rochester wire rope in stock

Matex provides only the highest caliber of EM cable on the market.  With suppliers like Wireco, Camesa, Quality, DeAcero, Rochester, and Zapp, we have EM cable in stock and ready for spooling.

Alongside our comprehensive range of wire ropes and cables we stock a supporting cast of hardware including hooks, hoists and shackles. Many of these items are available from the Medway Sling shop in Kent.

We work closely with the marine industry, and can fabricate and install wire riggings or fabricate and supply only. We carry a wide range of stainless steel and galvanized wire rope and rigging accessories and where necessary can advise on the best rigging solution for your needs.

WireCo Structures supplied products including 75 mm and 90 mm wire rope suspension hangers for the world"s longest single-span self-anchored (SAS) bridge. This bridge married art, functionality and safety to create an unparalleled engineering and architectural landmark.

Amtrak’s Thames River Bridge was completely refurbished utilizing WireCo Structures structural strand. The two-track structure, spanning the Thames River between New London and Groton, Connecticut, was originally constructed in 1919, replacing the original span constructed in 1889. This major renovation of the bridge transformed the railway structure from a draw bridge to a vertical-lift mechanism. To accomplish this feat we provided a total of 72 assemblies for the renovation project. Eight of the assemblies were 1 7/8” 6 x 25 IPS FC and 64 assemblies using 2 1/4” 6 x 25 IPS FC. All assemblies were pre-stretched, striped and measured under load with the lengths stamped onto each socket. Length tolerance requirements were +/- 1/4 inch.

The rehabilitation of this structure required WireCo to supply the wire rope assemblies for 10 panel points. 1-3/4” and 2-1/2” ASTM A603 Bridge Rope was supplied per the original construction prints. All attaching hardware was supplied with the assemblies. WireCo also supplied the temporary support strands used during the deck replacement of the bridge.

Signature span of I-490 crossing the Genesse River in Rochester. WireCo supplied all of the ASTM A586 structural strand for the hanger assemblies. The strand had Class C galvanized outer wires with Class A galvanized inner wires. The 3 arch system consists of sixty-eight 1-1/2” assemblies, thirty-four 2-5/16” assemblies, eight 2-1/8” assemblies, and four 3-1/4” assemblies.

This historic structure is a vertical lift bridge in New Jersey that crosses the Passaic River, connecting Newark and Harrison as part of Interstate 280. WireCo supplied sixty-four 2-1/8” main counterweight ropes with hardware for the rehabilitation project.

The 240’ span has four arches reaching 70’ in height. WireCo supplied all of the 1-5/8” and 1-1/2” ASTM A586 structural strand assemblies. The structural strand was produced with Class C coated wires throughout. All destructive testing was performed by WireCo at our in-house testing facility.

This is a dual-drum winch. The cable is led from the winch either through a series of fairlead sheaves mounted below decks to the ship"s trawl crane, or through an alternate fairlead sheave train to the port hydro boom. Sensors for the wire monitoring system are mounted on one of the fixed sheaves. Construction of the sheave train prevents the passage of shackles and other fittings. Special rigging is required to handle long net bridles, pendants and terminations.The primary winch control is located in the control center over the submersible hangar. The operator has a clear view of the entire main deck work area and instrument landing spots at the stern and the starboard side. The operator has intercom communications with the bridge and laboratories. Winch parameters (line count, line speed and tension) are displayed at the control center, in the labs and on the bridge. An auxiliary control stand is located at the winch below decks. Provisions are made for the use of a remote control station which can be placed in the main laboratory or a portable van as required. A closed-circuit video system allows monitoring of the below-deck winch and sheaves as well as main deck activities.

The starboard boom overboarding point is located amidships in the area of least ship motion in a seaway. The unit is a McElroy hydraulically powered extendable boom with 15,000 lb capacity, mounted on the 02 Deck. Two head blocks are hung from the end of the boom. When the boom is retracted, the wire plumbs over the main deck. A bulwark gate can be opened to allow passage of instruments.

The port boom overboarding point is located near the ROV hangar. This unit was also built by McElroy and is mounted on the 02 Deck, and has a capacity of 25,000 lbs. It is designed to launch and recover ROVs and supports the wire from the dual traction winch system.

Certain operations, such as dragging for moorings, deliberately subject cables to severe abuses such as kinking and abrasion. Whenever possible, the main cables will be protected from abuse by splicing or attaching sacrificial wires of comparable strength to the end.

The Rochester Corporation, a subsidiary of Tyco Electronics, manufactures steel wire, fiber optic cable, and umbilical cables that incorporate steel twisted around electromechanical and fiber optic cables. The Facility was built in 1940 and was a privately held corporation owned by the Rochester family. The Facility has operated under several names including British Tire & Rubber and Tyco International prior to Tyco Electronics. The Rochester Corporation Facility is approximately 43 acres in size and is located in a commercial and industrial portion of Culpeper County. Facility operations began in 1941 with the production of steel wire rope. Wire rope manufacturing ceased in 1996, however, the Facility continues to manufacture wire, fiber optic cable, and umbilical cables that incorporate steel twisted around electromechanical and fiber optic cables. Prior to ownership by Tyco Electronics, Rochester was owned by Tyco International from approximately 1996 until June 2007.