Winch Lines
Samson high-performance synthetic ropes easily outperform wire in winch-based applications
As offshore operations move to deeper and deeper waters, the size and weight of the wire rope required becomes difficult to overcome. Very heavy strength members greatly increase handling and safety problems. Working in ultra-deep waters places even greater loads on decks, and increases the size and power loads on handling equipment.
There’s a proven alternative…
Over the past 30 years, Samson has led the way in developing high modulus synthetic fiber ropes to replace wire rope in critical marine applications. In fact, Samson 12-strand braided mooring lines made with Dyneema® were the first to market in the early 1980’s. Now employed by the largest marine fleets in the world, Samson high-performance synthetic ropes have field-proven reliability, while significantly reducing the cost of operations in towing, mooring, and offshore applications.Hauling up thousands of feet of rope just got a lot easier!
Samson’s R&D team has perfected a process by which long continuous lengths of rope can be manufactured with integrated tapered sections. This is a solution to the inevitable stress placed on wire at the termination point and the uneven winding of wire onto the winch reel, which has been problematic in many installations. However, Samson can engineer to your specifications a tapered high-performance synthetic rope in a single length without terminations. No shackles or bulky splices exist to cause fatigue-failure points or to foul your winch drums.Size for size, Samson high-performance ropes made with Dyneema® are 1/7th the weight of wire, but with the same or greater strength. Many have specific gravities of < 1.0 — so light they float. Lighter weight also means handling equipment requires less power and deck loads are minimized. On new-build construction design, the size of the handling equipment can be reduced. Lubrication is not required, and end for ending is a simpler process. And with lighter weight comes greater crew safety: there are no fishhooks from broken strands, and maintenance is virtually eliminated. Lubrication is not required, and end for ending is a simple process. Splicing, repairs, and terminations are all easily accomplished in the field without the mechanical assistance required by wire. Samson offers complete training in the field, and our reference materials for field splicing are the best in the industry.
Samson high-performance synthetics out last wireby at least 3 to 1…
It has been proven in actual field trials over the past ten years: synthetic ropes made with Dyneema® have greater resistance to tension fatigue and bending fatigue than the wire they replace.Click on the following links to view our winch lines for your offshore applications:> AmSteel®-Blue > Quantum-8 > Turbo-75
> Quantum-12 > Neutron-8
