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FRP CABLE TRAY :

EPP FRP Cable Trays are made from FRP sections made of glass
Fibre and Isopthalic resins by highly sophisticated pultrusion
plant and are widely used in various industries for their
numerous advantages over traditional metallic cable trays
systems

Pultrusion Process

pultrusion is the process of "pulling" raw composites

through a heated die creating a continuous composite
profile.

Pultrusion Process (3D view)

Cable Tray Raw Material

Resin

- Resin used mainly are Unsaturated Poly Ester Resin, Isopthalic

Resin
- It is available in low or medium viscosity which can be used for
fabrication of a wide range of FRP structures by hand lay-up,
filament winding and other conventional fabricating techniques.
Laminates made by this gives corrosion resistance, excellent
mechanical strength, both static and dynamic, etc.

 Chopped Strand mat

Surface mat use to fabricate first layer of GRP material which

made from very thin glass fiber strands.
Chopped Strand Mat used in liner are made of chopped glass
fiber strands that are bonded together to form mats, either with
emulsion or powder binder. They are designed to be compatible
with resin, and are used to reinforce laminate for molding
application.

 Glass roving

It is a continuous type of reinforcement that is used for filament

winding and other such process where high axial as well as hoop
strength is of prime requirement.

Design Codes

Designing of various pultruded structure is done as per the actual

measured strength of profiles.

EN 13706 applies solely to pultruded profiles .This standard

specifies the minimum requirement of quality, tolerances,
strength, stiffness and surface of structural profiles. It categories
in two part like E23 & E17

The EPP CTS are manufactured as per;

1.
2.
3.
4.

NEMA FG 1: 1993 Rev. 1 (1994)

IS 6746: 1994
ONGC 4000 S
EIL 50 OEDS 422 Rev. 4

We have inhouse 24 design engineers working on softwares like

Nastran, Auto cad, Unigraphix etc

Analysis of Structures & Design

Structure anlalyzed
NASTRAN 8.0

by

using

We can predict intial deflection

and other values to check design
and validate it.

Theoretical
analysis
also
performed as per define in
standards.

Tests Performed
Standards
Applicable

Test Type

IS 6746-1994

Specs for Unsaturated Polyester Resin System for Low Pressure Fiber Reinforced Plastics.

IS-6746-Appendix K/UL
94

Flame Retardant

ASTM-D-2863

Oxygen Index

ASTM-E84

Flame Spread(Extent of Burning)

ASTM-D638

Tensile Strength at break

Tensile Modulus

ASTM-D695

Compressive Strength at break

Compressive Modulus

ASTM-D732

Shear Strength at break

ASTM-D790

Flexural Strength at break

Flexural Modulus

ASTM-D256

Izod Impact Strength

ASTM-D149

Dielectric Strength short term in Oil

ASTM-D570

Water absorption

ASTM -D 495

ARC Resistance

ASTM D -2883

Barcol Hardness

Manufacturing Facilities
Fully Automatic Pultrusion Machines With Multi die
loading arrangements.
More Than 75 profile sections as per customer
requirements and specifications.
In house Tool Room to Develop new profile die within the
short period.
In House Raw Material and Final Product Testing Facilities
as per Various Testing Standards.

EPP Manufactures 2 types of Cable Trays,

a) Ladder Type Cable Tray

b) Perforated Type Cable Tray
with cover and without cover is available.

Ladder Type

Perforated Type

Features
1. Full Ventilation
2. Long Support Spans
3.Corrosion Resistance

4. Transparent to Radio Frequency

transmission
5. Non Conductive and Non Magnetic

6. Light weight and Manageable

7. High Strength to Weight Ratio
8. Fire Retardants

Manufacturing
1.

Cable trays
pultruded

are fabricated
profile.

products

from

2.

After manufacturing various pultruded section,

fabrication and assembly done as per standard
drawings.

SS -304 & SS 316 fasteners are use to

fabricate various cable trays.

1.

As per the amount of cable load, selection of

profile takes place
like 100 C Channel
4mm/150 C channel 6mm etc.

2.

Standard length available for cable tray is 3.0

meter. And Maximum Support span distance
depends upon weight of Cable.

Manufacturing
6.

As per defined category A/B/C allowable load

is defined for designed FRP cable Tray.

7.

Thermal Expansion & Contraction of trays due to

variation in temperature is very important factor
which need to take in consideration during
installation of GRP cable Tray.

8.

Cable Trays designed for both UDL &

Concentrated load and also tested for both as
specified in standard.

9.

To match the sizes and load criteria of cables ,

trays are available in various width starting
from 80 mm to 900 mm.

10.

