Industrial belts served: Tarapur MIDC · Boisar · Palghar · Vasai · Wada · Dahanu
Tarapur is a chemical belt on the coast, which is the combination that punishes cable tray hardest — process vapour and airborne chloride acting on the same run.
Finish zoning matters more here than almost anywhere in Maharashtra. It is normal on a Tarapur project for one plant to need SS316 inside the process block, hot dip galvanized on the outdoor rack and pre-galvanized only in the admin building.
Mitool Equipments Pvt. Ltd. manufactures cable management systems at MIDC Additional Ambernath in Thane district and supplies them throughout Palghar & Boisar. We quote against your cable schedule and tray layout rather than a generic size list — send the drawing with the finish required and the quotation comes back with tray sizes, bends, reducers, coupler plates and supports listed line by line, with a dispatch date.
Ventilated base for heat dissipation. The default choice for control, instrumentation and mixed cabling in Palghar and Boisar plants, fit-outs and commercial buildings.
Two side rails with welded rungs. Used for heavy power runs where cable weight, ventilation and long support spans matter.
Rungs bolted rather than welded, so rung spacing can be adjusted at site and a damaged rung replaced without cutting into the run.
SS304 and SS316 for pharmaceutical, food, chemical and washdown areas where galvanized finishes will not hold up.
Brackets and supports fixed to wall or structure to carry the tray run, supplied in mild steel, stainless steel and aluminium.
Horizontal and vertical bends, inside and outside risers, reducers, tee and cross sections, coupler plates and clamps in matching material and finish.
A starting point for tray selection by application. Final selection follows your cable schedule, fill ratio and support spacing.
| Sector and belt | Typical tray | Usual finish |
|---|---|---|
| Chemicals and dyes Tarapur MIDC | Ladder tray for main runs, perforated for instrumentation | SS316 in process areas, hot dip galvanized elsewhere |
| Pharmaceutical and API Tarapur, Boisar | Stainless perforated tray in classified and washdown areas | SS304; SS316 where chlorides are present |
| Engineering and steel Boisar, Wada | Ladder tray for shop power, perforated for control | Hot dip galvanized |
| Power generation Dahanu, Tarapur | Ladder tray in switchyards and plant buildings | Hot dip galvanized |
| Packaging and plastics Vasai, Palghar | Perforated tray for machine power and control | Pre-galvanized indoors |
Palghar and Boisar is a coastal environment. Airborne chloride is the governing factor here, not rainfall, and it changes the finish decision completely compared with an inland site.
Where the boundaries fall is a Palghar and Boisar-specific judgement rather than a general rule. Distance from the water is the variable that matters most, and it changes fast — a plant two kilometres inland can often drop a grade against one on the shoreline. Across a site at Tarapur MIDC, Boisar or Dahanu that usually means the tray schedule is split into two or three finish bands rather than quoted at a single grade, and the saving on the lower band normally pays for the upgrade on the higher one.
Pre-galvanized sheet to IS 277 is generally not enough on its own near the shore. It is acceptable only for runs well inside a sealed, air-conditioned building, and even then the cut edges are the first thing to go.
Stainless steel earns its cost here. Within a few kilometres of the water, or in any plant handling marine air through its ventilation, SS316 is the grade to specify rather than SS304 — the molybdenum content is what resists chloride pitting. Inland of that band, SS304 is usually adequate for washdown and process-cleaning duty.
On Palghar and Boisar projects specifically, the runs that get under-specified are almost always the semi-outdoor ones — covered walkways, plant rooms with louvres, loading aprons. They read as indoor on the drawing and behave as outdoor in practice. It is worth walking the route on the drawing zone by zone before the order goes in — on a chemicals and dyestarapur midc job around Tarapur MIDC or Boisar, that exercise usually changes two or three line items and costs nothing at enquiry stage.
Powder coating should never be applied over bare steel in Palghar and Boisar. Once moisture gets behind the film at a scratch, corrosion spreads under the coating unseen. Over a galvanized base it is fine, and it is the usual choice for exposed runs in commercial interiors.
| Raw material | Mild steel, stainless steel (SS304 / SS316), aluminium |
| Finish options | Pre-galvanized, hot dip galvanized, powder coated, self-finish |
| Length | 2500 mm – 3000 mm standard; 1000 mm – 3000 mm available |
| Width | 50 mm – 1200 mm (tray); up to 2000 mm on supports |
| Height / side rail | 15 mm – 150 mm |
| Thickness | 1.2 mm – 3 mm |
| Bend | 15 mm – 25 mm |
| Strength class | Light, medium and heavy duty |
| Accessories | Horizontal and vertical bends, reducers, tee and cross sections, coupler plates, clamps, wall mounted supports |
| Supply capacity | 1500 – 2000 metres per week |
| Packing | Loose, nested or in sets as per site requirement |
IS 14927 Part 1 sets the general requirements for cable trunking and ducting systems; Part 2 covers cable trays and cable ladder systems, including load class and permissible span, and IEC 61537 is its international equivalent. Galvanizing is specified as IS 277 for pre-galvanized sheet or IS 2629 and IS 4759 for hot dip. Send us the standard, load class and support spacing from your consultant's drawing and the quotation will be built against them. The failure we see most often is tray arriving at site correct in every dimension but supplied to a lower load class than the support spacing on the drawing assumes.
Our works at MIDC Additional Ambernath is about 110 km from Palghar and Boisar. Deliveries run to Tarapur MIDC, Boisar, Palghar, Vasai, Wada, Dahanu. Trays are bundled and strapped for site handling, and accessories can be packed separately by zone where a project is erected in phases. For larger site packages we can stage dispatch against your erection schedule rather than delivering the full quantity at once.
Share the tray layout or bill of quantities with sizes, finish and accessories. You get back a line-by-line quotation with dispatch timing.
Request a Quotation Call +91-251-2621925Yes. Our works is at MIDC Additional Ambernath, Thane, about 110 km from Palghar and Boisar, and we dispatch to all its industrial belts including Tarapur MIDC, Boisar, Palghar, Vasai, Wada. Trays are supplied in standard 2500 mm and 3000 mm lengths, bundled and strapped for site handling.
Hot dip galvanized to IS 2629 is the practical baseline for Palghar and Boisar because the coating covers welds and cut edges, which is where chloride attack begins. Close to the water, or in plants drawing marine air through ventilation, SS316 is the right specification rather than SS304. Pre-galvanized tray should be restricted to sealed indoor runs.
Usually not within the salt-spray band. SS304 handles washdown and cleaning chemistry well but pits under chloride exposure. SS316 contains molybdenum, which is what resists chloride pitting, so it is the grade to specify for genuinely coastal installations.
It depends on the quantity and the finish. Pre-galvanized material moves fastest; hot dip galvanizing adds a processing stage, and stainless tray is made to order rather than held in stock. Give us the quantities and finish and the dispatch date is confirmed with the price.
Yes. Tell us which standard applies — usually IS 14927 Part 2, or IEC 61537 on internationally written projects — along with the load class and support spacing, and the quotation and documentation are prepared against it.
Widths from 50 mm to 1200 mm, side rail heights from 15 mm to 150 mm, thicknesses from 1.2 mm to 3 mm, and standard lengths of 2500 mm and 3000 mm, in light, medium and heavy duty. Supports are available up to 2000 mm wide.

