Albany Filtration Technologies - Company Profile
Albany Filtration Technologies (AFT) is one of the world's largest suppliers of technical textiles for industrial filtration applications. With a manufacturing base in Australia, China and Brazil AFT is well positioned to deliver world class filtration products to it’s world wide customers.
AFT’s history is based on Albany International’s 100 year history in the manufacture of custom engineered technical textiles in many applications ranging from pulp and paper dewatering process belts to specialty products for Aerospace and Aeronautical Applications such as supplying to U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Space Shuttle Program with High Temperature structural and insulation panels.
Established in 2008 as a separate Australian owned entity, AFT’s product range includes woven and non-woven filtration fabrics, specialty belting, "Duraslide" pneumatic conveying media and Meta-Aramid high temperature belting.
We have virtually no limitations in regards to fibre, weave or fabric design. Our range includes Polyester, Homopolymer Acrylic, Polypropylene, Polyamide and high temperature fabrics such as Meta-Aramid, PTFE, Polyimide (P84), Polyphenylene (PPS) and Fibreglass. Most of these basic fibres are available in monofilament/multifilament conventional spun and needled constructions.
In our integrated Textile Plant here at Gosford, NSW, Australia and in Zhangjiagang, Suzhou China, highly trained technical staff, supported by a fully equipped textile laboratory can develop products to the specific needs of clients and keep pace with the new demands of pollution control authorities.
AFT supply almost every major end user in Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia and have developed and proven filtration media for mining, smelting, refining, iron and steel, foundry, alumina, aluminium, carbon black, cement, limestone, asphalt, clay, motor industries and many others including High Temperature components for Aerospace applications.
AFT is pleased to confirm that it has in place, world wide, a Total Quality Management Programme we call `TQA' (Total Quality Assurance). Our system is based on the philosophy and teaching of Dr W Edwards Deming and all major processes are monitored and run charted ensuring our valued customers of the highest quality products from our plants.
AFT’s quality standard is accredited by SGS for the ISO 9000 series of Standards..