following continued research & development and independent testing, results show that cast nylon based Nylacast Bigfoot - a safety critical crane outrigger pad, significantly outperforms wood and polyethylene pads.
Nylacast Bigfoot has passed the most stringent industry safety tests with ease. In addition, recent independently verified tests on Nylacast cast nylon based Bigfoot, under load on dry and wet sand have shown that they significantly outperform polyethylene pads. In fact, even when Nylacast Bigfoot pads had their thickness reduced by 25% they still comfortably outperformed polyethylene pads. Additionally, Nylacast Bigfoot also outperformed in plastic recovery, with Nylacast Bigfoot measuring both a faster rate of recovery and less permanent deformation than an identical PE pad. From the independent analysis, for a given ground loading Nylacast Bigfoot is easily capable of safely supporting 1.6 times more load than an equivalent polyethylene pad.
Nylacast Bigfoot was initially developed in conjunction with industrial demand, where a need arose for a reliable, strong and safe outrigger pad. This needed to be made from a tough, affordable material strong enough to withstand heavyweights yet still be light enough to carry around. Nylacast Bigfoot has been used by a number of major crane hire companies for over 15 years.
Stable support for crane outriggers is essential for safe operation. With Nylacast Bigfoot you can be sure it is the correct tool for the job. Unfortunately capsized cranes can occur and cause a significant number of injuries and fatalities a year. Many of these accidents are caused by operators using inappropriate materials or the use of no crane pads at all. When weighing up the small cost involved in providing a stable support for outriggers and preventing damage to the ground surface in comparison to the high capital equipment costs involved with cranes, Nylacast Bigfoot makes perfect sense.
Nylacast in the Construction industry
With the ability to manufacture and machine a wide range of engineering polymers Nylacast are recognized as a market leader in the supply of Construction components. With over 40 years of experience in dealing with many large blue chip clients, Nylacast has the knowledge and facilities to provide a full range of engineering polymer solutions supported by a full R&D testing facility. Furthermore, Nylacast adopt the frameworks of best practice in quality to ISO 9001/TS16949.
With extensive experience in worldwide projects, with components and applications as diverse as wear pads, sheaves, bushes and outrigger pads, Nylacast are able to offer assistance with specification, design and testing, material certification and implementation.
Nylacast engineering polymers offer many advantages in Construction applications, including: Exceptional resistance to wear and abrasion, high impact strength, corrosion and chemical resistance, self-lubricating, eliminating routine and costly maintenance, lightweight – typically 1/7th the weight of steel. In addition enhanced performance is available by building on the well known brands of Nylube, Oilon and Aquanyl, and bringing together the experience of Nylacast engineers and chemists. Nylacast are able to tailor its materials to suit the customers projects.
Nylacast Ltd
Operating within the engineering plastics sector, Nylacast are a company that pride themselves on being able to provide the customer with a complete Engineering Polymer Solution. Nylacast have world class Engineering expertise and state of the art manufacturing facilities located world-wide, allowing their components and materials to be used in many diverse applications within industries such as Construction, Oil & Gas and Automotive.
Nylacast Ltd employs over 400 people and is one of the best known engineering plastics companies in the world.