Choosing the Right Perforated Metal Patterns for Your Project
January 19, 2018
The first thing you need to do when it’s time for this decision is to consider your application. The patterns and other features you choose for your perforated metal will affect the way you can use the finished product. Do you need perforated metal to distribute heat in an area or soundproof a room? Maybe you’re thinking of a completely different function. Know this information before moving forward.
Type and Thickness for Your Material
You need to know the strength and stiffness you require in your final product before deciding on a specific metal type and thickness. Perforated metal isn’t as strong as its non-perforated counterpart, but you can choose from several different thicknesses and materials like aluminum, copper, brass, various steels and more that will help you reac…
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Architectural Expanded Metal: What You Need to Know
December 31, 2017
Expanded metal fabricators design metal pieces perfect for countless architectural applications across plants, facilities, commercial buildings and more. Expanded metal is strong, durable, flexible and lightweight, which makes it the ideal choice for a wide variety of jobs. It’s even used in some patio furniture — a testament to its versatility.
Read on to learn what expanded metal is, how it is made, what designs use it and where to get it.
What Is Expanded Metal and When Is It Used?
The first answer you’ll need before deciding whether expanded metal is correct for your architecture job is what it is and how it’s created. The manufacturing process for archit…
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How to Safely Weld Galvanized Steel
December 5, 2017
HOW TO SAFELY WELD
GALVANIZED STEEL
Welding galvanized steel is an important and valuable technique in the metal fabrication process — especially when producing galvanized steel wire cloth or galvanized steel gratings — but people are shying away from it lately due to the toxic fumes that welding galvanized steel produces. There is also concern about how to deal with the coating of galvanized steel and what to do about corrosion.
Fortunately, the right approach to welding galvanized steel can manage all these issues effectively.
Safety With Welding Galvanized Steel
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10 Tips for Purchasing Perforated Metal
August 9, 2017
When buying perforated material, there are countless varieties of hole sizes, shapes, materials and gauges to specify which can affect the production process, quality, cost and lead-time of the finished product.
Follow these 10 tips to purchase the right perforated product for your individual application:
Material - Choose the proper material, thickness and finish that satisfies the challenges of the application’s environment. Corrosion resistance, EMI shielding requirements and appearance may be some considerations.
Hole shape - There are many hole shapes, but round holes in general are most common, especially arranged in a 60° triang…
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5 Common Architectural Wire Cloth Patterns
April 21, 2017
Wire cloth woven products are often used for infill panels, metal facades and a number of other architectural applications. While there is an unlimited number of potential weave patterns, wire gauges and opening sizes, some combinations are more popular than others for architectural use.
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