is, supplying the sky lines, in-haul lines and the chokers for the yarders.”

There’s a little bit of Cat work and skidder work, but there is lots of yarder work in the area, according to Bennett. Yarders consist of equipment featuring a steel tube that stands up. “Cable runs up through the tube and out into the forest,” explains Bennett. “This setup tail-holds the skyline out into position

and there is a motorized carriage that runs up and down the skyline bringing the logs in from the forest being logged. It’s a pretty intense deal.”

Much of the logging operations in the Pacific Northwest feature clear-cutting. What loggers typically do after the clear-cut has been done is to bring in the yarder equipment, stand the steel tube up, put guy lines out to hold the tube up, run their lines out and get them set. From this standing skyline a motorized carriage is run up and down on the wire rope cables, retrieving logs.

The carriage has a drop line in it with the chokers attached. The drop line comes out of the carriage, choker

setters set the chokers, the radio-con-trolled yarder engineer activates the drop-line in the carriage – this in turn hauls it up into the carriage – and then the yarder pulls the carriage into the landing.

“There are different-sized yarders and it takes different-sized wire rope,” explains Bennett. “Our main wire rope for the skylines is 1” and 1 1/8” right now. Most of my wire rope comes from WRCA. Wire rope dimensions have down-sized quite a bit due to not as much old-growth logging. We used to sell lots of 1 3/8”skyline. But it’s down-sized quite a bit with the invention of the swaged ropes; so now our custom-

ers can go to a smaller rope also.”

Swaged rope involves taking a piece of wire rope, such as round 1 ¼” wire rope that is then run through a swager. This equipment mashes the rope down and compacts it to 1 1/8”. “You get a lot bet-ter wear with this rope,” says Bennett. “It increases your strength and you get more drum capacity.”

This is a logging commu-nity; the whole west coast in Oregon is involved with logging, according to Ben-nett. “It’s slowed down quite a bit with the spot-ted owl thing. But we are right in the middle of the big timber country. We’ve been in business since 1959 and we stay mostly in the state of Oregon; we go within a one hun-dred air mile radius of our store, which covers quite a bit of area.”

Work slows down a bit in the wintertime. Lo-cated just north of Eu-gene, Oregon and about five miles from Corvallis, their store is only about An old Berger yarder is being used for skyline logging.


280 feet above sea level so they do not get a lot of snow. Some of the highest peaks in this region of the foothills of the Cascade range are only about 4,000 feet in elevation so loggers are able to work – and stay fairly busy - most of the time because they don’t get a lot of deep snow. But higher up in the Cas-cade Range itself they do receive a lot of snow causing work to slow down in the winter to a much greater extent.

“Back in the earlier days they didn’t have the radio-controlled carriages as they have today so there was a lot of ground lead logging,” says Bennett. “They would hook chokers onto the logs and drag them along the ground to pull them into the yarder; they still had the yarders back then. But the ground lead was what they’d use, in addition to a lot bigger ropes. Now they are able to pick the logs up and once you get them off the ground they of course pull a lot easier. That’s why smaller cables are able to be used now.”

When Bennett first started, big chok-ers, 1” to 1 1/8”were used – lots of them. Now the standard chokers used are 9/16” to 5/8”. There has been a signifi-cant change just because of the newer more modern equipment. Radio-con-trolled carriages that came out in the early 1970’s are one of the main chang-es that have in turn changed the sizes of the wire ropes used.

Timber Supply, Inc. has a real good supply of wire rope cable, according to Bennett. “When a customer calls in, say, in the morning, and needs his line right away, scheduling to get it out to him right away is critical. Downtime to him is a big thing. We can get a line ready and get it out to him most of the time the same day.”

Tracy Smouse, owner of Emerald Valley Thinning, Philomath, Oregon says that with the replacing of lines sometimes you can do routine main-tenance, get it scheduled in and all that goes well and good, but at other times, you just have a failure during the day and it’s like an SOS call. “We just call up Dennis to tell him we need this in the morning, Timber Supply scrambles around to get it ready and do the best they can to get it there. We try to change the wire rope cables out periodically as needed, but when you have a failure, you can’t wait and schedule a replacement. It’s got to happen right now.”

Things also depend upon the type of problem involving the wire rope. “If it’s just plum worn out and you can’t splice it, if it got cut or damaged on some-thing, you can cut the bad part out and

splice it yourself in the brush and con-tinue on for a few days until you get a replacement line there. This depends on the type of problem, whether you wore the rope out or ruined a thousand feet of it burning it over a rock some-where - you’re not going to repair that.”

Emerald has a mechanized side in their operations that doesn’t use any cables. But their two yarder operations use a lot of cable, according to Smouse. The TTY-70 has 2,500 feet of 1 1/8” sky line onboard the drum. Then there is 3,000 feet of ¾” skidding line, 4,500 feet of ¾” haul back line. A carriage runs back and forth on that and picks the logs up out of the canyon.

The haul back line is used in places where no gravity is able to ship the car-riage back out. At these places the haul back line is used to pull the carriage back out. It goes clear around, goes back into to the landing and hooks on the back of the carriage, in case an op-erator has to go uphill or doesn’t have enough deflection to pull the carriage back out, according to Smouse.

Smouse mentions that clear-cutting is usually referred to as a final har-vest. “Currently we’re mainly involved in the final harvest stage, but we have done a lot of cable thinning in the past with our 16 employees. “There are a lot of people out here that do thinning on the first entry into a stand of timber to improve it. On a lot of the steeper slopes it requires wire rope cable to do that work.

“At 20 years, the forest landowner is looking at a first entry thinning. There’s no return on that. You’re do-ing it for management. Then once the stand gets up around 30 years they may do a second entry just to improve the stand – or they may not. They may just want to let it go depending on the landowner’s preference. Some of them have a 30 year rotation, some 40, some 50; it simply depends on where you are at with your sustainable yield.”

When asked about the challenges of weather, Smouse says that where they are working, weather’s not much of a factor. “You may lose a week in the middle of the wintertime,” he says. “It used to be with the big timber you could hardly bury it in the snow. But now with the smaller timber, a foot or eighteen inches of snow is enough to hide the logs. You have to wait. We have anywhere from 40 to 100 acres cut and laying on the ground and if you get 12 inches of snow laying on the timber it makes it hard to find all the pieces. Given our location in the Coast Range

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continued from previous pageand the west side of the Willamette Valley, we don’t get prolonged snow-pack in the lower elevations.”

Smouse’s operations have had radio-controlled carriages for awhile now. He can remember the days when such equipment was not used. Motorized carriages were coming into use in the early 1970s. That is around the time when a lot of places were getting out of the big timber and into the second-growth stands and the motorized car-riages were more productive. The mo-torized carriages run on the skyline, travelling back and forth.

Swaged cable allowed everybody to use a smaller diameter cable in place of what they previously had. All this did was to allow people to reach out further. Yarders that normally would only have had 2,000 feet of cable on them now can get 2,400 to 2,500 feet of cable on them with the same strength and weight. Choker sizes vary relative to the stand of timber you are doing the work in. If you are in timber with a 36-inch average DBH (diameter at breast height) you’re probably going to use ¾” or 7/8” chokers. If you’re in timber that’s 18-inch DBH you are probably going to have ½” or 9/16” choker.

Weist Logging has been around since before the motorized remote car-riages were used. Some of the motor-ized carriages will actually pull the skid line right through so it’s not a self-contained carriage, not loaded with line, but instead pulls the line right off of the yarder. It has pulleys and little Acme pulls use pressure and hydraulics and then the wheels actu-

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“More often than not we are involved in clear cutting operations in this part of the world,” says Rocky Sapp, of-


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continued from page 22fice manager for Weist Logging, Inc., whose owner is Kevin Weist. “We log in both the Coastal Range and Cascade Range. When we give them enough time, Timber Supply is able to replace lines for us. But there are times when if one parts in the middle, you don’t splice skylines. With our 2,000 foot line on our small yarders you could need a new line at any given time. On the bigger yarders we use tags on the back end where you’re not logging but it still takes – with the motorized carriage – a long piece of line on the machine to cre-ate accomplishment there.”

Weist Logging deals with snow dur-ing the wintertime and then in fire sea-son work is limited to one o’clock clo-sure depending on the fire rating. With their work on the coast they aren’t hin-dered by the fire restrictions too badly.

“One challenge for us sometimes is stabilizing the system,” says Sapp. “To try and stand a 100-foot yarder in the air with wire rope you must have sol-id stumps to be able to tie everything down. It seems like we’re re-harvesting older plantations now with Weyer-haeuser interested in the smaller logs today that are 50 years old. But this in turn doesn’t really give you good

enough stumps to tie your yarders down on.

“That’s a rather large challenge, to either bury old equipment - we use heavy old CATS, track machines with a blade on the front that you can dig in and use as an anchor. Generally our anchor points have been great big green stumps; but if there aren’t any stumps you’ve got to figure out another way to do that.”

Using the stumps to tie down the yarders has been done by notching the stump and wrapping the wire rope around it before shackling it back into itself. The terrain Weist Logging works in is generally steep and choppy, ac-cording to Sapp. They set a yarder up on one ridge top, stretch the line out to the next ridge top and log everything in between. Sometimes that means a mile of line. “It takes a rather large machine to pick up a mile of 1 1/4” steel line,” adds Sapp. “You have to have good lines, have to have the strength there whether it’s a motorized carriage or not. You have people on the ground working around it and you simply can-not neglect to take care of your line.

“The skycars put another machine out there. The young fellows we hire off the street today kind of feel like they’re

running yet another video game; you have radio-controlled carriages, they’re standing there pushing buttons watch-ing the work being done. You’ve still got to drag the line from the carriage to the log to wrap the choker around it and then get the heck out of the way, but it’s pretty cool to watch.”

Weist Logging has been around since 1984 and still pecks away in a tough economy. They have four yarders and 25 workers. They’re working three of them today and a shovel site. It takes eight or nine guys on the ground with the yarder side. They have a proces-sor, a machine that limbs, and BUCKS a tree length tree into logs before a shovel loads the logs on the truck. Most everything they’re doing is tree length.

“Though the old hand axes are gone, the big trees still have to be cut with a power saw,” says Sapp. “There are still big trees out there and we’re still working them part of the time. The branches are trimmed once the tree is on the ground. Contrary to the public belief, we are still growing trees in Or-egon. It’s like a garden. Manage your ground and it will continue to produce – and wire rope cable is still used out here and remains critical to all our op-erations.” WRN


The new Great Hype Hope is called Near Field Communication (NFC). This will, in effect, put your credit cards into your smart phone, and make it easier to pay your bills. But will it also cost you more, in more ways than one?

by Michael J. Major

The latest and greatesthigh-tech gimmick

The latest in high-tech communi-cation gagetry, about to flood the U.S. market, is called Near Field

Communication (NFC). In its most ba-sic meaning, NFC is a mechanism for payment which, as opposed to the mag-netic stripe on a plastic card, is em-bedded in the software inside a cell or smart phone. NFC is both contactless and transactional, contactless since it is not swiped through a device as is a credit or debit card, but simply waved close to the device, and transactional since this simple motion automatically

an even faster method. This spread to the computer purchas-ing a newspaper, donut, or other con-cessions. The ease-of-use encouraged the consumer to use NFC more, and thus spend more. As other merchants saw the value of the technology, the more it spread. And, while many U.S. businesses, with the introduction of NFC to this country, have a lot of catching up to do to accelerate their learning curve, this has already been accomplished by some international companies such as Mac-Donald’s and Coke in their foreign outlets.

Now, as explains Lindner, a con-sumer in Japan can go up to a red dis-penser, move it close to or touch it with his smart phone, and out comes a Coke. This, however, is only a start. Lindner spins the following scenario: “Suppose you are in a bus stop you’re routinely at waiting to go home after work, and this stop is in front of a convenience store. You see an ad which can make make you one of Coke’s valued customers and give you a dis count by simply touching your phone to the ad,” says Lindner. “If a Coke seems good to you then, you’re apt to take advantage of it.”

But, since the NFC is equipped with a Global Positioning System (GPS), the Coke marketeers know your exact physical location and date and time you took advantage of the offer. You’re then targeted to receive a message from Coke as being one of their valued customers, able to easily receive more such discounts. Coke may not know any thing else about you but, if you go along, will very soon find out your name and everything else it wants to know about you.

Now, continues Lindner, a company like Safeway has over 50 million cus-


transfers funds from the user to the designated merchant or other party.

But this seemingly innocuous func-tion has the potential for doing much more than maintain its proponents, all for the good, though maybe also not too good, says someone like myself. Here I’ll state my disclaimer, dispensing with the pen name I usually use for this publication to use my real name. For I’m also dispensing with the detatched objective tone I use for most of my ar-ticle writing to expose my personal bias. While I recognize the value that high-tech devices can bring in certain specific instances, I generally feel they are over-used, end up cost ing more in time and effort and money than the benefits, and often bring in their wake

real harm. Although I’ve been forced to adapt to computers to the extent that I email my articles to editors, I outsource this task, and won’t touch a

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friend on Facebook. I don’t have a smart phone, or even a cell phone.

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ground on NFC from some experts who are familiar with this technology, who believe in it, where it’s headed, and the benefits promised. This will be followed by my less than enthusiastic comments.

Tim Lindner, principal, Lindner Technology Representation LLC, Cold Spring, NY, points out, “NFC is new to the U.S., but it is not a new technol-ogy. It’s very robust, and has long been adapted by much of the rest of the world and is used on a daily basis.” NFC was pioneered in Japan in the early 1990s, and has really picked up momen tum in about the past ten years, having be-come commonplace throughout West-ern Eruope and much of Asia. NFC has now become standardized to meet the requirements of ISO and a number of other international reg ulatory bodies.

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tomers in its loyalty problem. NFC will give it multiple op-portunities to further reach these customers. An individual vendor, such as Coke, however, whether it offers its dis-counts through stores or in newspaper inserts or other direct mail, has the latter pro cessed in huge centers in Texas or Florida, but has no way of knowing just who purchased its products. Now, however, it appears that NFC will let them know about your demographic profile. “This is the Holy Grail merchants see at the end of NFC,” Lindner says.

In agreement is Robert P. Sabella, CEO/founder, OTA Training, LLC, Dallas, TX. “The data the user provides in purchasing through NFC not only ties the person to the lo-cation in a way to effect pur chasing, it can integrate this payment information into a higher level of integration by in-corporating the user experience with existing social media.”

Therefore, you have the potential of a wide range of ven-dors of goods and services targeting individuals in a more immediate and com prehensive way than traditional forms of marketing, even more than the social networks such as Facebooks, which can also be utilized.

So, what this means to you, the consumer, is added con-venience. NFC becomes, what Lindner terms, “an electronic wallet,” since it re places a wallet filled with plastic cards. You easily become a valued customer at the stores where you shop and for the products you purchase, automatically taking advantage on all discounts.

To turn to the NFC use in healthcare, the benefits to the consumer are even more striking. In terms of payment, which usually involves both the patient and an insurance co-payer, the technology is ideal primarily because there is a single unique patient identifier. This, in itself, solves the multiple

continued from page 26 complexities resulting from the many laws designed to pro-tect a person’s medical confidentiality. It also simplifies the connections between the patient and his insurance co-payer. Since hospitals have so routinely overcharged Medicare pa-tients, a separate government monitoring agency has been established, with a continually going back and forth between what the actual costs should be, what Medicare and the pa-tient have been billed, with the various corrections - it ap-pears this expanse of needless paperwork may be simplified as well.

But of more interest to John Peeters, president/found-er of the Washington, DC-based Gentag, Inc., are what he calls the “disposable diagnostic” capabilities of NFC, many of which he has developed. “The technology can be applied to almost anything,” Peeters says. “For instance, if a patient is discharged from the hospital and needs to have his temperature checked every six hours for six months, the sensor in the cell phone can be programmed to do just that.” The wire less thermometer will not only automatically register the patient’s temperature, it will also automatically transmit the data back to and update the patient’s hospital records. A similar application, says Peters, “is measuring a diabetic patient for glucose levels. Just put the cell phone close to the skin to get and trans-mit the reading. It’s really simple.”

