Insulation materials and labor costs are increasingly becoming more expensive, and user-warranty requirements more demanding. Metal Textiles insulation blanket mesh is engineered to help you protect your investment of materials and labor, while enhancing customer satisfaction. The insulation media for blankets, covers, or jackets is typically a pliable, heat-resistant material such as asbestos, fiberglass, ceramic fibers, etc. Although this material has high temperature resistance qualities, it does not have the physical qualities to: Flexibility – Because of the knitted loop structure, the mesh covering has at least two-way strength and is not stiffer than the insulation it covers. It is therefore ideally suited to fitting around irregular curves and complex surfaces. It can also work as unsupported flexible blanketing. Strength – Because the mesh is metallic, it is the strongest insulation covering that can be used. It will not come apart with vibration or continuous handling. It resists penetration by sharp objects or workers walking on it, and stays intact longer than the insulation can. When you run your hand over this mesh surface, it feels like a coat of chain mail over the insulation. Cost of Material – In temperature ranges of 600° to 1200° F, knitted mesh competes with other insulation coverings such as glass or asbestos cloth, or hexagonal mesh. Mesh is lower in cost than many other coverings. At temperatures over 1200° F to 2300° F, Inconel alloy knitted mesh is the only covering material able to resist heat and retain strength. Cost and Ease of Fabrication – Knitted mesh is usually bought in widths to suit the blankets to be made. It is normally cut with only a scissors and can be fabricated in many ways. Most of the time it is not sewn, reducing the need for specialized labor. In many cases, a stapler is the only other tool needed. The blankets can be made quickly and easily, saving on fabrication costs by eliminating special labor skills. Application Information for Standard Blanket Mesh Alloys 1 We also have other alloys available, such as Monel, 309SS, etc., where applications are corrosive or special atmospheres. 2 The common wire diameters used for insulating blankets are .008″, .00095″, and .011″.Where greater strength is needed...
Read MoreMetal Textiles copper gauze is a proven, economical way to clean plastic extrusion equipment and molds—in a fraction of the time required by household cleaning products—while the machinery is still hot. Metal Textiles copper gauze helps dramatically reduce downtime—with as much as 120 hours of additional machine output achieved with a typical low-compression, single-screw, 2 1/2″ extruder. This versatile cleaning material has been used by many leading plastic converters to clean extruders, dies, screws, and similar machinery. It is especially economical where product purity requires frequent maintenance—for example, when molding material or color must be changed often, or thin films coated. Among the many proven applications for Metal Textiles copper gauze are removal of “drool” on sheeting extruders or tubing dies, cleaning vent holes in dies and injection molds as well as extrusion screws and barrels. Copper gauze is: Safe – Soft copper will never scratch or damage costly machine parts. No metal splinters make it safe for workers, too Rust-Free – Pure, solid copper will not rust or contaminate end product. Tough – Interlocked loops of heavy gauge copper wire make it impervious to disintegration. Effective – Knitted structure keeps flat wire on edge for excellent scraping action without scratching. Non-Flammable – Because Metal Textiles knitted copper gauze is 100% metal, it can’t burn or even smoke when used directly on hot equipment. Low Cost – Costs less than currently used household-type metallic cleaners. Efficient – Compared to other methods (charring, wire brushes, metal sponges), Metal Textiles knitted copper gauze cleans in less time—often less than one hour to clean a machine. Two Grades in One – Contains two grades of cleaning power in one grade of Metal Textiles knitted copper gauze. Use as supplied for normal cleaning, or turn inside out for heavy cleaning Cleans Without Scratching or Damaging Critical Working Surfaces-While Costing Less than Other Cleaning Products Metal Textiles copper gauze is knitted from flattened copper wire into a seamless, continuous, flat stocking-giving it excellent scraping properties-while its softness eliminates the danger of scratching or galling hard-metal surfaces. (Small amounts of industrial-grade silicone grease as a release aid will enhance its cleaning properties.) Metal Textiles copper gauze is also economical. In fact, when purchased in 400-foot...
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Meeting the Challenge for Better Control of Crankcase Ventilation and Emissions in Combustion Engines Current and pending environmental legislation has placed stringent demands on crankcase breather systems for internal combustion engines. Reducing such crankcase-emission carryover is not just a federal mandate with some types of engines, crankcase ventilation is a key consumer concern. Metal Textiles has responded to the need for better control over such emissions with prolonged-life, knitted wire mesh breather elements and assemblies. Metal Textiles products help dramatically reduce the escape of crankcase emissions from such engine sources as: Condensation of crankcase aerosol Mechanical shearing from valve springs and other mechanical parts Lubricating oil that exits the engine through the crankcase breather tube or assembly Metal Textiles designed and manufactured Breather Elements and Assemblies provide long-lasting performance in reducing crankcase emissions as well as oil consumption and oil pooling on external engine and vehicle parts— while protecting air-intake products in closed-crankcase ventilation (CCV) systems. Engine manufacturers have also found that Metal Textiles Breather Elements and Assemblies provide a greater degree of market differentiation among an increasingly environmentally conscious buying public—helping to improve customer loyalty for specific engine brands. PRODUCT BENEFITS Long service life-four times more durable than competing products Cost-effective-can withstand temperatures between -45°C to 650°C, depending upon material selection Can vary element density and surface area to solve the most difficult separation problems Can accommodate any available engine space Easy to install in existing or new cavities or housings Ability to combine monofilament or multifilament material into one breather element Element can be die formed, layered, or spiral wound Superior Design and Manufacturing for Meeting Custom Emission-Control Requirements Better, more cost-effective solutions for reducing crankcase emissions Four decades of experience in designing and manufacturing crankcase-emission filtration systems have made Metal Textiles the supplier of choice for all types of consumer- and commercial-vehicle applications, both on- and off-highway. Due to our unique ability to manufacture Breather Elements and Assemblies from a wide range of ferrous and nonferrous metals, engineered plastics, and composites, Metal Textiles emission-control solutions can also be found in equipment designed for use in corrosive and high-temperature environments—such as marine engines as well as consumer and industrial generators and compressors. Custom engineered to enhance...
