Stainless steel is a high strength metal that is resistant to corrosion and is not easily affected by high or low temperatures, allowing it to be used in a wide variety of applications which require a durable material. 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.
Banker Wire
Mukwonago, WI | 800-523-6772Banker Wire is your quality-driven manufacturing partner for woven and welded wire mesh used in architectural and industrial applications. Our manufacturing expertise has been refined for over a century, bringing unmatched customization, quality, and service to our customers. Our products embody our commitment to providing the widest variety of wire cloth at an unbeatable value. Nowhere else will you find manufacturing flexibility, precision, and dedicated customer service like at Banker Wire.
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!
IWM International LLC
Hanover, PA | 800-323-5585IWM International manufactures metallic fine wire, woven wire mesh, and provide value-added contract manufacturing services to meet our customers’ exact requirements. We make our wire and woven mesh products from materials such as aluminum, commercial bronze & copper, low carbon & stainless steel alloys. We manage product quality through stringent compliance to our ISO 9001:2015 certified quality management systems. Contact us today to learn more!
Custom Filtration Inc.
Corcoran, MN | 800-211-1372We perform wire cloth fabrication, specializing in wire cloth filters. Custom Filtration can also supply you with filter cloth by the roll (stainless steel wire cloth is the most common), or even slit the coils, as well as cut the wire mesh into your specified angles or length.
ACS Industries, Inc.
Lincoln, RI | 866-783-4838A little company history—ACS began business in 1939. It was in the early 1940s that we began manufacturing wire mesh. Today, our inventory of 500+ knitting machines produces plain weave and Dutch weave woven mesh; knitted mesh in these densities: 48, 60, 76, 100, 130. ISO 9001 and QS 9000 certified.
Stainless steel is resistant to wear and abrasions and so offers a long lasting option for wire mesh requirements reducing the need for coatings or maintenance. Steel mesh is constructed from perpendicular metal wires which are woven together in a variety of patterns according to intended application and required mesh properties. Stainless steel cloth is often referred to by its mesh count which is determined by the number and size of openings between the wires.
Useful within mining, mineral, furniture, construction, automotive, sports and recreation industries, stainless steel mesh handles continuous use and physical stress without deteriorating. Stainless steel mesh can be constructed to be used in fine mesh applications such as colanders, food strainers, or protective gloves for food processing industries. For sterile applications, stainless steel is an ideal material as it is able to be easily cleaned and disinfected and does not react easily with acids.
Types of stainless steel used in the fabrication of stainless steel mesh include 302, 304 and 316. The mesh is typically weaved as either plain weave which is a basic square pattern and is the most commonly found type of woven wire mesh, or as twill Dutch weave which uses two wires alternately passing over and under each other instead of just one. The desired mesh count will vary according to application. For sifting or filter screen purposes, the openings can be as small or large as required based on the material being sorted
There are a number of standard mesh count sizes available in stainless steel mesh, however many manufacturers have the capability to offer customized mesh solutions. The mesh is woven on industrial looms and typically stored in rolls which can then be measured and cut as needed. Stainless steel mesh is more expensive than other metals such as aluminum, steel or brass which are also often used in the fabrication of wire cloth. However, its properties of durability and strength allow it to be used with minimal repair or replacement in many industries, thus outweighing the higher initial cost.