1.5 times is the safety factor

Ladder Type Cable Tray

1.These are manufactured by assembling various cross sections like side runners / C channels and rungs.
2.The rungs / unistruts are inverted channels of 40 mm width x 20 mm depth and 4 mm thickness.
3.Cable Tray thickness depends height of Cable Tray
4.Space between rungs is 300 mm
5.The Cable Ladder tray length is the length of the side runner / C channels. It is 3000 mm .
6.Cable Trays are joined using coupler plates

C Channel

H- Ht
(mm)

T Thk
(mm)

W
Width(
mm)

100

30

100

30

150

40

150

40

Rungs

Coupler Plate

Load Capacity
For Ladder Type Cable Tray300 mm Rung spacing
3000 mm support Span

Width(mm)

Load
Kg/Mtr

Allowable
Deflection

100 - 150

30

10mm

300

60

10mm

450-500

75

10mm

600

90

10mm

750

120

10mm

Fittings

90 Hor Rad Bend

Hor Rad Cross

90 Hor Dir Bend

Rt & Lt Hand Reducer

90 Inside Ver Rad Bend

Straight Reducer

90 Inside Ver Rad Bend

Horizontal Rad Tee

Perforated Type Cable Tray

The perforated type are C Channel solid bottom, pre-drilled cable tray are designed for light loads namely
instrumentation and control cables and for transition from cable trays to individuals control points.
Perforations are on standard 300 mm centres and provide both ventilation and sites for cable tie down.

Fittings

Horizontal Tee

90 Outside Ver Bend

Horizontal Cross

90 Hor Bend

90 Inside Ver Rad Bend

Accessories

Case Study - 1
CLIENT

Adani

LOCATION

Mundra - Gujarat

PRODUCT

FRP Ladder Type

Cable Tray
(300 , 400 mm)

QTY

4600 M

VALUE

54 L (2 Orders)

YEAR

2011-12

Case Study - 2
CLIENT

Al Fatah Water
and Power

LOCATION

Saudi Araia

PRODUCT

FRP Ladder and

perforated Type
Cable Tray
(600 , 400 mm)

QTY

21300 M

VALUE

6.28 Cr (3 Orders)

YEAR

2012-13

Case Study - 3
CLIENT

Konstelec
Engineer Pvt. Ltd.

LOCATION

Manglore Refinery

PRODUCT

FRP Ladder and

Type Cable Tray
(300 ,450 ,600 ,
750 mm)

QTY

8650 M

VALUE

83 L

YEAR

2012-13

Case Study - 4
CLIENT

Bajaj Electricals

LOCATION

Ahmedabad Gujarat

PRODUCT

FRP Ladder Type

Cable Tray
(300 ,600 , 750
mm)

QTY

7200 M

VALUE

52 L

YEAR

2012-13

Case Study - 5
CLIENT

Adani

LOCATION

Mundra - Gujarat

PRODUCT

FRP Ladder Type

Cable Tray
(600 mm)

QTY

400 M

VALUE

29.3 L

YEAR

2013-14

Case Study - 6
CLIENT

Sinco Automation
, Singapore

LOCATION

Singapore

PRODUCT

Perforated - 50
,100 ,150, mm/
Ladder Type600mm,400mm,

QTY

458 M

VALUE

7.66 L

YEAR

2013-14

Testing facilities
EPP manufacturing units have the best testing facilities to thoroughly
check the
product suitability to the design and performance requirements.
Most of the facilities are in-house, located in the manufacturing premises.
Some of the special tests are outsourced.
Following kind of tests & inspection are carried out in EPP-Lab.

Testing facilities
Raw material testing facilities as per
relevant standards .
New standards and facilities are being
incorporated continuously

Tests Performed
Standards
Applicable

Test Type

IS 6746-1994

Specs for Unsaturated Polyester Resin System for Low Pressure Fiber Reinforced Plastics.

IS-6746-Appendix K/UL
94

Flame Retardant

ASTM-D-2863

Oxygen Index

ASTM-E84

Flame Spread(Extent of Burning)

ASTM-D638

Tensile Strength at break

Tensile Modulus

ASTM-D695

Compressive Strength at break

Compressive Modulus

ASTM-D732

Shear Strength at break

ASTM-D790

Flexural Strength at break

Flexural Modulus

ASTM-D256

Izod Impact Strength

ASTM-D149

Dielectric Strength short term in Oil

ASTM-D570

Water absorption

ASTM -D 495

ARC Resistance

ASTM D -2883

Barcol Hardness

Satisfied customers
More than 900 satisfied customers

Gujrat , Mah , T.N. , A.P. , Karnataka,M.P.Raj , installations

Geographical reach - Overseas

USA

China

MANILA

Saudi Arabia,Doha,Netherlands,Phillipines,Australia,Spain,Africa,USA

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