Metal & Cable Corp. Introduces Non-Penetrating Holding System
Send Via E-MailTWINSBURG, OH - October 14, 2010 - WastewaterPR.com - The new patent-pending cable/cable tray mounting system provides an option to welding and epoxy attachment methods. Ultimately, the system provides a non-penetrating solution to securely carry cables across and down the curvatures of steel water tanks.
Magnemount Cable/Cable Tray Holding System
In response to the congestive boom in mounting cell phone antennas on water towers, Metal & Cable Corp., Inc. has recently introduced its non-penetrating Magnemount Cable/Cable Tray Holding System. The new patent-pending cable/cable tray mounting system provides an option to welding and epoxy attachment methods. Ultimately, the system provides a non-penetrating solution to securely carry cables across and down the curvatures of steel water tanks.
The origins of the design originated from a Metal & Cable Corp. client that desired to design a cable mounting system that could work with, or independently from, the company’s original Magnemount (Patent No.7,624,957) antenna mounting system. This was accomplished via 2 Magnemount system magnets attached to a length of 304 grade stainless steel “Unistrut”®.
Whereas traditional welding methods present a permanent solution, the invasive nature of welding requires recoating the steel on the inside and outside of the water tower tank. This may involve draining and refilling the tank; along with other time consuming and costly operations. Epoxy mounting solutions are less invasive, but many factors can influence the reliability of this method as a long-term solution.
Because the Magnemount mounting system is a high-capacity magnetic solution, it presents no damage to the water tank’s interior/exterior surface, provides fast, “clean”, on-site installation, requires no maintenance, and can be removed easily. According to Metal & Cable Corp.’s President and Magnemount inventor, David Klein, “The Magnemount Cable Tray Holding System offers water municipalities a permanent, dependable, non-invasive solution that requires no maintenance or shut-down. Additionally, it provides cell phone companies with an option to present water municipalities who are averse to welding on their tanks.”
Magnemount Cable Tray Holding System Design Configuration:
The Magnemount Cable Tray Holding System’s patent-pending design was developed to conform to the varying curvature of steel water towers, thus allowing unlimited placement possibilities. To achieve this, the patent design incorporates a specific combination of hardware and neoprene washers.
The design of the independently mounted magnets allows the Magnemount cable tray mounts to be placed on steel water towers or legs with as little as a 4 foot diameter. When the Magnemount cable tray holders are placed on the tower, it takes no more than 1 minute to make adjustments, if necessary. This ability to adjust each magnet while it is installed on the water tower allows adjustments “on the fly”.
One option for attaching cable is to use the 304 grade Unistrut clamps to secure cables to the Magnemount cable mounting system. Another option is to attach the cable/cable tray mounts directly to the cable tray – one on each end of each tray. When specified to be used with cable trays, 3” to 5” bolts are used. These longer bolts are used to accommodate surface painting under the system on the water tower tanks; thus eliminating any need to remove it during the painting process.
