Stratos- was macht den Unterschied?

Stratos- was macht den Unterschied?

CONTENT 1) Company - facts & figures 2) Experience 3) New development 4) Applications of STRATOS 5) Conclusion

CONTENT 1) Company - facts & figures 2) Well known 3) New development 4) Applications of STRATOS 5) Conclusion

1) COMPANY FACTS & FIGURES Independent family enterprise since 1790 Headquarters: Wels, Austria; 5 production sites Exports: Sales to over 100 countries Sales 2007: 130 Mio. Headcount: 760 Investments: 10 Mio. p.a. Technologies: Fiber- and Wire Ropes, Extrusion

1) COMPANY FACTS & FIGURES 5 PRODUCTION SITES WELS, AUT Headquarter Fiber Rope Fibers & Plastics NEW ENGLAND ROPES, USA Fiber Rope VESELI, CZ Fiber Rope WELS, AUT Wire Rope ST. AEGYD, AUT Wire Rope

1) COMPANY FACTS & FIGURES INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS FIBERS & PLASTICS PLASTIC STRAPPINGS for packaging applications - strapping of cans, newspapers, wood, fiber bales, building materials etc. BALER TWINES for agriculture

1) COMPANY FACTS & FIGURES INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS WIRE ROPE CRANE WIRE ROPES For cranes in the building industry, on ships and offshore platforms ROPEWAY ROPES For passenger and material ropeways Ropes for slope groomers FOREST ROPES Ropes for forest applications

1) COMPANY FACTS & FIGURES INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS FIBER ROPE MARINE CORDAGE For power and sailing boats PERSONAL SAFETY DEVICE Ropes and harnesses for industry, arborists and climbing TECHNICAL ROPES FOR INDUSTRY Applications for the paper industry Hauling ropes for winches FOREST ROPES Fiber ropes for forest applications STRATOS Anchor, Extension, Winch, Mounting, Support

1) COMPANY clear statement INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS WETHER STEEL ROPE... OR FIBER ROPE...... WE OFFER THE BEST SOLUTION FOR YOUR FOREST APPLICATIONS

CONTENT 1) Company - facts & figures 2) Experience 3) New development 4) Applications of STRATOS 5) Conclusion

2) Experience What we know: Ergonomic benefit Increase of productivity Garland, J.J. et al (2004a), Field Testing of Syntetic Rope in Logging Applications to Reduce Workloads, Final Report, Worksite Redesign Grant, Oregon Occupational Safty and Health Administration, Oregon, US

2) Experience Open items for hollowbraids (without cover): Weak abrasion resistance No indication of replacement discard criteria Garland, J.J. et al (2004a), Field Testing of Syntetic Rope in Logging Applications to Reduce Workloads, Final Report, Worksite Redesign Grant, Oregon Occupational Safty and Health Administration, Oregon, US

CONTENT 1) Company - facts & figures 2) Experience 3) New development 4) Applications of STRATOS 5) Conclusion

3) New development New rope design (cover-core-rope) for forestry application: Highly pre-stretched core Compact protection-overbraid Core for tension Cover prevents abrasion of the core Cover as indication support

3) New development How to get realistic test conditions?

3) New development FAST Ort our partner Bundesforschungs- und Ausbildungszentrum für Wald, Naturgefahren und Landschaft, kurz BFW Seckendorff-Gudent-Weg 8, A-1131 Wien FAST Ort Forstliche Ausbildungsstätte Ort, kurz FAST Ort Johann Orth-Allee 16, 4810 Gmunden

3) New development Realistic test conditions 2 joined beech logs defined underground 7 concrete sleepers Weight 1500 kg Movement (50 cycles)

3) New development Test track (40m length; 3m width) 4 defined positions

3) New development Adjustment of the test Realistic results Reproducibility Normalisation necessary

3) New development Constance of test conditions / Dependence on positions Positions and change of track conditions remaining tensile strength [%] 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 steel wire rope last run steel wire rope first run used rope position 1 used rope position 2 used rope position 3 used rope position 4

3) New development Constance of test conditions / dependence on positions Consequences: Average of positions 1 to 4 Normalisation (linear) to take out time factor

3) New development Rope wear after 50 cycles Steel wire Synthetic fiber

3) New development Tests of different materials Various Cover Materials vs. Steel (using a correction factor) 100,0 remaining tensile strength [%] 95,0 90,0 85,0 80,0 75,0 70,0 steel wire rope 1st run HMPE (Dyneema) cover LC-PES (Vectran) cover steel wire rope last run

3) New development Tests of Coated Dyneema Dyneema with and without Coating vs. Steel (using a correction factor) remaining tensile strength [%] 100 95 90 85 80 75 70 steel wire rope 1st run HMPE (Dyneema) cover HMPE (Dyneema) cover with coating steel wire rope 2nd run

3) New development Cover as support for discard decision Marks to show core-elongation Straight lines indicate torsion Cross lines indicate overloading Merely indication no guarantee

3) New development Advantages of cover-core rope: Cover protects the core against loss of fibers Under test conditions abrasion resistance exceeds steel Coated Dyneema gives the best result Cover is an indication-support (but is not a 100% secure indication) Beware of local cross forces and heat

