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| Guess which sling requires
less effort to rig, has less chance of causing injury, is easiest
to transport and store, and costs less to use? |
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yarns and Fiber Optic Inspection System |
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| WIRE ROPE – 400 lbs. |
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| POLYESTER ROUND – 200 lbs. |
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| TWIN-PATH® EXTRA – 44 lbs. |
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No matter what job you have to do, large or
small; there is always a solution with Twin-Path® Slings. Note
how easy it is to rigg and handle the slings.
Shown here on the left are 125 ton turbine rotors being lifted with
Twin-Path® Slings. |
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The Ultimate
Choice: TWIN-PATH®
Twin-Path® Slings are a sure solution to the need for slings that can
lift materials and equipment surely. Through industry research and creative
innovation this product line was developed with the specifications requested
by you. Our sling technology and research led us to the discovery that available
sling materials like nylon, polyester, wire- and fiber rope, and steel chains
weren't effective enough. Concern was expressed over
• potential personal injuries
• catastrophic material mishandling
• awkward handling procedures
• ergonomic workplace policies
Slingmax® developed a line of sling products which resolved these
problems and that can be manufactured with any capacity and within extremely
tight length tolerances.
Unirope® is a licenced Twin-Path® fabricator. All slings
are manufactured, serviced, repaired, and proof tested in our Mississauga,
Ontario facility. |
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| During the Canadian Frigatte Building
Program Unirope manufactured Twin-Path® slings to lift the 970
ton heavy modular ship sections into the dry dock at St. John Shipbuilding.
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TWIN-PATH®
Sling Types
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Twin-Path® Extra
TPXC, TPXCE |
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Twin-Path® slings
with Polyester yarns are essentially 2 complete slings in one, each
making a separate connection between hook and load. If one of the
paths is cut or damaged, the other path is still strong enough to
hold the load for it to be lowered safely. Twin-Path® slings have
a unique inspection system found in no other sling product.
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Built-in
Early Warning Tell-Tail System |
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Contrasting
colour Inner- and Outer cover |
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Easy
to handle, protects your hand and loads |
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Simple
to store |
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Twin-Path® Extra
slings are made with K-Spec Load Bearing Yarns which is stronger than
steel but only about 1/7 of the weight of wire rope slings. TPXC slings
were 50,000 times cycle tested to double the Working Load at TMT Laboratories
without failure. Yarn-to-yarn abrasion tests showed that K-Spec withstood
5.5 times more cycles than polyester yarns.
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Strongest
and lightest lifting sling in the world |
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Less
than 1% stretch at WLL (similar to wire rope) |
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Double
paths means double safety |
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Cover
made from extra thick bulked CoverMax® fabric |
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Sparkeater slings
are made from 100% Aramid load yarns protected by a DOUBLE cover made
from Nomex® flame resistant fabric. If you have a hot environment
up to 150°C (300°F) use a Twin-Path® Sparkeater to lift
the load without marring the surface. Ideal for welding shops and
as black coloured suspension sling for stage riggers.
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100%
Aramid load yarns |
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100%
Nomex® DOUBLE covers |
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Made
with Early Warning Tell- Tail System |
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Available
in YELLOW or BLACK for stage rigging |
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TWIN-PATH®:
The Advantage
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| Twin-Path®
Slings are actually two complete slings in one. This unique back-up
protection provides 2 independent paths to connect the load to the
crane hook or fitting. If one path is damaged in use, the second path
will perform as a back-up until the load is lowered. Each path alone
is as strong as at least 2-1/2 times of the total sling capacity.
Twin-Path® helps reduce the potential of catastrophic material
mishandling. We don't recommend the abuse in the above picture but
if damage occurred to your Twin-Path® Sling, chances are good
that you could still maintain control of the load. |
Double layered,
colour contrasted independent covers provide extra protection and
early warning. If the the inner red cover is visible the sling has
been damaged. If the red cover or inner load bearing yarns are visible,
remove the sling from service and send it to Unirope® for inspection
and possible repair. |
Overload Indicators
and Fiber Optic Cables make it easy for inspection. The Overload
Indicators are the tail ends of the inner load bearing yarns. When
the sling gets overloaded to more than half it's breaking strength
the sling will stretch beyond it's normal length thus the yarn ends
will pull into the cover. If the fiber optic cable does not transmit
light anymore there is the potential of yarn damage. If you detect
these damages take sling out of service and send to Unirope® for
inspection and repair evaluation. |
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TWIN-PATH®:
Easy to Inspect
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indicators – one to warn of overload and a fiber optic to warn
of core fiber damage. (Twin-Path® slings with Polyester fibers
and Sparkeater® slings are fitted with shrink tails only) |
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Twin-Path® slings are
actually two slings in one. There is unique backup protection. |
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| The separate inner cover shows
red for warning that the sling is damaged and should be taken out
of service. |
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Twin-Path® slings are
repaired with patches like this. Each sling is proof tested after
a repair. |
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