We offer comprehensive grating solutions, including standard grating, heavy-duty grating, and steel stair treads. We can also custom fabricate to any size or configuration. Our experts are here to help you find the ideal grating solution for your next project.
SHAYNNA HOPKINS
GRATING PRODUCTION
We offer comprehensive grating solutions, including standard grating, heavy-duty grating, and steel stair treads. We can also custom fabricate to any size or configuration. Our experts are here to help you find the ideal grating solution for your next project.
SHAYNNA HOPKINS
GRATING PRODUCTION
Vulcraft’s wide range of steel bar grating includes standard, heavy duty, and stair treads, and is manufactured with versatility in mind. We also have the expertise to estimate, detail, and custom fabricate ready-to-install grating in virtually any configuration for specialized projects. With our unparalleled service and the backing of the Nucor family of quality companies, Vulcraft is the one-stop-shop for steel bar grating solutions.
UNDERSTANDING BAR GRATING NOMENCLATURE
- Bearing Bars - Load carrying, span of grating
- Cross Bars - Connecting bars, runs along width of grating
- Finish - Coating applied-painted black, galvanized
- Serrated - Notching process for non-slip surface
- Widths - Overall dimension measured perpendicular to bearing bars
- Span - Distance running along direction of bearing bars
- Banding - Bar of the same size as bearing bar used to close open ends
- Kick Plate - Flat bar welded to edge with projection above grating
SPECIFICATIONS
Vulcraft’s most popular grating product, and is also the most commonly used type of grating in the industrial flooring market.
Nearly all sizes in Standard Mesh Type 30-102 are readily available in our warehouses or stocked on the shelves of our distributors.
A versatile product with applications beyond standard industrial usage, Standard Duty steel bar grating can be used in applications as wide-ranging as platforms, catwalks, and mezzanines to fencing, benches, shelving, or ventilation covers. The only limit to this product’s usage is imagination. Our Standard Duty steel bar grating is available in bare steel, shop primed, or hot dip galvanized.
Online Grating Design Tool
Our BAR GRATING DESIGN AID is available to help you find the perfect platform and tread size for your design needs. It also takes horizontal and vertical dimensions into account, helping you to determine the number of steps needed to meet code requirements.
When your project requires strength and durability for heavy-load areas, Vulcraft heavy duty welded steel bar grating is your solution.
Common uses for this product include flooring, driveways, subways and tunnel ventilation grilles, curb inlet grates, ramps, and docks.
Areas that support heavy loads need a product that is durable, strong, and safe. Our Heavy Duty steel bar grating is resistance-welded using an automated electric hydraulic welding process, which uses high temperatures and high pressure to fuse the bearing bars and cross bars together to form a strong, permanent joint. This process creates grating that can support loads in airfields, industrial plants, truck and bus terminals, parking lots, and railroad yards.
Online Grating Design Tool
Our BAR GRATING DESIGN AID is available to help you find the perfect platform and tread size for your design needs. It also takes horizontal and vertical dimensions into account, helping you to determine the number of steps needed to meet code requirements.
Welded stair treads are widely used for their strength and ease of installation and are universally used in industrial and commercial applications.
Rectangular steel bar stair treads provide a high strength and stiffness-to-weight ratio and are available with a serrated surface when additional safety is required.
Online Grating Design Tool
Our BAR GRATING DESIGN AID is available to help you find the perfect platform and tread size for your design needs. It also takes horizontal and vertical dimensions into account, helping you to determine the number of steps needed to meet code requirements.
CUSTOM FABRICATION
Vulcraft is your premier full-service grating supplier. Whether you're in need of stock panels or custom fabrication, we have you covered. Working with Vulcraft as your trusted partner, you will experience a seamless journey from concept to fully fabricated, ready-to-install grating.
We pride ourselves on delivering tailored solutions to meet your project’s requirements. Our teams in Estimating Sales, Engineering, Drafting, and Fabrication will work collaboratively with you to bring your vision to life. From initial structural drawings to detailed grating drawings, we employ cutting-edge computer-aided design and 3-D software applications to ensure precision and efficiency at every step.
As both a manufacturer and fabricator of grating, we possess the unique ability to provide comprehensive "One Source" solutions for all your grating needs. Our commitment to continuous improvement drives us to maximize efficiencies throughout the process.
Your satisfaction is our top priority, and we're here to deliver exceptional products and service every step of the way.
FABRICATION EXAMPLES
- Cutting to size
- Providing cutouts for penetrations in grating panels
- Welding banding, kick plate, or nosings to grating
- Fabricating stair treads
- Custom additions such as checker plate, lifting handles, and hinges
- Circular layouts and radial platforms
HOW TO ORDER STEEL BAR GRATING
WHEN ORDERING OR SPECIFYING STEEL BAR GRATING, PLEASE CONFIRM:
- Bar spacing
- Bar size
- Grating surface - serrated or plain top
- Finish - unpainted, shop dip paint, or hot dip galvanized
- Style and quantity of fasteners, if required
WHEN ORDERING FABRICATED GRATING, PLEASE CONFIRM:
- Span direction (direction of bearing bars)
- Area to be covered and method of support
- Overall dimensions
- Indicate any banding, kick plate, or nosing requirements
- Shipping and tagging instruction
In addition to the above, when ordering fabricated grating we require one of the following:
- A cut list stating span and width and tolerance
- Fully dimensioned framing plan drawings
- Fully dimensioned general arrangement drawings
- Fully dimensioned grating piece drawings
LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR STEEL BAR GRATING
LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR STEEL BAR GRATING
STANDARD DUTY (SD)
Additional Resources:
- Metal Bar Grating Manual (MBG 531-17)
- Heavy Duty Metal Bar Grating Manual (MBG 532-19)
- Welding Standards for Fabrication of Steel, Stainless Steel and Aluminum Bar Grating (MBG 533-09)
- Metal Bar Grating Engineering Design Manual (MBG 534-14)
- Grating edge condition details CAD file
HEAVY DUTY (HD)
Additional Resources:
- Metal Bar Grating Manual (MBG 531-17)
- Heavy Duty Metal Bar Grating Manual (MBG 532-19)
- Welding Standards for Fabrication of Steel, Stainless Steel and Aluminum Bar Grating (MBG 533-09)
- Metal Bar Grating Engineering Design Manual (MBG 534-14)
- Grating edge condition details CAD file
STAIR TREAD
STAIR TREAD LOAD TABLES
Additional Resources:
- Metal Bar Grating Manual (MBG 531-17)
- Heavy Duty Metal Bar Grating Manual (MBG 532-19)
- Welding Standards for Fabrication of Steel, Stainless Steel and Aluminum Bar Grating (MBG 533-09)
- Metal Bar Grating Engineering Design Manual (MBG 534-14)
Standard Specification
Grating edge condition details CAD file