Dillon Quick-Check Provides Accuracy and Speed when Installing Cable Barrier Systems

As a leading provider of high-tension cable barrier systems, Gibraltar Cable Barrier Systems, L.P requires a quick, reliable and above all accurate method of checking the tension on the cables they supply. The aptly named Quick-Check tension meter from Dillon does just that, providing assurance that the systems designed to contain and re-direct vehicles from road hazards are properly tensioned at all times.

Since 2005 Gibraltar has supplied over 13 million linear feet of cable in North America alone, which equates to 45 million feet of cables that are currently being monitored and tensioned using Dillon Quick-Check tension meters each year. Jay Winn, Technical Specialist at Gibraltar said "We have always recommended a Dillon Quick-Check because the product is so good and simple to use".

Cable Barriers are erected to prevent a vehicle that leaves the road from heading into oncoming traffic or hitting other fixed objects or terrains along the roadside. The barriers absorb the impact via the cable system either stopping the vehicle or redirecting it post-impact. It is crucial that the cables are at the correct tension in order to take the force of the impact and assure performance.

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Minnesota Elevator Reduces Hours-Long Service Visit to Just Minutes with Dillon Quick Balance Tension Meter

Minnesota Elevator, Inc. (MEI), based in Mankato, Minnesota, has nearly four decades of experience in designing, manufacturing and servicing elevators for both commercial and industrial installations. The company specializes in custom elevator designs/manufacturing, as well as maintenance and modernizations for a variety of customers including property management companies, schools, hospitals and other institutions to support infrastructure expansions, meet new building codes or to help them solve any of their vertical transportation needs.

In addition to these projects, the company maintains and services numerous traction elevators annually to ensure each operates properly and wire rope tension is well balanced. This process used to be an arduous task for elevator service technicians.

"Each elevator car is suspended by anywhere from three to 10 wire ropes, and each wire rope must bear an equal load," said Ron Romnes, Vice-President of Field Operations at MEI. "If one wire rope is doing more work than the others, it causes irregular wear, as well as a more inconsistent ride for customers."

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