Read MoreExceptional Noise Suppression and Dispersion with Knitted Wire Mesh Noise—whether continuous or intermittent—is unpleasant, reduces productivity, and may even promote hearing loss. In addition, meeting OSHA, MESA, and other state and federal legislative requirements mandates that manufacturers incorporate effective noise suppression in equipment. Basically, there are four ways to achieve noise auppression: Add a physical sound barrier Install a vibration damper Provide sound absorption Metering the air flow Only knitted wire mesh functions as all four—economically and as a single-composite material. Due to its basic structure, knitted wire mesh provides exceptionally efficient absorption of high-energy sound. Beyond acting as a physical barrier, mesh also causes sound to vibrate as it imparts the wire surface, thereby converting sound to thermal energy, effectively dampening, absorbing, and dissipating equipment and plant-generated noise through an intricate path between a sound source and the ear. In the same way that an aerator on a household faucet disperses the stream of water into smaller bubbles, so too, Metal Textiles knitted wire mesh distributes air— breaking it up and sending it through very small exit apertures before it is dispersed into the atmosphere. Metal Textiles knitted wire mesh combines all three approaches to sound attenuation in one composite structure: it acts as a reflecting barrier, a vibration damper, and a sound absorber. This three-in-one combination is cost effective and is easier to design with reduced space requirements. It can be incorporated into existing products without changing their design specifications and manufacturing. More Efficient, Economical Noise Suppression for Equipment and Industrial Plants with Knitted Wire Mesh Unlike metal baffle plates-which usually involve costly welded constructions and add significant weight. Metal Textiles knitted wire mesh noise suppression solutions are light in weight and economical. Metal baffles can also slow the passage of air-in some cases resulting in reduced equipment operating efficiency due to generation of excessive back pressure. Porous materials such as foamed plastics and synthetic felts are highly susceptible to degradation at elevated temperatures- leading to eventual embrittlement and decomposition. Knitted metals can be virtually custom tailored to specific needs of a given application. Engineered products can be fabricated from Metal Textiles by knitting one or a combination of widely diverse materials, such as all types of stainless...
Read MoreSuperior Filtration in Hostile Environments with Knitted Wire Mesh Filtering liquids or air in hostile environments—such as those subject to temperature extremes, high orders of shock/vibration, and caustic fuels or fumes—has posed problems for paper filter elements. These types of elements simply will not withstand these types of operating conditions. Since paper filters are typically composed of organic materials, they are also subject to attack by the caustic byproducts of many industrial processes— such as those involving combustion. For example, corrosion often takes place when high-temperature lubricating oils are loaded with such acids. After extended use, the surface area of the paper filter becomes heavily loaded, resulting in filter weak spots. (If the pressure relief valve is not set low enough, and the pressure is allowed to remain at normal operating pressure [500 to 700 kPa], paper filter elements may tear, fracture, or even burst.) Sintered metal filters—due to their granular construction—are also prone to fracture or disintegration when subjected to the stresses of high temperature and shock. Unless the fusion process involved in their construction is 100% complete, small particles may begin to break away. As a result, when installed on either rotating or reciprocating machinery, little particles of filter material very frequently detach and migrate to block the very devices the filter was designed to protect. Metal Textiles knitted wire mesh liquid and air filters overcome the limitations and deficiencies of these and many other filtration methods. Where resistance to degradation, corrosion, mechanical, or thermal shock is desired—and where a resilient product is needed for proper cavity fit—Metal Textiles filters provide an economical, robust alternative. From cryogenic operating conditions up to temperatures of 650° C, knitted wire mesh filters maintain their integrity even when subjected to extremely high vibration and exposed to destructive gases such H2, SO4, and HNO3. Metal Textiles Knitted Mesh—A Superior Alternative to Paper or Sintered Metal Knitted mesh consists of wires of various metals or strands of other materials that have been knitted into a mesh structure—creating a matrix of interlocking loops that can move freely in the same plane without distorting the mesh. (Each loop is actually free to move in three directions, and the finished metal knit permits two-way stretch.)...
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