03/01/2024
Bespoke D Type Shackles Produced To Aid Delivery Of Handling System
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High-strength forged, machined, and fabricated shackles engineered to rigorous safety standards for critical lifting, rigging, mooring, and industrial applications.
Offering comprehensive in-house manufacturing capabilities for standard commercial patterns and bespoke heavy-duty shackle assemblies, backed by certified proof load testing and complete material traceability.
We specialise in the precision manufacture of robust shackles designed to withstand extreme tensile loads and dynamic stresses. Utilising our diverse multi-process capabilities, ranging from hot forging and heavy bending to advanced CNC machining, we produce reliable hardware built for demanding onshore, offshore, and marine environments.
Key Shackle & Rigging Hardware Ranges
Our flexible manufacturing footprint allows us to produce an extensive selection of standard and custom lifting shackles and connection components, including:
Bow Shackles
Versatile heavy-duty bow shackles designed with a larger loop radius, ideal for multi-leg rigging configurations and multi-directional loading.
D-Shackles
Streamlined D-shackles engineered for linear inline pulling applications, offering maximum strength for direct-tension lifting and towing.
Closed Die Forged Shackles
Shackles produced using advanced closed die forging techniques, delivering superior grain flow, exceptional structural integrity, and consistent dimensional accuracy for high-integrity lifting applications.
Military Recovery Shackles
Heavy-duty, ruggedised shackles engineered and manufactured to demanding defence specifications, providing reliable vehicle recovery, towing, and tactical operational strength in extreme combat and field environments.
Wide Body Shackles
Specialist large-radius shackles built to prevent sling pinching and increase the effective load-bearing surface area during lifts.
Mooring & Marine Shackles
Corrosion-resistant marine-grade shackle assemblies engineered for long-term underwater submersion, aquaculture, and vessel mooring.
Specialist & Non-Standard Pins
Precision forged and machined shackle pins manufactured from specialised alloy steels, tailored to exact length, diameter, and thread specifications.
Bespoke Forged Shackles
Custom-engineered shackle designs manufactured to unique load ratings and dimensional profiles, supported by rigorous proof testing.
In-House Manufacturing, Capability & Quality
Total verification for safety-critical lifting and rigging hardware.
To ensure absolute structural performance under extreme loads, our production facility combines diverse manufacturing processes to take shackle components from raw material through to final certification:
Upset Forging & Drop Forging
We hot upset forge shackle blanks to optimise grain structure and strength, while drop forging / closed die forging remains fully available as an option for complex, high-integrity shackle geometries.
CNC Machining
State-of-the-art machining cells deliver precise pin holes, accurate thread cutting, and exact dimensional tolerances across all shackle bodies and pins.
Hot Bending & Forming
Advanced heavy bending capabilities shape the forged blanks into their final bow or D-configuration, ensuring correct alignment and structural symmetry.
Proof Load Testing & Quality Control
On-site testing facilities enable rigorous proof load verification, complete batch traceability, and strict quality control without external delays.
Whether you require standard stock items or a fully custom-engineered shackle assembly for a complex marine or heavy lifting operation, our technical team provides total support from initial concept through to final certification.