Whereas measuring temperature of glucose levels or other standard procedures, there are some conditions which are more variable and complex. An entirely new application Peeters has recently accounced “is really exciting for it’s a way to measure compartment syndrome in a way that’s not been done before.”

Peeters explains that compartment syndrome is the trau-ma that can develop as the result of, say, a broken leg, which has been sub jected to surgery then put in a cast. As a result of the pressure of the skin against the cast rising from too much swelling, you can have a trauma which chokes off the blood supply in that area, turning an apparently successful surgery into a failure. “The idea we developed was to sup-ply the patient with the sensor. If he doesn’t have a NFC phone, give him one. The patient can then be discharged. Compart ment syndrome monitoring typically costs $4,000 for 12 hours. But now the patient can monitor the pressure itself. With a very low cost.”

In terms of drug prescriptions, Peeters points out that NFC not only prevents fraud but may also curtail the fraud already rampant in this area. “Again, each of the sensors has a unique iden tification or identifier, so no two will ever be the same,” says Peeters. “We see this technology working with the pharmacy. The cell phone will give the timing for taking the pills, running the costs along with the reminders. When the supplies run out, the cell phone becomes a gate way to resupplying. Again, it’s a very secure technology, first meant for banking.”

As has been widely reported, prescription drugs like Oxy-cotin have entered the black market and, in many respects, become more addictive and difficult to apprehend than crim-inalized drugs. Why this won’t happen with NFC, and what might make this platform the re quired one for dispensing prescription drugs, are the overlays which can be very inex-pensively applied.

For instance, not only the pill package, but also the loca-tion can be authenticated. A pill container is not only traced to one per son, but also, through its GPS system, to a single location. So it’s going to be known if it shows up in India, or even downtown. The patient may be required to take the


continued from page 28medications in his own home, at the re-quired times. In fact, if necessary, even a camera can be overlaid on the tech-nology, again, at a cheap cost, to make sure the person taking the pills is the one the healthcare provider intended them for.

“Other advantages are that the tech-nology is based on all of the interna-tional standards, such as ISO, and ac-credited for medical use worldwide,” Peetrs says. “There are no interference issues. It does not interfere with the skin or medical devices, and can be adapted to any sensor medical device or application.”

So, those are the benefits of NFC for you, the consumer. In the commercial arena, there is the convenience of easy payment plus the ability to take part in a variety of discounts. In the health-care world, for certain illnesses or physical conditions, add the ability to self monitor, saving considerable time and expense of going to the doctor.

But the achingly obvious question to be raised here is the one not consid-ered. And that is, was NEC invented and utilized for the benefit of the con-sumer or the banks, merchants, and healthcare providers who control it?

The answer is so obvious that it need not be stated. But keep this in mind as we go to the next question.

How much advertising can con-sumers be inundated with before tuning out? Traditional forms of ad-vertising, such as direct mail, TV, and magazine/newspaper have increased to annoying levels. But how effective has all this been? It appears that leading magazines and newspapers are rou-tinely going out of business for want of ad vertising which is headed more and more to cyber space. But just how happy are consumers having their com-puters clogged with a phenomenon now termed “junk mail?” In other words, how happy will the person be whenever he turns on his cell phone to find he has to wade through dozens of advertisers trying to get his attention?

In short, will that many people actu-ally use NFC?

Sabella responds to this question by saying, “I think NFC will follow the arc of many new technologies. It will start with a lot of excitement, simmer down as people realize it’s not the greatest invention since white bread, then grad-ually pick up momentum. Younger peo-ple, more in tune with smart phones, will be the biggest initial users. But, ul-

timately, there won’t be any choice. For the NFC technology will be built into every smart phone. NFC’s widespread use is ‘inevitable.”

Inevitable. Ahhhhh ... Though the initial target is initially smart phones, is there any reason that the technol-ogy, being so cheap, will not then be in-stalled in regular cell phones, and then land phones?

This leads back to a consideration of the Holy Grail that Lindner spoke of, when businesses and banks will have every bit of data about your life, both professional and personal, shatter-ing any pretense at privacy even more throughly than social media such as Facebook have done, and have been so thoroughly criticized for doing so.

It appears that, as Lindner ex-plains, there are a number of com- peting forces for this Holy Grail, and the situation is, at the moment, “cha-otic.” For those fighting to control this technology include, for a start, the telephone consortium, ISIS Mobile, made up of AT&T, Verizon Wireless, and T-Mobile, who have partnered with the Discover card. There there is the Master/Visa Card combination, which wants to maintain its domi-nent position. Plus there are serious threats from independents such as Apple and Google. Then there are the various bank consortiums, with no doubt many more entering or soon to enter the fray.

To look at just one ramification, merchants currently pay fees to the bank issuing the credit card rang-ing from 2% to 4%. If the consumer pays his credit card on time every month, he is not charged, so the mer-chant typically raises the prices of his goods to cover this expense. The other convenient path has been the debit card, which requires not a per-centage, but a flat fee of 12¢. Credit cards are still the most widely used, due to the cultural influences and habit. But debit cards have rapidly been gaining, especially from the re-cession, in which many credit cards are maxed out.

“In Congress today, there is a sub-committee looking at whether a per-centage of the transaction should be allowed,” Lindner says. “Suppose only 12¢ per transaction is allowed, with no more per centages. The problem is with the NFC capability. The question is, how will a payment be settled? As with a credit or debit card? Does the consumer choose? Or the mobile car-rier? For suppose only the 12¢ per transaction is allowed, but no more

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In other words, to make up for lost credit and debit card revenues where are banks likely to turn for money they so desperately need to keep from apply-ing for food stamps? The distinct pos-sibility is that banks will start charg-ing consumers a percentage of checks deposited or cashed. As a reward for being suckered into spending more money recklessly, consumers will end up spending much more than the il-lusion they thought they were saving, and do so most conveniently.

Then there is the even more seri-ous question of privacy rights. True, NFC is touted as being totally secure, which it is, from most other parties who might want this information. But what about the government? Of course, the government use of this information could be deemed illegal. But so were unauthorized phone taps. That didn’t stop the Bush Administra-tion from the widespread break age of this law under false pretexts. So, could an unintended con sequence of NFC be Big Brother? Bin Laden found out the hard way that any electronic device could be tracked. If the government can commandeer phone companies for the private phone records of thousands of Americans simply because they said something unkind about a public of-ficial or for no reason at all, the gov-ernment can certainly take over NFC, either openly or covertly. The govern-ment will know everything about you, including your exact movements every moment of the day, as well as photo-graph you at will.

The situation is even more ominous when it comes to healthcare. As is becoming increasingly well known through writers like Helen Epstein, as in the May 12, 2011 issue of The New York Review Of Kevin Trudeau Books, and especially whistleblower in his books, such as Natural Cures “They” Don’t Want You To Know About, most medical journals re-ceive half or more of their income from pharmaceutical companies, and dozens of other medical publishers also provide marketing services to Big Pharma. University medical re-search is almost totally funded by Big Pharma. Almost all of the published research is paid for by Big Pharma. Doctors are routinely paid bonuses to prescribe new and untried drugs. At best, drugs only alleviate symptoms,

but all undermine health, many seri-ously so, with deadly consequences. And the so-called oversight agency FDA is largely subsidized by Big Pharma. As one FDA offical once told me, in an unexpected moment of can-dor, “All drugs have side effects.”

Since the medical profession (with some individual exceptions) is, for all intents and purposes, a wholly owned subsidiary of Big Pharma, then the fact of NFC monitoring, as described above, appears in a somewhat dif-ferent light. Since doctors are highly

motivated to administer toxic chemi-cals under the guise of medication, NFC not only makes it easier to do so, but also makes it easier to moni-tor patients and so force them to take their poison for the greater good of Big Pharma. Even Orwell would have blanched at that.

So, when you hear the pitch of how important it is for you to get your NFC smart phone, think about whether you want to become a part of that group which Phineas Taylor Barnum said one “is born every minute.” WRN


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How would you like to operate with the economies of scale of a Fortune 500 company? It’s now possible through a new outsource service called a Professional Employer Organization (PEO).

A dynamic new cost-cutting service for the small business owner

It’s called a Professional Employer Organization (PEO)By Michael J. Major

A s a small b u s i n e s s owner, how

would you like to have, for the cost of one of your new employees, a full-time human resources staff; a staff that handles all of your tax, regulatory, and compliance re-quirements, plus all of your other paperwork; the ability to offer your employees the full range of health, insurance, and retirements at the same low rates as Fortune 500 companies, and more?

All of this is now available through what is called a Profes-sional Employer Association (PEO). In brief, this is how it works. A small business with, say, roughly 3 to 30 employees, has, by definition, not enough manpower to handle the overwhelming amount of paper-work required today. A PEO, on the other hand, typically has hundreds of small businesses as clients, and so is relating to thousands of em-ployees. Since the PEO already has the machinery, especially techni-cal machinery, in place to provide services on this scale, it can add a new client at relatively small cost to it self, along with a good profit. The small business, on the other hand, gets the advantages of all the cost savings which would otherwise be accessible only to giant corpora-tions.

The source for the information in this article, Joseph W. Cole, interim CEO/president of the National As-

sociation of Profes sional Employer Associations (NAPRO), Alexandria, VA, was the head of a PEO in Co-lumbus, OH from 2002 to February, 2011 when he started his present position. Thus he has been closely involved in the growth of this new phenomenon. For most of the 700 PEOs throughout the country were started between 1995 and 2000.

Cole explains that the forerunner of the current PEO had somewhat questionable beginnings about 25-years ago. They were called em-ployee leasing companies. What would happen is that the small business would fire its employees, who would be hired by the leasing company that would then offer the employees preferential treatment in terms of benefits. Cole describes this sleight-of-hand, charitably, as “taking advantage of a tax loop-hole.”

This type of venture came to an end in 1992 with the passage of

the Tax Eq-uity and Fiscal Responsib i l i ty Act (TEFRA) of 1992. A key pro-vision of TEFRA was section 414(n) under which, in the IRS code, dual benefit struc-tures were no longer permis-sible. The loop-hole was closed.

Yet out of this failure there grew, paradoxi-cally, a new con-cept, co-employ-ment, which is IRS-approved , is strictly le-gitimate, and is the basis for the

PEO as it is known today. Under the co-employment model, there is a contractual relationship between the PEO and small business, which clearly delegates who is the em-ployer for what cir cumstances, and what are the obligations and re-sponsibilities.

Before turning to the mutual ben-efits to both sides, Cole first draws a broad historical perspective, to show why such a re lationship is especially needed and timely in to-day’s economy.

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This concept arose in the corpo-rate towers and was given the name of human capital, Cole says. He adds that a related idea also came into being, given the fancy name of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), more commonly known as outsourcing.

BPO or outsourcing is commonly understood to result from the real-ization that an organization, to be successful, should concen trate on its core competencies. The many secondary aspects of run ning a business are time-consuming, dis-tract both managers and work-ers from doing what they do best, so should, whenever feasible, be turned over to outside specialists.

In other words, these two mod-

ern concepts of human capital and outsourcing began in large corpo-rations, and have trickled down to PEOs as their foundations for help-ing small businesses compete on an equal level with the giants.

Although there are some over-laps, here are some of the main ad-vantages that a small business can achieve by teaming up with a PEO:

As Cole puts it, a small business can have the equivalent of a fully staffed human resource (HR) de-partment. To start with, the PEO HR personnel will help the business owner to put together a compre-hensive handbook, including clear job descriptions, with the defining of the roles and responsibilities of each worker in that business, and making sure the employee goals align with the company’s goals.

HR helps train the supervisor, as well as set up employee perfor-mance standards, and show man-agers how to do an effective per-formance evaluation. Whereas, in a large corporation a dis gruntled employee might be able to avoid a direct confrontation with his boss by walking down the hall to the HR department, that option is not typi-

cally available in a small business. With this new system, the employee might not be able to just walk down the hall, but he can pick up the phone, and have an objective source mediate the misunderstandings be-fore they get out of control or fester in an unproductive manner. “All of this helps to create a good company culture and attract top employees,” Cole says.

Another key way of attracting and retaining quality employees, Cole continues, is through offering a wide range of health and welfare benefits, which, because of its econ-omies of scale, the PEO can offer at comparable savings rates to the major corporations.

These include major medical cov-erage, vision, dental, and other in-surance coverage. There are also a host of voluntary benefits that the small business might not offer, but which are available to the employee at cut rates. These might include, for example, short or long-term disabil-ity, or cancer coverage. “Typically the PEO and owner will get together and strategize how much the owner wants to contribute to the welfare of his employees and families and de-


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termine the total compensation he is offering, not simply in terms of wages, but all these other benefits as well,” says Cole.

The 401K plan is also a part of this package, Cole adds. He points to the Pension Protection Act of 2006, which lists a lot of requirements for an employer offering this plan. The PEO will provide registered invest-ment advisors to meet all of the re-quirements of this new law to help guide and monitor investments, as well as being in charge of all the ad-ministrative paperwork.

Administration generally, espe-cially of all of the paperwork now re-quired, which most small business-es say they are being over whelmed with, is another burden taken on by the PEO. Cole points out that just in the past 10 years or so, required documentation simply regarding employees, has grown consider-ably. When an employee first starts already required are a number of documentations, in cluding birth certificate and citizenship papers, employment ver ification, driver’s license, passport, and armed forc-es records. A separate file has to be set up and maintained for each

employee. The PEO will maintain and manage the employee’s file from his being hired to his leaving the company. Along the way, many other compliance structures have to be met, such as those having to do with equal opportunity for women, minorities, the aged, disabled, and others.

The PEO provides the company’s payroll services, but not just that, Cole says, for also included are pay-roll related taxes. In fact, and this is perhaps the greatest compliance bookkeeping benefit - the PEO is re-sponsible for and, in fact, liable to the IRS for all the small business’ taxes. The PEO collects the taxes owed from the owner, of course, but the latter is freed from all of the headaches of figuring out and feel-ing anxious about his taxes.

All of this administrative work ties into the high-tech services which the PEO offers. This includes all of HR manage ment programs encompassing the life cycle of the employee, a sophisticated CRM or client relationship management program, as well as all of the docu-ment management. For instance, every time an employee goes to HR

with a problem, this is documented by the number of times not only one but also any employee makes this contact, as well as the categories of the problems addressed.

“All paper-based files are digitized and stored electronically, so that, like any good Fortune 500 company, the small business owner can put his hands on important documents quickly,” says Cole.

Though there are many things the PEO will do, there are some, explains, Cole, that the PEO will not do, and are the sole responsibil-ity of the employer. For instance, legal help varies according to the situation. In an area like equal op-portunity, an employee complaining of sexual harassment will find the employer aided by the PEO in terms of offering legal advice, and even, in some cases, providing the lawyers for trial should it come to that.

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A PEO can probably benefit most small businesses, Cole says. But not everybody. “If the employer likes to operate in the grey areas in which he thinks he does not have to adhere to the letter of the law, the relationship won’t work,” Cole says. “For a PEO is very conserva-tive and has all of his systems set up to be in strict compliance with the law.”

Also, although it’s a truism that usually happens to be true, when most employers says their success depends on their employees, some have a different attitude. “There are some employers who say that they would do away with employ-ees if they could,” says Cole. “Those employers who do not appreciate their employees and do the best for them, so they can find and retain the best employees, would not be a good match for a PEO.”

Also, there are some small family businesses, some in the second or third generation, or even older, who

have their niche, have always been small, and want to stay small. Al-though Cole believes some of these businesses may benefit by partner-ing with a PEO, he says, “Gener-ally, the success of a small business means the success of a PEO. The more the business succeeds, the same with the PEO. Growth is not a bad thing.”

To what degree can a small busi-ness negotiate with a PEO, to ac-cept some services which he wants, but to reject others that he feels he doesn’t need? Cole’s response is that though different PEOs have different parameters, and some may be willing to make minor mod-ifications, for most it’s a package deal, all or nothing. The reason, he explains, is that the PEO has mil-lions invested in all of its various processes and procedures. To cut back here or there would involve them in complications and also hurt their bottom line.

