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Flat Plate Fittings
Feb 18, 2013 | Flat Plate Fittings | 0 Comments
Flat Plate Fittings make up a large part of the steel framing components of EzyStrut's strut range. They are made from merchant bar, with a 6mm material thickness, and generally supplied as hot dip galvanised products, but it is possible to get them in stainless steel too if required. The fitting wi... Continue Reading
Slight Incline
Feb 18, 2013 | Cable Tray, Risers | 0 Comments
Riser links with the EzyTray range of trays make the product very versatile when it comes to adjusting the height of a tray. In this example 2 pairs of links have been used to make a slight incline, however, with different amounts of riser links and cuts in the side wall of the tray, it is possible ... Continue Reading
Engineering
Jan 07, 2013 | 0 Comments
Our head office and manufacturing plant in South Australia houses our team of Engineers, who have abundant levels of industry relevant knowledge between them, and are able to provide highly specific advice on using our products and making sure that they will suit almost any specific site requirement... Continue Reading
Strut Material Thickness
Dec 28, 2012 | 0 Comments
Some of the different channel/strut products from EzyStrut are manufactured with different material thicknesses: The E1000 (41mm high), E3300 (21mm high), and the E5500 (61mm high) products made from steel are made with a wall thickness of 2.5mm. The only exception to this rule to remember is that t... Continue Reading
Splice Bolts
Dec 28, 2012 | 0 Comments
An important feature to remember with Splice Bolts is that they are manufactured with a smooth head, so that when you use them to install a splice or other accessory into a tray or ladder there is no risk of sheathing your cables. The bolts used on tray systems are generally hot dip galvanised, whil... Continue Reading
Fastener Finishes
Dec 28, 2012 | 0 Comments
EzyStrut offers fasteners and associated nuts and washers in hot dip galvanised, zinc plated, or stainless steel. Stainless steel fasteners should be used when you need to install stainless, FRP, or aluminium support components. If you are working with stainless steel strut and fittings, normally yo... Continue Reading
E2875S in Application
Dec 28, 2012 | 0 Comments
Here are some great examples of stainless steel E2875s being used on a job site installed onto a beam. When used in pairs to hold a length of 41x41mm strut in place, they have a rated load of 407kg. Continue Reading
Angle Fittings
Dec 28, 2012 | Angle Fittings | 0 Comments
There are many projects that require strut to be joined not just lengthways, but also at an angle and at different orientations. For example, you may need to have one length connected to another at a 90 degree angle and make sure that the open part of the strut faces a specific direction. This is po... Continue Reading
U Bolt
Dec 24, 2012 | 0 Comments
Here is an EzyStrut Stainless Steel U Bolt being used to clamp down a large diameter pipe onto an I-Beam. In this case, Hex Nuts are used both above and below the hole in the beam, to help prevent any movement in the bolt. It is possible to use these bolts to either clamp down or hang pipes in a sad... Continue Reading
Factory Install
Dec 24, 2012 | 0 Comments
Here is a smaller project that used standard EzyTray supplied in the last year. This install shows that it is possible to install a tray rotated at a right angle along a wall, which is particularly useful if it is not possible to allow for the product to be installed where it is supported by its bas... Continue Reading