Filtration Industry

Liquid and Air Filtration Solutions

Innovative Textile Technologies

Shawmut creates filtration media for both liquid and air applications. 

Shawmut is proud to be part of the worldwide push for innovative textile water filtration technologies as a producer of technical fabrics used as permeate carriers for a wide range of reverse-osmosis filtration processes and high PH configurations, and many other liquid filtration needs.

Our custom-formulated meltblown air filtration media is produced in-house using the world’s most advanced process technology and is exceptionally efficient for its weight and thickness.

Filtration Industry Challenges We Solve

Whether we are addressing your liquid or air filtration challenges, we strive for innovative solutions to add value.

Help solve global clean water shortages with textile technology.

Shawmut’s high-performance RO-Flow™ Permeate Carrier Fabrics are crafted using bicomponent low-melt yarns and are built for maximum channel integrity. Leveraging decades of engineering expertise, Shawmut updated the fabric structure to offer enhanced durability within high-pressure systems, maintaining a high level of channel flow, while also delivering low pressure constructions using the same technology. The patented bicomponent multifilament/monofilament hybrid tricot knit uses less material to achieve greater results, with an innovative design that delivers firmness, stability, and maximum permeability.

Maximize breathability in a filter media that is built to block airborne particles at N95 filtration performance.

It’s a challenge to make a filter media that maximizes airflow but also blocks enough airborne particles to meet NIOSH standards. We started with the world’s best melt blown filter media equipment – from Germany’s Reifenhäuser REICOFIL GmbH & Co – and engineered it to produce the optimal balance of fiber size, thickness, weight, and proprietary static charge to meet this challenge. The result is Shawmut MB™,  a filter media other mask manufacturers are coming to us to make for them due to its high filtration properties, low air resistance, and light weight.

Reduce your carbon footprint as much as possible while producing high-tech materials that look, feel, and perform like they were virgin-sourced.

Shawmut produces RO-Flow™ Permeate Carrier Fabrics for reverse osmosis using antimony-free, bicomponent yarn in our state-of-the-art Park Avenue Technical Center in Burlington, North Carolina. An eco-friendly, safer alternative is achieved through the patented incorporation of heat treated bicomponent yarn to fuse the fibers without the need for harsh chemicals or epoxy. 

Shawmut’s Park Avenue Technical Center is the company’s first ISO 14001 certified facility. It is 100% landfill-free, with less than 1% of the waste from the Technical Center going to a landfill, and instead repurposed through recycling and other external sustainability operations. Additionally, Shawmut has made strides in its water conservation efforts at the Park Avenue Technical Center, cutting water usage by nearly 75% over the last several years.

Make filtration media in the USA to compete with global commodity sources.

Supply chain issues have demanded that many manufactures look at reshoring or near-shoring suppliers and raw materials sources over the past few years. We’ve taken that opportunity to produce air and liquid filtration fabrics that are a higher quality than what can be sourced overseas, is a more consistent quality, can be acquired in a fraction of the time, and provides innovation that allows for an overall delivery of higher value. 

Our innovative patented manufacturing process for our RO-Flow™ liquid filtration fabrics eliminates the use of glues and chemicals that others need to meet our performance metrics.

We create solutions to your production challenges

How can we help you solve your most pressing medical device materials challenge?

In the ever-evolving landscape of medical device manufacturing, the pursuit of innovative and efficient production methods has become paramount. One such innovation that has been gaining traction in recent years is the utilization of Radio Frequency (RF) welding technology in the fabrication of medical inflatable air bladders. These critical components are integral to various medical devices, such as pressure-relief mattresses, compression garments, and inflatable cuffs used in healthcare applications. RF welding presents a compelling alternative to traditional bonding techniques due to its precision, speed, and ability to maintain material integrity.

READ CASE STUDY

This case study highlights how Shawmut Corporation leveraged its machine design expertise to revolutionize the manufacturing process of hydrogen fuel cell ion exchange media with linear air-flow channels. In an era where sustainable energy solutions are gaining momentum, the demand for hydrogen fuel cells as a clean power source has surged. However, current solutions for manufacturing ion exchange media were hampered by the inability to reliably produce consistent output that performed to spec due to a manual manufacturing process, which could not be cost-effectively scaled up.

 
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Filtration Industry Capabilities

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Fabrics for high-performance reverse osmosis

Permeate Carrier Fabrics

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Meltblown Filter Media

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Filtration Industry Applications

Permeate Carrier Fabrics
Our patented fabrics are custom designed and engineered for maximum channel integrity.

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Reverse Osmosis
Permeate carrier fabrics are used to separate the many membrane layers in the RO filter cartridge.

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Desalinization
Desalination uses reverse osmosis technology to separate water molecules from seawater salt and impurities.

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Air Purifying Filtration
Meltblown filters play a role in air purifiers, helping to capture airborne pollutants and allergens.

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HVAC
HVAC systems in hospitals and healthcare facilities use meltblown filters to maintain clean and safe indoor air quality.

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Respirators
Meltblown filter media is a crucial component in the production of surgical masks and respirators.

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Food, Beverage, and Pharmaceutical Processing
RO technology isolates and removes unwanted dissolved matter from water used in food & beverage production.

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Micro-, Nano-, and Ultra-Filtration
Permeate carrier fabrics can be used with multiple filtration membrane pore sizes.

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