The cost to the small business employer?

Some PEOs work on the basis of maybe a 2 to 3 percent of the com-pany’s gross income. For others the cost generally ranges from $1000

to $2000 per employee per year. This breaks down to roughly $85 to $165 per employee per month or $20 to $40 a week. Another way of looking at this is if a business has 15 employees, the cost of a PEO would range from about $12,000 to $24,000 per year.

Since PEOs are a new phenom-enon, most of the approximately 70 nationwide, having come into existence between 1995 to 2000, it’s still a young industry. Cole says that membership has grown primarily through word-of-mouth, but large scale marketing and pub-lic relations campaigns are still in the future. Penetration is still very small, on a national level between 3 and 5 percent, with the excep-tions of Florida and Texas, where the range is roughly between 10 to 15 percent.

But, though the market share of PEOs is presently low, there are plenty out there willing to offer the small business owner a wide array of services right now.

To find a PEO in your geographi-cal region, search by state and county through napeo.org. WRN


Is this a good time toinvest in used equipment?

If you plan to stay in business, the answer is yes.By Michael J. Major

“Those going under are selling their equipment, and those sur viving are buying it,” says Bo Kentner, operations manager for the Wilmington, CA-based Coordinated Companies, part of whose business is devoted to buying used equipment, renovating and repairing it, and then reselling it.

“There’s not a better time to buy used equipment, es-pecially fabricating equipment,” Kentner says. “Obvi-ously there’s been a recession, and a lot of companies

aren’t going to make it. When ever a company goes under, there’s more equipment on the market and that greatly reduces pric-ing.” In fact, Kentner continues, a com pany doesn’t have to go out of business to start unloading equipment. Some, depending on their situation, see the best way to survive econ omic hard times is to downsize, return to core values, and get rid of every-thing that serves a secondary purpose. On the other hand, you have some companies who are in a position to take advantage of the situation, and get larger and stronger so they have more production capabilities when the economy comes back.

“These different philosophies go side by side,” Kentner says. “I’ve seen three recessions over the years, and you always have the thinning of the pack, with some companies getting stronger.” In addition to fabricating equipment, Kentner sees more drill-ing and reeling machines, along with presses and testing equip-ment. “Over the past year we’ve also purchased a pressure lubri-cator and compressor,” says Kentner. “We get the equipment at a good price, fix it up, and are still able to sell it to riggers at a good price while making a decent profit for ourselves.”

What adds a dimension to this picture, Kentner says, is that equipment manufacturers are affected by the recession just like every one else. Manufacturers, if they don’t shut down, downsize, and so reduce capacity. This means they don’t have much of a backlog of products, and, once the economy picks up, it will take them awhile to return to their prior capacity. “Riggers who have been through recessions before understand this, so they want to plan ahead and get used equipment so that when their customers start buying at their previous levels again, they will have the capacity to service them.”

Coordinated also, in addition to selling used equipment, rents it as well. In fact, says Kentner, “There’s been a definite upswing in renting compared to buying. And it’s funny because the cost of renting will parallel or exceed purchasing. Those renting are doing so to save money, but by the tjme the contract is over, they will have spent what they could previously have used to purchase the equipment.”

Coordinated is a multi-faceted company which does more than simply buy and refurbish equipment to resell or rent to riggers. It does something similar for products such as winches and hoists. The company also is a rigger itself, fabricating all sorts of pro ducts for lifting, as well providing full testing services.

Has this diversification rendered Coordinated immune to the recession? “In an economy like this, all aspects of our group have been affected,” Kentner replies. “Our goal has been not to down-size or lay people off, and we’ve been able to achieve this andso be ready to take advantage of better times when they arrive.

When asked when he thinks these better times will return, Kentner says, “I think there are glimmers. Some positive things have been forecast for the first and second quarters of 2012.

There are some commercial project which have been on hold for a long time which are starting up. And there are definitely going to be some big construction projects. These will involve cranes and lifts, as well as many people coming off unemploy-ment. So this broader recovery will favorably affect wire rope.”

In summing up, Kentner says, “If you need something short-term, and want to return it without making a capital invest-ment, then you should rent. But if you do want to make a return on invest ment and would like quality used equipment to substi-tute for what you would ordinarily buy new in better times, then the way to go is purchasing the used equipment. But one thing you should make sure you do is determine that the equipment has been thoroughly tested and certified. That way you can be sure the product will work out the way you want it to, and you will have peace of mind.” WRN


Preliminary steel imports down 10% in NovemberImport market share at 20%

Based on preliminary Census Bu-reau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. imported a total of 2,107,000 net tons (NT) of steel in November (down 10%), including 1,646,000 NT of finished steel (down 13%) vs. the October final data. Annualized total and finished steel imports in 2011 would be 28.8 and 22.1 million NT, respectively, up 21% and 17% vs. 2010. Finished steel import market share in November was an estimated 20% and is 22% year-to-date (YTD).

Key finished steel products with sig-nificant import increases in Novem-ber 2011 compared to October include plates in coils (up 15%) and reinforcing bars (up 10%). Major products with significant YTD import increases vs. the same period last year include cut length plates (up 61%), plates in coils (up 37%), line pipe (up 31%), hot rolled bar (up 28%) and oil country goods (up 22%).

In November, the largest volumes of finished steel imports from offshore were from South Korea (193,000 NT, down 10%), Japan (115,000 NT, down 6%), The Netherlands (108,000 NT, up 84%), China (82,000 NT, down 29%) and India (66,000 NT, up 49%). For the first 11 months of 2011, the largest offshore suppliers have been South Korea (2,634,000 NT, up 43%), Japan (1,349,000 NT, up 10%) and

China (1,144,000 NT, up 44%). Below are charts on estimated steel import market share in recent months and on

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USTR report gives focus to concerns repeatedly raised by AISI on China’s significant non-compliance issues, 10 years after its accession to WTO

The U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) Report to Congress on China’s WTO Compliance catalogues continued and egregious non-compliance by Chi-na with trade obligations it agreed to upon its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO). These violations are not new and the market distortions caused by these practices have been re-peatedly raised by the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), according to Thomas J. Gibson, AISI president and CEO. In fact, according to USTR’s re-port, the degree of government control and intervention in markets and trade is growing worse, not better. China’s failure to uphold its WTO commit-ments continues to harm U.S. manu-facturers, Gibson said, which should compel the Administration to move



forward with an effective plan of action to achieve significant and long-overdue trade reforms by China.

“We are pleased that the Administra-tion has given focus to the same sig-nificant protectionist policies by China that the steel industry has repeatedly highlighted as creating harmful trade distortions, and which remain unre-solved,” Gibson said. “These include massive government subsidies to, and continued control of, China’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs); China’s re-strictive measures to secure access to raw materials; undervaluation of its currency; and the failure to protect in-tellectual property rights.”

“Since China joined the WTO, 2.8 million U.S. jobs have been lost or dis-placed, including 1.9 million in manu-facturing. The U.S. trade deficit with China has soared from $83 billion in 2000 to over $273 billion in 2010. So far this year, it is running about 12% higher than last year,” he said.

“The report rightfully raises concerns about the growing role of “state capital-ism” and SOEs in China and the fact that they have moved away in recent years from reform and market-orient-ed policies,” Gibson said. “In fact, the report points out that in recent years

China seems to be embracing state capitalism more strongly, rather than continuing to move toward the econom-ic reform goals that originally drove its pursuit of WTO membership.”

“In addition, the report draws at-tention to the harmful continuance of raw material export barriers, the im-position of a trade-distortive system of iron ore import licensing, the use of dif-ferential border measures to promote higher value exports, trade-distorting industrial policies for New Energy Ve-hicles, and the abuse of AD/CVD rules, procedures and processes,” he said. “By persisting with these practices, China is in direct non-compliance with its WTO commitments.”

Gibson said in addition to ongoing ef-forts by the Administration to achieve reform of China’s trade-distorting practices through dialogue, the Trea-sury secretary should declare China a currency manipulator and support congressional legislation to provide a remedy against the injurious effects of Chinese currency manipulation.

“While it is essential to work with China to reduce its market access bar-riers and to promote market-oriented trade and economic policies ,” Gibson said, “it will take more than dialogue to

resolve existing concerns with China’s trade and industrial policy regime.”

Along with USTR’s indication that it will invoke the dispute settlement mechanism at the WTO where appro-priate, Gibson said it is essential that the Administration continue to rigor-ously enforce U.S. trade remedy laws when U.S. interests are being harmed by unfairly traded or surging imports from China.

AISI commends Congressman Rahall for introducing the Invest in American Jobs Act of 2011

The American Iron and Steel Insti-tute (AISI) commended Congressman Nick Rahall (D-WV) for introducing, The Invest in American Jobs Act of 2011, a common sense bill designed to strengthen existing Buy America re-quirements for investments in trans-portation and infrastructure to ensure that the steel and iron used in these projects is produced in the United States.

“This bill would prevent the travesty that occurred when the multi-billion-dollar San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge project was awarded by the


continued from previous pageCalifornia Department of Transpor-tation to a Chinese steel fabricator,” Gibson said. “By segmenting the proj-ect, the State of California managed to evade the application of existing Buy America requirements, which require that all steel and iron used to construct federally-funded highway projects be produced in the United States.”

“Rep. Rahall’s bill ensures that highway and bridge projects cannot be segmented to evade Buy America requirements. It also imposes great-

er transparency in the Buy America waiver process by requiring federal agencies to justify any proposed waiver of the Buy America requirements and ensuring that the American public has notice and an opportunity to comment on any proposed waiver prior to it tak-ing effect,” Gibson noted.

Gibson said that with the real U.S. unemployment rate at 16 percent, outsourcing high- value jobs for large-scale U.S. infra-structure projects defies common sense and hurts America’s economic recovery.

“Congressman Rahall is to be com-mended for his leadership in introduc-ing this important legislation,” he said. “We look forward to working with the Ranking Member as this bill progress-es and building bipartisan support for passage of these important reforms.”

Wire & Cable India 2012: Platform for decision makers

After its successful staging in 2010, Wire & Cable India, 4th International Exhibition & Conference for the Wire & Cable Industry, will return to the Bombay Convention & Exhibition Cen-ter in Mumbai from October 30 – No-vember 1, 2012. The event will again be jointly organized by Messe Düsseldorf, its subsidiary Messe Düsseldorf India Pvt. and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). As the leading exhibi-tion for this industry in India, Wire & Cable India 2012 will have the support of the International Wire and Cable Exhibitors’ Association (IWCEA), the International Wire & Machinery As-sociation (IWMA), the Italian Wire Machinery Manufacturers’ Association (ACIMAF) and the Wire and Cable In-dustry Suppliers’ Association (WCISA).

The exhibitors at Wire & Cable In-dia 2012 will present the latest wire manufacturing and finishing machin-ery, process technology tools, auxiliary process technology materials and ma-terials, special wires and cables as well as measuring and control technology. The visitors will be top decision mak-ers from the wire, cable, automotive, electrical, aerospace, telecommunica-tion, electrical engineering, computer, chemical and construction industry.

The wire industry in India depends greatly on the construction and auto-motive sector. After the economic crisis, the building sector is expected to grow by an average of 10% per year with the government’s current five-year plan (2007-2012). Lately, this industry has recorded a 7% increase. Infrastructure and housing are the growth engines of the construction sector and the govern-ment places high priority on transpor-tation networks and residential hous-ing (urban areas alone are in need of millions of apartments). The Indian automotive industry has recovered and according to the Association of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, the sales of cars will double or even triple by 2015. Wire & Cable India 2012 will be the ideal platform to benefit from these de-velopments on the Indian market.

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AISI urges the Administration and Congress to act quickly to overturn misguided court decision allowing subsidized Chinese imports to harm U.S. manufacturers

American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) President and CEO Thomas J.

Gibson issued the following statement regarding a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruling to strike down the U.S. Commerce Department’s application of countervailing duties against subsidized products, including steel, from China:

“AISI is gravely concerned with this erroneous court decision, which will cost valuable American jobs at a time when we need to be creating jobs, not eliminating them. It is well document-ed that the Chinese government is the world’s biggest subsidizer of favored manufacturing industries. This results in unfairly-traded exports undercut-ting U.S. manufacturers, and con-tributes greatly to our country’s trade deficit with China, which is expected to exceed $294 billion this year. According to one estimate, the U.S. trade deficit with China has cost Americans 2.8 mil-lion jobs over the past 10 years. With over 20 Chinese products currently subject to countervailing duties (CVD) —duties that were imposed only after a comprehensive investigation—this ruling gives Chinese producers and ex-porters a license to unfairly attack the U.S. market with the full resources of the Chinese government.

If left to stand, this ruling will deny

the U.S. government a critical WTO-authorized tool to address one of Chi-na’s leading trade-distorting practices. AISI urges the Obama Administration and the Congress to begin work imme-diately to enact legislation clarifying that the CVD law continues to apply to non-market economies, like China, where the Department of Commerce determines that it can isolate and mea-sure subsidies. Congress has never passed any legislation prohibiting the application of the CVD law to non-mar-ket economies, and the Court’s mistak-en conclusion to the contrary must be corrected.”

AISI serves as the voice of the North American steel industry in the public policy arena and advances the case for steel in the marketplace as the pre-ferred material of choice. AISI also plays a lead role in the development and application of new steels and steel-making technology. AISI is comprised of 25 member companies, including integrated and electric furnace steel-makers, and 120 associate and affili-ate members who are suppliers to or customers of the steel industry. AISI’s member companies represent approxi-mately 80 percent of both U.S. and

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Finished steel import permit tons up 16 percent in 2011 vs. 2010Import Market share at 22 percent

Based on the Commerce Depart-ment’s most recent Steel Import Moni-toring and Analysis (SIMA) data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that steel import per-mit applications for the month of De-cember 2011 totaled 2,208,000 net tons (NT). This was a 9% increase from the 2,027,000 permit tons recorded in No-vember 2011 and a 5% increase from the November preliminary imports to-tal of 2,107,000 NT. Import permit ton-nage for finished steel in December was 1,618,000 NT, down 2% from the pre-liminary imports total of 1,646,000 NT in November. Full-year 2011 total and finished steel import permit tons were 28,646,000 NT and 21,871,000 NT, up 20% and 16%, respectively, vs. the 23,929,000 NT and 18,857,000 NT im-ported in 2010. The estimated finished steel import market share in 2011 was

22%, and was 19% in December.In December, the largest finished

steel import permit applications for offshore countries were for Korea (222,000 NT, up 15% from November), Japan (130,000 NT, up 13%), Turkey (100,000 NT, up 319%), China (100,000 NT, up 21%) and Germany (76,000 NT, up 19%). For full-year 2011, the largest offshore suppliers were South Korea (2, 856,000 NT, up 40%), Japan (1, 479,000 NT, up 12%), China (1,244,000 NT, up 45%), Germany (943,000 NT, up 7%) and Turkey (750,000 NT, up 29%).

Finished steel import permits for products that registered large increas-es in December vs. the November pre-liminary include reinforcing bar (up 101%), sheet and strip all other metal-lic coated (up 45%), wire rods (up 38%) and mechanical tubing (up 16%). For full-year 2011, products that saw sig-nificant increases vs. 2010 include cut length plate (up 55%), mechanical tub-ing (up 44%), plates in coils (up 34%), line pipe (up 33%), sheet and strip, all other metallic coated (up 32%), rein-forcing bar (up 27%), hot rolled bars (up 26%) and oil country goods (up 23%).

“While domestic steel production and utilization both increased in 2011 – and while December SIMA finished

steel import tons were the lowest since February of that year – 2011 can best be characterized as a year of slow and fragile recovery,” Thomas J. Gibson, AISI president and CEO said, in com-menting on the December and full-year 2011 SIMA data. “Domestic capacity utilization averaged only around 75% in 2011, while finished steel import market share rose to 22%, and finished steel import tonnage increased by more than 3 million tons, or roughly 16%, vs. the prior year. Year-over-year import increases of 30-50 percent in plate and certain other products, combined with continued increases in imports from China and other Asian countries, re-main a cause of concern. Looking ahead to 2012, continued improvements in domestic steel market conditions will again depend on ensuring that U.S. producers are not further injured by surges of dumped and subsidized im-ports.”