CONTENT 1) Company - facts & figures 2) Experience 3) New development 4) Applications of STRATOS 5) Conclusion

4) Applications of STRATOS 4) Applications Winch Anchor Extension Support

4) Applications of STRATOS WINCH Tests in the field

4) Applications of STRATOS WINCH On the winch: distortion of cross section (nearly triangular) nearly no loss of tensile strength

4) Applications of STRATOS WINCH On the winch: Good behaviour on the winch, no damage by bad winding

4) Applications of STRATOS WINCH End terminal protects the rope end new after 240 goes

4) Applications of STRATOS WINCH End terminal of STRATOS Winch socket Spliced end

4) Applications of STRATOS WINCH STRATOS Winch Enhances productivity and work satisfaction

4) Applications of STRATOS WINCH Experience with STRATOS Winch: Cover protects the core against severe abrading conditions (forest soil) On the winch very insensitive to bad winding Useful end terminal, easy to repair Two rope end solutions: Socketed termination Spliced termination Increase of productivity and ergonomic benefit

4) Applications of STRATOS ANCHOR Guylines for yarders:

4) Applications of STRATOS ANCHOR

Ü 1 Times 28, kursiv rot Ü 2 Überschrift Lauftext Times, blau, kursiv, Times max 2424, kursiv blau 80 % Lauftext Times, schwarz, max 20 weight reduction

4) Applications of STRATOS ANCHOR Kompetenz in Seilen. Die Antwort auf Ihre Bedürfnisse. Die Konstruktion. Produktprogramm

4) Applications of STRATOS ANCHOR 50 % reduction of preparation time.

4) Applications of STRATOS ANCHOR Preparation time of yarder per installation:

4) Applications of STRATOS ANCHOR Time savings per year:

4) Applications of STRATOS ANCHOR Calculation tool for productivity increase and cost savings

4) Applications of STRATOS ANCHOR Annual savings: 8 to 15 k

4) Applications of STRATOS ANCHOR Wear mechanisms for guylines: Bending fatigue TEST: 10,000 bending cycles at 80 kn D/d: 9.7 to 12 NO STRENGTH LOSS FOUND! Make sure that D/d is higher than 20!

4) Applications of STRATOS ANCHOR Wear mechanisms for guylines: Tension fatigue Dyneema excels steel wire! Beware: fatigue must not be confused with overload!

4) Applications of STRATOS ANCHOR Wear mechanisms for guylines: Torsion Test results of influence of rotation on rope strength of a 22mm Stratos Anchor (O Hear, Nichols, 2006) twist [turns/m] residual strength [%] 1 96 3,5 85 residual strength [%] 120 100 80 60 40 20 5,5 56 0 0 2 4 6 twists [turns/m] Beware of rotation! Torsion indicator helps!

4) Applications of STRATOS ANCHOR Cover as support for discard decision Marks to show core-elongation Straight lines indicate torsion Cross lines indicate overloading Merely indication no guarantee

4) Applications of STRATOS ANCHOR Experience with STRATOS Anchor: Significant reduction of installation time Annual savings: 8 to 15 k Mind D/d ratio Avoid torsion End connection just with textile slings

4) Applications of STRATOS SUPPORT Guylines for intermediate support tree:

4) Applications of STRATOS SUPPORT

4) Applications of STRATOS SUPPORT Do not use clamping devices!

4) Applications of STRATOS SUPPORT Just use rope slings!

4) Applications of STRATOS EXTENSION Extension for wire rope skylines

4) Applications of STRATOS EXTENSION Tremendous reduction of installation time steel textile

4) Applications of STRATOS EXTENSION Enormous stress on the cover

4) Applications of STRATOS EXTENSION Enormous stress on the cover

4) Applications of STRATOS EXTENSION Torsion transferred by torque of wire skyline

4) Applications of STRATOS EXTENSION Use a locking bolt!

4) Applications of STRATOS EXTENSION Use a locking bolt!

4) Applications of STRATOS EXTENSION Experience with STRATOS Extension: Synthetic extension of steel skyline increases productivity significantly. Break-even within 1 year High abrasion resistance is a must! Torsion must be excluded. Use a locking bolt!

CONTENT 1) Company - facts & figures 2) Experience 3) New development 4) Applications of STRATOS 5) Conclusion

5) Conclusion Kern-Mantel Vorteile: Schutz gegen Scheuern und Kernfaserverlust Unterstützung beim Ablegen Hilfe bei der richtigen Errichtung Dennoch Vorsicht (Hitze und örtlicher Querdruck!) Kern-Manteltechnologie macht Forstanwendung möglich Bis zu 80% Gewichtsreduktion Bis zu 50% reduzierte Rüstzeiten

5) Conclusion Was macht den Unterschied? Gewicht, Geschwindigkeit, Ergonomie, Sicherheit Kern-Mantel macht Faserseile deutlich sicherer; Erfahrungen noch sammeln Stahl mehr Erfahrung mehr Sicherheit Vollständige Lösung (mit Endverbindung, Verpackung...) Fertigung in Wels auf Kundenwunsch Unterlagen, Schulung, Service und Begleitung Teufelberger bietet Lösungen!