Subject: Air Filtration Market News
Here are excerpts for the month of November to the Air Filtration and Purification Markets. These updates reflect only some of the new additions. The analysis and revenues are constantly revised.
Filtration 2005 International Conference
Filtration 2005 was held in November at Navy Pier, Chicago. Billed as the largest gathering of the filtration industry in the world, the conference was well attended, with 125 exhibitors and more than 1600 attendees. Seminars included an Air and Liquid Filtration Tutorial, Healthcare and Environmental Issues, Cleanroom Filtration and Automotive Filtration.
Companies exhibiting included fiber and media manufacturers, filter equipment makers, metering and measurement equipment manufacturers, adhesive and netting companies.
BBA Fiberweb’s AQF Technology provides high efficiency media for molecular contamination. A patented fiber structure…
Finetex Technology’s non-woven Nanofiber webs provide efficiency equal to or superior to synthetic, PTFE…
Construction
The U.S. Commerce Department reported October construction of new homes and apartments fell by 5.6 percent…
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A survey conducted in June by Today’s Facility Manager asked facility managers their future plans for renovation, new construction…
HVAC
Consulting-Specifying Engineer reports pursuing LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification includes evaluation of several things relating to energy efficiency, water efficiency, indoor environmental quality, related materials and resource selection. Filter systems can play a role in achieving LEED certifications. Although no individual filter product or system can be LEED-certified, it can contribute to the completion of credit points through reduced energy costs…
Indoor Air Quality
U.S. EPA’s Homeland Security Technology Testing & Evaluation Program (TTEP) technical advisory panel, as reported in last month’s update, summarized technologies for cleaning building ventilation air to prevent or remove contamination by chemical or biological agents. The first method to be tested is the in-duct ultraviolet light technology. A test quality assurance (QA) plan…
Nonwovens
According to the China Nonwovens Technical Association, and the China Nonwovens Information Center, the production of nonwovens in China was 755,000 tons in 2004…
Company News
CLARCOR Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Martin Kurz & Co., Inc. (MKI), a privately-owned manufacturer of sintered porous metal laminates used in screening and filtration products for a wide array of industries…
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Filtration Group Canada, a subsidiary of Illinois-based Filtration Group, has merged with Dafco Filtration Products to form Dafco Filtration Group Corp. With complementary HVAC air filtration products…
New Products
The recently released Aller Air Industries’ AirMedic combines a cylindrical shape with 360° air intake to remove chemicals, particles, gases and odors on the very first pass. The AirMedic also features a clean air delivery rate…
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Bob McIlvaine
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