DE
EN

DSM Dynema/Dolezych

Load securing: PowerLash lashing chain sets new standards

Figure: Dolezych

The PowerLash chain is completely manufactured of webbing made of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene fibers. Several layers of the fabric are wound and sewed to form chain links

Figure: Dolezych

Figure: Dolezych

Actually, in case of chain lengths of 20 m and more, just one person was able to attach the load securing system quickly and without any problems

Figure: Dolezych

The “PowerLash with Dyneema” textile lashing chain with a lashing capacity (LC) of 5,000 daN is the result of an intensive collaboration between the companies DSM Dyneema and Dolezych.

DSM Dyneema is inventor and manufacturer of the UHMWPE fiber (ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene or high-modulus polyethylene), which is marketed under the registered trade name “Dyneema, the world’s strongest fiber”. Dyneema provides maximum strength combined with minimum weight. Measured by weight the fiber is 15 times stronger than high-grade steel and up to 40 % stronger than aramid fibers. The Dyneema...

Related articles:

Issue 06/2023

Lightweight construction with fiber-reinforced composites – an overview of the market

The future of fiber-reinforced composites in the construction industry refers to the use of materials such as glass fibers, carbon fibers, basalt fibers and natural fibers that are bonded to a matrix...

more

Issue 04/2016

Shell elements made of carbon-fiber reinforced concrete with functional integration

In the middle of last century, architects like Felix Candela and Heinz Isler have already built a large number of lightweight shell structures made of reinforced concrete. The results of their works...

more

Issue 04/2020 Submitted by: Burkhard Schuller Baustoffservice

Early-strength lightweight concrete made of volcanic rock

Lava lightweight concrete, developed by the company Burkhard Schuller Baustoffservice, is a mix of volcanic rock: e.g., of zeolite, pumice and lava. Volcanic rock can be used without additional energy...

more

Issue 08/2009 A number of advantages

SCC with lightweight aggregates

Self-compacting concrete can be processed purely under the impact of gravity and without any vibration, even in densely reinforced false work or complex geometries. For this purpose, the concrete...

more

Issue 05/2024 COMPOSITES UNITED/CU BAU

Revolutionary opportunities with fiber-reinforced lightweight design

The construction industry is facing immense challenges, among them the need to reduce emissions and to use resources more efficiently. Fiber-reinforced construction plays a key role in managing this...

more