These trays are mainly used for telecommunication, low voltage, and fiber optic cables. Wire Mesh Cable TrayĪlso referred to as a basket cable tray, this tray is made from welding stainless steel wires together to form sort of a basket-like mesh. Also, when electromagnetic interference protection is a major concern, this becomes a relevant reason for choosing solid-bottom cable trays. This cable tray is preferred in instances where drooping of cables have the potential to affect overall system performance. The rungs also offer a good anchor for tying down cables in cable tray runs that are not horizontal or where cable positions have to be properly maintained in the horizontal tray runs. It is quite effective since ladder rungs provide you with easy accessibility to the cables. This type of cable tray has two side rails, which are connected by rungs.