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The document provides information on various safety products from Ergodyne that are distributed by Project Sales Corporation (PSC), including Skullerz bump caps, Squids grabber clips, tool tethers, tape measures traps, and other personal protective equipment. PSC focuses on supplying oil and gas companies with over 1,250 safety stock keeping units. The Ergodyne products presented include bump caps, glove clips, tool tethers, tape measure traps, and other items for dropped object prevention.
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The Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday celebrated on November 2nd where families gather to pray and remember friends and family who have passed away. Traditions include building altars called ofrendas with photos of the deceased and their favorite foods. Pan de muerto, a sweet bread often decorated with bone shapes, is traditionally eaten. La Calavera Catrina, a famous etching by Mexican artist José Guadalupe Posada, depicts a female skeleton wearing an upper class hat and represents death as an egalitarian force.
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- Up to 6 people can be booked per reservation application. Boarding points, names, and travel dates can be changed according to prescribed rules.
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1. O poema descreve o eu lírico como um "guardador de rebanhos", cujo rebanho são seus pensamentos, ou seja, suas sensações.
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- Up to 6 people can be booked per reservation application. Boarding points, names, and travel dates can be changed according to prescribed rules.
- Passengers must occupy their seats/berths 10 minutes before departure. Night sleeping accommodation is from 9pm to 6am. Refund rules apply to unused tickets.
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1. O poema descreve o eu lírico como um "guardador de rebanhos", cujo rebanho são seus pensamentos, ou seja, suas sensações.
2. O eu lírico afirma pensar através de todos os seus sentidos - visão, audição, tato, olfato e paladar.
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This document lists Ron Frisard's conference presentations from 1998-2013. The summaries focus on valve packing performance testing and improving valve sealing. Specific topics covered include evaluating factors that enhance gasket sealing life, packing friction testing, valve system management software, the role of packing in AOV programs, packing consolidation procedures, and developing packing installation procedures. Testing examined the effects of packing material, design, gland load transfer, and consolidation on stem friction over thermal cycles.
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- Discussing new low-friction packing technologies that allow valves to operate within parameters without compromising sealability.
- Emphasizing the importance of proper maintenance procedures and technician training for successful valve packing programs.
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Similar to Kirkpatrick article reprint - 2015-04 (20)
1. April 2015
www.wireropenews.com
Wire Rope Lubrication:
Facts, Fiction and Friction
story on page 26
Gaylin: At The Forefront of
The Asian Rigging Industry
story on page 8
2. Wire Rope News & Sling Technology April 201526
Facts, Fiction and Friction
with Wire Rope Lubrication
by Victor Mendez
The Kirkpatrick Group, Inc., manufacturer of Kirkpatrick Wire Rope Lubrications Systems
has kept very busy since their story last appeared on these pages back in 2003. Owner
and President Bob Kirkpatrick points out their number one goal remains unchanged
and that goal is to provide clients with innovation, safety and support for the care and
maintenance of their wire ropes.
“W
hat is unique about the
testimonials we’ve re-
ceived over the years
is that they’ve come to us unsolicited
through third parties. Their evalua-
tions and opinions concerning the per-
formance of our product came directly
from their own successful use of it in
their wire rope preventative mainte-
nance programs.”
The use of wire rope pressure appli-
cators has now become a main stay in
most wire rope maintenance applica-
tions worldwide since Kirkpatrick first
introduced them to the world market
in 1982. Wire rope pressure lubrication
has changed the manner in which in-
dustries maintain their wire ropes on
a worldwide basis simply because their
use has established that the working
life of wire rope has been extended. In
addition, labor savings has proven to
be as much as 50 times greater as com-
pared to the labor costs and time spent
using manually applied methods.
Labor savings
have been proven in
official independent
studies. One recent
experience confirm-
ing this directly was
during a trip to the
California Maritime
Academy. During
the tour aboard
the training vessel
Golden Bear with
the Chief Mate,
Kirkpatrick ob-
served a group of 4
cadets’ hand lubing
the 7/8” 1,500 foot
mooring line on the
ships front winch.
“I asked how long they had been
working the job and they told him sev-
eral hours. I added, ‘what if I can pro-
vide something guaranteed that will
do the same job in 30 minutes and also
clean it and provide optimal penetra-
tion instead of only surface coating?’
