Hollingsworth & Vose and Donaldson JV to create nanofiber filer media

15 Jul '05

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US based technical and industrial papers and nonwovens for filtration media Hollingsworth & Vose is pleased to announce the signing of a global licensing agreement with Donaldson Company, located in Minneapolis, MN, covering technology used to produce nanofiber filter media and nanofiber containing filter elements for pleated air filters for on-road vehicle applications.

Under this license Hollingsworth & Vose will make, use and sell nanofiber filter media under certain patents and patent applications related to this market application owned by Donaldson.

This arrangement will allow Hollingsworth & Vose's customers to use such filter media in connection with the manufacture, marketing and sale of filter products using Donaldson's technology.

The goal of Hollingsworth & Vose and Donaldson is to provide new innovative filter performance in pleated air filters for use in on-road vehicle applications.

It has been shown that nanofiber technology offers dramatically improved filter element life in such applications, particularly when challenged with diesel soot contaminants. Diesel soot contaminants have been shown to more closely represent actual conditions encountered in on-road automotive and truck filtration applications.

“This is an important breakthrough for our customers,” stated Val Hollingsworth, President and CEO of Hollingsworth & Vose, “as it will enable them to more fully utilize our Nanoweb fine fiber capabilities that we have developed over the last several years.”

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