{"id":5073,"date":"2019-12-11T09:28:33","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T08:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.expandermetall.se\/production\/tillverkning-av-strackmetall\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T09:11:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T08:11:16","slug":"tillverkning-av-strackmetall","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.expandermetall.se\/en\/production\/tillverkning-av-strackmetall\/","title":{"rendered":"Expanded-metal manufacturing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How expanded metal is made<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Expanded metal is made by slitting and stretching sheet in specialized machines\u2014without welded joints or woven wires. The process creates mesh openings with high strength thanks to the angled strands and integral bonds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From 1 m\u00b2 of sheet, we can produce 1\u201315 m\u00b2 of expanded metal, depending on mesh opening and pitch (step width). Expanded metal is far more material-efficient than perforated sheet, where scrap losses can reach 70\u201380%.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"229\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.expandermetall.se\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/41__320x240_-10-barighet.jpg\" alt=\"Str\u00e4ckmetalls b\u00e4righet och stegbredd\" class=\"wp-image-3069\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Expanded metal can be manufactured in many different materials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We manufacture expanded metal in steel, aluminium, copper, nickel, titanium, and stainless steel. We also expand polyethylene using the same method. When the expanded metal is flattened (plan-rolled), it returns to the original sheet thickness but with slightly lower load-bearing capacity and slip resistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We can cut expanded metal to size and to shape. We also collaborate with subcontractors for bending\/forming, frame assembly, and surface finishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-O96SpsJOyQ?si=eVmqawZ6o-Jfcam_\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The manufacturing process consists of six steps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Manufacturing:<\/strong>\u00a0Expanded metal is produced by slitting and stretching sheet metal, creating strong meshes without welded joints or woven wires.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Material efficiency:<\/strong>\u00a0From 1 m\u00b2 of sheet, we can produce 1\u201315 m\u00b2 of expanded metal depending on mesh opening and pitch. Expanded metal is far more material-efficient than perforated sheet, where scrap losses can reach 70\u201380%.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Flattening:<\/strong>\u00a0When flattened, expanded metal returns to the original sheet thickness but with slightly reduced load-bearing capacity and slip resistance.<br><br> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.expandermetall.se\/app\/uploads\/2020\/01\/40__200x69_valsning.jpg\" alt=\"200x69 valsning str\u00e4ckmetall\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.expandermetall.se\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/29__600x365_1-tillverkning.jpg\" alt=\"Tillverkning av str\u00e4ckmetall Steg 1\" class=\"wp-image-3076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.expandermetall.se\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/29__600x365_1-tillverkning.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.expandermetall.se\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/29__600x365_1-tillverkning-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.expandermetall.se\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/34__600x365_2-tillverkning.jpg\" alt=\"Tillverkning av str\u00e4ckmetall Steg 2\" class=\"wp-image-3079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.expandermetall.se\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/34__600x365_2-tillverkning.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.expandermetall.se\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/34__600x365_2-tillverkning-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.expandermetall.se\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/30__600x365_3-tillverkning.jpg\" alt=\"Tillverkning av str\u00e4ckmetall steg 3\" class=\"wp-image-3082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.expandermetall.se\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/30__600x365_3-tillverkning.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.expandermetall.se\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/30__600x365_3-tillverkning-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.expandermetall.se\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/31__600x365_4-tillverkning.jpg\" alt=\"Tillverkning av str\u00e4ckmetall steg 4\" class=\"wp-image-3085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.expandermetall.se\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/31__600x365_4-tillverkning.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.expandermetall.se\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/31__600x365_4-tillverkning-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.expandermetall.se\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/32__600x365_5-tillverkning.jpg\" alt=\"Tillverkning av str\u00e4ckmetall steg 5\" class=\"wp-image-3088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.expandermetall.se\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/32__600x365_5-tillverkning.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.expandermetall.se\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/32__600x365_5-tillverkning-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.expandermetall.se\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/33__600x365_6-tillverkning-1.jpg\" alt=\"Tillverkning av str\u00e4ckmetall steg 6\" class=\"wp-image-3110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.expandermetall.se\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/33__600x365_6-tillverkning-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.expandermetall.se\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/33__600x365_6-tillverkning-1-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How expanded metal is made Expanded metal is made by slitting and stretching sheet in specialized machines\u2014without welded joints or woven wires. The process creates mesh openings with high strength thanks to the angled strands and integral bonds. From 1 m\u00b2 of sheet, we can produce 1\u201315 m\u00b2 of expanded metal, depending on mesh opening [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3541,"parent":3015,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5073","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.expandermetall.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5073","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.expandermetall.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.expandermetall.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expandermetall.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expandermetall.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5073"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.expandermetall.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5073\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5075,"href":"https:\/\/www.expandermetall.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5073\/revisions\/5075"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expandermetall.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3015"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expandermetall.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.expandermetall.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}