Wire ropes are found in a number of heavy industrial lifting applications, from elevators to ski lifts, ship's cranes and mining draglines to drilling rigs, construction hoists and mooring lines, to dredgers, suspension bridges, dam gates and more. According to U.K.-based Bridon Group, the world's largest wire rope producer, global production of wire rope amounts to around 3.0 million metric tons each year. Woven from galvanized, bright or stainless steel, wire ropes can expect to face deteriorating conditions throughout their lifetimes, such as extreme pressures and shock loads, strong weather, temperature extremes, corrosion and rust.
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