Recent Advances in the Connecting Elements for Synthetic Rope Connectors

摘要

The applications for synthetic rope in the offshore and offshore arenas of the energy industry have progressively led to the development of high strength fibers that have been successfully been integrated into reliable and useful high strength ropes. Due to their market acceptance and progressively increased applications, these higher strength synthetic ropes are being manufactured in progressively larger sizes. With these advances in rope strength and increased size, fittings and connectors for many applications have been exceeded in both size and strength. These expanding equipment gaps have necessitated connector and fitting component designs that could match the enhanced rope capabilities with equal sizes and strength. Within the recent development effort, additional features requested by the industry and field personnel, have been incorporated into the designs to improve overall rope longevity, rope eye protection, ease of use and reduced connection times offshore.