Tension Technology International LLC

Web Site: www.tensiontech.com

4 Tower Lane

Morristown, NJ 07960
Phone: (973) 267-0871
Fax: (973) 734-1745
E-mail: flory@tensiontech.com

Services Consulting on: synthetic fiber rope and cordage, rope design, rope system engineering, specifications, standards, yarn testing, rope testing, quality assurance, product and applications research, computer analysis, accident investigation, expert witness. Affiliations: American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Marine Technology Society, National Society of Professional Engineers. Experience: (John Flory) Professional Engineer (reg. NJ). Twenty-one years with Tension Technology International. Twenty years with Exxon as specialist in mooring systems and ropes. Conducted major rope studies for US Coast Guard, US Navy, and Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF). Principal author of USCG deepwater port guidelines and of OCIMF hawser guidelines, author of parts of Cordage Institute rope standards and test methods and ABS synthetic rope offshore moorings guideline. Developed test methods for fiber abrasion and friction. Twenty U.S. patents. Over 50 technical publications.