Machine Clothing
Our Machine Clothing portfolio includes a wide range of high-performance fabrics designed to meet the unique needs of paper mills worldwide.
A Glance at What We Offer
Forming Fabrics: Engineered for superior sheet formation, optimized retention, and uniformity, enhancing the quality and strength of the final product. Multilayer technology created by Albany International is the standard today on paper machines worldwide.
Press Felts: Designed for efficient water removal, our press felts reduce energy consumption, increase sheet dryness, and improve machine runnability. In addition, our portfolio of Seamed Press Fabrics provides safer and quicker installation on even the most demanding and mark critical applications, including Tissue machines, and Publication and Packaging grade shoe press positions.
Dryer Fabrics: Made from heat-resistant materials, our dryer fabrics maximize drying efficiency while minimizing energy costs, contributing to a more sustainable process.
Process Belts: An array of belts – including shoe press, calendar and transfer belts – are available to support a variety of needs. Our team carefully selects which is best for each project to ensure the highest quality product.
Paper Machine Clothing Services
Albany International is committed to ensuring that our Paper Machine Clothing (PMC) solutions provide maximum performance and value worldwide. We have a dedicated team at Albany International positioned to support at a service level for a broad range of needs.
Services include:
- Regular Fabric Service - Encompassing the normal service coverage of our product, including design, start-up, and performance analysis.
- Consultative - Assistance to operating personnel, based on the extensive experience of our Service Engineers and world-wide exposure of Albany International.
- Diagnostic - In-depth analysis of machine clothing variables in a long-term effort to improve machine operating costs and clothing operation.
- Project Specific - Contribution to a specific and targeted project of importance to overall cost of mill operations.
The Albany International difference is that our team of service professionals can service the entire paper machine with specialists from each machine section, who are experts in that specific area.
Engineered Fabrics
The Engineered Fabrics business of Albany International manufactures specialized woven and nonwoven products that are used in a range of industries other than papermaking. With thriving operations on five continents, the business is composed of five distinct product lines, each dedicated to delivering innovative technologies to customers in both existing and developing markets. Albany International’s reputation, performance and value have earned it global leadership in the manufacture of Engineered Fabrics.
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