WireCo Structures

Our Product Line

WireCo is the market leader in rope manufacturing, chosen to supply cables for the world’s highest profile bridge and stadium projects. WireCo is also a leading supplier of sockets and end terminations, as CBSI, one of the most respected names in the industry, is now part of the portfolio.

Overview

  • Bridge cables
  • Catenary cables
  • Stay cables
  • Suspender cables
  • Stadiums
  • Roof supported structures
  • Catwalk suspensions systems
  • Aerial tramways
  • Pedestrian and footbridges

Overview

  • Main cables
  • Wind or suspender cables
  • Tower guys
  • Roof structures
  • Hand ropes

Overview

  • Main cables
  • Wind or suspender cables
  • Tower guys
  • Support cable for suspended roofs
  • Pedestrian and footbridges
  • Hand ropes

Overview

  • Cable-stayed bridges
  • Long extension bridges
  • Dams
  • Silos
  • Industrial structures

Overview

  • Aerial spinning wires
  • Onsite parallel wire strands
  • High-tensile wires

Overview

  • Vertical lift bridges
  • Retractable roof systems
  • Dam gates
  • Ship lifts

Architectural Fork Sockets

  • Material: high strength structural steel casting
  • Magnetic particle inspected
  • Hot-dip galvanized zinc coated surface

Open Strand Sockets

  • Material: high strength structural steel casting
  • Magnetic particle inspected
  • Hot-dip galvanized zinc coated surface

Close Strand Sockets

  • Material: high strength structural steel casting
  • Magnetic particle inspected
  • Hot-dip galvanized zinc coated surface

Open Bridge Sockets

  • Material: high strength structural steel casting
  • Magnetic particle inspected
  • Hot-dip galvanized zinc coated surface

Closed Bridge Sockets

  • Material: high strength structural steel casting
  • Magnetic particle inspected
  • Hot-dip galvanized zinc coated surface

Anchor Sockets, Type 6

  • Material: high strength structural steel casting
  • Magnetic particle inspected
  • Hot-dip galvanized zinc coated surface
  • Sockets provided with a rod and a semi-finished, heavy hex nut for tensioning cable assemblies and making final length adjustments

Anchor Sockets, Type 7

  • Material: high strength structural steel casting
  • Magnetic particle inspected
  • Hot-dip galvanized zinc coated surface
  • Sockets furnished with or without internal threads (internal threads are used to accommodate a tensioning jack)

Anchor Sockets, Type 8

  • Material: high strength structural steel casting
  • Magnetic particle inspected
  • Hot-dip galvanized zinc coated surface

Open Swaged Sockets

  • Mechanically swaged fittings
  • High pressure presses
  • Precision dies

Closed Swaged Sockets

  • Material: Weldless, drop-forged steel
  • Assembly length is measured from the centerline of pins for both open and closed swaged sockets
  • Swaged sockets are 100% efficient for spiral strand. Not suitable for full locked coil.

Patented WireCo High Temperature Socketing

  • Maximum safety
  • Structural integrity
  • Withstands temperatures of up to 531 C (987.6 F) for 160 minutes without failure
  • Remains highly effective when exposed to temperatures as high as 649 C (1,200 F)

Synthetic Support Pendants

  • No corrosion
  • Fatigue resistance higher than steel
  • High stiffness
  • Higher natural frequency
  • Vibration absorption relieves contact and bearing points