Founded in 1988, AFC, a family owned and operated company, is a world leader in the manufacture of high-performance coated & laminated fabrics. AFC sells its products through distributors and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) under the trade names DuraFab®, DuraFlow®, DuraSil®, DuraStick®, DuraLam® and DuraChef® . The company designs and manufactures PTFE and silicone coated & laminated fabrics and conveyor belting, along with an extensive line of pressure sensitive tapes, for use in diverse applications.

Typical applications for its products are found in industries such as, food processing, commercial and retail food preparation, quick service restaurants, aerospace, flexible packaging, screen printing, textile, polymer manufacturing, chemical, electronics and communications. These demanding markets use AFC products in a variety of applications such as rotary band sealing, pizza crust and tortilla pressing, precooking meats, fish and poultry, curing printed textiles, poly bag extrusion, flexible packaging sealing, release sheets for baking and vulcanizing, gaskets, diaphragms, shrink tunnel curtains, expansion joints, tray liners and removable blankets.