Introduction
Wire mesh cable trays are systems gaining huge popularity in the industry over the years. Today, the equipment is the most preferred choice of installers, integrators, and organizations needing cable tray systems. In today’s article, we have discussed some of the benefits of using a wire mesh cable tray. Let us through this article understand how and why is a wire mesh cable tray better than a conduit system.
Cost-effective
Wire mesh cable tray systems offered by cable tray manufacturers require less raw materials for the nature of their design and less manufacturing costs. Compared to the solid steel tray or ladder cable tray, wire mesh requires a lot less steel which saves your overall cost.
A perfect solution for all industry-
Be, it any industry, wire mesh cable trays are manufactured in a way that suits any industrial environment. They are equipment’s available in different variants including galvanized, hot-dipped, stainless, polyethylene, etc. to meet the requirements of the industry. These pieces of equipment are designed to be resistant to harsh environments and even oil and gas. They are probably the only type of cable tray system that can be customized on-site as per requirement. With simple tools, the cable tray can be easily cut and bent to meet the exact requirements.
Quick and Easy to Install
Wire mesh cable trays are designed simple with a variety of mounts, brackets, and supports for quick and easy installation. Cable tray manufacturers develop the equipment in a way that can be installed in any environment. Besides they are lighter in weight which makes it easier to ship, store, transport to the site, and even customize them. Further, technicians working on it often prefer lighter-weight solutions to deal with.
Flexible Cable Management
The wire mesh cable trays are highly flexible equipment’s in comparison to their counterparts. They provide a variety of options for cable management which is essential for frequent entry and exit of cables. This feature makes them a much better option than a conduit system.
Heat Dissipation
Wire mesh cable tray provides a special feature of heat dissipation. Due to its wide and open design, the system allows heat to easily be dissipated. This ensures better performance of the equipment and safety of the cables in it.
Easy to Troubleshoot
The open design of the cable tray system makes it easy to quickly visually identify issues when the system is not working. It is a lot easier to identify issues with cables, trace lines, or partially or fully remove a line.
Accessories
The cable tray comes with a wide variety of accessories that are often offered by cable tray manufacturers and includes covers, bolts, splices, clamps, grounding lugs, brackets, angled brackets, mounting brackets, wall brackets, trapeze, horizontal and vertical supports, junction boxes, j-hooks, intersections, t-way, vertical bends, vertical drops to name a few. Depending on your project requirement you can benefit from these accessories that help support your systems.



