J M Vassallo Vibro Steel Ltd, Zebbug has the pleasure of announcing the launch of our new electro-welded steel reinforcement mesh plant. This new line offers the possibility to produce electro-welded steel mesh with wire diameters ranging from 5mm to 12mm in both directions.

The short time required to change wire diameter, spacing and panel dimensions makes it economically feasible to supply customers with orders both in small and large quantities in an efficient manner.

The new facility should also offer a wider and more flexible range that can be considered at the design stage.

Innovation using the latest technology

JMV, manufacture a wide range of electro-welded meshes with high quality HD (High Ductility) steel, where properties are guaranteed with stringent checks performed throughout the whole manufacturing cycle. The new plant offers a number of interesting advantages which are not only limited to mesh design but also aimed at minimising waste by reducing the use of excess steel material.

The possibility of varying the diameter of the wires, meshes and size of panels according to the design requirements gives great versatility and flexibility, as well as significant cost savings.

Some applications:

■ Mesh panels for casting in-situ and prefabricated elements that are designed according to structural requirements and operating site conditions.

■ Bi-directional meshes

■ Electro-welded meshes with variable tails on both edges to ensure proper transversal and longitudinal overlapping of panels with a reduced thickness, used mainly in reinforced concrete walls and monolithic floors.

■ Panels with irregular transversal wire spacing.

■ Mesh for pillars and ring beams

■ A reinforced technology that creates a pre-assembled system of stirrups for pillars, beams or any shaped element

■ Inclined, L-shaped and segmental meshes

■ Meshes with double welded transversal wires

■ Meshes used for structural footings / Pile Caps

■ Fabric Laps using made-to-measure extended (flying-ends) overhangs.

■ Meshes with Flying-end overhangs allows for congestion-free lapping of welded fabric, minimising material waste, improving site laying cycles and ensuring adequate concrete cover.

Mesh Typology

During the last decade we have seen a substantial change in the demand of mesh typology in the local construction industry. It is very interesting to mention that the use of the traditional C503 mesh has been decreasing year by year, while the use of B503 and A503 meshes is increasing on a yearly basis.

Obviously, the wide range of C503 mesh in a number of lengths available from stock does not permit us  to hold a wide range of lengths of other types of meshes such as B503 and A503 meshes (due to storage space restrictions). Therefore, customers are kindly requested to plan and pre-order their mesh requirements at least 48 hours in advance so that we can effectively produce their mesh to the required dimensions.

High Ductility and Seismic Mesh

Our meshes are produced from High Ductility Hot Rolled Steel and certified to MSA EN 1992-1-1:2004 Quality B500C, thus carrying the same mechanical properties of steel reinforcement bars. High ductility steel has high elongation, anti-seismic properties.

Mesh produced from high ductility hot rolled wire has superior quality characteristics than that produced from cold drawn wire due to inherent advantages in its chemical composition.  In the below il.lustration, one can clearly see the higher ductility properties of hot rolled steel in comparison with the conventional cold worked steel.  It is important also to note that Grade B500C and B500B can only be achieved using hot rolled steel.

Identification

HD Vibro Mesh can be easily identified with our unique tagging system.

A sticker is attached to each individual sheet providing the description of the mesh type produced and the identifiable standard to which it conforms.

Our latest investment should make supplies of electro-welded steel wire mesh more and more efficient with a wider range of solutions to the local construction industry.