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Mooring Line Tension Testing

Due to the changing weather conditions, mooring cable lines undergo wear and tear. A customer wants to ensure all mooring lines for ships or vessels are securely locked at the same loading tension, so that they do not risk the mooring lines to breaking or causing damage.


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Summary

  • Customer Need / Challenge

    Due to the changing weather conditions, mooring cable lines undergo wear and tear. A customer wants to ensure all mooring lines for ships or vessels are securely locked at the same loading tension, so that they do not risk the mooring lines to breaking or causing damage.

  • Interface Solution

    Interface’s WTSTL Wireless Tension Load Links can be attached to each mooring cable while in use. Results are sent to the customers through the WTS-BS-4 USB Industrial Base Station when connected to the customer’s supplied PC computer or laptop. Data can also be transmitted to the WTS-HK-S Next-Generation Wireless Handheld, giving the customer the option to view multiple mooring cable line tensions.

  • Results

    The customer was able to verify the tensions to multiple mooring cable lines. Thus, their ship being safely docked.

Materials


  • WTSTL Wireless Tension Load Links
  • WTS-BS-4 Industrial USB Base Station
  • WTS-HK-S Next-Generation Wireless Handheld
  • WTS Toolkit Software and Log100 Software Included
  • Customer PC or Laptop

How it Works


  1. The WTSTL Wireless Tension Load Links are attached to all mooring cables being tested.
  2. Force measurements are transmitted wirelessly in realtime to the customer’s PC or laptop through the WTS-BS-4 USB Industrial Base Station, or to the WTS-HK-S Next-Generation Wireless Handheld.

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Products Used in this App Note

WTSTL Wireless Tension Load Link

WTS-BS-4 Wireless Base Station with USB Interface in Industrial Enclosure

WTS-HK-S Next-Generation Wireless Handheld