Product Highlights & White Papers - Petersen Stainless Rigging Limited

Material Matters - Duplex and Super Duplex

Duplex stainless steel, so-called because it has a mixed microstructure with about equal proportions of ferrite and austenite, was first developed more than 70 years ago in Europe.

The key feature of stainless steel is its corrosion resistance, the bulk of which is provided by the chrome content of the steel. Chrome on the surface of the metal reacts with oxygen to form chrome oxide, which is chemically inert and forms a protective layer for the underlying metal. As chrome is intrinsic to the material, wearing away the layer just exposes more chrome, allowing another protective layer to form.

CE Marked, Tested & Certified Stainless Marine Shackles

Petersen has manufactured tested & certified CE marked stainless steel lifting shackles for many years. Typically these shackles are used in safety critical applications in harsh operating environments. Most applications for a shackle on a yacht are safety critical & the marine environment is one of the toughest.

We are the only stainless steel shackle manufacturer which:

Operates a full traceability quality system to the aircraft industry standard AS9100:C

Designs & manufactures with a minimum 6:1 factor of safety

Individually proof-load tests all shackles to 2 x WLL

Etches a unique test reference number on each shackle - this also appears on the EN10204 3.1 test certificate

CE marks stainless steel shackles & supplies with safe usage instructions

GTB Chromed-Bronze Turnbuckle Bodies

Petersen GTB Chromed-Bronze Turnbuckle Body key benefits:

Machined from ultrasonically inspected naval grade solid bronze bar

Chrome plated to service condition 4 - the highest available

Manufactured entirely in the UK

Up to 25% lighter than old-fashioned forged bodies

Modern, low-windage design

Hi-MOD Swageless Compression Fittings

The Hi-MOD swageless compression terminals were first developed by Petersen Stainless Rigging after a request from a manufacturer of roller-furling gear. The design process threw up some interesting results which led to the development of what is widely regarded as the best swageless compression terminals on the market.

Swage Shroud Terminals

Petersen Stainless Rigging has been forging swage shroud terminals (spoon terminals) since they were first introduced to the market by Kemp Masts many years ago. The heads on our shroud terminals are forged from low-carbon 316L using the same technology we use to make our certified lifting shackles to give a superior grain-structure with excellent fatigue and corrosion resistance.

Slip-Stick White Paper

Slip-Stick is the terminology used to describe a phenomenon which can sometimes occur at high loads inside a swage terminal. As the name suggests it is characterised by the wire slipping and then sticking inside the terminal. It should only occur at loads you would never expect a fitting to work at. This white-paper gives important information about how to ensure this doesn't occur at lower loads.

Swage Tee Terminals

Petersen Stainless Rigging is pleased to announce our range of 741 style swage tee terminals. In an improvement on the original, the heads on our tee terminals are forged from low-carbon 316L using the same technology we use to make our certified lifting shackles to give a superior grain-structure with excellent fatigue and corrosion resistance.

Mast Backing Plates

Petersen Stainless Rigging is now supplying backing plates for our popular SH shroud terminals.