Wire Rope Sheave Design

They require about half the force of a single groove pulley to move the same load.
Wire rope sheave design. Premature wire rope failure due to the breaking of individual wires in the outer strands can occur. Standard wire rope rests in the groove of a steel sheave on point contacts only resulting in high speciļ¬ c loads between the outer wires of the rope and the groove. The preferred ratio by the industry is 24 1 though. Has been the number one source for the wire rope industry designing and providing custom engineered wire rope sheaves that meet your specific needs and rigors of your application we also supply a large inventory of stock sheaves from the best known brands in the industry.
Offers various sheave types styles that are stocked and manufactured from several material choices such as nylon aluminum and stainless steel. The supply and manufacture of wire rope sheaves is all we do. Since the wire rope is hard the pressure it exerts on the groove can lead to corrugations if the sheave is not properly hardened. We specialize in wire rope sheaves.
The basic design of any sheave should conform to the appropriate minimum pitch diameter rope diameter sheave ratios of 18 1 for the mobile crane industry. Hang these pulleys from hooks screws and bolts to assist with horizontal pulling or to guide a rope. That guideline is given as a ratio between the pitch diameter of the shave and the rope diameter. They mount to a surface or suspend from equipment and have a grooved wheel sheave for guiding a wire rope or aircraft cable that s attached to the load.
In addition we offer many other options to satisfy your wire rope sheaves requirements including choice of material heat treating of the groove case hardening grease. This does not happen with sheaves made of timco cast nylon. Pulley sheaves are replacement wheels for pulley block assemblies. Sheave diameter the outer diameter of the sheave depends on the size of the rope and load.
Ensure sheave groove hardness. Our wire rope sheaves are made from quality materials and machined to precise dimensions and tolerances in order to meet our high standards. The minimum of 18 1 ratio conforms to the international standards for load hoisting cranes. Sheave and drum diameter all wire ropes operating over sheaves and drums are subjected to bending stresses which eventu ally cause the wire rope to fatigue.
They have a bracket on the bottom for tying off one end of your wire rope. Pulleys with two grooves are for use where multiple pulleys move a single load such as block and tackle systems. The severity of these stresses are directly related to the rope load and the d d ratio or the ratio of the tread diameter of the sheave or drum d to the diam eter of the rope d. The guideline for the sheave diameter is given by the power crane shovel associations and american national standards institute.
We have the capability to manufacture your wire rope sheaves to your design and specifications or you can choose your wire rope sheave from our large inventory of wire rope sheaves.