FILTRATION 2007 CONFERENCE COVERAGE
FILTRATION 2007 CONFERENCE COVERAGE
Interviewee
Michael Roche, Sales Manager
Ph: 508-803-2223; 617-320-7120
Ahlstrom is investing $10 million in expansions in the U.S. and China in 2008. Plans in the U.S. call for consolidating its air filtration sites in Bellingham, Massachusetts and Darlington, South Carolina to its Bethune plant in South Carolina. The company is combining the expansion with new state of the art equipment.
Interviewee
Thomas Backus, Vice President Sales and Marketing
Ph: 850-937-9316
Cerex produces spunbond nylon 6.6 fabrics which can withstand temperatures up to 500° F. The company works with both the manufacturer and the final customer to provide direct contact and technical support.
Donaldson Filtration Systems
Interviewees
James W. Griffin, Sales Manager Filtration
Ph: 215-396-8349 x235
Cell: 215-815-1965
Joe Israel, Principal Media Engineer
Ph: 952-887-3489
Donaldson offers unique microfiber products in different designs for gas turbine filtration. Their membrane can be supported on any substrate used in filtration.
Interviewees
Jeffrey D. Granato, Business Development Manager, Air Filtration
jeffrey.d.granato@usa.dupont.com
Ph: 302-999-6135
Cell: 302-547-6376
John Richard, Marketing Manager, Nonwovens Air Filtration Business
Ph: 302-999-4676
Cell: 302- 530-8925
DuPont’s Hybrid Membrane Technology (HMT), their new nanofiber technology, offers properties of high efficiency at low pressure drop and fills the gap between traditional nonwovens and microporous films. Designed for air and liquid filtration, applications are in a variety of markets including industrial, gas turbine, hot gas, cleanroom and residential. Initial entry of the product is in the MERV 14-16 range.
Interviewees
John M. Hancock, Senior Sales Manager, Air Filtration
Ph: 615-847-7238
Cell: 615-618-6416
DeShawn Futrell, Sales Representative, Transportation Filtration
Ph: 615-847-7517
Cell: 615-642-5911
Fiberweb offers a self supporting media with higher loft and greater efficiency, hence lowering filter manufacturing costs. Another product line incorporates carbon for HVAC applications in public areas where odors need to be controlled. The company offers flexibility in manufacturing, with any size roll goods available for specific needs.
Jakob Härdi AG
Interviewees
Hansjürg A. Härdi, CEO
Ph: 41-62-737-71-00
Robert D. Schutz, Sales Representative U.S.
Ph: 41-62-737-71-00
Martin Ott, Sales Manager Filtration Products
Ph: 41-62-737-71-42
Cell: 41-79-285-88-19
Jakob Härdi’s primary products are polyester and some polypropylene materials for the air filter industry, with applications in paint spray diffusion. One new product for the company is a high temperature synthetic material to withstand temperatures up to 464° F (240°C) for industrial oven air intake systems.
K.J. Filtration Technologies Ltd.
Steven H. Fu, General Manager
Ph: 886-3-3547040
Cell: 886-910-082-035
K.J. Filtration manufactures two lines of media for air filtration: particulate and activated carbon. A patented process combines bi-component fiber and activated carbon to produce the carbon web. Roll goods can be produced in widths up to two meters.
Sinoma Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
Chen Yousong, Senior Engineer
Ph: 86-25-8501-7348
Cell: 86-1391-5982-277
Sinoma Science & Technology products include fiberglass membrane filters, fiberglass filtercloth, needled felt, and fiberglass air filter paper.
Texel, a division of ADS, Inc.
Jean Girard, Ing., Business Development Manager, Filtration Division
Ph: 418-387-5910 x236
Cell: 418-576-8634
Jean-François Couture, Eng., Project Leader, R & D
Ph: 418-387-5910 x274
Texel is introducing a patented Triboelectrostatic media for respiratory devices and other applications. This product has low resistance to air with high efficiency.
PlastomerTechnologies
Interviewee
Walter Mameniskis, Jr., Sales and Marketing Manager
walt.mameniskis@plastomertech.com
Ph: 215-579-6045
Plastomer Technologies is a specialty PTFE company that manufactures fibers and threads for the filtration industry. The PTFE thread can be manufactured with a wide range of capabilities in reference to deniers. Used primarily in bag stitching, the product is chemical and high temperature resistant.
Toray Fluorofibers (America)
Interviewees
Art Nelson, Director of Marketing and Sales
Ph: 256-260-5906; 256-227-2828
Roy Parker, Tomac Marketing and Sales
Ph: 864-852-1876
Toray is the only PTFE manufacturer that has modified cross section fibers. Several new products introduced include a trilevel fiber, a 10 micron PTFE filament, and a new low shrinkage yarn.
FILTERS AND COMPLETE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
Chemflo Process Filtration, LLC
Interviewee
Clay Cravens, President
Ph: 713-691-2800
Chemflow manufactures high flow, high capacity cartridge filters and coalescers, with the primary market in hydrocarbon processing and chemical processing. The company is world wide, and does both housings and systems.
