Filter Media
Elsner Engineering continues to look for opportunities to drive efficiencies in filter manufacturing
Franz (Frank) Elsner, Sr. and his wife Johanna immigrated to America in 1924 to escape the depression and turmoil of post-World War I Germany. A German mechanical engineer, Frank held …
Metals shine bright at FILTECH 2022
With benefits including precisely tailored flow rates and accuracy – wire diameters and mesh apertures can be customized to perfectly match targeted contaminants – woven metallic filter fabrics continue to …
Chemical bonding for filter media
The bonding of fibers and polymers in the filter media manufacturing process can be performed by mechanical, chemical or thermal processes. Chemical bonding in filtration is typically employed to provide …
Filtration for the moon shot and beyond
This is the second installment in a new recurring column in IFN called “Moon Shots,” highlighting innovations and new ways of thinking in the filtration industry. The first article in …
Nonwoven filtration media
Nonwovens are commonly used as filtration media. Nonwoven filter media is an engineered fabric comprised of a random arrangement of filaments or fibers. The media has the specific function of …