"Long Way of Opening"
dimension; used to
indicate clear opening in the long direction.
Wallner
Tooling/Expac, Inc. specializes in working with
customers to create their specific open area.
You are not limited to standard stock with Wallner.
Call us to create your expanded metal pattern.
SWO:
"Short Way of
Opening" dimension; used to
indicate clear opening in the short direction.
Strand Thickness:
Equal to the thickness
of the sheet metal used. The gauge number or decimal
thickness is the second number in the style designation.
Strand Width:
Amount of metal fed
under the dies to produce one strand.
Type
R is our raised or non-flattened material. Wallner
Tooling can also flatten most patterns (Type F)
for a smooth surface finish and a few patterns
can be skipped (Type S) for functional purposes.
SHEARING
Bond Sheared:
Where two strands intersect.
Eliminates prongs or jagged edges.
Random
Sheared:
This type of
shearing leaves prongs or jagged edges.
Corporate Offices:
9160 Hyssop Drive
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
(909) 481-8800
(909) 481-9310, Fax
(800) 690-0012, Outside CA
Georgia Facility:
3660 Kennesaw North Industrial Pkwy.
Kennesaw, GA 30144
(770) 499-8821
(770) 499-1348, Fax
(800) 852-8821, Outside GA
Korea Address: 514 Boksung-ri, Yakmok-myun
Chilgok-gun
Gyeongsangbuk-do
Korea
0118254977-0117
0118254975-0847, Fax
EXPANDED METAL TERMINOLOGY