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“I’d like to hear the President ar-ticulate a strong message on trade en-forcement,” Gibson said. “Strong and strictly enforced laws against unfair trade must be the cornerstone of any pro-manufacturing agenda. Rising im-port penetration, for example, which we have seen in recent years, can steal market share from domestic manufac-turers, thus limiting output and hir-ing,” he said. “We need to be vigilant against unfairly-traded imports curb-ing U.S. manufacturing’s momentum. In the trade arena, we’d also like to see the President take action to address foreign currency manipulation, since the Chinese government continues to maintain a 25 to 30% advantage over U.S. manufacturers by undervaluing its currency.”

“A globally competitive economy depends on an effective and efficient transportation infrastructure as it di-rectly impacts the competitiveness of the manufacturing sector and creates significant demand for steel fabricated products,” Gibson said. “To get a multi-year transportation reauthorization passed, we urge the President to pro-vide strong leadership on the tough issues, such as a realistic approach to funding and a compromise plan that both House and Senate can embrace, so that a bill can move forward funded at levels high enough to help restore our infrastructure system, put Americans back to work and stimulate the econo-my. This is a bi-partisan issue that can directly impact the nation’s unemploy-ment, considering that every $1 billion federally invested in highway capital supports 35,000 American jobs. Plus, the American Society of Engineers tells us that $203 billion is needed each year just to meet our nation’s infrastructure needs.”

Gibson said he’d also like to hear the President say he’ll take action on energy policy recommendations that were just recently released in a report by his own Council on Jobs and Com-petiveness. The Council noted that the

U.S. needs to “take advantage of all its natural resources to spur econom-ic growth, create jobs and reduce the country’s dependence on foreign oil.” To do that, the Council recommends “allowing more access to oil, natural gas and coal opportunities on federal lands, and that federal, state and local authorities should encourage safe and responsible extraction of natural gas where sources have been uncovered.”

“We urge the President to take action on these recommendations, which will generate jobs while also securing our nation’s future energy supply,” Gibson said. Studies show the Marcellus Shale development could create 76,000 jobs in Pennsylvania, 20,000 jobs in New York and 17,000 jobs in West Virginia by 2015. Development of Ohio’s Utica Shale could support more than 204,000 jobs in just four years.

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Transportation Reauthorization: Create good jobs while investing in

America’s crumbling infrastructure. The U.S. Congress needs to authorize a multi-year surface transportation bill in 2012. Reauthorization is also needed for vital improvements to the nation’s water infrastructure system.

Energy: Develop and expand access to Ameri-

ca’s domestic oil and natural gas sourc-es. Congress needs to pass legislation to expand access and production of America’s oil and natural gas sources in the Outer Continental Shelf, while using the anticipated revenue to re-build America’s transportation infra-structure.

“It is critical not only to the steel in-dustry,” Gibson said, “but to all our manufacturing sector that the Obama Administration’s number one prior-ity will be to enact policies that keeps America competitive, restore confidence in our nation’s struggling economy and spur job growth. This three-pronged pro-manufacturing strategy is a clear path to achieving this unifying course.”

Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick learns about the wire rope industry

Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick toured the Chant Engineering Co. headquarters to see first-hand an American business success story. With five straight years of record growth, Chant continues to expand and hire new employees. Congressman Fitzpat-rick wanted to see first-hand and meet the key personnel driving this growth in today’s challenging economic envi-ronment.

“Meetings with small-business job creators right here in Bucks County are essential to my understanding of the problems facing our economy,” said Fitzpatrick. “American entrepreneurs are working to succeed in a difficult business environment thanks to oner-

ous and ineffective regulations, ex-ploding debt, and the threat of higher taxes.”

During the tour, Congressman Fitz-patrick performed a break test on a sling using a Chant 600,000 lb. capac-ity wire rope testing machine. “This was really interesting,” commented Fitzpatrick while examining the bro-ken end of the sling. “I wasn’t aware this industry even existed.”

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Columbus McKinnon restores former plant into training center

Columbus McKinnon Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCO), a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of mate-rial handling products, has renovated the original Columbus McKinnon Headquarters (most recently the Lode-Rail production plant) in Tonawanda NY into a new training center. This state-of-the art facility will hold classes for certification and training courses in a variety of formats and will feature a combination of classroom and hands-

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Chant Engineering partners with Talurit AB, in North America

Two great names have partnered to-gether to provide products and service to the Rigging Industry. Chant Engi-neering Co. Inc. has partnered with Talurit AB of Sweden. In addition to its well known wire rope testing machines, Chant is now the authorized Distribu-tor for Talurit Swaging Presses, Dies and Wire Rope Cutting Machines, throughout North America. Chant will stock equipment, spare parts and pro-vide service for all Talurit equipment from their New Britain, PA facility.

Phil Chant, Vice President of Chant Engineering, said “This is an exciting business venture that we have been working on for many years. The potential is tremendous. We now are able to offer our customers not only our products and services but package deals on swagers, cutting machines and test beds. This partnership will allow us to increase the size of our manufacturing facility and create quality American jobs.”

Thommy Andersson, Managing Di-rector of Talurit AB, said “This cooper-ation will allow us to provide not only our products and spare parts from stock at Chant, but also competent technical service and training. TALURIT con-tinues to be a pioneering force in the industry developing effective methods and equipment for mechanical splic-ing of wire ropes, with high quality control and total customer satisfaction. Together with Chant we will create a new TALURIT Service Centre in North America. We are looking forward to this venture.”

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NCCCO Articulating Crane Operator and Rigger Level II certifications earn ANSI accreditation

The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCC-CO) announced today that it has been awarded accreditation by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for

two of its newest certification programs. The CCO Rigger Level II and Articulat-ing Crane Operator certifications are now accredited by ANSI to the ISO/IEC 17024 International Standard for orga-nizations that certify personnel.

NCCCO also announced that it had been granted continued accreditation by ANSI for its previously accred-ited programs: Mobile Crane Opera-tor, Tower Crane Operator, Overhead Crane Operator, Rigger Level I, and Signalperson.

The decision of ANSI’s Personnel Certification Accreditation Committee (PCAC) to expand the scope of NCC-CO’s accreditation came after rigorous audits of its management systems and psychometric procedures, as well as de-tailed scrutiny of its written and prac-tical test development and administra-tive processes.

“ANSI represents the highest stan-dard of accreditation available,” said NCCCO Commission Chairman, Ker-ry Hulse. “Candidates and employers alike can now be assured that, with ANSI’s independent verification of NCCCO’s programs, CCO Articulating Crane Operator and Rigger Level II certifications meet the highest profes-sional standards of examination devel-opment and administration.”

“As with NCCCO’s other ANSI-ac-credited certification programs, these two additional certifications help to ‘close the loop’ regarding crane safety on the jobsite,” Hulse added.

“Achieving ANSI accreditation is a major undertaking,” said ANSI Se-nior Director, Personnel Credential-ing Programs, Roy A. Swift, PhD, “and NCCCO can be very proud of this ac-complishment. No other accreditation process demands the degree of psycho-metric or management disclosure that ANSI requires for accreditation under ISO 17024.”

“OSHA’s new rules for Cranes and Derricks in Construction—29 CFR 1926, Subpart CC—require opera-tors of articulating cranes used in construction to be certified as of No-vember 10, 2014. Riggers, on the other hand, must now be ‘qualified,’ and certification under NCCCO’s Rig-ger Level II program is an excellent way to show that riggers are quali-fied to rig non-routine jobs that re-quire independent thinking without supervision,” noted NCCCO Execu-tive Director Graham Brent. “Both of these newly accredited certification programs provide an excellent way to show that personnel meet OSHA re-quirements,” continued Brent.

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“A central part of NCCCO’s goal since its inception 15 years ago has been to establish national testing programs that are fair to all candidates while at the same time are both valid and reli-able assessments of essential knowl-edge and skills,” Brent said. “ANSI’s accreditation of these two new certifi-cation programs is clear testimony that that goal has been achieved.”

For more information about CCO cer-tification programs—including candi-date handbooks and applications—visit the NCCCO website at www.nccco.org.

Tube Russia returns in May 2012

From May 28 - 31, 2012 the trade fair trio Metallurgy-Litmash (Interna-tional Trade Fair for Metallurgy, Ma-chinery, Plant Technology and Prod-ucts), Tube Russia (The International Tube and Pipe Trade Fair in Russia) and Aluminium/Non-Ferrous (Inter-national Trade Fair for Aluminum and Non-Ferrous Metals, Materials, Tech-nologies and Products) will return to the ZAO Expocentr in Moscow.

The trade fairs will be jointly orga-nized by Messe Düsseldorf together with its subsidiary Messe Düsseldorf Moscow and its Russian partner Metal-Expo. Supporting association include the International Tube Association (ITA), the European Committee of In-dustrial Furnace and Heating Equip-ment Associations (CECOF), the Eu-ropean Foundry Equipment Suppliers Association (CEMAFON) as well as the European Metallurgical Equipment Association (EUnited Metallurgy) and the German Engineering Federation (VDMA).

The three trade fairs will present the latest innovations for the metal pipe and metalworking industries: Metallurgy-Litmash 2012 will include metallurgical plants and rolling mills, thermo process technology and found-ry machinery as well as sheet metals, welding, cutting and joining technology and information processing equipment. Tube Russia 2012 will feature tube manufacturing machinery, raw mate-rials, tubes and accessories, used ma-

chinery and process technology tools as well as measuring and control technol-ogy. Aluminium/Non-Ferrous 2012 will present plants, machinery and technol-ogy for aluminum and non-ferrous ex-traction and processing, raw materials and primary metal products as well as semi-finished and finished products.

According to the Russian Federa-tion Ministry of Industry and Trade, the 2011 production volume of iron and steel will increase by 4% – 6%. In addition to modernization needs after the recession, the main projects driv-ing the demand for iron and steel in the country are the APEC Vladivostok Summit in 2012, the Student Games in Kazan in 2013 and the Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014. In addition, prepara-tions for the World Soccer Champion-

ship in 2018 are already underway. Metallurgy-Litmash, Tube Russia and Aluminium/Non-Ferrous 2012 will be instrumental in successfully meeting the needs of the Russian market.

When the trade fair trio was last held in 2011, a total of 265 exhibitors from 24 countries showcased their products to 10,500 visitors (includes attendees at the concurrently held wire Russia trade fair).

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Equipment Lease Finance Industry confidence improves in January

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) released the January 2012 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance In-dustry (MCI-EFI). Designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative assessment of both the prevailing business conditions and ex-pectations for the future as reported by key executives from the $628 bil-lion equipment finance sector. Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 59.0, an increase from the December index of 57.2, indicating im-proved optimism about business activ-ity amid continuing concerns about the global economic situation.

When asked about the outlook for the future, survey respondent Elaine Tem-ple, President, Bancorpsouth Equip-ment Finance, said it is good, but com-mented, “Customers are still replacing equipment out of necessity rather than growth. Until the European debt prob-lems have a clearer resolution and the U.S. elections are decided, business is on the sidelines.”January 2012 Survey Results:

The overall MCI-EFI is 59.0, an in-crease from the December index of 57.2.

• When asked to assess their busi-ness conditions over the next four months, 18.4% of executives respond-ing said they believe business condi-tions will improve over the next four months, down from 22.2% in December. 76.3% of respondents believe business conditions will remain the same over the next four months, up from 75.7% in December. 5.3% of executives believe business conditions will worsen, an in-crease from 2.8% in December.

• 18.4% of survey respondents believe demand for leases and loans to fund capital expenditures (capex) will in-crease over the next four months, a de-crease from 19.4% in December. 76.3% believe demand will “remain the same” during the same four-month time pe-riod, down from 80.6% the previous month. 5.3% believe demand will de-cline, up from none who believed so in December.

• 21.1% of executives expect more access to capital to fund equipment ac-quisitions over the next four months, down from 22.2% in December. 78.9% of survey respondents indicate they expect the “same” access to capital to fund business, an increase from 75.0% the previous month. No survey respon-dents expect “less” access to capital, down from 2.8% in December.

• When asked, 31.62% of the execu-tives reported they expect to hire more employees over the next four months, up from 22.2% in December. 63.2% expect no change in headcount over the next four months, a decrease from 69.4% last month, while 5.3% expect fewer employees, down from 8.3% in

December. • 89.5% of the leadership evaluates

the current U.S. economy as “fair,” an improvement from 75.0% last month. 10.5% rate it as “poor,” also improved from 25.0% in December.

• 21.1% of survey respondents be-lieve that U.S. economic conditions will get “better” over the next six months, up from 19.4% in December. 78.9% of survey respondents indicate they be-lieve the U.S. economy will “stay the same” over the next six months, up slightly from 77.8% in December. No one responded that they believe eco-nomic conditions in the U.S. will wors-en over the next six months, a decrease from 2.8% who believed so last month.

• In January, 34.2% of respondents indicate they believe their company will increase spending on business de-velopment activities during the next six months, up from 22.2% in December. 65.8% believe there will be “no change” in business development spending, down from 77.8% last month, and no one believes there will be a decrease in spending, unchanged from last month. January 2012 MCI Survey Com-ments from Industry Executive Leadership:

Depending on the market segment they represent, executives have differ-ing points of view on the current and future outlook for the industry.

Bank, Middle Ticket“Business continues to improve but

not in a robust manner. Replacement equipment along with some strategic capital investments are driving the improvements. Several historically ac-tive equipment segments remain flat.” Harry Kaplun, President, Frost Equip-ment Leasing and Finance

Independent, Small Ticket“The industry has lent effectively

through the recession and recovery and continues to play a strong role as busi-nesses start to replace outdated equip-ment and undertake expansion plans. In the small ticket segment, we see op-portunities that had not been present over the past few years. We view recent fourth quarter 2011 activity as a sign that 2012 may be the best year we have seen in the past three.” Valerie Hayes, Jester, President, Brandywine Capital Associates, Inc.Why an MCI-EFI?

Confidence in the U.S. economy and the capital markets is a critical driver to the equipment finance industry. Throughout history, when confidence increases, consumers and businesses are more apt to acquire more consumer goods, equipment and durables, and

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invest at prevailing prices. When con-fidence decreases, spending and risk-taking tend to fall. Investors are said to be confident when the news about the future is good and stock prices are rising. Who participates in the MCI-EFI?

The respondents are comprised of a wide cross section of industry execu-tives, including large-ticket, middle-market and small-ticket banks, in-dependents and captive equipment finance companies. The MCI-EFI uses the same pool of 50 organization lead-ers to respond monthly to ensure the survey’s integrity. Since the same organizations provide the data from month to month, the results constitute a consistent barometer of the indus-try’s confidence.How is the MCI-EFI designed?

The survey consists of seven ques-tions and an area for comments, ask-ing the respondents’ opinions about the following:

1. Current business conditions2. Expected product demand over the

next four months3. Access to capital over the next four

months4. Future employment conditions 5. Evaluation of the current U.S.

economy

6. U.S. economic conditions over the next six months

7. Business development spending expectations

8. Open-ended question for commentHow may I access the MCI-EFI?

Survey results are posted on the Foundation website, www.leasefoun-dation.org/IndRsrcs/MCI/, included in the Foundation Forecast newsletter and included in press releases. Survey respondent demographics and addi-tional information about the MCI are also available at the link above.

Corrections to the December 2011 issueFrom Mike Gelskey, Sr.CEO, Lift-It Manufacturing Co.

While we appreciate the excellent article, Association Roundup, fea-tured in the December 2011 edition of Wire Rope News and Sling Technol-ogy, there are several errors that must be corrected to set the record straight:

1) I am not the Executive Director for WSTDA, I serve as the President of the Association.

2) The WSTDA is not and has never been the driving force for ASME adopt-ing its B30.9 standards. The B30.9 document references many of the stan-

dards promulgated by the WSTDA in chapters 5 and 6.

