Auto
Loom
With our automatic
looms we can weave fine wire cloth and coarse wire mesh in various
metal alloys.
Employed for fine and some coarse wire meshes, usually ½"
mesh or finer. First, the number of wires to make up the width
of the roll is calculated (the warp wires). Next, the required
number of warp wires are wound around a drum, called a beam, enough
turns to make up the length, and the beam is attached to the loom.
Then, the loose ends of the wires are threaded through a series
of slots on the loom, to keep the wires the proper distance apart,
and tied to a take up drum. A bobbin of wire (the fill wire) is
threaded over one warp wire and under next, and so on across the
width. The bobbin then travels back in the other direction, creating
looped, or selvedge edges. The bobbin continues traveling back
and forth, with the finished portion wrapping around the take
up drum.
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Precrimp
With our pre-crimp
looms we can weave wire mesh and wire space cloth in various alloys.
Employed for coarser wire meshes, usually ½" mesh
or coarser.
First, the number of wires to make up the width of the roll is
calculated (the warp wires). The wire is run through a series
of gears (crimping wheels) to achieve the desired crimp, such
as intermediate, lock, or smooth top. If the roll is 100 feet
in length, the wire is crimped, then the required number of warp
wires are cut to 100 ft lengths. The wires are threaded through
slots on the loom to keep them the proper distance apart. Next,
the number of wires to make up the length is calculated (the fill
wires). The fill wire is run through the crimping wheels and the
required number of fill wires are cut to size. If the roll is
to be 36" wide, the fill wires are cut to 36" lengths.
The fill wires are fed across the warp wires, over one wire, under
the next one, and so on, one fill wire at a time, until the roll
is complete.
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