The first step in the design of a product or fabricated assembly incorporating expanded metal is to select the appropriate expanded metal pattern, keeping in mind various product characteristics.

The strength and rigidity of expanded metal material is determined by Long Way of Design. On a walkway, for example, the LWD should run perpendicular to the walkway support.Diamond direction also affects air deflection and diffusion, concealment properties and aesthetic appearance.

We can do routinely furnish expanded metal in special (“nonstandard”) sheet sizes when requested. In this event, it is important for the specifier to give some consideration to the edge configuration of the sheet as it relates to any particular requirement since the cost may be affected by the manufacturing operations necessary to shear the edge desired.