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Banker Wire - Digital Catalog of Wire Mesh

Banker Wire - Digital Catalog of Wire Mesh
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Banker Wire - Digital Catalog of Wire Mesh

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About Us
Banker Wire, founded in 1896, is a prominent manufacturer of woven and welded wire mesh for both architectural and industrial uses. With over 125 years of expertise, they offer exceptional customization, quality, and service. Their products are crafted in Mukwonago, Wisconsin, USA, with a focus on manufacturing flexibility, precision, and dedicated customer service.
Products
Woven Wire Mesh: Banker Wire offers a diverse range of architectural woven wire mesh patterns with customization options. They recommend visiting their website for a comprehensive collection and provide support through their sales and customer service teams.
Raw Materials
High-quality raw materials such as stainless steel, brass, bronze, and copper are used. All materials undergo inspection and certification before manufacturing to ensure consistency and quality.
Living Finishes
Copper-based alloys like brass, bronze, and copper naturally tarnish over time. Protective coatings can maintain their bright appearance by preventing oxidation.
Secondary Finishes
Banker Wire provides secondary finishes like powder coating and decorative plating to enhance the wire mesh's appearance. These finishes may vary due to the human element in processing.
Manufacturing and Quality
Products are manufactured to order, ensuring high quality and consistency. Banker Wire adheres to strict internal standards and regularly updates equipment and trains staff to maintain efficiency and performance.
Applications
Wire mesh is utilized in architecture and design for aesthetics, functionality, value, and sustainability. It is suitable for railings, stairs, balconies, and more, offering protection and enhancing design without obstructing views.
Project Photography
Examples of projects using Banker Wire products are included, showcasing their application in various settings such as residences, schools, and public buildings.
Specifications
The document details numerous wire mesh products with specifications like percent open area, overall thickness, mesh style, aspect ratio, opening limitation, and weight per square foot. These specifications are essential for selecting the appropriate mesh for different applications.
Applications
  • Fences & Enclosures: Used for both interior and exterior applications, providing security and visibility, ideal for high-traffic areas due to durability.
  • Cabinetry & Furniture: Adds industrial accents to modern spaces, allowing light passage and offering a filtered view of contents.
  • Facades & Parking Garages: Provides ventilation, natural light access, and solar shading while adding classic design features to buildings.
  • Ceilings, Canopies & Lighting: Enhances interior design by controlling light diffusion and reflectivity, offering customization in materials and finishes.
Materials and Finishes
Wire mesh is available in various materials such as stainless steel, brass, bronze, and copper, with finishes including plating and powder coating. These options allow for extensive customization to suit different design styles and functional requirements.
Key Projects
Examples of projects where wire mesh has been used include pedestrian bridges, zoos, residential buildings, and corporate offices, illustrating its practical application and visual impact.
Conclusion
Wire mesh is a versatile material that combines functionality with aesthetic appeal, making it suitable for a wide range of architectural and industrial applications. Its customizable nature allows designers to achieve specific design goals while maintaining structural integrity and durability.
Glossary of Terms
  • Percent Open (Percent Open Area): The ratio of the hole area to the total screen area, expressed as a percentage, indicating how easily objects, air, or light can pass through the screen.
  • Overall Thickness: The thickness of the woven wire mesh, measured at the intersection of the wires.
  • Crimp Style: Describes how the warp and fill wire are formed before weaving, based on mesh spacing and diameter. There are eight fundamental crimp styles used in Banker Wire woven wire mesh.
  • Aspect Ratio: Characterizes materials with slotted openings or rectangular patterns, defined as the ratio of the larger pattern repeat distance to the smaller one.
  • Opening Limitation: The largest sphere diameter that can pass through a wire mesh pattern opening.
  • Weight/Sq Ft (Weight per Square Foot): The approximate weight of the woven wire mesh pattern per square foot, based on the density of plain steel.
Key Data Points
  • POA (Percent Open Area) and MD (Mesh Diameter) values are provided for various mesh sizes, indicating the openness and mesh diameter for different patterns.
  • Aspect Ratios (AR) are given for different mesh patterns, showing the relationship between pattern repeat distances.
For more detailed information, visit the Banker Wire website.
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Banker Wire - Digital Catalog of Wire Mesh-1

CIB WIRE & IRON WORKS, LLC 123 W BOXHORN DRIVE MUKWONAGO, WISCONSIN 53149 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA +1 262-363-6120 [email protected] WWW.BANKERWIRE.COM

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WIRE MESH MANUFACTURER Banker Wire is your quality driven manufacturing partner for woven and welded wire mesh used in architectural and industrial applications. Our manufacturing expertise has been refined for more than a century, bringing unmatched customization, quality, and service to our customers. All of our products embody our commitment to providing the widest variety of wire cloth at an unbeatable value. Nowhere else will you find manufacturing flexibility, precision, and dedicated customer service like you receive when working with us. Woven Wire Looms Patterns & Configurations Made...

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WOVEN WIRE MESH On the following pages you will find a selection of the variety of architectural woven wire mesh that we manufacture, along with various projects in which our woven wire mesh has been used. When browsing these pages, please keep in mind: While all mesh patterns are depicted at 100% scale, all measurements are approximate and should be confirmed with a physical sample. Banker Wire offers far more woven wire mesh patterns and customization options than could fit in a single book. Be sure to visit our website for a more complete collection at www.bankerwire.com Our sales and customer...

