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Riverdale Hand Mesh Benders

Riverdale Bender

All Riverdale Mills Corp. Hand Mesh Benders are designed to bend a range of 8ga-16ga welded wire mesh and are now available in 3 sizes:

30” Hand Mesh Bender
Bending Capability: up to 29” wide mesh

54” Hand Bender
Bending Capability: up to 52” wide mesh

66” Hand Bender
Bending Capability: up to 65” wide mesh

Spacing/Fingers on All Bender Sizes:
The 1.5”/2” mesh spacing die kit will come standard with every new 30”, 54” or 66” hand bender.
Die kits for the 1/2″ & 1” mesh spacing can be ordered separately.

More Features:

• Powder coated for rust resistance and to withstand poor weather conditions
• Left and right handle positions
• Infinitely adjustable handle heights
• Interchangeable fingers for all mesh types.
• Rugged robust construction
• Self-aligning bending and positioning of the mesh
• Accurate bending – best in the industry, best in its class
• Ball bearing pivot points for smooth operation
• Tabletop / bench or wall mountable
• Made in USA
• Drop Ship program available.

Order Today: Email: sales@riverdale.com

The Skipper

Sustainability is Critical to Withstanding the Tests of Time

By Staff Writer - June 2021

The fishing industry was impacted greatly by the global pandemic due to disruptions in export markets, the loss of restaurant sales, decline in seafood prices. No strangers to challenges, fishermen pivoted to weather the storm head on. Most who curtailed their fishing during the early months of the pandemic have resumed fishing instead of leaving the industry.

The Boston Globe

In Fort Point, Public Art Helps Visualize Rising Sea Levels

By Kyung Mi Lee - July 2, 2021

To walk along Fort Point Channel this summer is to glimpse Boston’s future.

WBUR

Fort Point Channel Sculptures Model How High The Water Could Rise In The City

By Shira Laucharoen - June 16, 2021

As the Earth’s temperature rises, parts of Boston will be confronted with higher tides that will flood the city’s streets, while reaching new watery heights in low-lying areas like parts of South Boston. To help people understand what’s happening, artist and University of Massachusetts Amherst professor Carolina Aragón wants to interpret climate change in a more nuanced way, informing the public about the impending realities of a warmer planet.

Blackstone Valley Xpress

Jobs! Riverdale Mills ‘Actively Hiring’ as Demand for Steel Soars

By Rod Lee - June 11, 2021

Like other manufacturers across the country, Riverdale Mills Corp. was dealt a blow by the COVID-19 pandemic. But if “Riverdale,” or “RMC,” is known for anything besides the innovation that put the Northbridge-based company on the map in the first place, it is resiliency.

Telegram & Gazette

Despite Impact of Pandemic, Riverdale Mills Gets ‘Product Out the Door’

By Isabel Sami - May 16, 2021

NORTHBRIDGE — Riverdale Mills, a manufacturer of wire mesh products, has been surviving the pandemic amid a 30% drop in its workforce and a global shortage of raw materials, but CEO James Knott Jr. said he isn’t worried.

Bloomberg Business News

Bloomberg Radio Interviews Riverdale CEO Jim Knott

By Hosts: Tom Moroney, Joe Shortsleeve and Kim Carrigan - January 27, 2021

Today on Bloomberg Baystate Business, Riverdale CEO Jim Knott discusses President Biden’s new Made-in-America initiatives, how tariffs impacted his business, and owning 80% of the marine wire mesh market.

Fence News USA

Women Leaders at Riverdale Mills are Wired for Success

By Fence News Staff Writer - January 2021

Females are making big career strides in the manufacturing industry, demonstrating that modern manufacturing offers rewarding careers with limitless opportunity for growth, regardless of gender. The women at Riverdale Mills in Central Massachusetts have certainly made a huge impact on their company and their industry, from the upper levels of management to the manufacturing floor.

Telegram & Gazette

Riverdale Mills Recognized for Work with Blackstone Valley Ed Hub

By Jennifer Toland - December 11, 2020

NORTHBRIDGE – Riverdale Mills Corp., a leading American manufacturer of premium welded wire mesh fabrics for the marine, security, construction and agriculture industries, and a vital part of the Blackstone Valley for 40 years, recently received the John McArthur Community Commerce Innovation Award.

Worcester Business Journal

Recovered from the Pandemic, Riverdale Mills is Looking to Hire

By Monica Busch - November 17, 2020

Riverdale Mills Corp., tucked away on the Blackstone River in the Riverdale section of Northbridge, manufactures more than 3,500 sizes of welded wire mesh for marine, aquaculture, security, farming and construction industries. The company boasts nearly 400,000 square feet in a renovated facility it says previously forged bayonets for the Union Army in the Civil War. CEO Jim Knott spoke with WBJ about the company’s relationship to shellfishing, the search for skilled workers and what brought Riverdale Mills to Northbridge.

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