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Steel wire lift rope in close-up — the crown wires that carry groove contact

Featured · Rope Engineering

When Does a Lift Need New Ropes? The Discard Signs

How to tell a lift needs re-roping: broken wire counts, diameter loss, rouging and core failure explained — and how discard criteria turn wear into a decision.

6 July 2026 · Re-Ropes Technical Team

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New suspension ropes running the full height of a lift shaft

Rope Engineering · Jun 2026

Lift Rope Stretch: Why New Ropes Need Shortening

Constructional stretch explained: why new lift ropes elongate in early service, how much to expect, and why planned shortening protects the installation.

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Traction sheave grooves showing differential wear across the rope set

Maintenance Practice · May 2026

Why New Lift Ropes Fail Early: Sheave Groove Wear

Worn sheave grooves destroy new lift ropes from day one. How groove profiles wear, the symptoms to catch, and when to regroove or replace before re-roping.

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Lift machine room with traction machine and suspension ropes under examination

Compliance & Duty Holders · May 2026

LOLER, Lift Ropes and You: A Duty Holder’s Guide

What LOLER 1998 requires for passenger lifts, the 6-monthly thorough examination, SAFed LG1 supplementary tests, and what to do when reports flag ropes.

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Engineer checking individual rope tensions across a suspension set in a machine room

Maintenance Practice · Apr 2026

Unequal Rope Tensions: The Cheapest Fix in Lifting

Why equal tension across a lift rope set decides rope life, ride quality and sheave wear — how tensions drift, how they are measured, and when to equalise.

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Flat coated steel suspension belts on a machine-room-less lift installation

Rope Engineering · Mar 2026

Belts vs Ropes: Lift Suspension Compared Honestly

Coated steel belts and wire ropes compared for lift suspension — how each works, wears and is inspected, and what owners should plan for at replacement.

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Small-diameter governor rope construction for lift overspeed protection

Rope Engineering · Feb 2026

Governor Ropes: The Small Rope With the Last Word

How overspeed governor ropes work, why they wear differently to suspension ropes, what their condition affects at test time, and when to replace them.

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Cross-section of a stranded steel wire lift rope showing strands around the core

Rope Engineering · Feb 2026

Choosing Lift Rope: 8×19, Cores and Grades Decoded

What 8×19 Seale FC 1370/1770 U sZ actually means — constructions, fibre vs steel cores, wire grades and lay, and how each choice changes lift behaviour.

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