TECHNICAL BULLETIN NUMBER 102

BREATHER ELEMENTS & ASSEMBLIES
CUSTOM-ENGINEERED
SOLUTIONS IN
KNITTED WIRE MESH

Metex Knitted Wire Mesh Products
Solve Problems Cost Effectively
Metex knitted wire mesh is manufactured from an “endless” wire that
is formed into loops and subsequently networked, providing elasticity
and resilience not found with woven wire or powdered metal products.
The diversity and versatility of wire mesh enables Metex to produce products for a wide variety of applications, including:
• Seals
• Heat Wicks
• Air Gap Rings
• Breathers
• Noise Attenuators
• Filters
• Coalescers
• Mufflers
• Shock Absorbers
• Gaskets
• Air Filters
• Protective Coverings
• Heat Shields
• Electronic Shielding • Exhaust Seals
• Navin Rings
• Ball Joint Seal
• Catalytic Converter
• Catalytic Converter
Systems
End Rings
Support Mesh
• Flame Arrestors

For forty years, Metex
design, development, and
manufacturing engineers have
been producing engineered
components that take maximum advantage of the
unique characteristics and
robust nature of knitted wire
mesh. Its interlocked looped
structure, which offers excellent resiliency, memory—
even when subjected to
high temperatures as well
as high-tensile or compressive stress—and strength,
make knitted wire the ideal
choice in materials when
both performance and cost
are paramount.
Metex products now
meet a wide range of critical
needs—from providing flexible, yet durable, seals and
joints to noise attenuation,
thermal insulation, and filtration—in some of the most
demanding industrial applications and environments.

Our Breather Elements & Assemblies continue a longstanding
Metex tradition of integrating the right designs, materials, and manufacturing methods to meet customer needs for optimal performance at
lowest possible cost.

Complete in-house design,
R&D, and test facilities

Metex Corporation
970 New Durham Road
Edison, New Jersey 08818
Phone: 732-287-0800
1-800-222-0969
Fax:
732-287-8546
E-mail: sales@metexcorp.com

Metex Europe
4, Rue Pierre Brossolette
92130 Issy Les Moulineaux
France
Phone: 33 (0)1 46 45 99 55
Fax:
33 (0)1 46 45 99 07

Metex Mexico
No. 30 Del Centro Industrial Limon Los Pinos
En Av. Ferrocarril KM 14.5 En El Fracc. Los Pinos
Tijuana, Baja California Mexico
Phone: 011-52-66-89-74-34
Fax:
011-52-66-89-74-53

Flexibility in manufacturing
for JIT requirement

Meeting the Challenge for Better Control
of Crankcase Emissions in Combustion Engines
Current and pending environmental legislation has placed stringent demands
on crankcase breather systems for internal combustion
engines. Reducing such crankcase-emission carryover is not just a federal
mandate with some types of engines—it’s also a key consumer concern.
Metex has responded to the need for better control over such emissions
with prolonged-life, knitted wire mesh breather elements and assemblies.
Metex products help dramatically reduce the escape of crankcase emissions
from such engine sources as:
• Condensation of crankcase aerosol
• Mechanical shearing from valve springs and other mechanical parts
• Lubricating oil that exits the engine through the crankcase breather tube
or assembly
Metex designed and manufactured Breather Elements and Assemblies
provide long-lasting performance in reducing crankcase emissions as well
as oil consumption and oil pooling on external engine and vehicle parts—
while protecting air-intake products in closed-crankcase ventilation (CCV)
systems.
Engine manufacturers have also found that Metex Breather Elements and
Assemblies provide a greater degree of market differentiation among an
increasingly environmentally conscious buying public—helping to improve
customer loyalty for specific engine brands.