3) The correct abbreviation for Web Sling and Tiedown Association is WST-DA not WS&TD

4) The WSTDA has the follow-ing technical committees: Web Sling, Roundsling, Load Securment, Testing and Legal Resource Committee.

5) Currently WSTDA has 114 mem-bers. The total, estimated population of companies in North America that could conceivably be involved would be 500.

6) While the relationship between AWRF and WSTDA has never been at a better state, largely through the efforts of Jeff Gilbert, Don Pellow and Bob Jasany, we have not collaborated on joint programs, such as testing. AWRF and WSTDA share information relative to specific test programs sponsored by each respective organization to avoid duplicity and redundancy. From the Chilean Mine Rescue article

The author inadvertently omitted an acknowledgement for information obtained for the above article from a Power Point presentation given at the 2011 OIPEEC Conference, College Sta-tion, Texas, by Dr. Roland Konrad and R. Traxl.


Wire dispensing devicePat. 8,052,078 U.S. class 242/170 Int. class B65H 55/00 Inventor: Edward F. DeLuca, Pittsburgh, PA., Gregory J. Buczkowski, Glenshaw, PA.Assignee: Field Pro, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA.

This patent presents a wire dispensing device for con-taining a roll of wire having a free end. The device includes a plurality of enclosure walls connected to each other and forming an enclosure, where at least one of the walls is op-erable between an open position, thereby providing access to an internal area of the enclosure, and a closed position, thereby substantially enclosing the roll of wire positioned therein. At least one dispensing orifice extends through at least one surface of the enclosure and permits passage of the free end of the wire for use in dispensing the wire from the device. A method of dispensing wire from a roll of wire, and a method of manufacturing a dispensing device are also provided.

As seen in figure 1 and 2, the wire dispensing device 10 includes multiple enclosure walls 12, and these walls 12 to-gether form an enclosure 14. As seen in figure 1, the roll A of wire B is positioned within an internal area 16 of the enclosure 14. In one preferred and non-limiting embodi-ment, the walls 12 are in the form of a first half portion 18 and a second half portion 20. The first half portion 18 and the second half portion 20 are connected together and movable with respect to each other, such as through a hinge arrangement 22. In particular, the hinge arrangement 22 is attached to a portion of each of the first half portion 18 and the second half portion 20, such that the enclosure 14 can be opened and closed. In this manner, the walls 12 are operable

between an open position, thereby providing access to the internal area 16 of the enclosure 14, and a closed position, thereby substantially enclosing the roll A of wire B, which is positioned in the internal area 16, as seen in figure 2. Of course, it is envisioned that access to the internal area 16 may be via a door or other cover member (not shown) formed on or operatively engaged with the enclosure 14.

In order to remove the wire B from the enclosure 14, a dispensing orifice 24 is provided. In particular, the dispens-ing orifice 24 extends through and is positioned on the en-

closure 14 to thereby allow passage of the free end C of the wire B through it. As best seen in figure 2, the free end C of the wire B extends through the dispensing orifice 24, and thereby allows a user to grasp the free end C and pull the wire B through the dispensing orifice 24 and out of the enclosure 14.

In another embodiment, and in order to allow the user to manipulate the enclosure 14, a handle 26 may be provided. As seen in figures 1 and 2, the handle 26 may be a hinged handle attached to an outer surface 28 of the enclosure 14. However, as discussed hereinafter, this handle 26 may take many forms and be used for a variety of purposes. For exam-ple, in one embodiment, the handle 26 may be used to secure the enclosure 14 to a particular point, such that the enclo-sure 14 does not move while the wire B is being dispensed from the device 10. In addition, the handle 26 may be used to secure the enclosure 14 to a position above the ground surface, thereby providing additional protection from the environmental and physical conditions that may impact it, as well as facilitating a more efficient dispensing process. Still further, the handle 26 may be integrally formed with

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Figure 1: Perspective view of a wire dispensing device in an open position.

Figure 2: Wire dispensing device in a closed position.


or on the enclosure 14.A further embodiment of the device 10 is illustrated in

figure 3. In this embodiment, a first hub 30 and a second hub 32 are provided. In particular, the first hub 30 extends or projects from the first half portion 18 and within the internal area 16 of the enclosure 14, while the second hub 32 extends or projects from the second half portion 20 and into the internal area 16 of the enclosure 14. Further, the first hub 30 and the second hub 32 provide an arrangement that allows the roll A of wire B to be directly or indirectly positioned over and around the hubs 30, 32. In operation, when the wire B is removed from the enclosure 14, the roll A spins and moves around the hubs 30, 32 and out of the dispensing orifice 24, which maintains the integrity of the roll A and prevents the wire from becoming tangled within the enclosure 14.

In order to facilitate the spinning movement of the roll A of wire B in the internal area 16 of the enclosure 14, one or more discs 34 may be provided. The roll A of wire B will be positioned between these discs 34, and facilitate more ef-fective and low-friction spinning of the roll A. In addition, in the instances where the roll A of wire B does not include a spool D, such a spool 36 may be provided. Accordingly, one disc 34 is placed in the second half portion 20 over the second hub 32, and next, the spool 36 is positioned over the second hub 32. The roll A of wire B is then placed over the spool 36, and the other disc 34 is placed on top of the roll A of wire B. In this manner, when the first half portion 18 and second half portion 20 are closed against each other in an abutting relationship (thereby forming the enclosure 14), all of the discs 34, the spool 36 and the roll A of wire B are captured within the enclosure 14, but allowed to spin and dispense the wire B.

In the embodiment of figure 3, the dispensing orifice 24 is provided in two parts or halves, each on an edge portion of the half portions 18, 20. Therefore, and unlike the contigu-ous dispensing orifice 24 extending through a single wall 12 of the enclosure 14 (as illustrated in figures 1 and 2), in the embodiment of figure 3, the dispensing orifice 24 is provided


Figure 3: Exploded, side view of a further embodiment of a wire dispensing device.


to an interior of the housing 12.Mounted within the frame 16 is a recoil spring 20 and re-

coil spring housing 22 that are secured to the frame 16. In a preferred embodiment the recoil spring 20 and housing 22 are bolted to the frame 16. A cable spool 24 is rotatably connected to the recoil spring 20 via a hub 26 that ties the spring 20 and cable spool 24 together. Thus, because the recoil spring 20 is secured to the frame 16 a constant tension is provided on the cable spool 24. Cable spool 24 has a cable 28 disposed about and wrapped around the cable spool 24 in order to store the cable 28. A cable bracket 30 attaches the cable 28 to a first hook member 32. At the other end of the cable 28 the cable 28 has a second hook member 33 affixed thereto that is disposed out the bottom of the housing 12.

The hook first member 32 in one embodiment is consid-ered a limb hook. Specifically, the hook member 32 can be positioned over a limb to a structure or to a load depending on the application. Specifically, the portable hoist assembly may be used 180 degrees or flipped to retract the cable 28 or the hook member 32. The second hook member 33 in one em-bodiment is considered a stationary hook. The second hook member 33 is attached to a winch 34 which in one embodi-ment may be attached to a structure or the load being lifted or pulled depending on the application. The second hook member 33 may also be used at 180 degrees or flipped to retract the cable 28 or the first hook member 32. The winch 34 is mounted onto a winch mount 36 that is mounted to the housing 12. Further, the winch 34 or gear box is connected to the cable 28 to feed or retract the cable 28.

An actuating member 38 is disposed within the housing and is attached to the winch 34 to drive the winch in either

when the first half portion 18 and second half portion 20 are closed. One benefit of this is that the wire B is much more easily captured within the dispensing orifice 24, as well as removable from the enclosure 14. For example, even if the wire B is considerably dispensed from the device 10, the device 10 may be opened and the roll A of wire B easily removed without the requirement of rewinding the wire B.

Remaining with the embodiment of figure 3, and in order to better secure the first half portion 18 and second half portion 20 together, one or more attachment arrangements 38 may be provided. Various such attachment arrange-ments 38 are envisioned within the scope and context of the present invention. One arrangement 38 includes a bolt 40 extending from the second hub 32 in the second half portion 20 of the enclosure 14. The first hub 30 in the first half portion 18 includes a bolt orifice 42, through which the bolt 40 may extend. Specifically, a threaded portion of the bolt 40 extends through this bolt orifice 42. Next, a nut 44 is threaded onto and secured to the bolt 40, thereby remov-ably attaching the first half portion 18 and second half por-tion 20 via their respective hubs 30, 32. For example, the nut 44 may be a wing nut or other easily manipulatable component. Of course, any removable attachment arrange-ment 38 is envisioned.

Cordless hoistPat. 8,056,884 U.S. class 254/376 Int. class B66D 5/32Inventor: Randy A. LaFreniere, Panora, IA.Assignee: Randy A. LaFreniere, Panora, IA.

This patent presents a portable hoist assembly having a housing. The housing has a recoil spring secured thereto wherein the recoil spring is secured to a cable spool such that constant tension is provided on the cable spool. The cable spool contains a cable that is secured to it, and has a hook member secured at a first end. An actuating member having a self contained power source and connected to the cable is thus operable to feed and retract the cable.

The figures 4 and 5 show a portable hoist assembly 10. The portable hoist assembly 10 has a housing 12 that is comprised of an outer cover 14 and a frame 16 that enclose the components of the hoist assembly 10. A hinge connects the outer cover 14 and frame 16 together such that the cover 14 is able to retract away from the frame 16 to allow access

Figure 4: Exploded perspective view of a portable hoist assembly.

Figure 5: Side sectional view of a portable hoist assembly.

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direction. In a preferred embodiment the actuating member 38 is a cordless drill or motor that is rotatably connected to the winch 34 or gear box and drives the winch 34 in ei-ther direction. A control tether 40 is electrically connected to a control switch 42 of the actuating member 38 at a first end and to a two position control switch 44 at a second end. In a preferred embodiment the tether 40 is a power cable. The two position control switch 44 or pendant hand control opens a circuit supplying power to the actuating member 38. In a preferred embodiment the two position control switch 44 opens a circuit supplying power from a battery 46 of the actuating member 38.

A split cable bushing 48 is additionally provided and at-tached to the outer cover 14 of the housing 12 to allow a smooth friction resistant guide for the cable 28. Addition-ally attached to the cover 14 of housing 12 is an upper limit switch 50 that is electrically connected to the actuating member 38 deactivates power to the actuating member 38 when tripped by limit trip 52 that is affixed to the first end of the cable 28. Similarly, a lower limit switch 54 is affixed to the second end of the cable 28 and electrically connected to the actuating member 38 such that when tripped by the limit trip 52, again power to the actuating member 38, is deactivated.

In operation the following components are assembled into the enclosure or housing 12 in a manner that requires a compact, lightweight, functional tool. Like other cord-less tools, a rechargeable battery 46 supplies DC power to either a drill, motor or other actuating member 38 that drives a gear reducer or winch 34 in either direction via a hand held pendant controller 44. When power is applied to the drill, motor or actuating member 38 via the pendant

controller 44, the actuating member 38 then drives the gear reducer/hoist 34. This hoist 34 then feeds or retracts an onboard cable 28 that is stored or spooled on a constant tension reel, paying out or retracting the cable 28. Both the gearbox 34 and actuating member 38 are equipped with power down braking.

One end of this apparatus is connected to any object strong enough to support the weight of that desired to hoist or pull. The other end is tied to the matter to be hoisted or pulled. When the power is applied by activating the hand held pendant 44 the item is then raised, lowered, or pulled. Limit switches 50 and 54 are also used to cut power to the actuating member 38 in the full up/down position to elimi-nate damage to the assembly 10. Additionally, this hoist as-sembly 10 is operated and functions similar to other hoists/winches. However, it utilizes a portable re-chargeable bat-tery 46 as a source of power, unlike its counterparts, which are powered by a fixed power source, limiting their portabil-ity as well as versatility.

Elevator and traction sheave of an elevatorPat. 8,069,955 U.S. class 187/254 Int. class B66B 11/08Inventor: Esko Aulanko, Kerava, FI., Jorma Mustalahti, Hyvinkaa, FI., Pekka Rantanen, Hyvinkaa, FI., Simo Maki-mattila, Espoo, FI.Assignee: Kone Corporation, Helsinki, FI.

An elevator may include an elevator car, a counterweight, a set of hoisting ropes, and one or more rope pulleys. The car and counterweight may be suspended on the hoisting ropes. At least one rope pulley may include a solid surface includ-ing a plurality of rope grooves configured to receive at least


continued from previous pageone hoisting rope. Each rope groove may generally conform to a semi-circular shape and may include a groove bottom and sides. At least one rope pulley may include a coating adhesively bonded to it. The coating may directly contact at least one hoisting rope. A coating thickness may be less than or equal to about 3 mm. At the groove bottom of each rope groove, the coating thickness may be substantially less than half a thickness of at least one hoisting rope. The coating may cover the groove bottom and sides of each rope groove.

Figure 6 is a diagrammatic representation of the structure of an elevator. The elevator is preferably an elevator with-out machine room, in which the drive machine 6 is placed in the elevator shaft, although the invention is also applicable for use in elevators with machine room. The passage of the hoisting ropes 3 of the elevator is as follows: One end of the ropes is immovably fixed to an anchorage 13 located in the upper part of the shaft above the path of a counterweight 2 moving along counterweight guide rails 11. From the an-chorage, the ropes run downward and are passed around diverting pulleys 9 suspending the counterweight, which diverting pulleys 9 are rotatably mounted on the counter-weight 2 and from which the ropes 3 run further upward to the traction sheave 7 of the drive machine 6, passing around the traction sheave along rope grooves on the sheave. From the traction sheave 7, the ropes 3 run further downward to the elevator car 1 moving along car guide rails 10, passing under the car via diverting pulleys 4 used to suspend the elevator car on the ropes, and going then upward again from the elevator car to an anchorage 14 in the upper part of the elevator shaft, to which anchorage the second end of the

ropes 3 is fixed. Anchorage 13 in the upper part of the shaft, the traction

sheave 7 and the diverting pulley 9 suspending the counter-weight on the ropes are preferably so disposed in relation to each other that both the rope portion going from the an-chorage 13 to the counterweight 2 and the rope portion go-ing from the counterweight 2 to the traction sheave 7 are substantially parallel to the path of the counterweight 2. Similarly, a solution is preferred in which anchorage 14 in the upper part of the shaft, the traction sheave 7 and the diverting pulleys 4 suspending the elevator car on the ropes are so disposed in relation to each other that the rope por-tion going from the anchorage 14 to the elevator car 1 and the rope portion going from the elevator car 1 to the traction sheave 7 are substantially parallel to the path of the eleva-tor car 1. With this arrangement, no additional diverting pulleys are needed to define the passage of the ropes in the shaft. The rope suspension acts in a substantially centric manner on the elevator car 1, provided that the rope pul-leys 4 supporting the elevator car are mounted substantially symmetrically relative to the vertical center line passing via the center of gravity of the elevator car 1.

The drive machine 6 placed in the elevator shaft is pref-erably of a flat construction, in other words, the machine has a small depth as compared with its width and/or height, or at least the machine is slim enough to be accommodated between the elevator car and a wall of the elevator shaft. The machine may also be placed differently. Especially a slim machine can be fairly easily fitted above the elevator car. The elevator shaft can be provided with equipment re-Figure 6: Diagram representing an elevator.

Figure 7: Rope pulley applying the elevator and traction sheave.

