SYNTHETIC ROPE OVERCOMES UNIQUE CHALLENGES
At Samson, custom engineering means developing solutions tailored to the challenge. That includes everything from developing new products to modifying existing technology. Considerations range in scope from broad to detailed. Our technical sales and engineering
professionals work in tandem with your project team to design a solution for your specific application. Our team includes chemical, mechanical, and textile engineers, polymer and material science specialists, and fabrication technicians. Together
they are developing new rope constructions from unique fibers and specialized coatings to tackle the industry’s most demanding applications. Samson also provides third-party certifications and testing capabilities to include:
- Certifications with DNV, ABS, NK, Lloyd’s, and others
- Certified elongation and break testing of rope up to 1.1-million pounds and sample lengths of up to 50 feet
- Accelerated bend fatigue testing / CBOS testbed
- Wet and dry abrasion testing
- Termination evaluation and development
- Dynamic drop testing