Eaton’s B-Line series strut system, or bolted framing, gives design engineers, contractors and installers the quality, flexibility and smart design they need to meet the most demanding construction standards.
Whether the need is for an electrical strut support, mechanical channel support or datacomm support, it’s easy to find the right B-Line series system for any application. Specify and use B-Line series strut system on your next project. For more information, view or download the strut system catalog.
The reasons to choose and use B-Line series strut systems begin with quality and design, but they don’t end there. Not only are these systems made from structural-quality steel that help ensure structural integrity and strength; they come in a wide range of protective finishes with an extensive array of accessories.
Eaton’s B-Line Business is a leading manufacturer and fabricator of steel and aluminum products which are used in support of equipment for industrial, commercial, utility, and OEM installations. We are proud of the exacting standards of research, design, engineering, and manufacturing that go into each and every product that comprise our strut product line. Our customers have access to one of the most complete support systems offered in the industry, including metal framing, cable tray, pipe hangers, slotted angle, and fasteners.
Many of our products are listed by the Underwriter’s Laboratories, Inc. All of our strut system products are manufactured to meet or exceed Metal Framing Manufacturers Association (MFMA) and other industry standards set for their design and manufacture.
Channel profile, finish and traceability information is stamped inside channel for identification and easy reference. Material documentation can be provided upon request.
Catalog loading charts for strut are based on 25,000 psi design stress, but if the actual strength of the steel in a particular lot can’t be verified, the load chart data, or safety factor can’t be validated or guaranteed.
Structural-quality steel must meet established chemical and strength requirements. Even as metal strut replaces angle iron and other traditional ASTM A36 structural steel shapes, retaining the integrity of the metal channel system using structural-grade materials remains important.
B-Line series strut features heat code numbering to help users identify a structural-quality steel product. The strut identification program involves stamping each channel every 18 inches with:
This part numbering system includes the gauge thickness and dimensions. For stainless steel, the allow type is shown for quality assurance and on-site identification.
Strut systems can find themselves in a wide variety of environments, some of them extreme. When the application is in one of these tough environments, the situation might call for something more than a pre-galvanized, hot dip galvanized or electro-deposited epoxy finish, such as Eaton’s Dura Green finish.
In these conditions, you might want to specify aluminum strut channel, PVC coating or fiberglass, which is available in polyester and vinyl ester resins. The goal is to provide the materials and finishes that best meet the need, no matter how demanding.
Dura-Green and Dura-Cooper epoxy coatings are water borne epoxy coatings applied to our products by a precisely controlled cathodic electro-deposition process. This process is accomplished using a conveyor to transport channel and fittings through several cleaning, phosphatizing and application stages prior to being baked. This custom-designed paint system is used for painting all channels, channel combinations, slotted angle, and fittings.
Due to the Dura Green finishes organically based composition, it seats itself into porous surfaces more completely and efficiently than zinc coatings. As these porous caverns are filled along the material profile, the outer finished surface demonstrates an increased smooth uniform plane which produces considerably less off-gas when tested.
Fabricating B-Line series strut systems involves a number of steps undertaken with an eye toward maintaining the highest quality and usability.
Channel fabrication includes cold-forming of 12-, 14- and 16-gauge carbon steel strips. A continuous slot with in-turned lips provides the ability to make attachments at any point.
Pre-punched slot patterns to eliminate the need for precise field measuring. Slots offer wide adjustments in alignment and bolt sizing. This provides an economical alternative to field drilling.
Knockout channels, when used with Series B217-20 closure strips, provide an economical UL-listed surface raceway that allows for perfect fixture alignment on spans up to 20 feet.
Quality control testing of welded channels and continuous monitoring of welding equipment helps ensure the most consistent combination channels available.
B11 series
B12 series
B22 series
B24 series
B32 series channel
B42 series channel
B52 series channel
B54 series channel
BTS22TH series
B11SH through B56SH series channel
B11S through B56S series channel
B11H17/8 through B56H17/8 series channel
B22TH series channel
B11KO6 through B56KO6 series channel
B22SHA series back to back channel
B11S58 through B56S58 series channel
B22M through B54M marine rung type channel
B22H25 through B56H25 series channel
B217-20 series snap closure strips
B217P series plastic snap closure strips
B17-24 series snap closure strips