Southwest Wire Rope Services

Southwest Wire Rope offers a variety of services, including steel fabrication, field wire and synthetic rope spooling, field rigging gear inspections and lifting gear rental. Call for more details.

Below-The-Hook Lifting Devices

Available for purchase and rentals

Our Engineered Lifting Products are designed and constructed per ASME B30.20 (Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices) and ASME BTH-1 (Design of Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices). Other standards (DNV, API, ABS etc.) can also be met upon request. Proof load test certificates are provided with all fabricated products.

Our product line includes but is not limited to:

  • Spreader Bars (fixed length or telescoping)
  • Spreader Bar End Caps
  • Spreader Beams (fixed length or adjustable)
  • Lifting Beams (fixed length or adjustable)
  • Lifting Frames (spreader or H-frame)
  • Padeyes (weld-on or bolted)
  • Reel Lifters
  • Cylinder/Bottle/Drum Lifters
  • Forklift Adapters
  • Material Baskets
  • Skip Pans
  • Lifting Tongs
  • Rigging Racks and Rigging Trees
  • Other custom lifting devices

Under the trade name Haynes Wire Rope, Southwest Wire Rope offers on-site spooling including installation and removal of wire and synthetic ropes on drilling rigs, cranes and winches.
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Southwest Wire Rope Truck with large spools of rope fabricated by Southwest Wire Rope

Southwest Wire Rope offers on-site lifting gear inspection services, with reporting utilizing Tessalink asset management software.
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Employees at Southwest Wire Rope testing chains during on site inspection

Southwest Wire Rope offers rental skip pans as well as spreader beams and other overhead lifting products.
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Southwest Wire Rope Skip Pan for hauling heavy equipment
Southwest Wire Rope Test Bed used during on site inspection

We provide Proof Load Testing and Destructive (Break) Testing of various lifting devices up to 1.5 million lbs. Load testing can be performed using specialized rigging and custom built test jigs that replicate the ultimate field installation of complex and highly engineered products. Our computerized test beds are calibrated to ASTM E4 standards. Load test certificates are provided for all tests.
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Southwest Wire Rope Warehouse in the United States

Structural Calculations

Southwest Wire Rope performs structural calculations using Mathcad, creates 3D models and 2D drawings using Solidworks, verifies the designs by performing Finite Element Analysis (FEA) in ANSYS Workbench, and validates the lifting devices by performing proof load tests.

A technical drawing of load bearing bolts by Southwest Wire Rope

Lift Plans

We provide lift plans (rigging diagrams) for all kinds of lifts. Whether you have a simple lift with off- centered Center of Gravity (CG), or a complicated lift with many lift points that requires a fleet of spreader bars, slings and shackles, we can custom engineer lift plans for you.

Engineered Load Testing Services

We provide Proof Load Testing and Destructive (Break) Testing of various lifting devices. Load testing can be performed using specialized rigging and custom built test jigs that replicate the ultimate field installation of complex and highly engineered products. Our computerized test beds are calibrated to ASTM E4 standards. Load test certificates are provided for all tests.

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