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Productivity IQ – Cable Management Solutions

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Does your cable tray system help pay for itself?

In today’s competitive market, engineers, specifiers, and contractors are being asked to do more with less. Eaton’s B-Line series cable tray systems are designed to help you save time, reduce complexity and maximize the return on your investment.

From innovative commercial and industrial cable tray solutions to engineering services and educational resources, Eaton can help. Keep your control, communication, data, instrumentation and power system cables and wires protected by selecting the right design for the application and environment.

Why choose cable tray instead of electrical conduit?  

When it comes to cable management, choosing the right system can make a significant difference in efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Compared to electrical conduit systems, cable tray offers several advantages that can help reduce cable pulling time, speed up installations, and improve your bottom line.

Key benefits of using cable tray over conduit

  • Easy Cable Management: Tie down cables to rungs in vertical or horizontal runs effortlessly.
  • Longer Free Spans: Allows for longer free spans and quick, easy splicing of sections.
  • Flexible Access: Cables can easily exit or enter through the top or bottom of the cable tray.
  • Enhanced Airflow: Provides maximum airflow to help dissipate heat produced in current-carrying conductors, which may derate the ampacity of the cable.
  • Safety: Helps avoid moisture or hazardous gases
  • Maintenance: Allows easier access to cables for maintenance and inspection.
     

Compared to electrical conduit systems, cable tray helps reduce cable pulling time, speed installs and improve your bottom line.

Engineering Services for B-Line series cable tray

Our Engineering Services team is dedicated to driving cable tray specification while helping take the risk and guesswork out of selecting the right product for your application. Plus, many of our services are offered at no additional charge. Contact us to learn more.

Key services

  • Education support: CEU or PDH training.
  • Project review: Specification, design, and application.
  • Drawings and model review: Support for your projects.
  • Engineering calculations: ROI calculators and testing.
  • Environmental impact analysis: Considerations for snow, wind, etc.
  • Project savings optimization: Using standard or custom solutions.
  • Submittal packages: Drawings with professional engineer (PE) stamped options.
  • Bill of Material: For products, supports, and accessories.
  • Electrical and mechanical take-offs: Comprehensive support.
  • Structural Steel Savings design and training: Enhance your project efficiency.


Let our team help you on your next cable tray project. Get us involved from the beginning, so we can review the project specifications to determine the best B-Line series cable tray solution to help you save time, reduce complexity, and maximize the return on your investment.

Fast, easy to modify tray in the field – KwikRail cable tray 

The award winning* B-Line series KwikRail™ cable tray system is ideal for commercial and data center cable management for 12A and 12B load classes. Its innovative design and accessories allow installers to easily and quickly modify the tray on the jobsite.

  • Fast, easy modifications: Modify the tray quickly in the field.
  • Versatile options: Available in welded and bolted rung straight section options.
  • Comprehensive accessories: Full line of fittings and innovative time-saving accessories.
  • Fastener holes: Attach accessories easily in the field.
  • Add-a-Rung kits: Add rungs at any length along the tray.


The B-Line series KwikRail™ cable tray system is ideal for commercial and data center cable management for 12A and 12B load classes.  Its innovative design and accessories allow installers to easily and quickly modify the tray on the jobsite.

Improve productivity with KwikSplice cable channel 

With an innovative dovetail splice design, Eaton’s B-Line series KwikSplice™ cable channel is designed to reduce complexity, improve versatility, and speed up installations. The system is ideal for light-duty cable support runs, replacing conduit in various industrial and commercial applications.

Support savings: Available in 20-foot spans, requiring fewer supports than shorter span cable channel solutions. 

Quicker installation: Features dovetail side rail and guided splice plate system provide an easy and fast installation experience. Plus, fittings are shipped pre-assembled with an integrated splice attachment.

Reduce job-site complexity: Can be cut and spliced at any point along the channel

Improved versatility: System includes an extensive line of quick connect fittings and accessories to provide pathway integrity.

Help improve load improve load capacity with Flextray wire basket

When it comes to managing data cables, ensuring optimal load capacity is crucial. Eaton’s B-Line series Flextray™ wire basket tray is designed to surpass the maximum tray fill limits set by the National Electrical Code (NEC 392-9), making it an ideal solution for your data cable management needs.*

Key benefits of Flextray wire basket

  • High load capacity: Flextray wire basket tray has a load capacity that exceeds the NEC's 50% cable fill limitation for data cables.
  • Versatile design: Suitable for various applications, providing flexibility in cable management.
  • Efficient cable management: Helps in organizing and protecting your cables, ensuring a neat and efficient setup.

To learn more about how Flextray wire basket can benefit your projects, download the white paper.

Learn how to select the right cable tray system for your project

A properly designed and installed cable tray system provides outstanding reliability for a facility’s control, communication, data, instrumentation and power systems cabling and wiring.  However, if cable tray is not properly designed to be compatible with its application and environment, electrical system failures can occur. This could cost millions of dollars in downtime and cause serious safety problems for a facility and its personnel. 

Our Cable Tray Design Considerations Guide details key factors to consider when designing cable tray systems for industrial and commercial applications. It also demonstrates how Eaton’s solutions and services can help: 

  • Maximize the return on your capital investment 
  • Avoid unnecessary power outages and system failures 
  • Avoid costly downtime and maintenance


Download the Cable Tray Design Considerations Guide

Cable bus: superior cable support and isolation for high-power transmission

Eaton's B-Line series Cable Bus Systems, a customizable, enclosed power distribution solution is designed to safely and efficiently manage high-capacity electrical loads. This innovative system offers a hybrid solution between cable tray and busway, providing superior cable support and isolation for high-power transmission.

Key Features of Eaton B-Line Series Cable Bus Systems

  • Cost-effective solutions: Reduced installation and maintenance costs compared to traditional power distribution methods. The modular design allows for easy installation, minimizing labor costs and reducing setup time. 
  • Single supplier convenience: Eaton provides a comprehensive range of Cable Bus components and complementary parts, including cable glands, strut supports, switchgear, transformers, enclosures, and cable tray for lower power wire.
  • Expert planning and assistance: Our team of experts works closely with you to develop customized solutions that ensure a seamless experience, easy installation, and long-term reliability.

Designed for Versatility and Reliability

Eaton's Cable Bus Systems are suitable for a wide range of industrial and commercial applications, including industrial facilities, data centers, utility providers, power plants, and commercial buildings. The system's enclosed design protects cables from environmental hazards, ensuring continuous and reliable power flow, which is crucial for industries where power interruptions can lead to significant downtime.

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