Our Range of Stainless Steel Mesh

Mesh is commonly used for filtration, machine guarding, agriculture, aquaculture, architecture and many more applications. We stock two different types of mesh, welded and woven.

Welded wire mesh is a series of round bars that are TIG or spot welded together at each intersection. The wire used in this process is typically thicker than found in woven wire mesh, enhancing the integrity of the welds. For applications requiring increased rigidity or hole sizes greater than ½”, we recommend our welded wire mesh. We offer a diverse range of welded wire mesh, featuring hole sizes ranging from 11.5mm to 97mm, with wire diameters from 1.2mm to 6mm. Our welded wire mesh is stocked in stainless steel grade 304; most sizes are available in flat sheets measuring 1200 by 2400mm, while the two smallest sizes are offered on 30-metre rolls, with the option of cutting to the metre.

Woven wire mesh on the other hand is a network of wires that undergo a weaving process which interlocks each wire over and under the others. Because woven wire mesh does not require any welding, the wire can be much thinner and can achieve a much smaller open area than any welded wire mesh. If your application requires a small hole size or light gauge wire diameter, we recommend the use of woven wire mesh. Our range of woven wire mesh includes sizes from 23mm holes right down to ¼ of a millimetre holes and with wire from 2mm down to 0.178mm. Our range of woven wire mesh is stocked in stainless steel grade 316, it comes on 30 mtr rolls and we cut to the metre. 

If you’re uncertain about the size you need, we offer small sample pieces for every mesh size we carry.

How To Make A Return

Hi I’m Ted and today i’m going to go through how to return your goods to The Metal Company. 

First things first a Returns authority form must be issued before the goods are sent back. No returns form, no returning. Please note your goods MUST be in new and in resellable condition, the same way we sent them to you!

This can be obtained by contacting the crew via email [email protected] or heading to our website scroll down to ‘make a return’.
This will include your reason for return, TMC packing slip (PS), sales order OR invoice order, the product code/description and quantity. 

Once the crew at The Metal Company has received your return request form, they will send you a return authority back via email if all approved. This Returns Authority will include your returns authority number. The Accounts team will then issue the credit to your Trade Account. 

So there ya go, we make Returns Easy, but we aren’t finished here let’s get into the nitty gritty 

Most items can be returned within 7 days of dispatch IF the item is unused with the original packaging to gain a full credit.

If goods are returned between 7 – 28 days a 20% handling charge will incur 

If goods are returned between 28-59 days and a 50% charge will incur

If goods are returned 60 days plus then it is no longer returnable

And all procured, cut or fabricated goods are non-returnable.

If you have any questions regarding returns then please don’t hesitate to get in touch with The Metal Company, because we make buying stainless steel easy.

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RapidPress Deburrer Tool

This deburrer is designed for use on any RapidPress tube from 15-54mm but can also be used on other stainless tubes or pipes.

This end of the tool will deburr the external of the tube and this end will deburr the internal.

Place the tool over the tube and apply slight pressure while twisting both back and forth. You just need 5-6 rotations, check the tube and repeat the process if required.

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RapidPress Rotary Tube Cutter

The RapidPress rotary tube cutter is our preferred method of cutting tubes from 15mm – 76mm as it leaves a burr free edge on the external of the tube.

These tools are very simple to use but care does need to be taken to ensure a clean cut and to protect the blade for wear.

Press the release button to release the blade. Place over the tube and click into position so the blade is secured against the tube.

Ensure the guide wheels are sitting square against the tube.

Twist the handle in a clockwise direction to firmly secure the wheel against the tube. Do not apply excessive pressure or you will damage the blade.

Rotate the cutter 2 times around the tube and then retighten the handle

Repeat this process until the cut is complete.

It is important to be patient when using this cutter to protect the blade and ensure a clean straight cut.

This cutter has a replaceable blade that can be purchased from us.

On the back of this tool there is a retractable deburrer. Also in the cap on the handle there is an area to hold a spare blade.

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RapidPress Expansion Bellows

When pipelines are heated or cooled it can cause them to expand or contract in length.

If this is not compensated for it can put extreme pressure on welds or pressed joints resulting in failure.

There are many different ways to allow for this expansion but the RapidPress expansion bellows create an easy and space efficient solution.

Expansion bellows have pressed connections on either end of the fitting and a convoluted stainless centre.

There is a simple formula that can be used to calculate the expansion and contraction in a certain pipe run or alternatively you can refer to the table in the RapidPress Technical guide that makes this easy.

For example, a 12 metre pipe run that has a temperature difference of 90 degrees will have linear expansion of 17.8mm. Our 15mm expansion bellows can expand up to 16mm and our 108mm can expand a further 50mm. Each diameter expansion bellow has a different length of compensation. We can advise you how many bellows your pipeline will need to sufficiently compensate for this expansion.

Our expansion bellows come with a maximum number of work cycles at maximum compression. Sizes from 15 to 54mm have a lifetime cycle of 800 before we recommend changing the fitting. From 76mm to 108mm this lifetime cycle is 500.

Further expansion compensation information can be found in our RapidPress technical guide.

We stock a range of sizes from 15mm up to 108mm in both our RapidPress Inox and Extreme Ranges.

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