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We fabricate wire rope, wire rope slings, chain and chain slings, farm accessories and trailer parts and other materials. Volunteer Wire Rope & Supply is a wholesaler/retailer of a complete line of rigging supplies, as well as synthetic ropes, hose, agricultural tools and safety equipment.

Since 1975, Volunteer Wire Rope & Supply Company has been fabricating and distributing a variety of lifting devices such as wire rope, wire rope slings, chain, chain slings, wire rope fittings, chain fittings, web slings, synthetic ropes, safety equipment, hoses, agricultural tools, hand tools, trailer parts, farm accessories, and cargo control. They offer custom fabrication of a wide range of lifting equipment. You can rely on Volunteer for prompt shipment and dependable equipment.

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General InfoVolunteer Wire Rope is a distributor, fabricator, and certifier of all types of wire rope, wire rope slings, chain, chain slings, wire rope fittings, chain fittings, web slings, synthetic ropes, safety equipment, hoses, agricultural tools, hand tools, trailer parts, farm accessories, and cargo control. In addition to fabricating all types of lifting devices, Volunteer Wire Rope is also a distributor for many highly recognized companies serving the wire rope industry. Because we are centrally located in the Southeastern region of the United States, we are able to ship in stock items with next day delivery to areas within a 400 mile radius of Knoxville, Tennessee. Please contact us for information about items in stock, fabrication of specialty items, prices, and availability. To contact us, click on the link to the left, telephone us at the numbers listed below, or click here.EmailExtra PhonesFax:(865) 522-6619

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moreVolunteer Wire Ropeis a distributor, fabricator, and certifier of all types of wire rope, wire ropeslings, chain, chain slings, wire ropefittings, chain fittings, web slings, synthetic ropes, safety equipment, hoses, agricultural tools, hand tools, trailer parts, farm accessories, and cargo control. In addition to fabricating all types of lifting devices, Volunteer Wire Ropeis also a distributor for many highly recognized companies serving the wire ropeindustry. Because we are centrally located in the Southeastern region of the United States, we are able to ship in stock items with next day delivery to areas within a 400 mile radius of Knoxville, Tennessee. Please contact us for information about items in stock, fabrication of specialty items, prices, and availability. To contact us, click on the link to the left, telephone us at the numbers listed below, or click here.lessAddress: 2706 John Deere Dr, Knoxville, TN 37917

Manufacturer of coated, aircraft, independent or fiber core, bridge, rotation resistant, compacted or swaged, cable laid, strand and galvanized wire rope cables. Made from carbon steel and stainless steel materials. Available in various lengths and wire rope diameters with plastic, nylon or PVC coating. Serves the transportation, mining, railroad, construction, architectural, fitness, automotive, marine, OEM, military, display, signage, lighting, security and recreation industries. Some cables meet ASTM standards and military specifications. Made in the USA.

In the past (pre 19th century), most heavy haulage and lifting needs were met by bulky chains or big ropes made of fiber. In the early 1830’s, a mine in Germany dropped a mine conveyance full of ore to the bottom of their mine and it was found that the heavy chains they were using to haul the conveyance to the surface suffered from work hardening and became severely brittle, leading to its failure.

As time progressed, other nations and people began to experiment with the fabrication of wire rope and, initially, each of them were essentially drawing hot steel through some dyes to create wires which were then laid helically together to form the wire rope. The type of steel that was readily available at the time was the same steel used to create ploughs for agriculture; thus the “Plough Steel” designation was used to denote what grade of steel was used to fabricate the rope.

Improvements were made to the ingredients of Plough Steel that allowed for a higher tensile strength of the wire rope. This new grade was aptly named, “Improved Plough Steel” or I.P.S. for short. Improved plough steel became the de facto steel to be used until it was once again improved upon, to the point where it is actually difficult to find Plough Steel grade wire rope in inventory at a sling shop.

Speaking of improvements made to the already Improved Plough Steel, once the recipe was perfected and it was found that wire rope could be made to have some extra strength. What did the powers that be name this new and improved wire rope…You guessed it, “Extra Improved Plough Steel.” EIPS offers approximately 10-15% increases in tensile strength over the old IPS depending on diameter. The higher tensile strength improves the minimum breaking strength of the wire rope. This, of course, will change the breaking strengths of the rigging mines and other industrial uses. This makes it important to know what type of wire rope your rigging is constructed from. If for example, a worker is referencing a sling chart for minimum breaking strength of a sling they should:

Currently, most rigging shops have transitioned to EIPS or are in the process of doing so. EIPS wire rope should be the standard in a modern day rigging shop and used for rigging such as wire rope slings, winch lines, and wire rope assemblies.

Northern Strands has been a locally owned company for over 50 years. We carry the largest supply of wire rope and rigging in Saskatchewan. Contact us today for a rigging quote or visit our showroom.

Since 1975, when Hercules Wire Rope and Sling Company, Inc. opened its doors in Houma, Louisiana, it has been dedicated to providing its customers with the best service in the industry. To continue our personalized service and better serve our customers, offices were opened in - Austin, Texas - Laurel, Mississippi - and Morgan City, Louisiana. Each location has someone on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for the convenience of our customers.

We custom fabricate slings made from wire rope, synthetic rope, and chain. Swing ropes, escape ropes and nylon web slings are made to individual"s specifications. We stock a large variety of rigging hardware and truck straps. Biodegradable wire rope lubricant is also available.

The only remaining Roebling machine was designed by Charles G. Roebling (1849-1918), engineer and president of the Roebling Company from 1876 to 1918. Built in 1893, it was the largest wire-rope closing machine in its time. The machine twisted six strands around a central core rope. These seven combined in the machine"s forming die to produce a finished rope, a process known as closing. The machine was built to produce 1.5-inch rope for cable railways--80 tons could be loaded at a single spinning, which provided 30,000 feet of unspliced cable at a batch.

The demand for ever longer cable car ropes led to its design. It was a vertical machine, standing 64 feet, requiring the machine and building to be built as a unit. This and an adjacent rope room still exist. This machine was modified in 1968 to produced 5-inch wire rope, the largest at the time, for surface mining.

Charles Roebling, who graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic in 1871 (civil engineering) was the third son of John A. Roebling (1809-1869), celebrated engineer of suspension bridges and founder of the wire and rope works. John Roebling, educated at the Berlin Polytechnic Institute, immigrated from Germany in 1831. As an engineer in western Pennsylvania, he began to replace the hemp ropes used on the inclined railways with hand- twisted wire rope.

John Roebling established his first wire rope manufacturing plant in the Chambersburg section of Trenton in 1849. Initially the rope was used in design and construction of suspension bridges by Roebling, including the Brooklyn Bridge.

By the 1880s, wire and wire rope were also produced for shipping and railway use, soon to be followed by recently developed technologies in electrical transmission, telegraphs, and elevators. Mining and cable cars also used the wire rope. Soon, the tramways and construction of the Panama Canal employed Roebling wire ropes. After the start of World War I, airplane rigging and controls called for fine wires.

The Trenton Roebling Community Development Corporation and DKM Properties Corporation are using the 80- ton rope closing machine as a centerpiece of an interactive museum-learning center for Trenton"s industrial heritage.