Importance of Wire Rope

Jeremy Huggins
Rigging Equipment
Published in
2 min readJan 3, 2015

Wire ropes can be use for many purposes and in various industries. Its extremely important you select the right types of wire rope and the correct size for the specific job.

The many different types of jobs would require sturdy, reliable and strong lengths of rope. Choosing the regular standard twine like ropes for the job can easily break, be cut, unwind and wear out a lot quicker than it would if you chose wire rope.

The wide range of benefits of wire rope would definitely be a worth investment to your job and be able to use over and over again. The way wire rope is made would be a very reliable and lasting a long time due to the many strands of wire that has be firmly twisted to strengthen the rope.

When you think of wire rope it comes to mind that its made of wire, but there are several other factors that go into wire rope. The way the strands are joined together would depend on the what you are using the wire rope for, for example in the mining sector you may need triangular or half lock strands.

Wire rope can be used for many different purpose for both personal and business including Cranes, Fishing, Mining and general purposes.

Its very important that you select the most suitable wire rope for the job you are doing, to ensure the strands hold the weight and its the correct size. It may help if you to do a little research online and attend you local specialty store to discuss the many options and leave with the correct rope.

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Jeremy Huggins
Rigging Equipment

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