Cooca Environmental Techniques (Suzhou) Co.
Interviewee
Ivan Shi, International Business Manager
Ph: 86-512-6283-3848
Cell: 86-1370-6215-904
Bill Wang, Production Manager
Ph: 86-512-6283-3848
Cooca Environmental manufactures all efficiency grade air filters in a 10,000 m2 facility in China. The facility is ISO 9001 and ISO/TSI 6949:2002 certified.
D-Mark, Inc.
Interviewee
Ronald P. Richmond, Product Manager
Ph: 586-949-3610
D-Mark manufactures carbon filters and media. The company uses a patented process combining polyester fibers with carbon granules to make different weighted materials. Most of their products are mid-range in pressure drop.
Filtration Group / Filtrair
Interviewee
Shawn Gilstorf, Market Manager, Automotive Filtrair HPP Business Unit
Ph: 803-628-2465
Cell: 803-984-5569
Filtrair is a filter manufacturer for all filtration stages of surface finishing. Applications include automotive paint spraying and furniture finishing. The company offers filters in low to high efficiency ranges.
Filtration Technology Systems
Interviewee
Brian Morris, Operations and Sales
Ph: 812-944-9368
Steve Wallace, President
Ph: 812-944-9368
John Huffman, Engineering/Design
Ph: 812-944-9368
Carl Wilson, Sales
Ph: 812-944-9368
Cell: 812-989-5293
Filtration Technology Systems designs and builds a full line of standard air filter manufacturing equipment in addition to customized machinery. The company offers equipment that has the capability of producing 11,000 filters in an eight hour shift with two operators.
FILTER AND MEDIA PRODUCTION MACHINERY
Chandler Machine
Interviewee
Philip Pantusco, President
Ph: 973-374-3405
Chandler Machine manufactures blade pleaters and pusher bar pleaters for the filter industry. Their customer base is primarily in the U.S.
Interviewee
Bill Blackak, Product Manager
Ph: 413-593-5742
Cell: 413-593-2613
Manufacturer of calendering systems for different product lines, thermal bonding systems, laminators and embossers.
Interviewee
Thomas Zimmermann, Vice President of Sales
Ph: 800-920-5009
Cell: 585-313-6703
Paratus Industries main products are embossers, calenders and roll engraving machinery. Their primary market is the U.S, but the company also sells internationally.
Interviewees
Dave Witt, Account Manager
Ph: 314-333-7882
Cell: 314-348-2530
Paul Cavanah, Account Manager
Cell: 815-353-9074
BayOne produces adhesive urethane systems for HEPA filters to bond metal endcaps and frames to media. Formulations are mixed for a variety of ratios from 2:1 to 4:1.
Conwed Global Netting Solutions
Mary Liz Cahill, Midwest Regional Sales Manager
maryliz.cahill@conwedplastics.com
Ph: 612-623-1778
Paul Meyer, Business Manager, Filtration
Ph: 612-623-1700
Conwed supplies extruded netting for air filtration media support, offering a square or diamond shape net.
New at Conwed is the capability to supply netting with properties that offer conductive or flame retardant benefits. Its products can be customized, including color, diameter, widths, mesh sizes, thickness, temperature resistance and chemical resistance.
Interviewee
Steven M. Jacobson, Sales and Marketing
Ph: 570-558-5350 x411
Cell: 570-267-5005
Silver products are naturally effective against bacteria. Noble Biomaterials manufactures silver metalized yarns, staple, chopped fiber and fabrics. The company is working with a new focus in air and water filtration.
Interviewees
Andrew M. Chyko, Urethane Business Manager
Ph: 518-664-6000
John Scott, Research and Development
Polyset offers a complete line of polyurethane and epoxy systems for filtration applications. The company’s primary business is centered in the high efficiency cleanroom filtration market. Other markets are automotive, canister filters, and water.
Ver-Mac Industries, Inc.
Interviewees
William M Hanna, Sales / Purchasing Manager
Ph: 800-671-1046 x222
Mike Cullers, Marketing Manager
mcullers@ver-macindustries.com
Ph: 800-671-1046 x223
Ver-Mac is a major supplier of metal components for the air filter industry.
TSI INCORPORATED
Interviewee
Joe Bester, Regional Sales Manager
Ph: 651-490-3851
Cell: 651-248-6677
Tim Johnson, Product Specialist, Particle Instruments
Ph: 651-490-3851
TSI offers a full line of automated filter testers and particle instruments. Two primary markets for automated testers are media testing and respirator testing.
CHINA NONWOVENS TECHNICAL ASSOCIATION
Interviewee
Wang Yanxi
Ph: 86-21-6428-6002
China’s nonwovens industry is growing with increases in construction, pollution control requirements and lifestyle upgrades. Increasing demands are seen in cleanrooms, commercial buildings and industrial machinery.
