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In our last blog post, we looked at three of the topics that can be found on our highly informative technical resources page. If you have yet to see our previous blog, you can check it out here. Today, we want to look at three more topics covered on our resource page that compiles useful information about wire rope products and how products perform in numerous applications. Continue reading to learn about three different categories that can be[…]

Due to Strand Core's many decades of experience, we have compiled useful information over the years about wire rope products and how products perform in numerous applications. We have compiled this information on a technical resources page. Our resources page has six different topics that are useful in ensuring you choose the suitable wire rope for your application needs and correctly use the wire rope. Continue reading to learn about three of[…]

Strand Core has recently changed its webpage content for our high-quality wire rope and aircraft cable products. Strand Core has been manufacturing wire rope and cable products right in the USA at our Milton, Florida facility for decades. We strongly believe in the sourcing of domestic products, which is why all of our wire rope and aircraft cable products are domestically made and melted here in America. Our products also meet Buy America, Buy[…]

With globalization, we have continued to see a rise in American companies abandoning its domestic manufacturing facilities in favor of cheaper manufacturing costs by outsourcing to other countries. While the tactic is highly profitable, the question that then remains is how this impacts the manufacturing industry in America.

When it comes to types of packaging for wire rope and cable products, there are a wide variety of shipping and packaging options available. In today’s blog we will provide some key differences between coils, plastic reels, plywood reels, and nailed hardwood reels. Continue reading to learn about the different types of packaging available for wire rope and cable.

Regular and lang lay are two properties of wire rope that are overlooked. While construction, size, material, etc. are all important considerations when it comes to purchasing wire rope, it is equally important to understand lay. The lay direction of a cable highly impacts its functionality because it determines how much a cable will rotate, twist, and kink. In today’s blog we will provide a definition of each of these lay terms and then also[…]

While various strand, cable, and wire rope constructions are great options for the marine industry, each has different specifications and abilities worth considering. To get the best possible products for your marine application needs, Strand Core recommends 1x19, 7x7 & 6x19 constructions. Continue reading fur further insight into the capabilities and performance of each of these three constructions offered at Strand Core.

When it comes to types of packaging for wire rope and cable products, there are a wide variety of shipping and packaging options available. In our previous blog we looked at the characteristics of coils, plastic reels, plywood reels, and nailed hardwood reels. Today we will provide some key differences between packaging options for custom cable assemblies. The common types of packaging for custom cable assemblies are individually packaged &[…]