Increasing Production with Proper Screen Selection
When looking at the screen specifications, you can see how different they are (Figure 1). When comparing opening size, the fabrics vary by up to 30 percent. This is due to the fiber diameters that are used to weave the fabric.
The essential specs on all screens are mesh count (per inch or cm), opening size, fiber diameter and open area. With two of these four specifications you can identify the other specifications to the fabric. For example, if you know the mesh and the opening size, you can calculate your open area and thread diameter. With these specifications on the fabric known, you can accurately compare one screen to another.