Wire cloth, also commonly referred to as wire mesh or screen cloth, is made in rolls on a loom and can be manufactured from almost any metal or alloy which can be drawn into a wire. Read More…
Leading Manufacturers
Gerard Daniel Worldwide
Hanover, PA | 800-232-3332We’ve been a leading manufacturer and distributor of wire cloth/mesh for 70 years, sourcing and stocking North America’s largest selection of wire cloth products – over 5000 in our warehouse. We offer processing capabilities such as precision cutting, calendering, heat treating, cleaning and coating and weave domestically most alloys including brass, copper, Hastelloy, Monel and others into wire mesh, sieves, screens, strainers & filter cloth.
ITC Manufacturing
Phoenix, AZ | 800-567-6592ITC is the premier manufacturer of wire mesh products for the material handling and storage products industries. ITC manufactures a wide range of wire products including heavy and light duty wire mesh decking, dividers and flue spacers, gridwall/slatwall, POP displays, industrial and specialty drawn wire, custom wire and steel products, Patented Performance Panel, mine mesh, and re-enforcing mesh.
Universal Wire Cloth Company
Morrisville, PA | 800-523-0575For over 45 years, UWC has supplied quality mesh products for numerous industries with distinct applications. We maintain an extensive inventory of woven & welded wire cloth specifications. Also, our weaving capabilities allow us to manufacture various wire mesh styles. Our fabrication services comprise shearing, slitting and stamping options. In addition, we produce baskets, trays, cylinders, test sieves and screen sections with a variety of edging options. Let us quote your next project today!
CPI Wire Cloth & Screens, Inc.
Pearland, TX | 800-631-0490For more than 35 years, CPI has specialized in manufacturing products from industrial wire cloth. Of our wire mesh products we have wire cloth, expandable metal cloth, perforated metal, tye wire, and hex netting. These all come in many sizes and grades and we will custom weave heavy mesh gauges as well. Call us today.
Three M Tool
York, PA | 800-955-0968Three M Tool has been providing A+ service to our customers for over 50 years offering design and a state-of-the-art CAD system accomplishes your custom design needs and meet the standards of several industries. Our engineered formed wire baskets and wire racks can be used for medical and industrial applications, some of the applications being cleaning, heat-treating, sorting as well as storage.
Wire Cloth Weaves - Newark Wire Cloth CompanyWire cloth is typically classified according to weave types as there are a number of different methods that affect the final capabilities of the wire. Different types of weaving for wire cloth that are commonly used include: plain woven, twill woven and Dutch woven. Another important factor affecting the performance of a particular wire cloth is its mesh count, or the open area between wires.
Wire Cloth Weaves - Newark Wire Cloth CompanyApplications for hardware cloth include industrial uses such as in sifting and sorting machinery, draining pulp or other mixtures, in buildings for window screens and in HVAC installations, decorative purposes in residential applications such as fireplace guards or kitchen cabinetry etc. It is also commonly used to determine the particle sizes of a material based on the openings in the mesh itself. For applications where wire cloth allows goods to be visible but prevents unauthorized access to them, it is available with different cloth shapes including the hexagon (chicken wire) shape as well as simple square and rectangle shapes.
The specifics of the type of wire will be determined in part by the intended usage of the wire and what will be required of it in terms of strength and durability. It is important that a wire material be able to withstand the elements which it may come into contact with such as: abrasive or chemical substances, moisture and corrosion, high temperatures etc. Furthermore, in industries such as food processing which require sterility, a material which can be easily cleaned is necessary.
Materials that are commonly used in the manufacturing of wire cloth or hardware cloth include aluminum, steel and stainless steel, copper, nickel and magnetic alloys. For certain applications, galvanized wire mesh is used. This has been through the process of galvanizing in order to further protect it from the elements. Factors to consider in the manufacturing of wire cloth include: mesh count, the larger the mesh size, the smaller the opening in between the weave of the crossing wire, wire diameter will also similarly affect the precision of the material, weave style and wire material.
