The future of rope inspection RopeWatcher™
RopeWatcher™ allows you to take control of your rope inspection in real-time and reduce production downtime while confidently fulfilling the rope inspection criteria.
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Why The RopeWatcher™ from a customer perspective?
Following an unexpected breakage in the rope, we started working with RopeWatcher™. Now we have worked with it for 4 years and it has helped us develop predictive graphs which show the life cycle of the rope and its ideal replacement time. We recommend this product to every company which works with suspended loads.
- Arnaldo Morino. IVECO in Suzara, Italy
How does the Rope Watcher™ work?
Rope Watcher™ is a permanent device that keeps the rope under constant control and provides indications about its wearing status. It detects internal and external faults on the rope using the magneto-inductive method (MRT), which is nationally and internationally regulated.
Remote inspections and Alert mode
RopeWatcher™ works as a permanent-connected MRT system, allowing on-demand acquisitions, tracks saving and remote file transfer. This way, without leaving the office, it is possible to perform a deep analysis of the rope, acquire diagrams, download them on the PC and build actual reports.
If the condition required further analyses (yellow or red area), it will be necessary to perform a deeper inspection, in order to verify the actual conditions of the rope. This alert functioning requires a calibration procedure so that the system can interpret data correctly, which can be done remotely.
Overhead cranes - Lifting KnowHow
The daily use of your wire rope on your crane leads to the wear and tear. Wire ropes have a finite life much shorter than the expected life of the crane. Improperly installed, poorly lubricated, worn and damaged hoisting ropes routinely fail, causing the potential for a catastrophic accident. In fact, a hoisting rope that was in perfect condition the day before can be ruined by a single damaging lift and therefore a visual inspection is not always enough since it's just a snapshot of the rope's condition.
Knowing when it's time to replace the steel wire rope in an overhead crane can be difficult and without the knowledge of the ropes lifecycle, it can lead to unexpected stops in production. The RopeWatcher™ prevents this by giving you a real-time inspection and understanding of the wire rope's condition. This will not only increase safety but also give you and fast ROI by reducing production downtime.
