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The New MAHLE SYMMETRIX® Air Filter System Uses
Finetex Technology’s Nanofiber
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BUSINESS WIRE
August 25, 2008
SEOUL, South Korea - Finetex Technology Global Limited (“Finetex
Technology”), a mass manufacturer of electrospun nanofibers,
has provided nanofiber coated filter media for MAHLE, the
Stuttgart based engine components and systems specialist, to
produce the new SYMMETRIX® high performance air filter
system. |
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The MAHLE SYMMETRIX® filter system focused on achieving the
objective of maximum filter performance with minimal
installation space. Incorporating the Finetex Technology’s
nanofiber, MAHLE has obtained the extremely thin filter
media with lower pressure loss and higher dust retention
capacity compared to conventional filter media. These
benefits are due to the special properties of nanofiber such
as large surface area to mass, high pore volume, low density
and tight pore size.
Finetex
Technology has developed nanofiber-applied filter media
jointly with MAHLE for last couple of years and SYMMETRIX®
is the first commercial filter system implementing the
Finetex Technology nanofiber media that launched in the
heavy-duty filtration market.
“We’re thrilled to have the first nano heavy duty filter
media commercially launched in the market through the
innovative MAHLE SYMMETRIX® filter system,” said Mr. JC
Park, CEO of Finetex Technology. “We believe with each
successful development and launch there will be a snowball
effect from the filtration market place as well as other
industries as our nanofiber technology get greater use and
acceptance.”
About Finetex Technology Global Limited
Finetex
Technology has developed a unique electrostatic spinning
process to produce nano-scale fibers and structures that can
be manufactured on a mass scale. These nano fibers and
structures are used in a wide-range of applications such as
the automotive, textile, and many other industries. For more
information, please visit www.finetextech.com.
About MAHLE Group:
The MAHLE Group is one of the 30 largest companies in the
automotive supply industry worldwide. As a leading
manufacturer of components and systems for the combustion
engine and related products, MAHLE ranks among the top 3
systems suppliers for piston systems, cylinder components,
valve train systems, air management systems, and liquid
management systems. MAHLE employs around 48,000 people at
110 production plants and eight research and development
centers. In 2007, MAHLE achieved sales of over EUR 5 billion
(USD 7.5 billion). |
