Woven Wire Mesh
A variety of Cambridge architectural mesh patterns can provide various levels of light diffusion, creating a soft, consistent flow of light on walls, facades, ceilings and more. Each Cambridge woven metal fabric pattern - both open and closed - creates a distinct diffusion.
Education
We offer a free online audio course – Architectural Mesh System Use in Commercial Building Design – through Hanley Wood University. Learn how metal mesh can provide customizable, unique solutions for a variety of needs encompassing form and function. The course describes the composition and applications of architectural mesh systems and reviews case studies demonstrating their versatile use.
Standard Systems
Cambridge Architectural Mesh's "Packaged Systems" are fully engineering products within the standard sizes noted. These products can be used without consultation during the design phase if designs stay within the size constraints listed in each detail; though Cambridge's engineering team is available as needed. Cambridge can provide associated CSI specifications for each product upon request.
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Cambridge Architectural Mesh's "Packaged Systems" are fully engineering products within the standard sizes noted. These products can be used without consultation during the design phase if designs stay within the size constraints listed in each detail; though Cambridge'''s engineering team is available as needed. Cambridge can provide associated CSI specifications for each product upon request.
Cambridge Architectural Mesh's “Packaged Systems" are fully engineering products within the standard sizes noted. These products can be used without consultation during the design phase if designs stay within the size constraints listed in each detail; though Cambridge's engineering team is available as needed. Cambridge can provide associated CSI specifications for each product upon request.
Request a Sample
Cambridge Architectural Mesh's “Packaged Systems" are fully engineering products within the standard sizes noted. These products can be used without consultation during the design phase if designs stay within the size constraints listed in each detail; though Cambridge's engineering team is available as needed. Cambridge can provide associated CSI specifications for each product upon request.
The Catalina Curtain is a standard mesh system for application as a product under 10 22 26 operable partitions. For those seeking an operable partition with unique aesthetics, glide easy operation, and an easy integration into new or existing spaces, Catalina can also be used as a substitute for folding sliding and coiling partitions and similar products.
Mesh
Open Area50%
Thickness.375"9.5 mm
Weight in SS2.3 lbs./sq. ft.11.23 kg/m2
Thickness.375"9.5 mm
Thickness.242"6.1 mm
Thickness.375"9.5 mm
Max. Width60"2.9 meters
Thickness.375"9.5 mm
Max. Height5'1.524 meters
Thickness.375"9.5 mm
Width Tolerance+/- .5"+/- 13 mm
Thickness.375"9.5 mm
Length Tolerance+/- .25"+/- 6 mm
Attachments
COMPATIBLE MESH: Diamond, Mid-Balance, Mid-Shade, Scale, Shade, Slink, Stripe.
Cambridge's Curtain attachment hardware attaches flexible metal fabric to carriers and permits it to roll smoothly along the track length as a window treatment or draping space divider. Flexible metal fabrics are hung sideways to maximize a draping effect. This attachment hardware can also be specified for motorized operation, where the curtain of metal fabric is opened or closed with a touch of a button.
COMPATIBLE MESH: Alliance3, Balance, Braid, Cubist, Diamond, Matte, Mid-Balance, Mid-Shade, Pellican, Scale, Shade, Slink, Stripe
Cambridge's Eclipse™ attachment systems provide a finished solution for the mounting of flexible metal mesh panels. In our patent-pending design, mesh spirals fit neatly into laser-cut openings in the stainless steel attachment tubes and the mesh is stretched in-tension. Can accomodate flexible mesh panels up to 20' wide and over 100' high.
Cambridge offers several versions of Eclipse to address a wide variety of exterior and interior mesh attachment requirements:
Eclipse Ejector - Designed for heavy load exterior applications. Includes heavy-duty spring-tensioning bracket.
Eclipse Mid-Ejector - Designed for medium load exterior applications. Includes standard spring-tensioning bracket.
Eclipse U-Bracket - Designed for medium load exterior or interior applications. Includes u-bracket and tension screws.
Eclipse Cable - Designed for medium load exterior or interior applications. Includes adjustable attachment cable.
COMPATIBLE MESH: Alliance3, Balance, Braid, Cubist, Diamond, Matte, Mid-Balance, Mid-Shade, Pellican, Scale, Shade, Slink, Stripe.
The Eyebolt attachment is a less elegant but lower cost mesh mounting system. Offered in both standard and heavy-duty versions. Contact your Cambridge Architectural representative for the appropriate version based on your weight load.
