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The Process of Making Perforated Metal

Modern perforation manufacturing currently relies on a few fundamental methods, each one with unique advantages, purposes, and values.

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A hero image of a truck in line for a car wash, underneath an awning that has Wire Mesh.

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Specialty Metals and Gratings that Work at the Car Wash

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Fueling Change: Why Energy Demands Spark a Surge in Specialty Metals

A staircase gangway over water, showing the safe passage over a hazardous area.

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What is a Gangway? Exploring Gratings for Gangways

A rusted metal sewer grate along a paved walkway. The edge of the pavement.

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Understanding Trench Drains: A Comprehensive Guide for Effective Water Management

IT Specialists standing in an enclosure in a data center, surrounded by Wire Mesh.

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Powering the Future: Specialty Metal Applications in Data Centers

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The Benefits of Specialty Metals in Data Centers

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Ruman Racing

Perforated Metal panels covering the windows of a United Way building in Oklahoma.

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Perforated Metal Panels Upgrade United Way Building

The front of Fort Pitt Brewery in Sharpsburg, Maryland.

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Designer Mesh Adds Character to Iconic Brewery Sign

A picture of a launch pad at Kennedy Space Center.

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Fiberglass Grating Platforms at Kennedy Space Center

Multiple Gratings and colors combined as part of an art display.

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Colorful Grating Becomes New York City Art Feature

Vines growing over ECO-MESH® panels in the Tampa Art Promenade.

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ECO-MESH® Panels Line Streets of Tampa Art Promenade

The front of the Kentucky Performing Arts Center.

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Perforated Panels Provide Artful Design Solutions for Theater

Front entrance of the Cleveland State University parking garage.

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Cleveland Parking Garage Infill Panels Add Style & Security

The outside view of the 27-acre development known as LA Live.

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Bar Grating Platforms Add Function to LA Towers

The staircase and railings inside a Walsh University dormitory.

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Infill Panels: An Aesthetic Safety Solution for Walsh University

A colorful Wire Mesh art sculpture displayed on grass.

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Sculptor Transforms Metal into Stunning Wire Mesh Art Piece

Pultruded Fiberglass Grating path to the clubhouse and over the water.

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Fiberglass Grating Deck Adds Durability to Outdoor Clubhouse

The exterior of Loloma 5 Townhomes is covered in Perforated Metal facade.

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Glass Townhome Makes Use of Perforated Metal Sunshades

A brick apartment from the 1970's with Perforated Metal panels on the balconies.

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Perforated Metal Infill Panels Modernize 1970s Apartment

A wide view of the Mercy Medical Center parking garage.

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Unique Designer Perforated Metal Embellishes Parking Lot

Another view of multiple of the garage, protected by security screens made out of Designer Mesh.

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Designer Wire Mesh Corresponds with Upscale Building Design

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Perforated Metal Ceiling Panel Puts University Locker Room Ahead of the Game

An operations associate operating a forklift to move a package.

News & Culture

What is ISO and Why Does it Matter?

Four pieces of Serrated Bar Grating stacked on top of a wooden pallet.

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How to Choose the Right Grating for Your Application

Designer Mesh Infill Panels used in a garden on top of a high-rise building near downtown Chicago.

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Designer Mesh Adds Refinement to Lush Rooftop Garden

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Casino Features Eye-Catching Perforated Metal Display

A McNICHOLS Customer Service Specialist who is on the phone with a customer.

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What Does Inspired to Serve® Mean?

A close-up photo of round hole perforated metal in aluminum.

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The Process of Making Perforated Metal

A picture of balcony and staircase railings that have Perforated Metal Infill Panels inside The Science and Mathematics Building at Spokane Community College.

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Perforated Metal Infill Panels Highlight Spokane Stairwell

Perforated Metal panels used as functional decoration on outside of Kauffman Stadium.

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Kauffman Stadium Gets New Perforated Metal Exterior

Designer Perforated Metal infill panels used as kitchen cabinet inserts.

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5 Ways to Include Designer Metals in Your Home

A photo of a Northeastern University rooftop that has Aluminum I-Bar Grating for connector planking.

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Sleek Bar Grating Enhances Rooftop Terrace

Several Expanded Metal samples in a display.

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Is Expanded Metal Load Bearing?

Perforated Metal panels with colorful lights shining through on the side of the Chandler City Hall building.

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Chandler City Hall Upgrades with Perforated Metal

A picture of the Perforated Metal panels that function as a facade on the side of a building.

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Perforated Metal Panels Revitalize Santa Rosa Hub

A side view of the front entrance alongside several panels of ECO-MESH®.

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ECO-MESH® Contributes Sustainable Design to Seattle Exhibit

A stack of Welded Wire Mesh.

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Primary Differences Between Woven & Welded Wire Mesh

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Who was Bob McNichols?

A picture in New York City showing one of the many streetside views.

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How Urban Umbrella Is Illuminating Cities One Sidewalk at a Time

A fabricator from RAD Furniture that is welding parts of a Perforated Metal chair.

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RAD Furniture's Perforated Metal Designs

Vines growing on ECO-MESH® walls on the outside of a building.

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Your Guide to Living Walls

Perforated Metal grill grate next to some flames.

