Expanded Metal

What Is Expanded Metal
Features & Uses
Materials
Mesh Range



Perforated Metal

Bar Grating

What is Expanded Metal?

The process for expanding metal was first patented in Hartlepool, UK in the 1880's and despite the amount of time which has elapsed since then, the process remains true to the original idea. Most types of metal, including precious and specially produced metals, can be expanded.

Other materials, such as plastics or other ductile materials can also be expanded. The process is simple but incredibly effective... 

Using the unique shearing and stretching process means very little waste is created. The metal is sheared and then stretched in a single process creating the apertures and therefore expanding the metal. The mesh is then either cut into sheets or wound onto coils ready for shipping or further processing.