Wire mesh, which is also called wire cloth or wire fabric, is a versatile product that has thousands of different applications throughout the world. From industrial uses, such as sifting and filtration, to commercial uses, such as insect screening and animal fencing, wire mesh is a common product that most of us see and use everyday. More popular applications for wire mesh include: security guards, stairway guards, window guards, machine guards, infill panels, and bird screens. Additionally, wire mesh has recently emerged into the architectural field and art scene.
In our 150 plus years as an industry leader, Edward J. Darby & Son, Inc. has supplied wire mesh to various industries that include: agricultural, appliance, automotive, building products, ceramics, chemical, coal, electronic, food, glass, heat treating, insulation, mining, petroleum, plastics, pharmaceutical, pulp, radio, rubber, textile, and tobacco.
Wire mesh is available in many sizes and different materials. Click here to see further information on wire cloth common metals and alloys. Wire mesh sizes, known as mesh count, generally range anywhere from 6” x 6” openings to openings that measure 2 microns. Click here to see Darby's Glossary of Commonly Used Wire Mesh Terminology.
Edward J. Darby & Son, Inc. prides itself on maintaining one of the most complete and extensive wire mesh inventories in the United States. Darby weaves and stocks hundreds of items including: woven wire mesh and woven wire space cloth, welded wire mesh, micron filtration screening, woven wire bolting cloth, animal fencing mesh, as well as wire mesh in different weave types such as plain, twilled, lock crimp and intermediate crimp. Our varied inventory of wire mesh makes Edward J. Darby & Son, Inc. your ideal source for virtually any type of wire mesh to include custom weaving on our premises.
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Woven wire mesh is generally woven on looms, very similar to the looms that are commonly used to weave cloth. However, in our case, wire, not yarn, is used to create wire mesh. The loom terms—needles, reeds, and bobbin—are the same. Different patterns such as plain weave, twilled weave, and plain Dutch weave are made on this type of loom.
When the wire becomes too heavy for these looms, the wire must be pre-crimped. The material remains stable and rigid by virtue of the mechanical properties of the wire, as well as the diameter wire, itself. Pre-crimp mesh has many weaving options available, such as plain weave, intermediate crimp and lock crimp, just to name a few.
Over the past twenty years, welded wire mesh has become very popular. Because the individual wires are welded at the joints, thinner wires can be used over larger spaces. The mesh itself will remain strong and stable. Stainless steel welded wire fabric has become very popular due to its clean appearance and uniform grid pattern.
