Treatment of felts and fabrics for paper machines

In modern paper machines, the paper is transported through the machine at speeds of more than 2000 m/min by means of felts and fabrics, commonly named as Paper Machine Clothing or PMC for short.

Felts and fabrics

Advanced technical textiles

Felts and fabrics are advanced technical textiles which are exposed to extreme operating conditions. For the textiles to endure in these conditions and to be given the desired characteristics, they need heat treatment before they can be put on the paper machine.

Stretch table for heatsetting

World leading

Alfsen og Gunderson is the world’s leading manufacturer of heatsetting and tentering equipment for felts and fabrics to the Paper Machine Clothing industry. As of 2009, we have supplied more than 210 heatsetting systems and 75 tenters, to customers in 25 countries.

Tenter pin carriage

Patented tenter system

We introduced our patented tenter system in 1992. Since then "AG Tenter 2" has dominated the world marked. Close to 80% of the tenters sold world wide to the PMC industry after 1992 has been delivered by AG.

Operator desk with PC based HMI

Control system

We design our own process control systems for the equipment we supply to the paper machine clothing industry. With the very rapid pace of development in recent years in automation and control systems, our customers have seen the need to upgrade their existing machinery. We take on design, delivery, commissioning and start-up of control systems for complete stretch table installation.

We shall be glad to visit you to discuss specific projects, involving new machinery or renovation of old equipment - or just to inform you in general about our products.

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AG Air Through Compact and AG Tenter 2