Cable Support Solutions

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Cable Support Solutions

B-Line by Eaton

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Manufacturing Facilities

Global Cable Tray Capabilities

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5 Cable Ladder

Strut Accessories

Cable Tray

Strut Systems

Trefoil and Single

Product Portfolio

Cable Ladder Fittings

Cable Tray Fittings

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Cooper Specifier Center - CoSPEC

CAD

PDMS

BIM

Graphics

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Web-based specifier destination

featuring a 3D-powered catalog

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Select, view and download content

for CBL products

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Content in nearly 100 formats

including:

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Proprietary and standard 2D & 3D CAD

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Aveva Plant PDMS

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Intergraph® SmartPlant® 3D

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Autodesk® Revit®

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Product information and submittals

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Graphic files

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Leading scope, depth and breadth

of outputs

World Class Design Tool

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7 Finding CoSPEC

• Home page → Resources tab

→ CoSPEC Specifier Center

• http://www.cooperbline.com/

CoSPEC

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View Selected Products in 2D and 3D

• Click 3D Preview tab to

generate 3D view (requires

Active X control install)

• Full-featured viewer move,

zoom in/out, snap to views,

move around, etc.

• Stereoscopic 3D feature

works with 3D glasses to

float in the screen

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9 Download Design Content

• Click ‘CAD Download’ tab to

begin download

• Select any one of nearly 100

output formats including:

• 2D or 3D standard,

non-proprietary

• 2D or 3D proprietary, native

files

• Graphics

• Aveva Plant PDMS

Equipment Spec

• Intergraph SP3D

• PDF cut sheets / submittals

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Design Tools - PDMS & SP3D Models

• AVEVA PDMS Library available

• With and without UDA’s

• Spec content also in Excel

• Intergraph SP3D Library available

• With and without UDA’s

• Spec content also in Excel

• Design usage and import

instructions located within .zip file

Download via

CoSPEC

website

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Cable Tray Basics:

 Materials and applications

 I-Beam construction

 Fitting construction

 Standard and specialty splicing

 High performance cover clamps

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Hot Dip Galvanized After Fabrication

(HDGAF) Steel Cable Tray

Application - Hot-Dip Galvanized Steel

Indoor

260°C / 500°F

Max. Temperature

Outdoor - Non-Saline

-29°C / -20°F

Min. Temperature

Outdoor - Saline

Strength to Weight Ratio

Acids/Chlorines

Electrical Conductivity

Steel Hot Dip Galvanized Finish to ASTM A123 Salt Spray Test Results

24 hours exposure

96 hours exposure

240 hours exposure

504 hours exposure

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13 Aluminum Cable Tray

Application - Aluminum

Indoor

93°C / 200°F

Max. Temperature

Outdoor - Non-Saline

-129°C / -200°F

Min. Temperature

Outdoor - Saline

Strength to Weight Ratio

Acids/Chlorines

Electrical Conductivity

Aluminum 6063-T6 Salt Spray Test Results

96 hours exposure

240 hours exposure

504 hours exposure

1032 hours exposure

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Fiberglass Cable Tray

Application – Fiberglass (Polyester, Vinyl-Ester, Low Smoke/Dis-stat)

Indoor

93°C / 200°F

Max. Temperature

Outdoor - Non-Saline

-129°C / -200°F

Min. Temperature

Outdoor - Saline

Strength to Weight Ratio

Acids/Chlorines

Electrical Conductivity

(FA Series)

Vinyl Ester Salt Spray Test Results

96 hours exposure

240 hours exposure

504 hours exposure

1032 hours exposure

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15 Stainless Steel Cable Tray

Application - Stainless Steel

Indoor

426°C / 800°F

Max. Temperature

Outdoor - Non-Saline

-184°C / -300°F

Min. Temperature

Outdoor - Saline

Strength to Weight Ratio

Acids/Chlorines

Electrical Conductivity

Stainless Steel AISI 316 Salt Spray Test Results

96 hours exposure

240 hours exposure

504 hours exposure

1032 hours exposure

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I-Beam Side Rail Profile - Steel

• I-Beam profile is the most

efficient structural shape

• Features

1. Roll formed for extra strength

2. Enlarged top flange for stiffness

3. Structural grade, traceable steel

4. Rung top lock and weld bead

5. Positive rung support

6. Marked every 450mm with

company name, part number,

material, and heat trace

Engineered Side Rail Design Provides High Strength

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17 I-Beam Side Rail Profile - Aluminum

• I-Beam profile is the most

efficient structural shape

• Features

1. I-beam side rail maximizes

strength to weight ratio

2. Thick top flange for stiffness

3. Rung top lock and weld

bead

4. Positive rung support

5. Thick outside flanges for

accessory attachment

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 Common side rail

designs:

 C-shape without weld

bead.

 C-shape curved flange.

 C-shape with weld bead.