That’s all it took to close that case. The
sale was made.”
Since 1982, Kirkpatrick has gained
a broad knowledge of what it takes to
optimally apply wire rope dressings to
wire rope, no matter what method is
used. This a direct result of his own in-
field and daily troubleshooting experi-
ence over the last 33 years.
The bottom line is that preventative
maintenance should supplement the
original layup material and if that lay-
up material is viscous enough it is an
impossibility to go through the core, ac-
cording to Kirkpatrick. “This is because
there is already a preexisting protec-
tive coating barrier there. This is not
negative but good. The goal is to keep
the original layup material intact for as
long as possible.
“The fact is that the most important
time a wire rope can receive a coating is
during the manufacturing process when
every strand can be coated prior to the
wire rope being closed. I always push
customers to use as viscous a coating as
possible. This is especially true in the
mining industry. It may be a little more
California Maritime Academy hand lubing.
Yokosuka Naval Base Base. Twin SU35B Wire Rope Lubricators
used on barge crane.
All photographs courtesy of The Kirkpatrick
Group, Inc.
3. Wire Rope News & Sling Technology April 2015 27
expensive; however, the rewards
of a longer wire rope life more
than justifies it.
“Protection against friction
wear and strand rubbing is
guaranteed with heavier vis-
cosity wire rope lubricants
marrying well to the original
lay-up material. Our systems
will apply any viscosity product
including oils. Therefore, my
opinion is not generated from
its shortcomings in the applica-
tion of different consistencies.
We can perform with them all
if they are able to be pumped.
That is in a range of NLGI
Grade 3 greases.
“In the case of oils used on
working ropes where friction
wear is of high concern and
adequate fluid film protection
between the strands is a must,
those oils only apply micro-
scopic layer protection against
strand rubbing. They can also serve
to emulsify and wash out the original
layup material. By analogy, would you
oil your car wheel bearings or grease
them? In the event that oils are used,
it is necessary to treat the rope more
often because once the original lay-up
material is gone; the oils must take its
place.”
Currently, most wire rope contrac-
tors are being required to pressure lube
their customers’ wire ropes in offshore
field applications or prior to delivery to
the drill ships or rigs. There is also so
much out there yet to be learned. The
growth Kirkpatrick has experienced
has resulted in the fact that they have
a data base of more than 10,000 clients
involved to some degree in wire rope
preventative maintenance.
Kirkpatrick has outfitted every ship
in the Navy as well as every Coast
Guard Tender built since 1984 – some
600 – with one of their lubrication sys-
tems. With a product which is so well
established comes responsibility too.
“I sit at my desk every day and find
that I have to send troubleshooting
emails out around the world. I thor-
oughly enjoy the process. I am exposed
to every industry where wire rope is
used as well as to so many different
cultures. They all have their own style
of doing business. However, they all
have one thing in common: They need
follow through and support to analyze
their applications and then after sale
support to make the use of our systems
successful for them. I feel we definitely
have the know-how.”
During pressure lubrication wire
rope passes through a 100% pressur-
ized and controlled immersion many
times faster than manual applications.
This in turn reduces labor costs, im-
proves safety as well as increases the
working life of the wire ropes being
treated. The outer surface and groove
pattern is wiped clean of water and
contaminants which then allows opti-
mal penetration of coating; there is less
lubricant waste and more fluid film
support between the strands, helping
out in reducing friction wear.
“I thoroughly understand the end us-
er’s maintenance operations because I
used to be in the crane business. I know
what to quote them, what they require,
whether for offshore cranes, mooring
lines for tankers or whatever it may be.”
Kirkpatrick likes to remind those he
deals with of the facts regarding pres-
sure lubrication, as well as straighten
out the numerous misconceptions.
“There is this idea that the pressure in-
side the collar may go has high as 5,000
psi. We tested a competitor’s system on
a one inch six strand with their lubri-
cant and the internal pressure was ap-
proximately 10 psi. Using our system
with the competitor’s coating product,
we had an internal pressure of 100 psi.
In either case it is a far cry from the
5,000 psi which came up in discussion,
an impossibility because no lubricator
is a closed hydraulic system.
“The reason for this is that the lu-
bricant moves through and around the
wire rope in the stationary pre-travel
mode and then as the wire rope trav-
els through the seals more pressure is
released as the wire rope removes the
lubricant feeding into the seals. In any
event the amount of internal pressure
is dependent on the strand density and
the configuration of the wire rope it has
to penetrate.
