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Albany International is the global leader in supply of paper machine clothing. Our history of supplying the paper machine and related industries dates back to 1895.

The Engineered Fabrics Group of Albany International was created in the early 1970's to focus on the non-paper processes that were emerging. The markets we serve today include Nonwovens, Pulping, Filtration, Textile, Food, and assorted other manufacturing processes.

Worldwide resources keep us at the forefront of new technology to constantly improve the products we supply. Our Monofilament Division located in Homer, New York offers materials expertise to deal with the most unique of customer needs.

Our Products
What is machine clothing? It is woven mesh synthetic fabrics or metal wires that are critical to the specific process being run.

They can be used to:

form a web or sheet upon
support a pre-formed web during saturating or
drying imprint a critical mark on a web
support a fibrous slurry during the fiber cleaning/washing sequence and/or dewater a fibrous slurry.

In our plastic products we use monofilament strands in polyester, polypropylene, nylon, and PVDF depending on the process environment we are dealing with. Mesh ranges from 6 to 200 ends per inch in single layer, double layer, or triple layer weave patterns. We supply these products as an endless loop with an invisible woven seam or with a variety of different pin seams for non-cantilevered positions.

Our People
Our Sales/Service, Technical and Manufacturing people are a highly trained group with a focused approach to our customers' needs. We utilize a Total Quality Assurance (TQA) program to guarantee high quality and reliable products. Our process knowledge also makes our people valuable resources in consulting on machine design and process trouble shooting. We pay the strictest attention to confidentiality, keeping in mind the security of our customer's process.

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