Double-Weave woven wire from Montreal-based Major Wire Industries is constructed of two, side-by-side, lighter-gauge wires. This configuration is designed to outperform heavy-gauge, single-strand woven wire and perforated punch plate in asphalt, concrete and demolition debris recycle applications.
Impact from large chunks of asphalt and concrete material can cause screen breakage with even the heaviest single wire gauges. Woven with two smaller-diameter wires, Double-Weave screen media has lower wear points than larger, single-strand wire – one wire helps preserve the life of the other as it wears. According to Major Wire, the combined tensile strength of the two finer-gauge wires withstands up to four times greater impact, providing up to 40 percent greater wear life than that of one heavy-gauge wire, making Double-Weave ideal for top decks on recycle screens. Plus, compared to perforated punch plate, Double-Weave has far more open area, increases throughput up to 50 percent without costly screen deck alterations, and costs up to 25 percent less.
Double-Weave provides up to 40 percent more wear life because it is manufactured with highly abrasion-resistant OptimumWire high-carbon and high-manganese-content wire. This offers an extremely effective combination of ductility, hardness, tensile strength and longevity in a wire that is designed specifically for abrasive concrete and demolition debris recycling applications. It is also available in stainless steel, which helps eliminate blinding when screening sticky recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) material.
Double-Weave also weighs less and is more flexible than single heavy-gauge screen media, so it is easier and safer to install. Recycle contractors can choose opening sizes from 31.8 mm (1.25 inches) to 127mm (5 inches) and wire diameters from 6.2mm (0.243 inches) to 12.7mm (0.5 inches) for heavy-, medium- and light-duty screening. Major Wire Industries Limited
