Albany Filtration Technologies

Website: www.albft.com

Division Of: Albany International Corporation

Address: 900 Pacific Highway Lisarow NSW 2250 Australia

Postal Address: Locked Bag No. 6 Gosford NSW 2250 Australia

Telephone: (02) 800 66 200

Facsimile: (02) 432 91 145

Email: alison.lumby@albft.com

 

Albany Filtration Technologies offer the following services.
Dust and fume control
	Fabric filters (Pulse Jet, Shaker, Reverse Air)
	Supply replacement filter bags
	Supply replacement cages
	Maintenance services

 

Company Capabilities Statement

Albany Filtration Technologies supplies and services a full range of custom manufactured filter bags in both woven and non-woven filter media for all types of baghouses, pressure leaf filters, pan filters, drum filters and belt filters.

We also supply a full range of pneumatic fluidising media for use in material handling applications such as airslides.

Albany International Corporation is the world's largest supplier of custom engineered industrial textiles with more than 38 plants located around the world including England, Canada, USA, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Holland, France, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Australia.

Albany International also takes pride in fulfilling it's critical role in supplying to U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Space Shuttle Program. Albany International Research Company developed and manufactured jointly with our Technical Fabrics Division, three types of highly-engineered fabrics which cover nearly all of the Shuttle Vehicle. Albany International is also developing High Temperature structural and insulation panels for Aerospace and Aeronautical Applications.

In our fully integrated Textile Plant at Gosford, NSW, the latest textile equipment is operating on a multi-shift basis and is designed with the objective to completely service your requirements.

All phases of manufacture, from the raw staple fibre, through yarn making, weaving, needling, etc., to the final fabrication, are carried out in our Gosford plant under skilled supervision and stringent quality control.

Our product range includes filtration fabrics, speciality belting, papermakers felts, fibrous cement machine felts, paddings and coverings for the laundry and dry cleaning industries, tannery products, "Duraslide" pneumatic conveying media and Nomex high temperature belting.

We have virtually no limitations in regards to fibre, weave or fabric design. Our range includes Polyester, Acrylic, Polyethylene, Polypropylene, and high temperature fabrics such as Nomex, Teflon, Polyimide, PPS and Fibreglass. Most of these basic fibres are available in monofilament/ multifilament conventional spun and needled constructions.

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. The technical facilities are backed by an exchange of information among Albany plants throughout the world and experience dating back to the turn of the century.

Albany 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.

Albany International 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.

Albany International has recently launched a Dust Collector Service and Maintenance Division within our Industrial Process Technologies Division.  This service is designed to complement our existing business and provide our customers with a "One Stop Shop" approach to their Dust Collection Systems. The business is supported by our existing technical and sales
staff but is managed by experienced service personnel that Albany International have recruited through past relationships.

In summary Albany International provide:

• Quality products with Industry respect and choice
• Depth of baghouse service knowledge and experience
• Experience in shutdown projects
• Prompt mobilisation capability
• Focus on Occupational Health and Safety
• Strong financial standing worldwide

 

Structure Details

Year Established: 1966

Number of Employees: 350

Quality Assurance:
ISO 9001

 

Contacts

Michael Gerakios - General Manager (Global Liquid & Dry filtration).
Phone: (02) 800 66 200

 

Other Branches:
Australia, Brazil, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America, China and Korea.

 

Product Range

• Manufacturer and supplier of custom engineered textiles for use in wet and dry liquid solid separation.
  Pneumatic conveyor media.
• Products for use in laundry and dry cleaning industries.
• Tannery Products.
• Corrugator Belts.
• Conveyor and Elevator Belts.
• Contract Maintenance Services.
• Papermaking Felts and Screens.

 

Domestic Activities

Filtration Products and media to Mining and smelting refining, Iron and steel foundry, Alumina, Aluminium, Carbon, Black Cement, Limestone, Asphalt, Motor Industries, Power Generation, Papermaking Felts and Screens.

 

Export Activities

Albany International is committed to providing superior products and services to its customers throughout the world. This includes premium filtration media to some of the world's largest power generating stations for the collection of fly ash from flue gas using fabric filters; premium filtration media to most of the world's largest alumina refineries for wet filtration process applications and; filtration products on a worldwide basis to cement plants and carbon black industries.

 

Project Overview

Over the past 12 years Albany International Australia has manufactured and supplied more than 1.5 million fabric filter bags for fly ash recovery in the world's largest fabric filters. This has culminated in Albany International Australia being recognised as a leader in the design and manufacture of fabric filtration media and filter bags for air/gas filtration. The experience and product performance of these major installations has resulted in Albany International Australia being awarded orders for the design, manufacture and supply of custom engineered fabric filter bags for the following new projects:

• Munmorah Power Station, Pacific Power, NSW Australia - 1 x 300 MW : Pulse Jet Filter
• Kelvin Power Station, Johannesburg City Council, South Africa - 1 x 60 MW : Pulse Jet Filter
• Duvha Power Station, Eskom, South Africa - 3 x 600 MW : Pulse Jet Filter
• Majuba Power Station, Eskom, South Africa - 3 x 670 MW : Pulse Jet Filter
• Big Brown Power Station, Texas Utilities, USA - 2 x 575 MW : COHPAC Pulse Jet Filter

Albany International Australia's 'continuous improvement' philosophy, adopted from its implementation of TQM principles in 1986, initiated the path to ISO 9002/AS3909/NZ9002 accreditation by Standards Australia in 1992 and affirmation as a Quality Endorsed Company.

 

Further Information

Auditors - Coopers & Lybrand

Lawyers - Mallesons, Stephen, Jacques, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Bank - National Australia Bank - Erina Branch

Ownership - Albany International Corp - New York