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quired for the supply of power to the motor driving the trac-tion sheave 7 as well as equipment for elevator control, both of which can be placed in a common instrument panel 8 or mounted separately from each other or integrated partly or wholly with the drive machine 6. The drive machine may be of a geared or gearless type. A preferable solution is a gear-less machine comprising a permanent magnet motor. The drive machine may be fixed to a wall of the elevator shaft, to the ceiling, to a guide rail or guide rails or to some other structure, such as a beam or frame. In the case of an eleva-tor with machine below, a further possibility is to mount the machine on the bottom of the elevator shaft. Figure 6 illus-trates the economical 2:1 suspension, but the invention can also be implemented in an elevator using a 1:1 suspension ratio, in other words, in an elevator in which the hoisting ropes are connected directly to the counterweight and eleva-tor car without diverting pulleys, or in an elevator imple-mented using some other suspension arrangement suited

for a traction sheave elevator.Figure 7 presents a partially sectioned view of a rope pul-

ley 100 applying the invention. The rope grooves 101 are in

a coating 102 placed on the rim of the rope pulley. The rope pulley is preferably made of metal or plastic. Provided in the hub of the rope pulley is a space 103 for a bearing used to support the rope pulley. The rope pulley is also provided with holes 105 for bolts, allowing the rope pulley to be fas-tened by its side to an anchorage in the hoisting machine 6, e.g. to a rotating flange, to form a traction sheave 7, in which case no bearing separate from the hoisting machine is needed.

Figures 8-11 illustrate alternative ways of coating a rope pulley. An easy way in respect of manufacturing technique is to provide the smooth cylindrical outer surface of a pulley as shown in figure 11 with a coating 102 in which the rope

Figure 8: First alternative structure of the coating of a rope pulley.

Figure 9: Second alternative structure of the coating of a rope pulley.



grooves 101 are formed. However, such a grooved coating made on a smooth surface can not withstand a very great compression produced by the ropes as they are pressed into the rope grooves, because the pressure can evolve laterally. In the solutions presented in figures 8-10, the shape of the rim is better adapted to the shape of the rope grooves in the coating, so the shape of the rope grooves is better sup-ported and the load-bearing surface layer of even or nearly even thickness under the rope provides a better resistance against lateral propagation of the compression stress pro-duced by the ropes.

The lateral spreading of the coating caused by the pres-sure is promoted by thickness and elasticity of the coating and reduced by hardness and eventual reinforcements of the coating. Especially in the solution presented in figure 10, in which the coating has a thickness corresponding to near-ly half the rope thickness, a hard and inelastic coating is

needed, whereas the coating in figure 8, which has a thick-ness equal to about one tenth of the rope thickness, may be clearly softer. The thickness of the coating in figure 9 at the bottom of the groove equals about one fifth of the rope thick-ness. The coating thickness should equal at least 2-3 times the depth of the rope surface texture formed by the surface wires of the rope. Such a very thin coating, having a thick-ness even less than the thickness of the surface wire of the rope, will not necessarily endure the strain imposed on it.

In practice, the coating must have a thickness larger than this minimum thickness because the coating will also have to receive rope surface variations rougher than the surface texture. Such a rougher area is formed e.g. where the level differences between rope strands are larger than those be-tween wires. In practice, a suitable minimum coating thick-ness is about 1-3 times the surface wire thickness. In the case of the ropes normally used in elevators, which have been designed for a contact with a metallic rope groove and

which have a thickness of 8-10 mm, this thickness definition leads to a coating at least about 1 mm thick. Since a coating on the traction sheave, which causes more rope wear than the other rope pulleys of the elevator, will reduce rope wear and, therefore, also the need to provide the rope with thick surface wires, the rope can be made smoother. The use of thin wires allows the rope itself to be made thinner, because thin steel wires can be manufactured from a stronger mate-rial than thicker wires. For instance, using 0.2 mm wires, a 4 mm thick elevator hoisting rope of a fairly good construc-tion can be produced. However, the coating should be thick enough to ensure that it will not be very easily scratched away or pierced e.g. by an occasional sand grain or similar particle having got between the rope groove and the hoisting rope. Thus, a desirable minimum coating thickness, even when thin-wire hoisting ropes are used, would be about 0.5 . . . 1 mm.

Winding, securing and positioning mechanism for a come-alongPat. 8,079,570 U.S. class 254/371 Int. class B66D 1/30 Inventor: Bu Qin Ruan, Zhejiang, CN.Assignee: Zhejiang Topsun Logistic Control Co., Ltd., Yuhuan District Tai Zhou, CN.

A come-along for pulling loads includes a rope winding mechanism that enables the rope to be wound and fed out smoothly. The rope winding mechanism includes a posi-tioning hole that reduces the angle between the secured end of the rope and an axial tube about which the rope is wound. The come-along also includes a rope securing mech-anism. The secured end of the rope has a seal head that fits through an installation hole and rests against the position-ing hole. A helical slot around the axial tube enables the rope to wind evenly.

Figure 10: Third alternative structure of the coating of a rope pulley.

Figure 11: Fourth alternative structure of the coating of a rope pulley.

Figure 12: Side partial cut-away view of a come-along.

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A come-along includes an improved rope-winding mech-anism and rope-securing mechanism. The rope-winding mechanism enables the rope to be wound and unwound

smoothly during operation of the come-along. The rope-se-curing mechanism also improves the winding of the rope of the come-along and prevents the rope from pulling off the come-along.

Figure 12 is a side partial cut-away view of a come-along according to principles of the invention. Figure 13 is a front view of the come-along according to principles of the inven-tion. The come-along 90 includes a main body 105, a handle

106, a rope 103, a first hook 107 and a second hook 152. The axial tube 101 and ratchet 108 are on the main body 105. The axial tube 101 and ratchet 108 are securely connected together. Turning the handle 106 turns the ratchet 108, thereby winding the rope 103 onto axial tube 101. When using the come-along 90, the rope 103 is pulled out and the first hook 107 is hooked onto a heavy item or to a vehicle. The handle 106 is then turned to tighten the rope 103 wind-

Figure 13: Front view of the come-along.

Figure 14: Cross-section view of windings of rope on the axial tube.

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ing on the axial tube 101. According to principles of the in-vention, the axial tube includes concave helical slots 104.

In the rope winding mechanism in figure 14, the surface of the axial tube 101 includes concave, helical slots 104 start-ing from a positioning hole 109 (shown in figure 15) along the winding direction of rope 103. A gap between the slots 104 is typically approximately the diameter of the rope 103 or slightly larger. The slots 104 can be made by such meth-ods as injection molding, machining, or casting. The present invention is not limited to these manufacturing methods.

Figure 16 shows a first outwardly facing circumferential surface portion 180 a second radial surface portion 182 and a third radial surface portion 184. As illustrated, the sec-ond radial surface portion 182 and third radial surface por-tion 184 each diverges substantially smoothly from a radial orientation to a circumferential orientation. Also shown are

further radial surface portions 186 and 188. Radial surface portion 182, 184, 186 and 188 include respective surface re-gions disposed in substantially parallel spaced relation to one another.

In the rope securing mechanism of the invention as shown in figure 15, the installation hole 110 is on the aforemen-

tioned axial tube 101. The installation hole 110 is connected to positioning hole 109. The diameter of installation hole 110 is greater than the diameter of the positioning hole 109. A seal head 111 is on one end of the rope 103. The diameter of the seal head 111 is smaller than that of the installation hole 110 and larger than the diameter of the positioning hole 109. Thus the seal head 111 on rope 103 can be inserted into axial tube 101 through installation hole 110, and slid into


continued on page 67Figure 15: Side view of the axial tube including a rope securing mechanism.

Figure 16: Top view of the axial tube.

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continued from page 62the positioning hole 109. The diameter of the positioning hole 109 is smaller than that of the seal head 111, and thus the rope 103 stays attached to the axial tube 101.

In the rope securing mechanism in the invention as shown in figure 15, a stopper plate 112 is located between the in-stallation hole 110 and the positioning hole 109. The stop-per plate 112 is part of the axial tube 101. Before the seal head 111 end of the rope 103 is inserted into the installa-tion hole 110 and slid into positioning hole 109, the stopper plate 112 is bent to let the rope slide through. The stopper plate 112 is pressed down when the installation is complete to prevent rope 103 from sliding from positioning hole 109 back to installation hole 110.

Portable winchPat. 8,083,213 U.S. class 254/336 Int. class B66D 1/36 Inventor: Michael Tjader, New Richmond, WI.Assignee: TT Technologies, Inc., Aurora, IL.

A portable winch and method of use is shown. One advan-tage of winches shown includes an ability to lower a boom or boom sections into limited access exit pit for winching operations such as pipe bursting. Sectional boom designs shown provide the ability to easily raise and lower a boom large distances without the need for a single long boom. Selected winch designs shown include flexible inserts be-tween the boom and the winch frame that help resist dam-age from unforeseen shifting of the device during operation. Designs and methods shown also include multiple pulleys on a boom end unit. Fasteners are shown that reduce build up of debris.

Figure 17 shows a portable winch 100 including a frame 110 and a boom assembly 120. In one embodiment, a drum

114 is included to hold an amount of flexible line such as wire rope, cable, etc. that the portable winch is designed to pull. In one embodiment, the drum 114 is a separate compo-nent from a winch. In the embodiment shown in figure 17, a winch 112 is shown attached to the frame 110 adjacent to the boom assembly 120. In one embodiment, the winch includes a dual capstan winch. Other winch designs such as single drum winches, etc. are also within the scope of the invention. In one embodiment, the winch 112 is driven by hydraulic motors.

The boom assembly 120 as shown includes a boom section 122 and a boom end unit 124. In one embodiment, the boom assembly 120 includes a housing 130 with a boom driver and other devices that are explained in more detail below. In one embodiment, the housing 130 moves through use of a movable connection system 126. One embodiment shown in

figures 17 and 18 illustrates the movable connection system 126 as a combination of pivots and linkages driven by an actuator such as a hydraulic cylinder. Other embodiments include tracks and driving systems such as a toothed rack and a drive gear, etc. One advantage of linkage and pivot embodiments includes reduced manufacturing cost. In one embodiment, the boom end unit 124 includes a pulley as shown in figure 17. Other devices for redirecting a flexible line are also within the scope of the invention, such as skid plates, tubes, rollers, etc.

The boom assembly 120 of figure 17 is shown in a storage

position suitable for transportation of the portable winch 100. Figure 18 shows the portable winch 100 of figure 17 with the boom assembly 120 in an operation position. The boom section 122 is oriented substantially vertically with respect to a ground surface with the boom section 122 ex-tended and the boom end unit 124 located at an operational

Figure 17: Isometric view of a portable winch in a storage position.

Figure 18: Isometric view of a portable winch in an operational position.


Figure 19: Close up view of a portion of a portable winch.


distance below ground level. In one embodiment, at least one support strut 132 is included adjacent to the boom end unit 124. One or more support struts 132 are used to hold the pulley of the boom end unit 124 away from a wall of a pit during a winching operation.

In one embodiment, the boom assembly 120 is flexibly con-nected to the frame 110 within a given range of motion. In a winching operation, it is possible to encounter shifts in the boom. Such shifts may be caused by partial collapse of a wall that a support strut 132 is placed against. Having the boom assembly 120 flexibly connected to the frame 110 provides a safety margin in the event that a boom shift occurs caused by a wall collapse or other reason. If the boom assembly 120 were solidly fixed to the frame 110, the boom may become bent or damaged due to such a shift. Figure 19 shows one embodiment of a flexible connection between the boom as-sembly 120 and the frame 110. In figure 17, the flexible connection is accomplished using one or more elastomeric inserts 127. The elastomeric inserts are bolted or otherwise fastened between a component of the winch assembly 120 and the frame 110.

An advantage of elastomeric inserts includes inexpen-sive manufacture, and a limited range of motion, making the boom assembly 120 somewhat rigid with respect to the frame 110, yet still remaining flexible enough to pre-vent damage to the boom, etc. in the event of a boom shift. Other flexible connections include, but are not limited to steel spring connections, compressed gas cylinder connec-tions, etc. In one embodiment, the elastomeric inserts 127 are located between the movable connection system 126 and the frame. Other locations are also acceptable, provided the boom 122 is allowed a range of motion with respect to the frame 110.

Figure 20 shows an embodiment of a portable winch 200 similar to embodiments described above in one possible ap-plication, specifically a trenchless pipe bursting operation. The portable winch includes a frame 210 with a boom as-sembly 220 attached to the frame 210. A first hole 250 and a second hole 252 are illustrated. In one embodiment, the first and second holes 250, 252 include manholes. A first pipe 254 is shown that is to be replaced in the pipe bursting oper-ation. In one method of operation, a flexible line 240 such as a wire rope begins at a winch 212, and travels across a first pulley 213, then back over a second pulley 214, then down along a boom 221. By pulling over multiple pulleys in the configuration shown in figure 20, a tension generated in the flexible line 240 tends to pull the boom assembly 220 down against the frame 210 where the first pulley 213 is attached. In such a configuration, the frame 210 takes the force of a

pulling operation, in contrast to the connection system such as connection system 126 shown in embodiments described above. As a result the connection system does not need to withstand the full pulling force of the flexible line 240, and can be designed more economically. Although the configura-tion described above includes such advantages, the inven-tion is not so limited. Other pulley systems and connection systems can be used within the scope of the invention.

In one embodiment, the position of the second pulley 214 locates the flexible line 240 within a cross section of the boom 221. An advantage of location within a cross section of the boom 221 includes keeping boom forces in compression during a winching operation, thus reducing the possibility of buckling the boom 221 or a boom section. The flexible line 240 then continues over a third pulley 216, and is redirected into the first pipe 254 from an end located in the first hole 250 to an end located at the second hole 252. A pipe burst-ing head 242 is then coupled to the distal end of the flexible line 240. In selected embodiments, a pipe bursting head 242 includes an expander, pipe cutter, pipe breaker, etc.

The winch 212 then pulls the pipe bursting head 242 through the first pipe 254 to burst or split the first pipe 254 into the surrounding soil. Fragments of bursted pipe 256 are shown in figure 20. In one embodiment, a second pipe 244 is also attached to the pipe bursting head 242 and is pulled into place as the first pipe 254 is burst. Although pipe burst-ing is illustrated as one application of a portable winch, other operations are also within the scope of the invention. Ductile pipe splitting, pipe lining, or other pipe repair and replacement operations are also within the scope of the in-vention.

Figure 21 shows a boom section 300 according to an em-bodiment of the invention. In one embodiment, the boom section 300 is similar to boom sections discussed above. A boom body 310 is shown with a first end 312 and a second end 314. In one embodiment, an engaging feature or fea-tures 316 are included on a lateral side of the body 310. In one embodiment, a number of spaced structures 318 are located on another lateral side of the body 310. In one em-bodiment, the spaced structures 318 are located on a side opposite the engaging feature or features 316.

Wire boltPat. 8,091,317 U.S. class 52/742.14 Int. class E04B 1/00 Inventor: Charles T. Brackett, Jacksonville, FL.Assignee: Charles T. Brackett, Jacksonville, FL.

A wire bolt comprising an elongated section of wire rope with a section of threaded stud attached to each end is dis-closed for use in reinforcing concrete structures. Part of the wire rope portion is coated with a substance to prevent that portion from bonding with the concrete. The threaded rod portion can be attached within the concrete by epoxy or at-


Figure 21: Isometric view of a boom section.

Figure 20: Side view of a portable winch in pipe bursting operation.

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tached to the concrete by appropriate mechanical means. The wire bolt can be attached to a concrete building struc-ture during initial construction of a structure or retrofit into existing structures. Wire bolts should be installed in areas susceptible to shear or bending failure and serve to prevent the concrete sections from separating in a seismic event.

Referring to figure 22, a wire bolt design consistent with the present invention is illustrated. Such wire bolt, indi-cated generally as 10, consists of a section of wire rope 13

with a solid steel attachment 15, 16 swaged to each end. As shown in figure 22, attachments 15, 16 may be solid plain or threaded short sections of steel that are attached to each end of wire rope 13 to form the wire bolt 10. The attach-ments 15, 16 are usually attached to the wire rope by cold forming of metal called swaging, which is known in the art. Other methods of attaching may be used. The embodiment shown in figure 22 includes a 1/4-inch Φ wire rope portion 13 at least fifteen inches long, having a 1/2-inch Φ threaded

attachment 15, 16 approximately 4 1/2-inches long. Option-ally, the attachment portions 15, 16 may include an appro-priately sized nut 18, 19 threaded thereon. In a preferred embodiment, the wire rope portion 13 is coated with a sub-stance 22 to prevent that portion from bonding with con-crete.

