A method for creating a composite cable having at least one high-performance termination on at least one end. A high-performance termination is added to an end of a short synthetic tensile strength member. The strength of the tensile strength member and termination is then tested. Once tested satisfactorily, the short cable is spiced onto a long cable of the same type using prior art splicing techniques. The union of the short cable and the long cable creates a composite cable having a high-performance termination on at least one end. In most applications it is preferable to set the length of the short cable so that the interwoven splice will exist at a desired location.

A flexibility testing apparatus for wire or cable. Two circular, rotatable gears are mounted to a frame, one gear being a drive gear and the other being a driven gear. The driven gear is coplanar with the drive gear and the drive gear teeth are enmeshed with the driven gear teeth. Two rods are connected to the mounting holes of the drive gear and the wire or cable is attached to the rods using barrel end clamps for flexing. The driven gear can be rotated at different speeds by an electric motor or a pneumatic driving device.

The present invention relates generally to hoists such as cranes which instead of steel wire ropes use high-strength fiber ropes. The invention relates in particular to an arrangement for detecting the discard state of a high-strength fiber rope when used on such hoists, with a means for detecting at least one rope parameter and an evaluation unit for evaluating the rope parameter, and providing a discard signal depending upon the evaluation of the rope parameters. According to the invention, the detection means comprises torsional stiffness detection means to determine the torsional stiffness of the rope, whereby the evaluation unit provides the discard signal depending on the determined torsional stiffness of the rope.

A measurement device for measuring dynamometric features of elongated textile samples of the yarns, threads, tapes type and the like, such a device comprises a first clamp and a second clamp that is substantially aligned and relatively movable with respect to the first clamp along a first translation direction, each of the first clamp and the second clamp including a fixed jaw and a movable jaw in relation to the respective fixed jaw along a second translation direction substantially orthogonal to the first translation direction and the movable jaw is movable between a resting position and an operating position.

A tensile specimen, in particular a fiber-composite-material tensile specimen, includes a test portion which comprises a fiber material and a tensile stress direction which is predetermined for a material test, and a force-introduction portion, wherein the fiber material in the force-introduction portion extends at least in part along a face which is oriented obliquely to the tensile stress direction.

A method for determining elastic properties of a motor vehicle cable harness is disclosed. At least one elastic property of at least one test cable is measured as a function of a force acting on the test cable. At least one elastic characteristic of the test cable is estimated from the measurement. At least one elastic property of a cable harness including a plurality of cables is calculated based on the at least one determined elastic characteristic.

The present invention refers to a preparation device (10) for preparing a sample of textile fibers, in particular cotton fibers, applicable to analysis and/or measuring apparatuses respectively for analyzing and/or measuring characteristics of the textile fibers forming said sample, wherein the preparation device (10) comprises a comb body (11) that can be coupled in a sliding manner along a rectilinear guide (12) that faces a perforated plate (13) against which to press a mass (M) of textile fibers forming protuberances projecting from the holes of the perforated plate (13), wherein the comb body (11) is arranged to grip tufts of textile fibers from such protuberances and is characterized in that it comprises at least one brush (14) that is mounted in a sliding manner along a rectilinear guide facing the perforated plate (13) and that is arranged to brush the textile fibers forming the protuberances before the comb body grips said tufts.

A measurement device (10) for measuring dynamometric features of elongated textile samples of the yarns, threads, tapes type and the like, such a device (10) comprises a first clamp (12), a second clamp (13) that is substantially aligned and relatively movable with respect to the first clamp (12) along a first translation direction (A), wherein each of the first clamp (12) and the second clamp (13) comprises a fixed jaw (14, 16) and a movable jaw (15, 17) in relation to the respective fixed jaw along a second translation direction (B) substantially orthogonal to the first translation direction (A) and wherein the movable jaw (15, 17) is movable between a resting position, in which it is spaced apart with respect to the respective fixed jaw (14, 16), and an operating position, in which it is near to the respective fixed jaw (14, 16) in order to clamp a respective portion of an elongated textile sample against it, first force detection means (47) that are coupled with the first clamp (12) for detecting the tensile force applied to the textile sample, and second movement detection means for detecting the relative movement of the second clamp (13) with respect to the first clamp (12), the device (10) being characterized in that at least one of the fixed jaw (14, 16) and the movable jaw (15, 17) of at least one of the first clamp (12) and the second clamp (13) comprises a base body (18, 19) to which a clamping body (22, 26) is coupled, said clamping body (22, 26) being provided with a clamping surface (22a, 26a) that faces a corresponding surface of the other respective fixed jaw or mobile jaw for clamping a respective portion of textile sample against it, wherein such a clamping body (22, 26) is coupled to the respective base body (18, 19) so as to be able to oscillate about at least two axes different from each other.

A method for non-destructively estimating a current physical condition of a cordage product in-service is described. The method involves obtaining sensor data associated with the cordage product while in-service handling a load. The sensor data includes any combination of cordage product elongation data, applied load data, and diametric data. The method further includes determining an axial stiffness value associated with the cordage product based on the sensor data and estimating a health state of the cordage product based on the determined axial stiffness value. The estimated health state is indicative of the current physical condition of the cordage product.

Provided is a method for predicting the remaining life of a hose and a method for diagnosing the deterioration level of a hose that can be easily performed without breaking the hose. The disclosure includes: a testing step of performing a hose bending test; and a predicting step of predicting the remaining life of a hose subject to prediction, wherein during the hose bending test, either a value of an external force required to displace a hose portion in a direction of the external force by a predetermined displacement amount, or a value of a displacement amount in a direction of the external force of the hose portion when the external force of a predetermined magnitude is exerted on the hose portion is measured, and the measured value is obtained as the test result.