Kinedyne LLC, a world-leading designer, manufacturer, and distributor of cargo control technologies, including cargo securement, capacity, and access solutions for the transportation industry, announced the introduction of newly designed and engineered winches. The new winches have a working load limit (WLL) of 6,670 lbs, more than 20% greater than the current industry standard of 5,500 lbs, and consistent with the 6,670-lb WLL of its RHINO MAX and K-FORCE winch straps. The move to the greater WLL means more secure loads, lower damage claims, and other benefits.
Working as a load securement system, Kinedyne’s new winches and straps provide a greater WLL than many chain and binder systems. The company offers a wide variety of weld-on, portable, sliding, double “L” sliding, and combination winch styles to ensure that the appropriate winch is available for each application.
“With the addition of our newly engineered winch designs, Kinedyne now offers a range of integrated cargo securement systems, all with an industry-leading WLL,” Bob Dissinger, director of US sales for Kinedyne LLC, says. “In addition to making our winch offering stronger and more durable, we’ve reduced their weight by an average of 22%, making them easier to handle, and we’ve added a new “Thumb Saver” pawl that is simpler to operate, even with gloved hands.”
THUMB SAVER
All of Kinedyne’s 3-bar winches have also been redesigned and feature the new “Thumb Saver” thumb pawl and increased spacing between bars from 0.75 inches to 1.13 inches. The three-bar winch reel design allows for easy strap insertion, even when slots have ice buildup.
Kinedyne has engineered each new winch frame using heat-treated carbon steel, and the design includes a single piece rolled, heat-treated, split-mandrel with a welded cap and a forged steel thumb pawl. Most of Kinedyne’s popular winches have been converted to the new design, which features a black matte powder-coated finish.
The new mandrel retains its optimized web-slot radius, which minimizes cutting and abrasion on webbing, thus extending its life. The material and design are also resistant to “egging,” or the elongation of the mandrel cap hole, which helps improve operator safety when using a winch bar.
Kinedyne engineers its winch components by attaching them to the frame using robotic welders to ensure manufacturing consistency. In addition, the manufacturing month and year are permanently stamped on each winch frame.
Slider winch frame thicknesses have decreased to 7 millimeters, reducing their weight by 19%. While weld-on winch frame thicknesses remain at 8 millimeters, their weights have still been reduced by 25%, resulting in increased strength for both.
“We set a new industry standard for weight capacity with the introduction of our RHINO MAX and K-FORCE cargo securement straps in 2018,” Dissinger says. “With the introduction of our new winches, we’ve created a stronger, lighter-weight system that’s more durable, easier to operate, and that fits a wide variety of cargo securement applications. Our innovation, design, and manufacturing are why they call us ‘The Cargo Control People!’”
Find out more, visit www.kinedyne.com.
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