“Place 100 psi into that pump and at
the very down stroke pressures surge
to 5,000 psi, but it has nothing to do
with the internal pressure of the collar.
What actually controls collar pressure
is how much lube is contained at any
one moment. The most we have ever
witnessed or seen was 700 psi using
a grease and that was on a double-ar-
mored cable.”
Ninety-nine percent of the time the
lubricant is not going through the core,
according to Kirkpatrick. If the pres-
sure lubricator is constructed correctly,
it will fill every open space in the rope
that is available to receive the load.
The other way to do it is to surface coat
the wire rope with a rag.“The main
thing that I would emphasize is help-
ing people understand how pressure
lubrication works, what the strengths
of the systems are as well as to elimi-
nate all the misconceptions caused by
the misinformation.”
To help with that issue, Kirkpatrick
implemented a new, well-equipped
training center in Dallas, Texas sup-
porting their customers. Training is
offered free of charge to any custom-
ers who have purchased a system from
their Dallas offices or from an estab-
lished stocking distributor of their prod-
uct line. Clients from around the world
have taken advantage of the training
since it first started back in 2012, some-
thing of a surprise to the company.
The company has a wide variety of
agencies that have come to depend on
United States Coast Guard training, Galveston, Texas.
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their pressurized lubrication systems.
Among these are the U.S. Coast Guard,
the U.S. Navy, Army, Army Corps of En-
gineers, NATO, Canadian Coast Guard,
and Canadian Navy along with a num-
ber of other organizations globally.
The Naval Air Systems Command –
Chief of Naval Operations Pre-produc-
tion Evaluation Final Report concluded
that the Kirkpatrick Model SU35B Wire
Rope Lubricator evaluated during the
project appeared to have significant po-
tential for reducing material usage and
waste disposal costs. Significant labor
savings were found to be possible due
to the reduced labor required to perform
cable cleaning and lubricating events.
“Of equal importance, the wire rope
lubrication system is a safer alterna-
tive than the previous method used
because it does not require personnel
to place grease on their gloves and
wipe the crane cable. The cost analysis
showed a 10-year return on investment
(ROI) of approximately $135,900.60
and a breakeven point of .41 years,” ac-
cording to the Navy’s report.
The Navy Public Works Department,
San Diego found the Kirkpatrick Model
SU35B Wire Rope Lubricator system to
increase productivity and reduce costs.
Their results were that the automated
wire rope lubrication system extends
the life span of wire rope, reducing
the costs of removing and disposing of
worn out wire rope and the purchase
and installation of replacement rope.
“Operating costs are also reduced,
because cranes are less frequently
taken out of service to be refitted with
new wire rope. The automated system
cleans and lubricates wire rope at a rate
of 100 feet per minute as compared to
the manual rate of approximately one
foot per minute.
“Cleaning and lubricating wire ropes
on cranes using the old manual meth-
od took approximately five eight-hour
workdays per crane. Using the auto-
mated system, wire rope on a crane
can now be cleaned and lubricated in
one eight-hour day. This represents
significant savings in labor costs. The
automated wire rope lubricator has re-
duced PWC San Diego’s annual cost of
cleaning cables from about $320,000.00
a year to approximately $34,000.00, a
yearly generating savings of approxi-
mately $286,000.00.”
The U.S. Navy as a whole has adopt-
ed a proactive and progressive position
toward protecting the environment and
complying with environmental laws
and regulations. Rather than merely
controlling and treating hazardous
waste by end-of-the-pipe measures,
the Navy has instituted a program for
pollution prevention to reduce or elimi-
nate the volume and toxicity of waste,
air emissions, and effluent discharges.
Therefore the Kirkpatrick system is a
great fit in reaching these goals.
Cranes are used for a variety of du-
ties in the Navy and form an integral
part of Navy operations. They are used
for essential duties such as lifting air-
craft and helicopters onto aircraft car-
riers, assisting in the hanger bays,
loading and unloading supplies at the
pier, removing aircraft from the flight
deck during emergency situations, and
performing maintenance on aircraft
and helicopters on shore.
