Tag: design tip

    • Critical to Quality Features for Architectural Expanded Mesh

      Critical to Quality Features for Architectural Expanded Mesh

      Expanded metal manufacturing has been a well-established process for many years; however, there are important details in the manufacturing process that ensure the expanded mesh meets the quality standards for architectural applications. Here are a few questions you need to ask your expanded metal partner to ensure a quality installation: Do you trim the outside…

    • Architectural Sunshade Fin Testing – Break Forming Expanded Mesh to Add Rigidity

      Architectural Sunshade Fin Testing – Break Forming Expanded Mesh to Add Rigidity

      Expanded mesh can be more than a flat surface. Break forming (or bending) expanded mesh is a straightforward process and should be a design element that any architect feels free to explore. Pictured here in this mockup is Bellesa expanded mesh, which is break-formed to create a sophisticated sunshade form that gives the metal an…