Cambridge'''s Panel attachment hardware is made by attaching closed metal fabric to a substrate such as Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF). Z-clips join panels to the substructure
COMPATIBLE MESH: Channel, Chaos, Circuit, Graph, Hashtag, Infinity, Plait, Plank, Plaza, Range, Ridge, Ritz, Sawgrass, Stipple, Tartan, Thatch, Tidal, Tile, Timber, Tweed, Villa
The metal fabric is tack-welded to a frame with mitered corners that are welded and ground smooth for a brushed finish. Backers and be added to the frame.
Projects
Our woven wire mesh is a canvas, a blank slate that can be transformed into the endless possibilities of your design ideas. Cambridge Architectural's fundamental platform is to be open to your ideas, assisting you through the entire process to create stunning architecture that is not only completely original, but functional as well.
We use the design-build approach and begin by partnering with the architects, the building owners, and the contractors, in the conceptual design phase. We can help identify the most beneficial functions of our mesh systems and tailor them to your building'''s needs. Our team of experts and engineers walk you, step-by-step, through the specification process to help you chose the ideal mesh and attachment system to achieve your vision (see our Roadmap to Specification).
Additionally, Cambridge works with every client to provide engineering expertise and alleviate any budgetary concerns. Once groundbreaking commences and building begins, we are available for on-site project management. We will work with the contractors and installers to assuage any concerns regarding the construction process, ensuring a successful installation, every time.
Functions
Cambridge architectural mesh systems provide user-friendly restraint, perfect for fall protection. Metal fabric will never shatter, will restrain a fall, and is capable of supporting a person's full weight - all while adding texture and interest to interior or exterior design.
A variety of Cambridge architectural mesh patterns can provide various levels of light diffusion, creating a soft, consistent flow of light on walls, facades, ceilings and more. Each Cambridge woven metal fabric pattern - both open and closed - creates a distinct diffusion.
Cambridge architectural mesh reduces glare in various percentages, depending on the mesh pattern chosen, into the regularly occupied areas of a building. This improves the light quality inside the building and makes for a better environment. A shading device is also a requirement for those projects seeking the daylighting and views credits.
The open-yet-closed nature of architectural mesh allows it to serve as a wall or ceiling while maintaining acoustic transparency. Cambridge architectural mesh systems have been used primarily in theaters, museums and offices to perform this function.
Cambridge Architectural Forced Entry Protection Systems are the newest design in personnel protection systems, offering an open and welcoming aesthetic for building occupants while providing safety and security.
Certified by the U.S. Department of State, our defense systems resist forced entry into doors and windows, as outlined in SD-STD-01.01, Revision G. They are designed to meet or exceed the 5-minute protection level, allowing personnel to safely escape any dangerous situation.
It is clear today that any building can be an attack target, yet it may not be desirable to design the building to appear heavily protected. Cambridge Architectural Forced Entry Protection Systems give the best of both worlds - a robust defense with a modern, distinguished aesthetic.
Cambridge has been cladding elevators and walls since 1958, and is an expert in all forms of cladding. Walls, ceilings, building exteriors and more can be clad in flexible or rigid architectural mesh for a variety of functional needs. High-traffic areas are often clad with metal fabric because of its durability and upscale look.
Cambridge Architectural mesh is commonly used to beautifully and effectively mask unsightly building components. The masking function is most commonly used for ceiling systems, where mesh panels hide ductwork and sprinkler systems. However, mesh can mask anything it needs to, while providing a clean, upscale aesthetic.
The open-yet-closed nature of architectural mesh allows it to be lit so that it can only be looked through from one side - a key consideration for privacy function. Also, a mesh pattern with a very small open area can provide an aesthetic advantage and act as a visual barrier.
The strength and open area of Cambridge Architectural metal fabric lends itself inherently to safety and security. Architectural mesh systems are virtually indestructible, can be tensioned to withstand hurricane-force winds, pass small missile impact tests, will easily support a person's full weight to restrain a fall, and can be lit so that they can only be looked through from one side.
Cambridge architectural mesh can be used as a shading system, reducing solar heat gain. These systems can contribute to as many as four LEED points for optimized energy performance. Additionally, metal fabric reduces glare into the regularly occupied areas of a building as a contribution to daylighting and views credits.
Applications
Mesh ceiling systems provide both a stylish and functional solution for almost any application imaginable. Metal fabric acts as a sophisticated faCade for overhead ventilation and sprinkler systems, and allows light to be elegantly diffused off of its varying patterns. It can be painted any color, and is custom-fit to its respective ceiling so that very little maintenance is required. Architectural mesh is resistant to denting, scratches and corrosion, ultimately saving on costly repairs and replacements. Mesh also boasts properties that create effective acoustic control and ventilation. With a lifecycle measured in decades, architectural mesh ceiling systems are more beautiful and functional than traditional alternatives.
