Wire Rope News & Sling Technology Magazine October 2026
Welcome to the October 2026 edition of Wire Rope News & Sling Technology! In this issue, we explore essential techniques for below-the-hook rigging, innovative ways companies are repurposing decommissioned wire rope, crucial crane procurement design reviews, and high-stakes bridge removal operations. We also pause to pay a heartfelt tribute to our late friend, colleague, and longtime industry contributor, Dennis J. O’Rourke.
Whether you’re looking for the latest product debuts, leadership movements, or technical insights in crane and rigging safety, this issue is packed with actionable industry knowledge.
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Featured Articles:
- A Crane’s Life Part 5: “Below the Hook”
- Author: Dennis J. O’Rourke
- This installment of A Crane’s Life discusses load weight, gear condition and rigging techniques and depends on the relationship and coordination between the operator and the rigger.
- (read the full article on page 8 in the magazine)
- Everything Old is New Again
- Author: Damon Carson
- Worn, rusted and discarded construction material need not waste space in an industrial yard. This company finds new uses for wire rope that has reached the expiration of it’s original purpose.
- (read the full article on page 16 in the magazine)
- CP&A Delivers Design Review for Ongoing Crane Procurement Contracts
- Author: Richard Phillips
- Cranes manufactured by Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., are the most recent deliveries to undergo the design review process by Casper, Phillips & Associates.
- (read the full article on page 22 in the magazine)
- RSS Provides Rigging for Bridge Removal
- Author: Richard Howes
- Rope and Sling Specialists Ltd. delivered below-the-hook equipment for removal of a 117-St bridge.
- (read the full article on page 28 in the magazine)
- Dennis J. O’Rourke 1939-2026
- Author: Donald O’Rourke
- A tribute to our dear friend and colleague.
- (read the full tribute on page 66 in the magazine)
- plus a website tribute to Dennis.
DEPARTMENTS
- News in Our Industry (page 34)
- DLM Launches Chatbot to Enhance Customer Support
- pewag UK Group Deliver Complete Below-the-Hook Solution for Rooftop Lift
- Pelican Rope Works Marks One Year of Scope Partnership with Strong Results Nationwide
- Handling Systems International Announces Major Expansion
- Ascent ifting, Inc. Announces the Acquisition of United Rigging, Inc.
- Data Center Construction: An Opportunity for the Rigging Industry
- RSS Provides Rigging to Lift Bridge Sections
- Dellner Bubenzer Relocates, Upgrades Pioneering R&D Facility
- LEONCABLES Equips Rigging Gear with RiConnect Digital Product Passports
- Modulift and LMS Support Offshore Wind Industry With 660t Load Test
- Denny’s Crane & Rigging Notes
- Author: Dennis J. O’Rourke, CSP, OSHA Crane Surveyor)
- Raising a Tilt-Up Wall (read the full column on page 35)
- Below the Hook
- Author: Dale Kelly, engineering manager at The caldwell Group
- Clamping Curved Loads (page 36)
- Inventor’s Corner (by William Fischer on page 50):
- Elevator rope inspection device and method for inspecting an elevator rope
- Continuous standing system
- Cable tensioning assembly and method of using same
- Method for improving tensile strength of the wire lock and the wire lock
- Wire rope inspection device
- Energy-absorbing unit for self-retracting lifeline
- Products in the News (page 60)
- OZ Lifting to Show Non-Permanent Davit System for Concrete Parapets at Chicago Build
- Talurit Group Launches the Next-Generation Talurit MA 55
- Kito Crosby Launches Newly Engineered Wide Body Shackle
- CMCO Announces Launch New Crosby HHP3 App
- Talurit Group Launches the New Talurit 400T 1VS Silgle-Piller Swager
- Brass Knuckle SmartCut Sleeve (BKCRS231) and Gloves for Single-Source Hand and Arm Protection System
- People in the News (page 65)
- Mazzella Announces Key Leadership Additionas and Structural Changes to Executive Team
- Kris Koberg Named to CS&RA Crane & Rigging Governing Committee
- SC&RA Names 2026 “4 Under 40” Honorees
- Puzzle Page (page 70): Word Search and Crossword Puzzle
- Classified Ads (page 72)
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