Rope slings are the most common type of cargo handling adapted In Ukraine and the CIS countries, the majority of lifting operations are traditionally carried out using steel rope slings. The reason for such popularity is the accumulated rich experience of their use, the possibility of using various types of cargo slings.
Rope rigging slings have a number of advantages, including:
• high bearing capacity and flexibility;
• less time-consuming to manufacture than other types of slings;
• have sufficient reliability and resistance to sharp dynamic loads, since the rope smoothes them;
• the destruction of the rope during the period of operation does not occur suddenly, but gradually, which allows you to monitor the condition of the sling and remove it from operation in a timely manner;
• temperature range of application: from -40°С to +100°С;(//tractor-service.com)
• material of slings: light ropes without external lubrication; 135
• коэффициент запаса прочности: 6:1;
• compliance with standards: DSTU B V.2.8-10-98, DSTU EN 13414-1, DSTU EN 13414-2, DSTU EN 13414-3.
Traditionally, there are two types of formation of lifting sling loops:
1. Hand braid (weaving of the strands of the free end of the rope into the body of the sling).
2. Crimping in a press with an aluminum or steel sleeve.