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Wire cloth is also called Bolting Cloth, Double Crimp, Inter-Crimp, Filter Cloth, Galvanizing, Market Grade, Mesh, Micronics Filter Cloth, Rectangular Mesh, Selvage, Shute, Space Cloth, Square Mesh, and Warp.

Wire cloth is a woven metal fabric having either square or rectangular "working openings" between wires -- produced on large weaving machines called looms. "Working openings" are the clear spaces or distances between wires in both directions of each mesh of a square or rectangular woven fabric. Usually openings 1/4 inch and over are referred to as space cloth. Openings less than 1/4 inch are referred to as mesh cloth. The types of wire cloth weaves are Plain Weave, Twill Square Weave, Plain Dutch Weave, twilled Dutch Weave

The proper "working opening" of wire cloth depends primarily on the end application of the woven wire screen or cloth in service. For example, square openings should be used where accurate sizing is essential. Rectangular openings are usually three to four times longer than wide and offer increased "through" capacity with less separation accuracy. Elongated rectangular openings afford the highest "through" capacity with the least accuracy in separation.

Wire cloth is widely used include as follows:

Grinding control of crushed materials---Sizing of material, such as filter element or filter cartridge.

Scalping of material---Dewatering of material

Filtering for removal of a decontaminate --- Protection of an orifice

Arrestor of flame or sparks---Shielding

Containers for heat treating---Surface to support other filter medium like filter disc.

Containers for cleaning--- Medical implants, for example mesh basket, mesh container.

Guards for animal, fans, machinery, windows, rooms, etc. Strainers for pumps, pipelines, tanks, pools

Drying of seed and solids--- Catalysts for chemical reactions

Burners for gas heaters ---Grids for batteries, fuel cells

Screen printing--- Gas diffusion