Woven stainless steel fabric systems are utilized to create panels that support a company's signage. Custom metal fabric patterns featuring corporate colors or other exotic metals are also available. Lighting effects or branding imagery can also be projected onto the mesh surface of metal fabric patterns with a unique and highly desirable result as it can affect shoppers' emotions and attention towards the company.
Any image can be laser etched or sandblasted into Cambridge's metal fabric, creating a truly personalized and sophisticated design element - perfect for corporate branding applications.
Cambridge mesh curtain systems are ideal for space divider applications where transparency and elegant appearance is a high priority.
Flexible metal fabric is hung sideways to maximize the draping effect. Custom track hardware attaches the mesh to concealed carriers and permits it to roll smoothly along the track length. The attachment hardware can also be specified for motorized operation, where the curtain is opened or closed with a touch of a button. Cambridge mesh curtain systems can be specified in different mesh patterns, configured in various widths and heights, and customized to fit specific project needs.
The first project using Cambridge metal mesh cladding was installed in the elevators of the Seagram Building in New York City in 1958. Since that time, Cambridge has partnered with premier elevator manufacturers to create interior wall cladding that is beautiful, durable and virtually maintenance free. Our rigid mesh patterns offer longevity in high traffic areas that are prone to denting, scratching or marring, giving you a lifetime of guaranteed allure and refined style.
Stainless steel mesh canopies are designed to ensure maximum sun blockage while allowing air to pass through.
The interaction of the material with light varies, based on the openness of the mesh pattern. Closed, tight weaves can block illumination completely, while more open patterns pass varying degrees of light and heat.
Cambridge creates architectural mesh canopies to meet various design needs. Mesh panels may be installed horizontally overhead, parallel or an angle to the ground to allow for optimized shading. Long mesh panels are stretched between stainless steel cables which are integrated into the mesh panels to accommodate effective tensioning without any intermediate supports within the panels.
Cambridge canopies achieve an unparalleled aesthetic, featuring clean, cascading sections of metal fabric that form an impressive exterior design element. Architectural mesh is resistant to denting, scratches and corrosion, ultimately saving on costly repairs and replacements. With a lifecycle measured in decades, architectural mesh canopy systems are more beautiful and functional than traditional alternatives.
Cambridge Architectural can create almost any kind of building faCade system. Most facades provide solar shading and/or daylighting functions, and all facades offer the unique look and sustainability of Cambridge architectural mesh. In addition, metal fabric can completely transform an existing faCade, offering a variety of smart, modern, eye-catching functional and aesthetic options to retrofit and re-energize.
Give your handrails an incomparable aesthetic using Cambridge Architectural infill panels. With a wide variety of patterns and designs, architectural mesh is a unique material that can give a modern and distinctive look to a commonplace application.
Our panels are pre-engineered to work with standard attachment methods, such as those used for glass or other materials. Because of these pre-engineered systems, along with our streamlined manufacturing processes, Cambridge is able to work within most budgets to impart a noteworthy aesthetic while maximizing safety and fall protection.
Cambridge Architectural mesh defense systems make a strong impression - literally.
Nowhere is this strength more evident than in coastal areas subject to hurricane-force winds.
Cambridge has specifically engineered patented attachment hardware for this environment meet the requirements of coastal areas, these mesh systems withstand wind gusts to 176 mph.
When confronted with high winds, Cambridge's Velocity attachment hardware releases tension on the mesh and then re-tension it automatically after conditions have passed. Attachment brackets have been modified for these systems to minimize structural stress on both the brackets and the building during high wind conditions. The system can also be specified to protect buildings from airborne debris in these conditions.
Velocity attachment hardware has acquired a Miami-Dade County Certificate of Competency by passing large missile impact tests.
The virtual indestructibility and lifecycle of Cambridge's metal fabric reduces maintenance costs, and assures that there will be no need for replacement materials, lending itself inherently to security and safety systems. Cambridge defense combines the elements of strength and design into one enduring and sustainable package.
With Cambridge's variety of flexible and rigid architectural mesh patterns and attachment hardware, there are endless possibilities for interior design applications.
From wall cladding to space sculpting to ceilings and unique artistic touches, Cambridge provides a material worthy of the highest-profile interiors.
Cambridge architectural mesh interior shading applications reduce glare in various percentages, depending on the mesh pattern chosen, into the regularly occupied areas of a building as a contribution to daylighting and views credits. Interior shading applications also often double as window treatments or other unique forms of interior design.