Looking for stainless and/or copper packing: raschig or pall rings or saddles...

[Max Action]

Can anyone suggest a source that stocks column packing in smaller (much less than a cubic meter) quantities? Mostly looking for stainless steel, but would be interested in copper options too.

[mendodistilling]

http://www.wisconsinstamping.com/GrayMenuBar/RaschigRings/OverviewPackingData/tabid/77/Default.aspx

[Craft Distillery Resources]

Sulzer sells them buy the cubic foot. Nutter rings

[Dehner Distillery]

I have cermic saddles for sale

[Urrazeb]

http://www.5stardistilling.net/search.php?search_query=mesh&Search=

I have 500mm of full copper mesh for my packing and wouldn't use anything else. Amphora Society also stocks premium distillers mesh.

Failing the above, you can try plastic extrusion supply companies, the plastic industry (mainly Blown extrusion) use it for cleaning because it is softer than the stainless steel dies, it's about $250 for a 4kg roll here in AU though.

Alternatively, you can punch lots of tiny holes in copper sheet and cut it into little squares, if you can outsource this to a sheet metal company it shouldn't be too hard to find the sheeting.

[Sorghumrunner]

Mile Hi in Colorado sells copper mesh by the lb. as well as Amphora Society in Washington.

[Max Action]

Thanks for the tips everyone. I called Sulzer and talked to their sales rep for my area and now waiting for him to "get back to me," so we'll see.

I don't think copper mesh will work for my application, and not interested in ceramic.