Switzerland-headquartered tower crane manufacturer and rental house Wolffkran has acquired a stake in German fibre rope manufacturer Trowis and plans to launch a new fibre rope for crane applications.

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, can now offer the offshore industry a technology-leading fibre-rope crane. The crane has been developed by combining MacGregor`s proven offshore crane technology with the ...

Grove RT880E was the first crane in the Middle East to be fitted with Samson’s K-100 synthetic hoist rope The transition from steel rope to synthetic rope is a slow and steady process with most ...

The study of fibre bundle models (FBMs) has provided a robust theoretical framework to investigate the failure mechanisms in composite materials. By representing a composite as an assembly of parallel ...

Researchers have fabricated a new kind of air-filled optical fiber bundle that could greatly improve endoscopes used for medical procedures like minimally invasive surgeries or bronchoscopies.

The new rope end connection made of plastic is the result from six years of research conducted by the University of Stuttgart. The cover for high-strength fibre ropes is now ready to be put on the ...