Today's posting is from the marketing guys in the LoosCo.com product information department. They’re big on getting the word out about the new products we offer, even to the point of being a bit shameless. But after all, that is their job! So if you have a minute, check out one of our newest product lines: Wire Mesh.
Recently, Loos expanded our capabilities by acquiring equipment to knit wire mesh products. We can now offer complete wire drawing and knitting services to create wire mesh products including Calendared Mesh, Recovery Cable, Gaskets, Shielding, Filtering, and more.
How it’s Made
After drawing (a multiple step process that "draws" wire rod into finished diameters from .0020" to .0200") stainless steel wire is Knitted into a tubular shape. Interlocking loops of wire are formed into a concentric sleeve, very similar to the way socks or sweaters are knitted. These loops can move relative to each other in the same plane without distorting the mesh, giving knitted mesh a two-way flexibility.
Specialized Products
After knitting the wire mesh, we can provide you with an assortment of specialized product made for particular applications:
Recovery Cable
Used primarily as a component in high temperature or cryogenic seals and gaskets. They can be made from 300 series Stainless Steel, Inconel® 600 or any material that we manufacture. They are made and designed to operate in environments where less noble materials will fail. Loos will make these products to customer's exacting design specifications. Additionally, since knitted mesh has specific compression characteristics, essentially acting as a spring, it provides resistance to mechanical wear. Recovery cable can be made in light, medium, regular and heavy densities.
EMI/RFI Shielding
Used in electronic enclosures where low closure force is required with low compressibility set. The mesh consists of many interlocking loops that act as thousands of small springs which provide for a resilient all-metal conductive gasket. When an elastomer is the core for the wire mesh, it provides excellent compressibility with a high degree of resilience while functioning as an environmental seal.
Our Capabilities
Our capabilities include knitted mesh from 1" through 16" wide using annealed and hard drawn wire. We stock and manufacture finished wire from the following raw materials: Type 302, 304, 305, 309, 310, 316, 316L, 317 and 321; Type 430. As well as Monel® 400, Inconel® 600, 601, and 625. Nickel 200, 201 and 205. Alloy 20 [20Cb3], and Hastelloy C-276. Aluminum 5056, and 5154. SnCuFe in diameter's from .0035" - .0050".
To learn more about our wire mesh product line, contact a Loos & Co., Inc. Product Manager or visit our wire products page.