Tips & Inspiration

Choosing the Right Grill Grate

Perforated Metal sheets made into lamp shades at Hopdoddy Burger bar.

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Perforated Metal Pendants Create an Ambient Glow

A picture of a staircase inside the Chicago Cubs Team Store at Wrigley Field.

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Wire Mesh Steps up to the Plate in Cubs Team Store

A closeup image of a measuring tool being used to prep for cutting Fiberglass Grating to size.

Tips & Inspiration

Guide to Cutting Fiberglass Grating

A Medlin Ramp leaning against a loading dock next to a semi-truck.

Tips & Inspiration

Serrated Bar Grating Ramps Up Service

A far-away shot of the Margarido House in California.

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Record-Breaking Margarido House Includes Eco-Friendly Bar Grating Features

Hero image of a fabricator welding stair treads.

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How Are Bar Grating Stair Treads Made?

The bridge over the railway at Sugar Creek Station with Perforated Metal types.

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Perforated Metal Puts Railway Bridge on the Right Track

Perforated Metal on the walls at a Burger Fi.

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A Side of Hole Products, Please: 11 Eateries Featuring Specialty Metals

Perforated Metal used as security and airflow around a data center system.

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High-Tech Hole Products: Specialty Metals in the Technology Industry

Designer Wire Mesh mudroom cabinet inserts for an architectural application.

Tips & Inspiration

Decorative Metal: A Guide to Designer Hole Products

An awning at The Summit activity center.

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Perforated Metal Canopies Set New Standard for Active Aging

A backyard deck made of wood and Bar Grating.

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The "Grate" Outdoors: Bar Grating Adds Durability to Deck

Harley Davidson Museum from the outside.

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Specialty Metals Rolled Out at Harley-Davidson Museum

The center of Roosevelt High School Theater's main stage with seating up front.

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Wire Mesh Steals the Show at Roosevelt High School Theater

Woven Wire Mesh infill panels with staircase railings.

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The 3 Main Types of Woven Wire Mesh

A photo of a balcony railing made up of Wire Mesh Infill Panels, overlooking the ocean.

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Corrosion-Resistant Materials and Finishes

A skyline shot of the Tampa Museum of Art with Downtown Tampa behind it.

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Custom Perforated Metal Façade is the Main Attraction at Tampa Museum of Art

An image overlooking parts of a trade show.

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Perforated Metal Framed Infill Panels Add Portability to Trade Show Booth

A closeup photo of Intercrimp Wire Mesh, or ECO-MESH®, used as security barriers.

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ECO-ROCK® Forms a Natural Security Solution for Organic GreenWise Market

Stacks of books and an iPad on top of a wooden desk in a classroom.

News & Culture

Earn AIA Credits Over Lunch with Our Free Continuing Education Courses

Close up view of an ECO-MESH® Panel with vines growing on it.

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Thinking Green: Six Sustainable Specialty Metal Applications

An application photo of edge-banded Bar Grating panels.

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Bar Grating End Banding: The Difference Between Load & Trim?

An image of Edgewood High School Aquatics Sports Complex from above.

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Custom Perforated Metal Adds Punch to California Multi-Sports Complex

A building with Aluminum Bar Grating used as a sunshade at Georgia Southern University's Armstrong Campus.

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Metal Bar Grating is the Smart Choice for Campus Renovations

Designer Wire Mesh used in the ceiling of the Old Faithful Visitor Education Center.

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Wire Mesh Ceiling Sheds Light On Park’s Old Faithful Center

The USF Health building with Perforated Metal sunshade covers along the side.

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School Construction + McNICHOLS: 18 Campuses in a Class of Their Own

A close-up image of Stainless Steel Round Hole Perforated Metal.

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Stainless Steel Perforated Metal: Everything You Need To Know

A restored version of "The Bandit" car from Smokey and The Bandit.

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How Perforated Metal Helped Restore "The Bandit"

Designer Wire Mesh cabinet inserts in a kitchen.

Tips & Inspiration

Wire Mesh for Cabinet Doors

A picture of roof dunnage with grating on it.

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Roof Dunnage Explained

A picture of a turf field on a roof with the sky in the background.

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Fiberglass Grating and Turf Pedestals

A piece of paper on a refrigerator door that says "Ferrous vs. Non-Ferrous".

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Difference Between Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals

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What is Wire Mesh?

A close-up photo of Aluminum Bar Grating.

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What Are Aluminum Grates?

A picture of a McNICHOLS Showroom that can be found at all 19 locations.

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Four Things You'll Always Find in a McNICHOLS Showroom

Close-up photo of the Tampa Art Museum, which is covered in Round Hole Perforated Metal.

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6 Ways to Use Perforated Metal

A wall of gabion baskets lined up outside of Greenwise Market.

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What is a Gabion Wall? Baskets, Fences, Cages, & More

Image of a flatbed semi-truck that has several pieces of Bar Grating stacked on it.

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What is Dedicated Delivery?

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7 Things You Need to Know About the Master Catalog

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Enhancing EV Charging Stations with Perforated Metal

Three different rolls of Wire Mesh lined up on the floor.

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What is the Difference Between Wire Mesh and Wire Cloth?

Closeup image of Standard Expanded Metal.

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What are the Different Types of Expanded Metal?