Wire bolt 10 can be used in a variety of applications. The wire bolt can be installed during initial construction at loca-tions susceptible to failure such as near the bottom of a con-crete floor slab where cracks might form due to bending, or near the support columns where shear stresses may cause cracking. The wire bolt can also be retrofitted to existing structures. For retrofitting, a socket is formed from the ex-ternal concrete beam or column, as shown in figures 23 and 24. Such socket should be deep enough to extend sufficiently beyond the failure zone. Epoxy, or other suitable adhesive is injected into the socket and a wire bolt is inserted. The wire bolt should be sufficient length to extend to the end of


Figure 22: Wire bolt embodiment.

Figure 23: Floor slab reinforcement.


the socket while leaving sufficient threaded portion exposed to attach a nut to the threaded portion. A metal plate may be installed with the nut to provide a firm seating surface. Such metal plate can be left flush with the edge of the con-crete. The metal plate can be fixed in place by a suitable adhesive, such as epoxy and the like.

Constructional stretch is a permanent elongation of the wire rope. This permanent stretch starts immediately when the load is applied. This is caused by the strands adjust-ing themselves into the small voids between the strands

and their seating onto the core. The normal length of con-structional stretch is approximately 1/2% of the length of rope under load. The constructional stretch for short seg-ments of wire can be removed in two ways, pre-stretching and post tensioning. Pre-stretching the load should be equal to or greater than the working load but must not exceed the elastic limit. Post tensioning is performed at installation of the wire bolt during construction and is used only in the wire bolt to pre-stretch the wire rope portion, which is then released to post-tension.

A wire bolt as taught herein can be installed in new or existing concrete in a variety of applications. The embed-ded attachments behavior will follow the same requirement as any bonded or grouted anchor with their strength de-pendant on embedment, edge distance spacing and type of material embedded in. The attachments of short sections of allthread (A-36) steel rods have strength based on size and embedment.

A wire bolt that is pre-stretched can be installed by em-bedment in the concrete during new construction or embed-ded in epoxy in pre-drilled holes in existing concrete. A part of the wire rope portion of such wire bolt should be coated to prevent bonding to the concrete in order to allow the elastic properties of the wire to move during an earthquake.

Universal end fitting and fastener assembly compris-ing such an end fittingPat. 8,069,539 U.S. class 24/265H Int. class F16B 7/20 Inventor: Thierry Joubert, Ambert, FR., Xavier Joubert, Am-bert, FR.Assignee: Joubert Productions, Ambert, FR.

An end fitting comprises a spigot end designed for revers-ibly fixing a wire rope to any type of functional part integral with or attached to a socket end. This spigot end is defined by an outer shell which is cylindrical overall; the shell com-prising at least one fin. The spigot end comprises an axial housing designed to accommodate the wire rope. The shell has at least one through opening capable of accommodat-ing an element for attaching said wire rope such as a pin

or a rope fastener which passes through the wire rope. The spigot end is designed to cooperate with said socket end like a bayonet.

Figures 25 and 26 show a first embodiment of spigot end 100 which is the subject of the invention. Spigot end 100 comprises an outer shell 101 which is cylindrical overall and defines the main body of spigot end 100. Also, this shell 101 ends with a shoulder 120 which is used as an axial limit stop when the spigot end is in position in a matching socket end integral with or attached to a functional part. The ex-ternal profile of shoulder 120 is determined depending on the constraints for gripping spigot end 100 and the aesthetic constraints associated with the connection of the volumes of the various parts. Spigot end 100 comprises an axial hous-ing 102 which here opens out at both ends of spigot end 100. Nevertheless and as required, axial housing 102 can be closed at one end. Axial housing 102 is designed to accom-modate the wire rope (not shown) which is intended to be attached to spigot end 100.

To obtain this attachment of the wire rope inside housing

102, shell 101 has four openings 117, 118, etc. which are diametrically opposite relative to the axis of revolution of shell 101. Thus, the four openings are opposite each other two by two as shown in figure 26. Openings 117 and 118 thus face two openings drilled in the wall of the shell oppo-site the axis of revolution. This way, it is possible to insert a rope fastener 116 through openings 117 and 118 and then reclose this rope fastener 116 at the outlet of the two op-posite openings. Rope fastener 116 thus makes it possible to attach a wire rope in housing 102 of spigot end 100 and hence maintain their cohesion when the wire rope is sub-jected to tensile stress.

According to one advantageous aspect of the invention, a recess 115 is made in each of fins 111, 112 so as to fit the


Figure 25: Schematic perspective view of a spigot end.

Figure 26: Schematic perspective cutaway view of the spigot end.

Figure 24: Alternative floor slab reinforcement.

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tip and the bases of rope fastener 116. Thus, no protrusion exceeds fins 111 and 112 and this facilitates cooperation of spigot end 100 with the matching socket end and avoids any protruding parts potentially capable of causing injury. Re-cess 115 here consists of a groove made by milling or mold-ing in the middle of each fin 111 and 112.

In the example shown in the figures, spigot end 100 is a plastic part but it can also be made of metal. Spigot end 100 can be obtained by machining or by molding opera-tions and re-machining. The dimensions of spigot end 100, in particular the thickness of the walls that form its outer

shell, are determined by the mechanical stresses likely to be exerted on spigot end 100 through the wire rope under tension. Thus the dimensions can be adapted to suit the intended application.

Figure 27 shows spigot end 200 in accordance with the variation in figures 25 and 26. Equivalent elements have the same reference numbers plus 100. Thus, spigot end 200 has outer shell 201 which is cylindrical overall and axial housing 202 which is open at both ends. The term “cylin-drical” here denotes the shape of a straight cylinder. Simi-larly, spigot end 200 has shoulder 220 similar to shoulder 120 of spigot end 100. In contrast, spigot end 200 has four rather than two fins 211-214 in the form of crown segments having a rectangular cross-section. These four fins 211-214 are, according to the in-vention, diametrically opposite, two by two, relative to the axis of revolu-tion of shell 201. In fact, increasing the number of fins makes it possible to improve retention of spigot end 200 in the matching socket end. Also, the through-openings here are not ma-chined in fins 211-214 but in outer shell 201. Nevertheless, they are also made at the level of recess or flat 215 which is capable of accommodating the protruding parts of the means of attaching the wire rope to spigot end 200.

Figure 28 shows a spigot end 300 which has a structure similar to the two previous end fittings. This end fitting also has an overall cylindrical outer shell 301. In the example de-

scribed, said spigot end has two fins 311 designed, as al-ready described, to cooperate with corresponding recesses or housings made in the socket unit. These fins 311 are also provided with an opening 317 designed to let through a rope fastener for fastening the wire rope at this level. The spigot end has a shoulder 320 similar to shoulder 120 of spigot end 100.

In this embodiment, end 321 of the spigot end opposite shoulder 320 comprises a bump 322 which protrudes rela-tive to the plane which bounds said end. This bump 322 is, in this case, in the form of a crown segment. It is designed to cooperate with the bottom of the socket end with which the spigot end is designed to cooperate. In addition, shell 301 of said spigot end has, in the vicinity of the end in ques-tion 321, a cut-out 323 which extends over part of its cir-cumference. This cut-out 323 is designed to give the spigot end a certain degree of elasticity in this area despite the fact that said end fitting is made of a relatively rigid plastic material (polyoxymethylene or polyamide). Because of this cut-out 323, spigot end 300 is capable of bending slightly when bump or protrusion 322 cooperates with the bottom of the corresponding socket end and, in particular, makes it possible to force reversible locking of the spigot unit in the socket unit. WRN

Figure 27: Schematic perspective view of a spigot end in accordance with a second embodiment of the invention.

Figure 28: Schematic perspective view of a spigot end in accordance with a third embodiment of the invention.


up to 2,500 pounds 7½ feet high (90 inches). All other models have a lifting height of more than 3½ feet (43 inches) and a lift capacity of 3,000 pounds.

For more information, contact Brian E. McNamara, President, Southworth Products Corp, P.O. Box 1380, Port-land, ME 04104-1380, TEL: (207) 878-0700, FAX: (207) 797-4734, e-mail: [email protected], www.SouthworthProducts.com.


SafeWorks hires Erik Elzinga as vice president - engineering

SafeWorks, LLC has recently wel-comed Erik Elzinga to the new role of Vice President Engineering with global responsibility, and emphasis on new product development for its Power Climber Wind, Power Climber, and Spider brands.

Based in the company’s Seattle Head-quarters and reporting to CEO Scott Farrell, Erik joins us from a 15 year career with Terex Aerial Work Plat-forms, manufacturer of Genie branded aerial lift equipment, in progressive assignments from project engineer to his last role as Global Engineering Se-

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Compact stackers are fully powered, ergonomic

New Stack-n-Go™ fully powered compact stackers from Southworth Products Corp offer many ergonomic features. Built on short but stable wheelbases, they provide maximum maneuverability, even in tight quar-ters. Ideal for use in light manufactur-ing, warehousing, assembly, and retail facilities, these versatile, multi-pur-pose machines are designed for trans-porting loads on pallets and stacking loads up to 7½ feet high. They can also serve as adjustable workstations for loading and unloading.

Stack-n-Go™ powered stackers have narrow, 62-inch-high masts and offset control handles to give the operator a clear view of what’s up ahead, with virtually no blind spots. The ergonomi-cally designed handle puts all controls within easy reach, for maximum com-fort and convenience. Forward- and reverse-drive “thumb” switches are

nior Director. His extensive knowledge of lifting people and materials brings excellent perspective and industry knowledge to SafeWorks’ leadership in these areas. Erik is a graduate of the University of Florida with a BS in Me-chanical Engineering.

“Sales from new products have be-come a major driver of SafeWorks’ growth. Adding Erik’s expertise as a dedicated leader leverages his exten-sive global experience through periods of explosive growth with Terex and strengthens our continued market leadership in powered access solutions for renewable energy, infrastructure and construction end-markets,” said Scott Farrell, CEO.About SafeWorks, LLC:

SafeWorks, LLC is a global leader in manufacturing and distributing pow-ered access and safety solutions for a wide variety of energy, infrastructure, construction and restoration indus-tries. Formed in 1997, SafeWorks, LLC brings together the most trusted and experienced brands in the indus-try, Spider, Power Climber and Power Climber Wind to make work at height a safe, reliable, productive experience. With innovative technology capabili-ties and its worldwide sales, service and support network, SafeWorks is well-positioned for continued growth as the market leader.

Southern Wire welcomes Levy to Los Angeles, CA

Southern Wire, a division of Houston Wire & Cable Company, is excited to announce the addition of Donna Levy as the company’s outside sales repre-sentative for Los Angeles. Levy will be responsible for development and culti-vation of the west coast market.

Donna Levy, a 25 year veteran in the wire rope industry, joins Southern Wire with a wealth of experience including knowledge of the OEM, marine, envi-ronmental, rigging, and construction industries. Levy’s expertise will be

located on both sides of the handle to accommodate left- or right-hand opera-tion. An auto-reversing “belly switch” protects the user from potential injury when walking the unit backwards, while an automatic brake immedi-ately halts travel when the handle is released. Power is achieved via two 12-volt batteries, and a 110-volt built-in charger is standard.

Stack-n-Go™ stackers are avail-able in fork-over design for use with open-bottom pallets and in straddle design for use with closed-bottom pal-lets. Fork-over models have fixed forks that are 21 inches or 27 inches apart (outside dimension). Straddle models have an adjustable fork carriage for easy fork adjustment, from 12½ inches to 27 inches apart (outside dimension). Straddle legs are adjustable from 40 to 50 inches apart (inside dimension).

One Stack-n-Go™ straddle model features a 2-stage extendable mast that enables the unit to lift loads of


understanding the unique buying re-quirements of their customers and de-livering exceptional customer service and support.

Lift-It announces new outside sales representative

Lift-It Manufacturing is pleased to announce the addition of Mr. Dequoy Ralph Moken Weaver as company sales manager. Mr. Weaver has a large terri-tory, planet earth and will be respon-sible for all intergalactic sales.

Mr. Weaver had a distinguished scholastic and athletic career at River-side Community College and attended Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa on scholarship where he studied

Business Administration and Mass Communication.

Dequoy (pronounced Da-Coy) will be responsible for managing inside sales, as well as maintaining and cultivat-ing relationships in North America. He will also be working with our rep-resentatives and promoting Lift-It at conferences, trade shows and product exhibitions.

Lift-It CEO, Michael J. Gelskey, Sr. met Mr. Weaver on a plane and was so impressed with his zeal, manners, managerial sense and experience in in-dustrial marketing that he immediate-ly decided to hire him away from a very large, industrial supply firm where he had distinguished himself with numer-ous sales awards.

M. Gelskey, Sr. remarks, “ I had met Dequoy’s father, nine years previously at the site of a rigging accident and af-ter realizing I could have been sitting next to the orphaned son of a man, who had been using my sling, I hired him for his talent, not out of guilt!

Mr. Weaver and his family are excited about becoming part of the Lift-It fam-ily and we are excited with Dequoy’s endless energy and enthusiasm.”

Lift-It Manufacturing promotes Mike Gelskey, Jr. to vice president

Michael J. Gelskey, Jr. has been promoted to vice president. He cur-rently serves as general manager and as quality director for Lift-It Manufacturing. Mr. Gelskey be-gan working in the family business at the age of 13, in complete compliance with all child labor laws. A self-educat-ed man, Mike (Junior) graduated from Bonita High School in 1994 and has worked in all areas of manufacturing since 1991.

In 1992, he set up the Lift-It Twin-Path production department and has been a valuable technical consultant for the Slingmax organization for the past twenty years.

Mr. Gelskey was instrumental in the initial, company registration to the ISO-9001 Quality Standard and now the upgraded registration to the presti-gious AS9100 Quality Standard.

“I am extremely proud of my son and the incredible job he does for our company, our people and most impor-tantly, our customers. We never tire of

the praise we receive and feel fortunate to have his bravado and enthusiasm at the core of our organization”, remarks Mike Gelskey, Sr., Company CE0 and proud father.

Mr. Mike Gelskey, Jr. resides in Southern California with his wife, Kimberly and their three children: Justin Michael, Aubrey Kay and Ella Jean.

an asset in the extension of Southern Wire’s exceptional customer service to our West Coast customers.

Southern Wire introduces Buth as new outside sales representative

Southern Wire, a division of Hous-ton Wire & Cable Company, is very pleased to welcome Brian Buth as the company’s newest outside sales rep-resentative. Buth joined the team in Tampa, FL and will be responsible for maintaining and cultivating Southern Wire’s relationships in the southeast-ern portion of the United States.

Brian Buth, a graduate of the South-ern Illinois University at Carbondale,

is a seasoned sales professional with extensive knowledge of synthetic sling systems as well as rigging and indus-trial applications of wire rope, chain, and fittings. Buth brings more than a decade of experience to the Southern Wire family. About the Company

For nearly 40 years, Southern Wire, a division of Houston Wire and Cable Company, has earned a reputation for


Ralph Moken Weaver

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Accutech .......................................................62

All Material Handling .................................28, 62

Allied Power Products ....................................46

Alps Wire Rope ..............................................48

Associated Wire Rope & Rigging, Inc. ........42, 45

Buffalo Lifting and Testing ..............................39

C. Sherman Johnson Co., Inc. ........................31

Cableway Technical Services ..........................77

Caldwell Company, Inc. ......................22, 37, 80

Chant Engineering Co., Inc. ............................27

Chicago Hardware ..........................................12

Codipro ..........................................................38

The Crosby Group ................................2, 18, 51

Distributor Computer Systems ........................59

Downs Crane & Hoist Co., Inc. .......................59

Elite Sales ......................................................33

Engineered Lifting Tech ..................................61

Esco Corporation ...........................................24

Esmet ............................................................44

Gaylin International Co. Pte. Ltd. .....................79

Holland 1916 .................................................47

Ken Forging, Inc. ............................................. 5

KWS, Inc. .......................................................57

Letellier M.H.E. ...............................................73

Lincoln Hoist ....................................................9

Morse-Starrett Products Co. ...........................30

MSM Tags .....................................................43

New England Rope .........................................61

C.S. Osborne & Co. ........................................57

Reel-O-Matic ..................................................49

Rope Block/Sea Link ........................................4

Rud Chain, Inc. ..............................................15

Sea Catch ......................................................74

Sea-Fit, Inc. ...............................................6, 35

Sea-Land Distributors .........................19, 25, 29

Slingmax Rigging Products ...............................3

Slinguard Protectors .......................................52

Southern Weaving Company ..........................13

Strider~Resource ..........................................53

Suncor Stainless, Inc. .............................. 40-41

Taylor Chain Company ...................................71

Van Beest BV .................................................36

Vanguard Steel, Ltd. .......................................17

Wichard, Inc. .................................................55

Windy Ridge Corporation ................................53

Wirop Industrial Co., Ltd. ................................23

WSTDA ..........................................................69

Yale Cordage ..................................................21

Yoke Industrial Corp. ......................................11


HELP WANTEDLooking for an outside sales person for

wire rope shop and fall protection company. Email resume to [email protected] or email [email protected].