 Offset C-shape

I-Beam Engineering Outperforms all Other C-Shapes

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19 I-Beam vs. C-Shaped Rails

19 C-shape side rail profile:

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150mm high x 1.5mm thick (16 gauge) side rail

- 184kg/m on a 3.0m span

- Based on simple beam destructive load test to NEMA VE-1

I-beam side rail profile:

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150mm high x 1.5mm thick (16 gauge) side rail

- 446kg/m on a 3.0m span

- Based on simple beam load test to NEMA VE-1

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Fitting Design

Features:

• 300mm, 600mm, 900mm & 1200mm Standard Radius

• Smooth radius for cable protection

• Positive rung support

• Requires fewer supports to carry design load that NEMA VE-2 diagrams

• 75mm and 100mm Tangent

• Maximizes Splice Plate Contact

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21 Splices & Specialty Splices

• AL ‘Wedge-lock’

• Structurally integral

• Self-Supporting

• Fast, simple, and safe

installation

• Steel Splice

• Maximizes rail to splice

engagement

• Unique hole pattern

• Heavy Duty Expansion

• Minimize structural

supports

• Minimize deflection

• Increase system flexibility

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High Performance Cover Clamps

Recommended for any application – indoor and outdoor

• Available in stainless steel 316 and mechanical zinc

• Works with B-Line HPL, SDL, and HDL Series

• Reduces cover sagging and warping

Cyclonic Wind Rated

• Withstands 76m/s (170mph) Standard

Two Styles to Select From

• Standard – flush with top of ladder

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B-Line Cable Ladder Construction =

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Structural Steel Savings:

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Opportunity: Cable Tray Supports

Trapeze Support

$75 - $250 / support

Engineered Pipe Racks

$1,500 - $15,000 / support

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29 Current State – Fitting Supports

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Why the current state?

• NEMA VE 2, BEAMA, and Manufacturers supply recommendations for the installation

of cable tray including support locations for fittings

That’s the way we’ve always done it…

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31 How Can B-Line Help You?

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B-Line Recommendations – Horizontal Bend

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33 B-Line Recommendations – Vertical Bend

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Implementation…

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35 The Math…

• 90° Horizontal Bend Fitting:

• Steel weighs approx. 52 kg/m

• Opportunity to reduce approx. 12 linear meters of steel for 1 x horizontal bend.

• Results in ~ 624 kg of steel removed.

• Therefore:

• 1 x example of a horizontal bend saves 624kg & $546 of steel

• 200mm x 100mm Steel I-beam = Yen 76,000 ($875) / 1000kg

(Japan Metal Bulletin)

• Question:

• How many horizontal bends on your current project?

• How much steel weight and $$$ can be saved?

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Straight Sections

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37 Straight Sections – Removing Supports

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Straight Sections – Up to 12m!

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39 Success Story:

Situation:

• TOTAL completing a refinery expansion in

Louisiana. Supports for cable ladder run to a flare

213m from existing structures cost $30,000/support

due to soil conditions

• 6m support span = 35 supports x $30k = $1.05M

Solution:

• Substitute 6m straight section cable ladder with

12m straight section cable ladder

• 12m support span = 18 supports x $30k = $0.54M

Results:

• Reduced the number of supports required for the

213m run by 50%, reducing the support cost from

$1.05M to $0.54M

• Saved $510,000

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Estimated Project Savings:

Save: $3,233,413 support spans + $2,023,125 fitting supports + $1,128,974 expansion splice supports

TOTAL SAVING $6,385,512.00

Instructions:

Make changes in yellow shaded areas for specified project.

Select choice from blue drop down menus.

Quantity ***

Units of Measurement (PLEASE SELECT)

Metric

Support Install Time (minutes)** Splice Install Time (minutes)**** Horizontal Bends 545

Labor Rate ($/hr)

$50.00

Horizontal Tees 780

Cable Tray Straight Run Length (m)

19,932

Horizontal Crosses 90

Individual Support Structure Weight (kg)

500

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Cable Tray Material

Steel

Temperature Differential (⁰C)

55.6

Fitting/Intermediate Support Cost $300

Maximum Expansion Splice Interval Spacing (m)

39.0

Support Span Savings

Tray Price per Meter* Support Span (m) Individual Support Cost ** Number of Supports Required

Labor Per Support Location

Labor Per Splice Location

Cable Tray & Support Cost

Cable Tray and Support Savings

EXCLUDING SUPPORTS REQUIRED FOR EXPANSION

JOINTS $ 10.00 3 $ 1,000.00 6,644 $ 25.00 $ 8.33 = $ 7,064,786.67

$ 3,233,413.33

$ 20.00 6 $ 1,000.00 3,322 $ 25.00 $ 8.33 = $ 3,831,373.33 Expansion Splice Price Support Span (m) Cost of each Support ** Number of Supports Required

Labor Per Support Location

Labor Per Splice Location Expansion Splice and/or Additional Support Cost Additional Support Savings

Expansion Splice Locations

Standard Expansion Splice $ 15.00 (Each Pair) 6 $ 1,000.00 1,106 $ 25.00 $ 8.33 = $ 1,150,329.68

$ 1,128,973.97

Heavy Duty Expansion Splice $ 45.00 (Each Pair) 6 $ 1,000.00 0 $ 25.00 $ 8.33 = $ 21,355.71

Steel HDG Cable Ladder MTO Value = $1.5 million

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