• Extremely durable to withstand the toughest conditions
• Particles make only 2-point contact to resist plugging
• Eliminates clogging found in wire mesh and/or perforated plate
• Ideal for high pressure use
• Excellent backwash characteristics and low pressure drops
• Micronic wedgewire with tolerance to +/- 0.001"
• Available for straining as fine as 25 micron.

Our screens are proven in water supply and treatment applications, chemical and petrochemical, minerals, pulp and paper, and food processing operations. And we can custom fabricate screens to meet your needs.

Tate's wedgewire screens consist of two components; support rods and a wedge shaped wrap wire. Each intersection of the support rod and wrap wire is welded using a special process that produces a fusion weld under water. This helps maintain the metal's corrosion resistance, as well as heat treat the weld zone. The flat base of the wedge shaped wrap wire is directed toward the fluid flow. This produces a very smooth unobstructed surface, which will not impede the free flow of materials across the screen surface. In backwash operations, the wedge shape has another advantage. Upon reversing the fluid flow when backwashing the elements, the wedge produces a vortex that cleans more efficiently than perforated plate.

Since wedgewire's slot openings are continuous, they have a much higher open area than perforated plate. This means lower pressure drops, which translates into lower cost of operation and maintenance. Wedgewire also offers superior strength, with 5 times greater resistance to collapse compared to perforated plate. This greater strength also means the wedgewire baskets will significantly outlive perforated baskets.

Tate's wedgewire is truly customizable with slot openings ranging from .001" to .5"; with available material including 304, 316, Hastelloy, Monel and other exotic alloys. Each wedgewire screen is custom made to the customer's specifications.