Seeking to fill and inside customer service/sales position with at least 3 years in wire rope and rigging hardware sales experience, aggressive and good communication skill, hard working with integrity. Our company is located in Southern California and has been in business for 15 years. We offer a competi-tive salary plus commission. Please fax re-sume to (909) 548-2884.

Established wire rope distributor in the Mid-Atlantic area is looking for an exp. out-side sales representative to cover the Gulf Coast area. Strong background in cranes and wire ropes preferred. Ideal candidate has the ability to establish accounts and build strong business relationships.

Excellent base and commission, comp. ve-hicle and benefits. Submit qualifications to: [email protected].

Assistant foreman for East Coast’s larg-est importer & sling shop. We stock wire rope, hardware and mfg web slings. Must be “hands-on” and capable of directing shop per-sonnel. Long term position with all benefits company paid, including profit sharing. The Bilco Group, Bilco-Doran-Shaw, Barry I. Lem-berg C.E.O, Phone:(908) 351-7800 Fax: (908) 355-5544, E-mail: [email protected].

We are looking for Sales Rep and Area Sales Manager for US market. YOKE USA, a highly respected brand in Grade 80 chain accessories, aggressively expanding its dis-tribution and requires sales personnel. Expe-rience in chain and wire rope sling industries is an asset. Send resume to Steven Hong, President of YOKE GROUP, 12850 Florence Ave., Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670. Fax 562-903-1468 eMail: [email protected].

POSITION AVAILABLESouthern Wire, a leading wholesaler/dis-

tributor of wire rope, slings, chain, and fit-tings is expanding sales force in other parts of the US. We are seeking Outside Sales Ter-ritory Managers for the Northwestern and Northeastern areas of the US.

We offer a competitive base salary and commission program. Our excellent benefits package includes medical, dental, life, dis-ability, paid vacation, vehicle allowance, and 401K. Please visit company website: www.houwire.com.

College degree preferred - Industry knowl-edge necessary. Send resume in confidence to: [email protected] or Fax# 662-893-4732 *No calls please*.

Company: Nelson Wire Rope CorporationDescription: Established in 1979 in Hat-

field, Pa, Nelson Wire Rope Corporation is a leader in wire rope fabrication and product distribution. We offer a wide array of prod-ucts for the lifting, towing, construction, traf-fic control and other industries.

Location: Hatfield, PAEmployee Type: FulltimeIndustry: Manufacturing, Wire Rope and

Sling IndustryJob Title: Outside-Inside SalesRequired Education: Industry experience,

degree preferred Required Travel: Frequent Day TripsOther: Local Candidates OnlyInterested candidates should Email re-

sume to: [email protected]. Job Duties and Responsibilities• Aggressively identifies and contacts pro-

spective customers by phone and on-site vis-its. Ability to conduct sales presentations of company products or services while on site. Plans effective strategies to capture new busi-ness. Proven ability to generate new sales.

• Provide inside customer service and sales. Skills and Qualifications.• Excellent customer service skills; strong

written and verbal communication skills, outgoing personality, team player.

• Effective time management, organiza-tion and multi-tasking skills.

• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook.Education and Experience: • Minimum of three (3) years experience

in an Outside sales role, and five (5) years experience in Inside Sales/Customer Service experience.

• Knowledge of wire rope, crane cable, rig-ging, construction or related industry.

Sales and Marketing Manager.Leading manufacturer of stainless steel

wire and specialty cable products has an opening for a Sales & Marketing Manager. This role coordinates all sales and market-ing activities across multiple product lines, providing accurate, fact-based information for active and potential markets, and imple-menting sales and marketing strategies to meet corporate objectives. Requirements: BS Marketing or related Business degree; 5+ years experience in a marketing and sales environment developing corporate image or brand identity (preferably B to B); 5+ years managing sales and marketing personnel; experience working with ERP software and CRM platforms; energetic, quick thinker, solid understanding of sales and marketing fundamentals; experience in aerospace and medical markets a plus. Please reply to: Box 11-05, c/o Wire Rope News & Sling Technol-ogy, P.O. Box 871, Clark, NJ 07066.

Certified Slings & Supply, Florida’s largest family owned rigging, contractor and industri-al supply company is seeking experienced sales representatives for our Florida territories.

The suitable candidate will be aggressive and detail-oriented with experience in sell-ing overhead lifting, load securement and fall protection equipment along with other contractor supplies and have a proven suc-cessful sales history.

Our 53-year family-owned company pro-vides excellent benefits to our team members including medical insurance, holiday and va-cation pay and 401(k) with company match.

If you share our core values and the ex-perience we are looking for we look forward to hearing from you. Email your resume and salary requirements to Attention Team Member Relations at [email protected] or fax to 407-260-9196.

Our Purpose: To grow through challenge and opportunity ‘with passion’ while benefit-ing team members, customers and vendors. Our Core Values: Service, Quality, Team, Commitment, Communication, Integrity, Respect. Our Mission: We will be the most trusted and respected company in rigging, overhead lifting, load securement and con-tractor supplies in the world. Please visit our website at www.certifiedslings.com. EOE/AA/MFDV. Drug Free Workplace – Drug testing required. Florida Locations include: Orlando, Miami, West Palm Beach, Fort My-ers, Tampa and Ocala

Well established wholesale distributor seeks business development/sales manager responsible for established customer base, developing new customers and finding new markets. Candidate must have a strong sales history and possess knowledge of the lifting and rigging industry. Candidate would moni-tor existing team of independent outside sales reps and be responsible for implement-ing sales goals and updating existing pro-grams. Candidate must be willing to travel with the purpose of establishing and main-taining contact with customers and attend-ing industry trade shows. Numerous benefits including, but not limited to, competitive salary plus commissions, paid time off, fully paid health insurance, dental and optical coverage and 401k. Please send resume to [email protected].

Experienced Regional Sales Manager wanted for KWS Inc., member of the THIELE GmbH & Co. KG.-group.

KWS Inc. is expanding in the USA and Canada markets. Candidate must have a strong understanding of overhead lifting equipment, chains, slings, hooks and acces-sories. A strong sales experience is a must. Candidate must also have basic computer skills that include Microsoft word, excel and PowerPoint.

KWS Inc. offers a competitive salary, prof-it sharing and many other benefits. Please email resume to THIELE Germany, Mr. En-rique Bermejo, Sales Director Lifting Depart-ment, Germany; Email: [email protected].

Leading manufacturer of below the hook lifting devices seeks a mechanical engineer who has experience with designing below the hook lifters. Experience with motorized control systems is a plus. Excellent working environment, compensation and schedule all in a fantastic, southern coastal area! Please send resume to Tandemloc, 824 Highway 101, Havelock, NC 28532, [email protected] or call 252-463-8113.

Sales manager needed for Chicago mar-ket. Must have strong understanding of wire rope, chain, hardware. Must be able to estab-lish goals and achieve desired results. Com-puter literate, minimal travel. Salesforce knowledge a plus. Competitive salary and benefits. Reply to box 11-4, care of Wire Rope News, 511 Colonia Blvd., Colonia, NJ 07067.

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Fabrication manager/customer service. Work in a family oriented business with an opportunity to earn part ownership. Need someone 35-55+ years old who started at the bottom and looking to finish at the top. Need hands on splicing experience, lifting rigging experience, test bed knowledge, able to direct small growing crew. Basic comput-er knowledge. Willing to train and mentor young employees. Top wages and benefits for the right individual. Problem solver that our customers can depend on. Honesty and integrity a must. Call Chuck Farmer, Presi-dent, Rouster Wire Rope and Rigging, Inc., 304-228-3722, in confidence.

Outside Sales Representative needed for well established family owned business in Nashville, TN. Contractors & Industrial Sup-ply Co., Inc. founded in 1970 is a distributor of wire rope, rigging hardware, chain and related industry products is expanding our sales team. The qualified individual will pos-sess industry knowledge and the ability to develop new accounts and maintain existing. We offer a competitive base salary plus com-mission and an outstanding benefits pack-age. If qualified, please email your resume with salary history to [email protected].

Established wire rope distributor in North America is expanding into crane/container rope and fabrication. We are looking for an experienced individual that can assist in formulating a marketing and business plan. This position will eventually evolve to a sales manager or general manager. Fax your re-sume in strict confidence to 330-452-2331 attention Kris Lee or email to [email protected].

Texas Wire Rope Company expanding inside sales department. Individuals must have a strong technical, mechanical and ba-sic mathematical aptitude, including basic computer knowledge. Selected candidates must be quality conscious and able to handle multiple tasks. Previous experience in the in-dustrial supply market is necessary. We offer a drug-free, results-oriented work environ-ment with excellent wages and advancement opportunities. Resumes received confiden-tially at [email protected].

POSITION WANTEDWest Coast Wire Rope and Rigging is look-

ing to hire experienced riggers. Please send your resume to: 7777 7th Ave. South, Seattle, WA 98108, attention manager.

Experienced Wire Rope Sling (Flemish) fabricator needed. CWR Hawaii is seeking a worker with knowledge and hands-on ability to fabricate wire rope and chain assemblies. Full-time, 401k, vacation, insurance, and other benefits. Relocationg cost can be negotiated.

If you are interested in working for our company, please email me at [email protected] or call me at 808-843-2020.

Former Division-Product Manager, Re-gional Outside Sales Manager desires south-east territory to manage and solicit accounts in the wire rope, chain, fittings, and related industries. Over 25 years experience includ-ing District Manager, Bethlehem Wire Rope, Regional Manager, Wire Rope Ind Product Manager, Rud Chain, Inc. Interested parties reply to M.E. (Mike) Givens [email protected], ph 256-476-7700.

REPS WANTEDSunwood Inc., manufacturer of nets, slings,

etc. since 1986, (formerly known as Fl. nets & slings supply) is expanding nationwide & looking for ambitious independent reps in US and Canada. Check our webiste: www.netsandslings.com before contacting us. We offer several protected territories without any restriction of house accounts. Generous commission paid when order is shipped (not when $ collected). Call 954-788-7144 or e-mail: [email protected].

Sales rep wanted for an established man-ufacturer of labels and sling tags. We are looking for a sales rep that currently calls on sling makers and rigging companies and is familiar with the business. Etiflex is a reg-istered trademark and manufactures custom sling tags for synthetic and wire rope slings and has an excellent reputation in the field. We advertise in trade journals and exhibit at industry shows to generate brand aware-ness. Please contact us at [email protected] or call 866-ETIFLEX for information.

Manufacturer Represtentatives for Lift-ing Equipment & Accessories wanted by ALL MATERIAL HANDLING, Inc. Territories are now available and supported by our 4 USA


Warehouses where our highly competitive and top quality products are stocked to the roof. Partner with us as we continue to grow market share. Check us out at www.allmaterialhan-dling.com and reach us at 877 543-8264, or e-mail [email protected].

Well established manufacturer of wire rope assemblies seeks manufacturer repre-sentatives for most major U.S. and Canadian markets. Visit our web site at www.thecable-connection.com. Please contact [email protected] or call Ray at (800) 851-2961

PRODUCT LINES WANTEDMerit Sales, Inc. (Manufacturer Represen-

tatives) is looking for rigging related lines to compliment the manufacturers we currently represent. If you need sales people in any of our states (AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA) please contact. We also have 2 regional warehouses available in the At-lanta area & Houston. e-mail: johng@merit-salesinc. com or call Johnny at 713-664-7723.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICESDragline range & depth extended using

gravity return. Contact Nielsen by fax for de-tails (fax) 904-342-0547

EQUIPMENT WANTEDWanted: Used test stand for manual hoists

static testing, up to 10-tons. Contact John Gideon at [email protected] or Phone 770-266-5700.

Wanted 600t wire rope swaging press com-plete with dies in good order, please contact [email protected], or Tele 0064 3 366 1528.

Wanted: used wire rope cable, sizes 1-1/8”, 1”, and 7/8”. Please call for pricing. (740) 452-5770.

FOR SALE“Nets & slings” equipment (used) are of-

fered at bargain prices (best offer will take it): Singer- 6 Sewing machines H.D. w/benches. Kiwi- Web printing machine, com-plete set-up. Tinius Olsen- Testing machine 60K. Call us at 954-788-7144 or e-mail: [email protected].

3/16" Campbell Chain L3x51 Links- Zinc; 3200 pieces 48" with 5/16" S Hook; 1100 piec-es 15" with 5/16"x2.5" O ring; In NC. Best Offer [email protected], 800-342-9130 x 124, Andy.

New wire rope with galvanized fin-ish, 8 x19, Seale, fiber core, traction grade (1180/1770 N/mm²), right regular lay: 1/2” di-ameter, 14,900 lbs breaking load, .36 lbs/foot net weight, 25,000 feet; 5/8” diameter, 23,700 lbs breaking load, .58 lbs/foot, 16,489 feet. Contact Draka Elevator Products at 1-877-372-5237 for pricing.

New wire rope 1-1/8” drill line 5000 ft. 6x195 BR RR IFWV $30,000 Aud & freight. Reply to Brayd Gross, Alpha Rigging SEr-vice, 11-13 Gerberte Court, Wurruk, Victoria, Australia, 3850. Phone 0011+61351461088. Email: [email protected].

Crosby 7/8” G213 LPA shackles. NEW! 205 pieces available. Contact Gary Lee @ 1-800-844-3517. Fax 251-456-8860.

Impacto Cable cutters and parts available from Windy Ridge Corp. Tamworth, NH,

USA. 800-639-2021. Fax 603-323-2322.

WIRE ROPE FOR SALENew Wireco: 6 X 26 construction, 7/8” X

5,700’ - 1” X 1,000’ ¾” X 3,500 – 5/8” X 3,000’ – 1-3/8” X 1,350’ – 1-3/8” X 1,500” – 7/16” X 5,000’ – 1” X 300. All New.

Also available: new assorted Esco shaclkes. Call Tom at 541-378-7006 for pricing and details.

HARDWARE FOR SALEOverstocked inventory for sale, 1-3/8”

Shackle, WLL 13½ ton, galvanized, round pin, import. Super savings. Sold in minimum lots of 50 at $9 each. Eric Parkerson, Certi-fied Slings, 407-331-6677.

EQUIPMENT FOR SALENational swage 1000 ton press. Excellent

condition, including most dies up to two inch, $110,000. Barry, Bilco Wire Rope & Sup-ply Corp., 908-351-7800 or [email protected].

1-800 ton Esco, 1-500 ton National, 1-500 ton Esco, 1-350 Esco. 713-641-1552.

150 ton, Wirop C-type hydraulic swaging ma-chine for sale. Brand new, with 4 sets of dies. $19,500 or B/O. Call Oscar at 909-548-2884.

Wire Rope Grips for proof test machines. Sizes: 1-1/2”, 2”, 2-1/2”. Load cells & digital read-outs also available. Call Joe Roberts (912) 964-9465.

Prooftesters for sale. Capacities from 20,000 lbs. to 3,000,000 lbs. Call Joe Roberts (912) 964-9465.


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