Kansas-based WireCo said its UNION Gladiator synthetic pendants are engineered to reduce vibration and shock transfer in draglines and electric rope shovels. Synthetic pendants act as a damping element within the load path, absorbing and dissipating a portion of that energy before it propagates through the boom. By reducing peak loads and smoothing stress distribution, the pendants help limit stress…
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Wire rope engineering balances competing demands for performance, durability, and cost while revealing broader issues affecting machine health. by Jonathan Rowland Lift. Lower. Lift. Lower. The life of the wire ropes that give electric rope shovels their name might seem an exercise in simplicity. In reality, these are highly engineered components that do far more than meets the casual eye:…
Read MoreThe year – 1893. Only 44 of today’s 50 states formed the union, and Grover Cleveland was elected the country’s 24th president. College basketball was in its infancy, holding its first official game. And the Bucyrus Steam Shovel and Dredge Company opened a new manufacturing facility in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to improve and expand its production facilities. Since this point…
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