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RAW MATERIALS FOR WOVEN WIRE MESH STAINLESS STEEL BRASS BRONZE COPPER PLAIN STEEL ALUMINUM PRE-GALVANIZED GALFAN® WEATHERING STEEL Banker Wire manufactures all of its products in a bare, mill finished condition. Our selected wire inventory comes from vendors that always meet Banker’s high expectation for quality and consistency. Every production job uses raw materials that have been inspected and certified prior to manufacturing. Wire mill certificates of compliance are kept on record and are always available upon request free of charge. PLAIN STEEL LIVING FINISHES Banker Wire utilizes a wide...

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SECONDARY FINISHES POWDER COATING FOR WOVEN WIRE MESH To enhance the appearance of the final product, we offer a variety of secondary finishes through our outside vendors. Banker Wire is happy to assist in the early design stages. We can help identify the appropriate raw material for a desired secondary finish that fits the aesthetics of your project. Typical secondary finishes applied to the wire mesh include Powder Coating, Decorative Plating, as well as US10B and US10A. When appropriate, Banker Wire can facilitate the specified finish and deliver the fabricated materials ready to install using...

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WIRE MESH MANUFACTURING Banker Wire was established in 1896. When you practice a craft consistently for over 125 years, you become an expert in it. With our knowledge, experience, and dedication to efficiency, we are the go-to manufacturer of wire mesh. Our products are manufactured to order and made to size, allowing us to provide you with the best quality at the best value. No request is too large or too small. With thousands of patterns, enormous range of in stock raw materials, nearly unlimited customization options, fabrication, and in-house tooling, we can meet all of your wire mesh needs....

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SECONDARY PLATED AND NATURAL RAW METAL FINISHES OPEN OPACITY OR OPAQUE PATTERNS FOR A VARIETY OF USES

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-I-WHY CHOOSE WIRE MESH FOR H-gvv.v.*. vKvIvt! illlllls »>>wj Wire mesh is a timeless material that is beautiful, practical, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly. Over more than 125 years, Banker Wire has developed thousands of Architectural Wire Mesh patterns, each customizable to suit your needs. The fundamental qualities of our mesh make it an ideal medium for architecture and interior design. With nearly unlimited options, Banker’s Architectural Wire Mesh can be designed to fit your next project’s style. The density of each pattern offers the ability to control visibility. Naturally...

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Wire mesh railing infill panels are sections of wire mesh that fill in the open area of a hand rail system. These segments add an extra layer of protection to railings, preventing people and large objects from passing through the space. The openings of wire mesh, whether it is woven or welded, allow the railings to enhance a design without obstructing lines of sight, light, or airflow. Banker is able to offer reliable wire mesh for railing infill panels that is as sturdy as they are eye-catching. Choose from thousands of woven or welded wire mesh patterns that can be customized to fit your vision....

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WDZ-615 with Powder Coat Horsepen Residence Tybee Island, Georgia OVERALL THICKNESS 0.384 Inches MESH STLYE WELDED OPENING LIMITATION 1.808 Inches L-62 in Stainless Steel LSU Student Recreation Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana PERCENT OPEN 81.7% OVERALL THICKNESS 0.384 Inches MESH STLYE WOVEN OPENING LIMITATION 1.808 Inches

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FPZ-16 in Stainless Steel Ridgeline High School Washington, USA OVERALL THICKNESS 0.324 Inches MESH STLYE WOVEN OPENING LIMITATION 0.430 Inches M13Z-145 in Stainless Steel San Francisco Art Institute – Fort Mason San Francisco, California PERCENT OPEN 64.5% OVERALL THICKNESS 0.402 Inches MESH STLYE WOVEN OPENING LIMITATION 0.430 Inches

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PERCENT OPEN ASPECT RATIO OPENING LIMITATION FPZ-10 in Stainless Steel Hazel Wolf K-8 STEM School Seattle, Washington MESH STLYE M22-8, Powder Coated Martis Camp Residence Truckee, California PERCENT OPEN ASPECT RATIO OVERALL THICKNESS OPENING LIMITATION MESH STLYE

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WDZ-049 Powder Coat Black Private Residence Milwaukee, Wisconsin PERCENT OPEN ASPECT RATIO OVERALL THICKNESS 0.384 Inche^^ OPENING LIMITATION MESH STLYE SJD-2 in Stainless Steel Woodson YMCA Wausau, Wisconsin PERCENT OPEN OVERALL THICKNESS 0.270 Inches OPENING LIMITATION 0.900 Inches MESH STLYE WOVEN

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M13Z-7 in Stainless Steel San Francisco Art Institute San Francisco, California OVERALL THICKNESS 0.402 Inches MESH STLYE WOVEN OPENING LIMITATION 0.430 Inches L-92 in Bronze Staue of Liberty New York City, New York PERCENT OPEN 70.2% OVERALL THICKNESS 0.324 Inches MESH STLYE WOVEN OPENING LIMITATION 0.840 Inches

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