Comparing Wire Partition Construction

Welded and Woven Styles are both high quality security cage materials, each with distinctive advantages

Style 840 Woven Wire System	RapidWire Welded Wire System
Panels made of woven wire mesh.	Panels made of welded wire mesh.
Panels framed with angle on all four sides.	Panels have angle welded to top and bottom of panels
Twenty standard size panels.	Two standard size panels.
All panels are made at factory to exact sizes needed. This adds significant ease of assembly.	Stock size panels must be cut down in field to sizes needed. This reduces the cost of the partition.
Bolt through panel frames and posts to build walls.	Panels mount to posts with wire wraps and self drilling screws.
Panels have flat stiffeners behind the mesh.	No stiffeners behind the mesh.
Panels are 48" or 60" high.	Panels are 47" or 59" high.
Three inch sweep space beneath installed panels.	Two inch sweep space beneath installed panels.
Transom panel above hinged doors.	Header tube above hinged doors.
Slide door opening heights of 8' 0" or 10' 0".	Slide door opening heights of 7' 9" or 9' 9".
Woven wire's busy pattern hides blemishes; looks better longer.	Welded wire mesh's straight lines have modern, contemporary look.
Advantages:	Advantages:
A heavier product for higher-duty applications.	Cost. Typically you can purchase a welded unit for less than a woven cage.
Engineered to bolt together at jobsite.	Welded wire mesh welded at each intersection of wires.
Heavier assembly hardware.	Cutouts made in field have professional finished look.
Assembly hardware is inaccessible from exterior of enclosure, making break-in's more difficult.	Lightweight but strong.
Easy to relocate after initial install.	Self drilling screw assembly allows for last minute adjustments in the field.
Simple bolt up construction always works, no stripped out parts	Welded mesh is inherently stronger than woven mesh.