NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release 02/28/2017 Larry Bethel Ancra President 800-233-5138 Erlanger, KY AncraInternational,agloballeaderinthedesignandmanufacturingofcargohandlingandrestraintsystemsforavarietyofindustries,isproudtointroduceitsNewGearDriveTensionerStrapsforsecuringbottledgasesandotherspecializedcargo.

WithAncra’sPatentedGearDriveTensioner,300poundsofstraptensioncanbegeneratedwithonly27lbsofforceappliedtothehandle.Comparethistoastandardratchetthatrequires90lbsofhandleforcetocreatethesame300lbsofstraptension;anergonomicsavingsof70%!

Thegeardrivealsoprovidesbettercontrolwhentensioningthestrapoverastandardratchetbucklewithitsabilitytobelockedinplaceevery13degreesofspoolrotationascomparedtoevery33degreesforaratchetbuckle.Theself-lockingwormgeardesignpreventsthereversalofdriveduringtensioningandthefoldinghandlelocksthegearsystemandstraptensionwhenfoldedover,withamagneticdetenttoholditclosed.Anothergreatfeatureisthegradualtensionreleasethatisachievedbysimplyturningthehandlecounterclockwiseascomparedtothesuddentensionreleasefunctionofthestandardratchetbuckle.Gradualtensioningandtensionreleasemeansbettercontrol,andmakesthenewGearDriveTensionerStrapsthebestchoiceforsecuringbottledgasesfordistributionalongwithmanyotherspecializedcargotypes.

AncraGearDriveTensionerStrapsfeaturea4-inchprotectivepadtoshieldthecargoonceinplace.Thegearhousingitselfismadefromadurablehigh-impactpolycarbonateblendthatisdesignedtowithstandworkingtemperaturesfrom-40Fto+180F.Agreasefittingisalsoprovidedforeaseofservice.These2-inchwidestrapassembliesareratedwitha3,333poundWorkingLoadLimitandavailableina12ft.overalllengthwithyourchoiceofflathooksorsnaphooksendhardwareasstandard.Customlengthsandendhardwareoptionsareavailableuponrequest.

ContactourcustomerservicedepartmentformoreinformationaboutAncra’snew10939GearDriveTensionerStrapsat800.233.5138orvisitourwebsitewww.ancracargo.com.

AboutAncraInternational

AncraInternationalisaworld-classleaderintheareaofcargohandlingandrestraintsystems.Foundedin1969withthemissiontoimprovesafetyandsecurityforthematerialhandlingindustry,wehavegrowntobeNorthAmerica’slargestdesignerandmanufacturerofloadmaximizingsystems.Withover100currentpatents,AncraInternationalisdedicatedtoinnovating,designingandmanufacturingthehighestqualityproductstomeettheevolvingneedsofourcustomers.

Today,theCargoSystemsGroup,headquarterinErlanger,Kentucky,isaleadingdesignerandmanufacturerofcargosecurementsystemsforheavydutytransportation.Ourproductsarehardatworkonland,intheair,andonthesea,servingallphasesofthematerialhandlingindustry.Inaddition,wehavemanufacturinganddistributionlocationsinTexas,Canada,NewZealandandAustralia.Wearefocusedonourcustomers,meetingandstrivingtoexceedtheirexpectations.ToreadmoreaboutAncravisitwww.ancracargo.com.