Wire Cloth Technical Information
Fabrication Services
Grating Pacific offers complete fabrication services for all wire mesh products. Our fabrication teams are highly trained and ready to shear, form, roll, frame, or customize any wire mesh order. These services can be provided to a single sheet, multiple panels, or high- volume OEM requirements. Let our many decades of experience serve you and your needs.
- Design consultation
- CAD drawings and product submittals
- Custom fabrication & finishing
Shearing & Cutting
All wire products can be easily sheared to square, rectangular, or circular sizes. Complicated geometries can be plasma or laser cut, depending on desired tolerances.
Welding & Framing
Fabricated wire mesh is often a preferred choice for handrail infill panels. Properly framed with “U”-edging, rolled angle, “double-bar” sandwiched flat bars, or other metal sections, these shop fabricated panels are typically provided with mounting brackets for quick installation into the rail system.
At Grating Pacific, our design and fabrication teams are trained to closely focus on proper alignment of the wire patterns. This attention assures that your panels will maintain visual symmetry on continuous level runs or inclined stairways.
U-Edging
U-Edging provides a uniform and attractive appearance to wire mesh panels. As the name implies, a formed “U”-shaped strip of metal is welded to the edge of a panel as specified by the order. Benefits of U-edging include a framed appearance and protection from sheared edges.
Panels fabricated with U-edging are commonly specified with welded tabs or bolt holes for fastening to the supporting structure.
U-Edging is available from stock in carbon steel, aluminum, or stainless steel. Stock openings range from 1/16” to ½” with 1” overall width. Custom sizes are available on special order.
Separator Screens
Fully fabricated separator screens are produced for a wide range of sorting and sifting purposes. Round Ring Screens, Hooked Screens, and Edged Screens serve industry specific applications.
For detailed information of Separator Screens, see our Fabricated Wire Mesh Screens page.