The ‘Need To Knows’ About Wire Mesh Decks

With all the wire decks in the industry how do you know you are getting equal comparisons? Many of the quotes that are provided have different mesh patterns, number of channels and different gauges but, on your quote they are the same wire deck yet the prices differ?

* The table below shows the difference in gauges from 3 different suppliers.
The 'Need To Knows' About Wire Mesh Decks

As you can see not all are a like and it’s important to know what you are getting and what you are representing as a distributor. To you help you better understand when comparing suppliers quotes, make sure you have the following information:

  1. Weight – Are they comparable?
  2. Mesh Pattern
  3. Gauge of Wire
  4. Number of Channels
  5. Galvanized or Painted

Wire decks are being made with different material and Engineering has achieved greater capacities with less material. Your knowledge of the wire decks provide value and if you can point out the differences in those you quote it can help you show the difference between a wire deck that is going to hold up and one that could fail or not meet the expectations of your customer.