The Plain Weave
is the most commonly used and simplest wire cloth weave.
Each warp wire (wire running-parallel to length of cloth)
passes alternately over and under the wires running
traversely through the cloth (fill or shoot wires) at
90 degree angles. It has an extremely wide range of
applications.
The Dutch Weave
is produced by the use of coarse mesh (mesh wire, woven wire mesh, wire mesh basket) in the warp and
a fine mesh with relatively smaller wire in the fill.
This weave results in greater strength with very fine
openings and is primarily used as a filter cloth. The
shape and position of the openings aid particle retention
and increase filter cake formation.
The Twilled Weave
is produced by passing each fill wire alternately over
and under two warp wires. The pattern is staggered on
successive warp wires, giving the appearance of parallel
diagonal lines. This weave allows the use of proportionately
heavier wires in a particular mesh count (number of
openings per lineal inch) than is possible in plain
weave. This cloth has a wide application capable of
supporting greater loads and finer filtrations.
The Twilled Dutch
Weave is produced by a combination of the features
of the Dutch Weave and the Twilled Weave. Fill wires
are passed alternately over and under two warp wires
forming a fine mesh in one direction and a coarse mesh (mesh wire, woven wire mesh, wire mesh basket) in the other. This type of weave is capable of supporting
greater loads than the Dutch Weave, with finer openings
than the Twilled Weave. It is used in applications where
the filtering of heavy material is necessary.
