MACHINE FOR THE CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF WELDED WIRE MESH

摘要

The invention relates to a machine for the production of a continuous strip of wire mesh (100) using a single flexible metal wire (20) which is fed to the machine continuously. According to the invention, the mesh (100) is formed by repeating the same pattern with the metal wire in one plane, each pattern being stacked on the preceding pattern with a constant pitch offset in the axial direction of production. The inventive machine comprises: a metal wire storage stage; a stage for continuously supplying metal wire to the machine; a forming stage for shaping the wire into a succession of identical patterns; a transfer stage for successively moving said metal wire patterns to the mesh-forming plane; a stage for maintaining each pattern in one plane and for offsetting same by a constant pitch with the arrival of the following pattern; and a stage for fixing the patterns to one another. The invention also relates to the strip of mesh (100) thus formed and to the production method thereof.