Thick wire rope break test - video

[Frank S]

Yep that was the sound. I am surprised that no sequestering blanket or safety shield was in place over the test sample though.

A rigging test lab in Kuwait tested dozens of my freight elevator cables for the certification standards I was writing. There were several companies around the world who wanted in on the freight elevator market in Kuwait which we basically pioneered there.
Prior to my setting up and manufacturing there the only elevator company who had ever built and installed any freight elevators there was OTIS elevators.
OTIS being a world renown company in business for a very long time Had their way of doing things but way too expensive for many of the smaller companies to consider. Cost of transportation import duties being the major factors.
Once I started manufacturing there one of the first things I needed was to be able to swedge my own cables instead of having to order the from Europe or the USA.
So we machined our own sockets and ends then had them certified this meant that every size we used had to be certified and any changes in design were also tested. We always did the testing with a shield in place though.