“Agile” Perforated Metal Manufacturers

Posted on January 25, 2012 by micheals

As is true for many industrial manufacturers, the need for perforated metal manufacturers to be ready to adapt to the needs of each customer is great. The word that best suits this attribute is agility. An agile perforated metal manufacturer is able to adapt easily to the varying demands of doing business with different kinds of customers. Granted, this attribute is expected of some kinds of companies more than others. A manufacturer of stock products, for example, doesn’t have to be ready to change much, especially if that company has a dedicated customer base. However, much of Continue reading →

Admiring Perforated Gratings

Posted on January 9, 2012 by micheals

I’m a regular shopper at a grocery store a few miles from where I work. I often take trips there on my lunch break to pick up their six dollar sushi plate, which I then carry over to their cafeteria and eat while reading a magazine or newspaper. Unless it’s full, I usually park in a small section of the lot right in front of the building’s doors. For some reason, every time I walk in from one of those close parking spots, I’ve noticed the small drainage ditch that’s built right into the parking lot surface. It’s covered with perforated grating, and it can’t be Continue reading →

Perforated Metals Have Many Uses

Posted on December 23, 2011 by micheals

McKey Perforated Metals

Perforated metals image courtesy of McKey Perforating.

I don’t have a garbage disposal installed in my sink. And, because my dish-washing methods aren’t too intentional as far as avoiding drain clogging is concerned, every so often I find myself trying to fish oversized chunks of yesterday’s leftovers out of the sink so that the water will empty itself out. It’s an annoying and sometimes gross process, and it all could be avoided if I would remember to use my perforated metal drain catch cover every Continue reading →

Perforated Metal Screens vs Expanded Metal Screens

Posted on December 23, 2011 by micheals

Dexmet Expanded Metal

Expanded metal image courtesy of Dexmet Corporation.

Perforation isn’t the only way to make a metal screen. Metal expansion is another very popular way of achieving the affect that perforation achieves when applied to a sheet of metal. Expanded metal and perforated metal differ from each other only in terms of the methods that are used to create them. While metal screen perforation involves stamping tools, presses or punches, expanded metal screens are made by metal expanders. There are different kinds of Continue reading →

The Utility of Perforated Sheets

Posted on December 23, 2011 by micheals

Remaly Perforated Metals

Perforated metals image courtesy of Remaly Manufacturing Company.

During the warmer months of the year, I often like to cook with my propane grill. I don’t grill frequently enough that I have to get my tank replaced more than once a year, but when I do, I usually take it to a nearby grocery store. I’ve noticed that the tanks for sale are kept in an enclosure just outside of the entrance to the store. The enclosure is constructed of several metal beams that form a frame. Attached the frame are several perforated metal sheets, the perforations of which are large enough to Continue reading →

Architectural Perforated Metal’s Place in Modern Architecture

Posted on December 22, 2011 by micheals

I’ve observed an array of architectural styles in my travels in the United States and elsewhere, and different kinds of buildings have inspired different kinds of reactions in me. There are many ways to think about buildings and what they’re for. They can be shelters, business centers and even national icons. When I look at pictures of the Empire State Building, for example, the building’s utility seems intuitive to me. Someone needed a lot of office space, so they made it tall. The offices needed Continue reading →

The World of Perforated Tubes

Posted on December 22, 2011 by micheals

If you’ve driven on a highway recently, you’re likely to have seen many examples of perforated tubes in action. Can you think where? How about in the exhaust pipes that protrude above the cabs on big rigs? Perforated pipes and tubes are used extensively in semi truck exhaust systems and in the exhaust systems of many kinds of heavy machinery. They also can be found in the exhaust systems of other kinds of vehicles, though they are more common in vehicles that Continue reading →

Why Perforated Aluminum is so Popular

Posted on December 22, 2011 by micheals

I’ve talked already in several of the previous post about how perforated metal sheets are often used as architectural embellishments on buildings, both indoors and outdoors. They can be used to supplement the safety features of railings and fences (while simultaneously increasing their visual appeal), they can be installed as paneling on building interiors and exteriors and they can be used for an extensive variety of other purposes. Many different metals are used for Continue reading →

Perforated Brass Sheets – Malleability is Good

Posted on December 22, 2011 by micheals

When you put copper and zinc together, you get brass. When you roll the brass out into a flat plane, you get a brass sheet. And when you poke holes in a brass sheet, you get a perforated brass sheet. Perforated brass sheet production is a satisfyingly simple process, and it’s a process that is used for many purposes. One of the primary uses of perforated brass sheets is as an architectural improvement. Perforated brass sheets are often Continue reading →

One Application of Perforated Stainless Steel

Posted on December 22, 2011 by micheals

If you’re reading this at home or in an office, it’s possible that somewhere nearby you’ve got a cup of coffee, tea or some other kind of beverage to enhance your perforated metals blog reading experience. If not, I suggest that you go find one so that you can participate in this anecdote. Take a look at your coffee. It’s a seemingly simple agricultural product, produced some time in recent history on a farm somewhere, processed, packaged and then shipped to you or to the store where Continue reading →

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“Agile” Perforated Metal Manufacturers

Admiring Perforated Gratings

Perforated Metals Have Many Uses

Perforated Metal Screens vs Expanded Metal Screens

The Utility of Perforated Sheets

Architectural Perforated Metal’s Place in Modern Architecture

The World of Perforated Tubes

Why Perforated Aluminum is so Popular

Perforated Brass Sheets – Malleability is Good

One Application of Perforated Stainless Steel