SWAGING (MECHANICAL SPLICING / WIRE CRIMPING):
SWAGING, commonly known as MECHANICAL SPLICING or WIRE CRIMPING, is a forging process by which an “eye” can be made at the termination of a steel wire rope for the purpose of lifting or securing. The process is carried out on a mechanically or hydraulically operated swager or commonly called “Crimping Machine” with appropriate dies for the desired results.
Afloat Engineers is equipped with a heavy duty Wire Crimping Machines of 1000 ton capacity; which can mechanically crimp steel wire ropes upto 60mm. Afloat Engineers is also equipped with a smaller Wire Crimping machine which can handle steel wire ropes from 5mm to 12mm.
Afloat Engineers has a training facility on the outskirts of Chennai City. The training facility is equipped to carry out the following: