What is a tech 12?
Tech-12 is a 12-strand construction that is heat and flex-fatigue resistant and works well around sheaves and winches. It is easy to splice and is Samthane coated.
What is Samson line?
Lightweight, low stretch, and made to last. These lines are the choice of champions. Chances are you have seen Samson synthetic lines at work all around you. For more than 130 years, Samson has led the way in developing high-performance cordage products to meet the most demanding applications in the world.
Where is Samson rope made?
The company set up a plant in Fairhaven in the late 1950s to provide rope for West Coast commercial fishing, and eventually moved that operation to Blaine before settling in Ferndale in 1979, Bon says. In 1988, the company moved its headquarters to the Ferndale plant.
What is Tenex rope?
Tenex is a 12-strand single braid that offers high strength with low stretch and outstanding abrasion resistance. It is Samthane coated to provide abrasion resistance, enhance wear life, snag resistance, and increase ease of splicing.
What is Kernmantle rope used for?
One of the major uses of kernmantle rope is as climbing rope. Nylon ropes that were used in yachts for hauling were tested and found useful in climbing and caving and are now the modern standard. The German company Edelrid introduced the first kernmantel rope in 1953, which revolutionized fall prevention.
What is Dyneema cord?
Dyneema® is an UHMwPE (Ultra High Molecular weight Polyethylene) or HMPE (High Modulus Polyethylene) fibre developed by DSM in the Netherlands some 30 years ago. Light Weight: Size for size, a rope made with Dyneema® is 8 times lighter than steel wire rope.
Where is Yale Cordage made?
Maine
As a Maine based company, we understand this lifestyle more than most. From commercial fishing to towing, we have a range of products that will fit your needs. Our combination of cutting-edge fibers and innovative technologies results in a product designed to endure everything from searing sun to heavy weather.
What is Tenex rope made of?
Tenex-TEC is a high-strength, low-stretch, polyester rope specifically designed with two ends per carrier to allow higher production splicing for standard and adjustable slings. This construction also provides more rope surface conformance to objects being lifted than standard, single braid constructions.
What is a Class 2 rope?
Class II ropes are made in whole or part from any of the following high modulus fibers: Dyneema®, Vectran®, Technora®, and Zylon®. The eye splice is used to place a permanent loop in the end of a rope, generally for attachment purposes to a fixed point.
Is paracord stronger than rope?
Braided utility rope is capable of supporting up to 300 lbs. of weight, but the paracord’s unique layered design makes it the strongest of them all.
What’s the best way to splice a rope?
Single Braid Splice (Bury) Figure 1 Step #1 From the rope’s bitter end measure back two full fid lengths, and place a mark on the rope. “A”. Put a single wrap of tape at the bitter end (A fid length equals 21 times the diameter of the rope or 7 times the circumference.) Step #2 Form the desired eye size and mark the point opposite “A”.
Can a splicer get a TUV en1818a certification?
However, in no case can spLIFE accreditation be assimilated to a certification. Teufelberger will soon launch the spLIFE partner program which will help our distributors to obtain TUV EN1891A certification on the splicing of drenaLINE and Tachyon ropes made by spLIFE accredited splicers.
How to get a splife TUV certification Teufelberger?
Step 1 : get your splicer (s) spLIFE accredited by following a spLIFE training session (6 hours / 4 samples of Tachyon / 4 samples of drenaLINE) Step 2 : request the TUV certification (extension of the Teufelberger TUV certification / Module B2), and get the spLIFE partner status.