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  2. WireCo WorldGroup - Wikipedia

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    WireCo WorldGroup. Corporate headquarters at 12200 N. Ambassador Drive on the site of the former Red Crown Tourist Court 2009. WireCo WorldGroup (formerly Wire Rope Corporation of America) is a privately owned company that claims to be the world's largest manufacturer of wire rope. [ 1]

  3. Arresting gear - Wikipedia

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    An F-14 Tomcat descends to make an arresting gear landing on the flight deck of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) in 2002. An arresting gear, or arrestor gear, is a mechanical system used to rapidly decelerate an aircraft as it lands. Arresting gear on aircraft carriers is an essential component of naval aviation, and it is most commonly used on ...

  4. Cable ferry - Wikipedia

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    Ropes suspended at operating level, permanently or temporarily. Ropes held on the water surface by buoys. Cables suspended underwater, permanently or temporarily. Ground cables normally resting on the bottom, pulled to the surface near the ferry. Possible forces and catenaries for a small cable ferry with chain or wire rope compared.

  5. Block and tackle - Wikipedia

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    A block and tackle [1] [2] or only tackle [3] is a system of two or more pulleys with a rope or cable threaded between them, usually used to lift heavy loads. The pulleys are assembled to form blocks and then blocks are paired so that one is fixed and one moves with the load. The rope is threaded through the pulleys to provide mechanical ...

  6. Wire rope - Wikipedia

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    Wire rope. Steel wire rope (right hand lang lay) Wire rope is composed of as few as two solid, metal wires twisted into a helix that forms a composite rope, in a pattern known as laid rope. Larger diameter wire rope consists of multiple strands of such laid rope in a pattern known as cable laid. Manufactured using an industrial machine known as ...

  7. Cable barrier - Wikipedia

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    Cable barrier. A cable barrier, sometimes referred to as guard cable or wire rope safety barrier (WRSB), is a type of roadside or median safety traffic barrier / guard rail. It consists of steel wire ropes mounted on weak posts. As is the case with any roadside barrier, its primary purpose is to prevent a vehicle from leaving the traveled way ...

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