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News Release
Contact:
Mike Petrasek
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michael.petrasek@bm.com
Cooper B-Line Expands Heavy Duty Expansion Splice Plate Offering
to Include Hot Dipped Galvanized and Stainless Steel Materials
Expanded product offering allows for the elimination of cable ladder supports when using hot
dipped galvanized and stainless steel cable ladder
HIGHLAND, IL July 9, 2012 – Cooper B-Line, a global provider of innovative, labor-saving
support systems and enclosure solutions for engineered facility subsystem applications, has
expanded its Heavy Duty Expansion Splice Plate product offering. The expansion splice plate is
designed to reduce the number of supports required for supporting cable ladder systems at
expansion and contraction splices while maintaining maximum load capabilities.
Previously offered in marine-grade 6063-T6 aluminum material, the Heavy Duty Expansion
Splice Plate is now also available in hot dipped galvanized and stainless steel materials. The
new product is a cost effective way to splice straight sections of cable ladder in long-run outdoor
applications where temperature variations require the installer to account for thermal expansion
and contraction.
“The Heavy Duty Expansion Splice Plate was developed in response to listening to our
customers and their needs” said Daniel Castillo, President of Cooper B-Line. “Supports for cable
ladders represent a significant cost on any project; by reducing the need for supports at each
expansion splice there is a great potential for additional value through increased savings when
utilizing our cable ladder.”
Unlike other cable ladder systems which require two traditional supports at each expansion
splice, Cooper B-Line’s improved Heavy Duty Expansion Splice Plate allows the installer to
support an expansion joint by using only one support per joint. By simply eliminating the need
for costly “ground-up” supports the Heavy Duty Expansion Splice Plate allows for an impressive
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time- and cost-savings. The result is the elimination of 50 percent of the supports required at
each expansion joint, which helps customers save significantly overall on the total cost of cable
ladder installation.
Heavy Duty Expansion Splice Plates are one of five key attributes of Cooper B-Line’s metallic
cable ladder system that combine to yield significant opportunities to reduce structural steel
supports in heavy industrial applications by up to 66 percent.
For more information on Heavy Duty Expansion Splice Plates or to learn more about all of the
products offered by Cooper B-Line, visit www.cooperbline.com.
About Cooper B-Line
Cooper B-Line, a subsidiary of Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE), is a global manufacturer of
innovative solutions that deliver overall lower total installed cost. With numerous time-saving
designs, our broad offering of support systems, seismic bracing, electrical and electronic
enclosures provide customers with leading brands such as FLEXTRAY™, GRIP STRUT™,
ARISTA™, TOLCO™ and RUFF-IN. Customers in government and commercial construction,
oil and gas, mining, solar, communications, data centers, and HVACR markets have come to
rely on our products to help protect, enclose and support their facility subsystem infrastructures.
For more information, visit www.cooperbline.com.
About Cooper Industries
Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE) is a global electrical products manufacturer with 2011
revenues of $5.4 billion. Founded in 1833 Cooper's sustained success is attributable to a
constant focus on innovation and evolving business practices, while maintaining the highest
ethical standards and meeting customer needs. The Company has seven operating divisions
with leading market positions and world-class products and brands, including Bussmann
electrical and electronic fuses; Crouse-Hinds and CEAG explosion-proof electrical equipment;
Halo and Metalux lighting fixtures; and Kyle and McGraw-Edison power systems
products. With this broad range of products, Cooper is uniquely positioned for several longterm growth trends including the global infrastructure build-out, the need to improve the
reliability and productivity of the electric grid, the demand for higher energy-efficient products
and the need for improved electrical safety. In 2011 sixty-two percent of total sales were to
customers in the industrial and utility end-markets and forty percent of total sales were to
customers outside the United States. Cooper has manufacturing facilities in 23 countries as of
2011. For more information, visit the website at www.cooperindustries.com.
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