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From boats and ships to a variety of industrial lifting applications, shackles are the primary connecting device in any rigging system. They are perfect for use with lifting slings and tow ropes in any material handling job.

Over the last few years, the global material handling equipment manufacturing sector has witnessed a steady growth owing to the increasing demand. Fortunately, the trend is likely to continue in the coming years.

They may look simple, but wire rope slings play a critical role in various industries, including construction, shipping, material handling, and rigging.

You can use them to make permanent or temporary attachments. You can attach a wire rope sling to a hoist or crane to move large loads.

William Hackett launches the safest and most efficient offshore subsea lever hoist: SSL5 with patented quad pawl mechanism.

Game changer in offshore and subsea lifting projects: New generation of lever hoists offer the highest levels of safety and performance with the world’s first quad pawl mechanism.

Many industries, such as manufacturing, power and energy, construction, aviation, and shipping, rely on a variety of material handling systems and lifting equipment. Some of the common equipment as forklifts, cranes, spreader bars, hooks, and wire rope sling. With the right set of equipment, you can increase your productivity, reduce your operation costs, and decrease losses due to delay.

Synthetic slings, one of the most common accessories, have also witnessed a growing demand for different lifting applications. Over the years, synthetic slings have become a necessary part of lifting and moving heavy objects using cranes, hoists, powered industrial trucks, and derricks.

From construction and shipping to mining and manufacturing, you need rigging equipment everywhere. Without it, you cannot build airplanes or move large shipments from one place to another. Rigging equipment comprises of simple objects like spreader bars and shackles to complex ones like cranes and robotic arms.

Traditionally, most companies relied on ropes made from natural fibers or metals like steel to lift heavy loads. While natural fiber slings or ropes offered flexibility, they lacked the strength to lift extremely heavy loads. On the other hand, steel ropes could lift extremely heavy loads, but they were not as flexible as the natural fiber ropes.

Most spreader bars typically have two lifting lugs going up to transfer the load to the crane and two lugs going down to connect to the object being lifted. The mechanical design of a spreader bar allows you to stabilize and support a load properly during an overhead lift. Holloway Houston has always made it a point to provide its customers with the best spreader bar solutions through our MorBar product series.