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Why Vibration Is Still an Under-Discussed Problem in Mining

April 2, 2026

Vibration is an under-discussed driver of fatigue, downtime, and operator exposure on mining equipment. A comparative analysis on an electric rope shovel showed that synthetic boom pendants reduced harmonic energy by ~13% and sideloading stress by ~29%, translating into a 14% gain in component life.

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WireCo Reports Synthetic Pendants Cut Mining Equipment Stress and Extend Asset Life

April 2, 2026

WireCo®, a global supplier of wire and synthetic rope solutions, has identified vibration and shock transfer as a key contributor to structural fatigue in mining equipment, with its UNION Gladiator synthetic pendants engineered to reduce these forces in draglines and electric rope shovels.

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What CONEXPO 2026 Revealed About the Future of Lifting Performance

March 10, 2026

CONEXPO 2026 made the headline-grabbing capacity gains clear, but the conversations on the floor kept returning to a quieter theme: lifecycle reliability. As cranes push harder duty cycles than ever, wire rope performance increasingly defines how predictably a fleet operates over time.

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Built to Lift: WireCo Opens CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026 with American-Made Strength

March 3, 2026

WireCo® today opened CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026 by reinforcing the strength of its U.S. manufacturing footprint and its ability to deliver fast, consistent support to lifting customers worldwide.

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What Crane Operators Should Be Thinking About Ahead of CONEXPO

February 19, 2026

The pre-show buzz around CONEXPO will focus on bigger machines and digital features. But day-to-day crane performance still lives in the fundamentals - rope spooling behavior, bending fatigue, right-sized selection - and those questions deserve more attention than the spec sheet usually gives them.

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WireCo Powers the Next Lift with New Crane Rope Lineup at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026

February 10, 2026

WireCo®, a global supplier of wire and synthetic rope solutions, will exhibit at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026, taking place March 3–7, 2026, in Las Vegas, Nevada (USA).

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How U.S. Tariffs Are Helping and Hindering U.S. Manufacturing

January 30, 2026

U.S. tariffs are simultaneously strengthening and straining American manufacturing. From the perspective of a global manufacturer with established U.S. capacity, the policy environment validates years of local-investment decisions while creating real near-term cost pressure across the supply chain.

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Royal Lankhorst Euronete Group (WireCo) announces José Luís Gramaxo retirement

December 4, 2025

José Gramaxo, President of its Global Synthetics Division, will retire at the end of 2025, capping a remarkable career spent entirely in the roping world.

WireCo mining product line announcement thumbnail
Press Release

WireCo Reports Synthetic Pendants Cut Mining Equipment Stress and Extend Asset Life

April 2, 2026

WireCo®, a global supplier of wire and synthetic rope solutions, has identified vibration and shock transfer as a key contributor to structural fatigue in mining equipment, with its UNION Gladiator synthetic pendants engineered to reduce these forces in draglines and electric rope shovels.

WireCo mining product line announcement thumbnail
Press Release

Built to Lift: WireCo Opens CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026 with American-Made Strength

March 3, 2026

WireCo® today opened CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026 by reinforcing the strength of its U.S. manufacturing footprint and its ability to deliver fast, consistent support to lifting customers worldwide.

WireCo mining product line announcement thumbnail
Press Release

WireCo Powers the Next Lift with New Crane Rope Lineup at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026

February 10, 2026

WireCo®, a global supplier of wire and synthetic rope solutions, will exhibit at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026, taking place March 3–7, 2026, in Las Vegas, Nevada (USA).

WireCo mining product line announcement thumbnail
Press Release

Royal Lankhorst Euronete Group (WireCo) announces José Luís Gramaxo retirement

December 4, 2025

José Gramaxo, President of its Global Synthetics Division, will retire at the end of 2025, capping a remarkable career spent entirely in the roping world.

WireCo mining product line announcement thumbnail
Article

Why Vibration Is Still an Under-Discussed Problem in Mining

April 2, 2026

Vibration is an under-discussed driver of fatigue, downtime, and operator exposure on mining equipment. A comparative analysis on an electric rope shovel showed that synthetic boom pendants reduced harmonic energy by ~13% and sideloading stress by ~29%, translating into a 14% gain in component life.

WireCo mining product line announcement thumbnail
Article

What CONEXPO 2026 Revealed About the Future of Lifting Performance

March 10, 2026

CONEXPO 2026 made the headline-grabbing capacity gains clear, but the conversations on the floor kept returning to a quieter theme: lifecycle reliability. As cranes push harder duty cycles than ever, wire rope performance increasingly defines how predictably a fleet operates over time.

WireCo mining product line announcement thumbnail
Article

What Crane Operators Should Be Thinking About Ahead of CONEXPO

February 19, 2026

The pre-show buzz around CONEXPO will focus on bigger machines and digital features. But day-to-day crane performance still lives in the fundamentals - rope spooling behavior, bending fatigue, right-sized selection - and those questions deserve more attention than the spec sheet usually gives them.

WireCo mining product line announcement thumbnail
Article

How U.S. Tariffs Are Helping and Hindering U.S. Manufacturing

January 30, 2026

U.S. tariffs are simultaneously strengthening and straining American manufacturing. From the perspective of a global manufacturer with established U.S. capacity, the policy environment validates years of local-investment decisions while creating real near-term cost pressure across the supply chain.

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