Navy maintenance practices re-
quire that crane cables be periodically
cleaned and lubricated. The cables are
constructed of multiple wire ropes that
have been twisted together. Cleaning
and lubricating provides corrosion re-
sistance and extends the service life
of the cable. Cable performance is im-
proved by eliminating additional drag
caused by the buildup.
The first step of crane cable main-
tenance involves cleaning the cable to
remove any accumulation of dirt, ma-
G&H Towing, Galveston Texas USA treating 1,500’ of 51mm tow line using Kirkpatrick Model
JU120 & Dynagard Blue.
Hoover Dam Trolley before lubrication 3-12 inch (89mm).
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rine growth, old grease, rust, and small
particles of metal from between the
wire ropes that form the cable. After
cleaning the cable, grease is reapplied
to allow the crane cable to achieve its
top operating speed and hauling abil-
ity. Metals that are scraped off during
the cleaning process are disposed of as
hazardous waste.
The SU35B was unique among other
systems because of its groove cleaners.
The groove cleaners, located in front of
the lubricator collar, remove contami-
nants, surface greases, and buildup in
the inner strands of the cable before lu-
brication. One pass of the SU35B over
the cable accomplishes both the clean-
ing and lubricating steps.
The system was found to eliminate
the use of degreaser for cleaning ca-
bles, reduce the generation of wastes
(degreaser, rags, grease) during clean-
ing and lubricating, provide a safer
working environment and improve the
efficiency of wire rope cleaning and lu-
bricating as well as reduce the amount
of hazardous material (grease) applied
to the cables.
The man-hours required to clean the
cables using the WRL are significantly
less than the conventional method, thus
creating labor savings. Overall, the WRL
was effective and efficient in reducing
material usage, waste generation, and
labor; and, as a result, it reduces the cost
of cable cleaning and lubricating.
The unit is compact and portable, so
installation requirements are minimal.
The unit does require an air supply.
The air capacity required depends on
the diameter of the cable. The unit’s
minimum amount required is 35 cubic
feet per minute (cfm). Although the
unit is portable, it is essential that it
be set up correctly for optimal cleaning
and lubrication.
The site arranged for the WRL to be
temporarily attached to a forklift in or-
der to achieve an angle for the lubri-
cation collar to operate properly. The
ability of any given site to mount the
lubrication collar in such a manner is
dependent upon available equipment
resources. It is also important to op-
timize the speed at which the cable is
pulled through the lubrication collar
and the pressure with which the grease
is applied.
The Navy and other clients are ad-
vised to clean the pump system and air
motor twice a year. To clean the pump,
a small amount of lightweight motor
oil is placed in a pail and run through
the pump system until the motor oil
exits the system clean. The air motor
is maintained by placing air tool oil in
the system to bleed out dirt and other
contaminants.
Looking ahead to the future, the
Navy reported that: “Due to the small
size and simple system design and op-
eration, the WRL may be acceptable
for shipboard crane maintenance. The
WRL can be used on any type of crane
cable, provided the correct diameter
of the cable is given. The Kirkpatrick
Group, manufacturer of the WRL, has
successfully implemented the WRL on
board Navy vessels. The WRL has been
used to lubricate elevator cables that
transport aircraft and support equip-
ment to the flight deck of the ship.”
Kirkpatrick suggested that the WRL
be mounted parallel to the ground for
the equipment to work effectively and
efficiently. Site personnel experiment-
ed with mounting the WRL and deter-
mined that the WRL and cable needed
to be mounted at an angle between hor-
izontal and vertical, depending on the
height of the crane. The reason for this
is to gain optimal grease on the cable.
If the cable becomes vertical or there
is tension on the cable, it can cause
the grease to be applied unevenly and
damage the equipment.
“Navy personnel also established that
the best method to mount the WRL at
NASNI was to clamp it to a forklift using
two ratchet straps. The cable was held at
roughly a 45-degree angle as it was fed
back onto the crane. Because each site’s
operations and equipment are different,
mounting requirements may vary.”
Bob Kirkpatrick feels that his firm
has designed the most efficient wire
rope lubrication system available to-
day. “We understand what is required
to provide those we serve with the right
system for their specific application
prior to purchase and then to maximize
the customer’s use of that system once
it is received.
“For our clients, we make sure they
feel that we’re as close as their cell
phone, e-mail or fax machine. We are
available with the answers they need –
24/7. More often than not they will be
communicating directly with me.” WRN