AFC produces a wide range of high performance PTFE and silicone coated fabrics along with pressure sensitive adhesives using fiberglass, Kevlar® and Nomex® substrates. AFC can manufacture and design products for use in both generalized and specialty applications. AFC can specially formulate coatings to provide a bondable, abrasion resistant, static-dissipative or oil resistant surface. These coated fabrics are produce to meet specific customer requirements.

• Multiple Vertical Coating Towers
• Coating widths up to 144”
• Horizontal Coating Oven
• Coating widths up to 85”
• Coating Thickness Range .002”-.060”
• Multi-Ply/Laminated Fabrics thickness up to .062”
• Various Woven Substrates
  • Fiberglass
• Kevlar
• Nomex
• Cotton
• Nylon
• Polyester
• Coatings include solvent and water-based
• PTFE
• Silicone
• Acrylic
• Neoprene
• Rubber
• Adhesives
• Differential Coatings
• Single Side Coating
• Multiple Colors
• FDA, NSF & UL Compliant

AFC manufactures and designs an extensive line of belts and engineered parts ranging in thickness from .003” to over .060”. AFC products are fabricated in widths ranging from ½” to 144”. Typical application for AFC’s specialized belting and fabricated parts include Raydomes covers, garment fusing belts, meat and poultry cooking belts, tortilla and pizza press belts, bun toasting wrappers, submarine sandwich cooking baskets, tank seals and containment barriers as well as many others for numerous industries.

• Heat Sealing
• Custom Die Cutting
• Guide Strips
• Sheeting
• Fasteners
• Dot Guides
• Sewing
• Mechanical and Endless Splice Fabrication
• Perforating up to 100”
• Custom Belt Cleat and Treads
• Custom Looped Ends
• Belt Repair Services

AFC materials are available in rolls from ¼” to full width. AFC’s slitting equipment includes a Stanford Slitter/Rewinder, Lever slitter and Cevenini slitter. We can provide slit tapes or fabrics on standard 3” cores as well as smaller 1” cores.

• Narrow widths from ¼”
• Tight tolerance
• Standard full width roll lengths from 18 yards
• Custom roll lengths
• Prepared slit rolls tapes in lengths of 10, 18 & 36 yards
• 1” or 3“ plastic or cardboard cores
• Custom packaging
• Drop shipping available
• Multiple inspection stands with up to 120” roll capability

Since our inception, AFC has worked closely with our customers to identify opportunities and to develop new products. With a full complement of R&D, engineering and design capabilities, AFC takes pride in our ability to quickly develop solutions to our customer problems. Evidence of our efforts to develop new and innovative products can be found in our broad product breadth, proprietary products and in our patent activities. AFC has the ability to test and evaluate competitive materials characteristics.

• Testing & Material Evaluation
  • Tensile and Elongation
• Durometer Hardness
• Specific Gravity
• Tear Resistance
• Porosity
• Dielectric Strength
• Flame Resistance
• Chemical Resistance
• Grease & Oil Wicking
• Viscosity
• Rolling Ball
• Thickness
• Weight
• Substrate Evaluation  
• Product Development
• Formulation Development