Description

The DuraFlow® Mesh Fabrics 27 Series provide exceptional performance in applications serving a variety of industries. These fabrics are manufactured from proprietary woven substrates that have been heavily coated with PTFE. The resulting products are significantly stronger, more wear resistant, and have better airflow for faster curing and drying. AFC's UV Resistant Mesh Fabrics (28 Series) have all the benefits of the 27 Series Mesh Fabrics, but with the added benefit of UV protection. AFC's DuraFlow® Mesh Fabrics are unsurpassed in their surface, strength, and airflow characteristics, and thus provide the ultimate performance for drying and curing applications.

DuraFlow® PTFE Coated Fabric Characteristics

DuraFlow® Fabrics are engineered to retain the distinctive properties of PTFE; however, by adding a glass fabric to the matrix, AFC is able to obtain the added benefits of dimensional stability, durability, excellent tensile strength and extremely low elongation (<1%). DuraFlow® Fabrics have received USDA approval for food processing and handling, and are FDA compliant (21 CFR177.1550). In addition, the DuraFlow® fabrics can operate in temperatures from -400ºF (-240ºC) under static conditions and -100°F (-73ºC) under dynamic conditions up to 550ºF (288ºC).

Typical Applications:
  • Food Products
  • Building Products
  • Other Applications
Unit of Measure

Specifications

Color

N/A Tan

Nominal Thickness

N/A 0.030 in0.762 mm

Width

N/A 141 in3581 mm

Window Opening

N/A 5/32 in3.969 mm

Weight

N/A 0.98 lbs/yd²0.53 kg/m²

Tensile Wrap

N/A 311 lbs/in²21.9 kg/cm²

Tensile Fill

N/A 541 lbs/in²38 kg/cm²

Notes

N/A Although material width is standard, additional lead-time may be required.
Additional thicknesses and styles available upon special order.

Typical Applications

Food Products

N/A
  • Curing, drying, smoking of poultry, meat, fish and vegetables
  • Dehydration of poultry, meat, fish, vegetables and fruit

Building Products

N/A
  • Manufacture of vacuum laminate

Other Applications

N/A
  • Manufacture of abrasive wheels

Fabrication Capabilities

N/A AFC offers the following fabrication capabilities and services for its fabrics:

  • Conveyor belting
  • Specialty fabrication
  • Custom fabric and tape slitting
  • Fabric and tape sheeting
  • Custom die cutting
  • Belt and fabric perforating

Fabric Treatments and Specialty Coatings

N/A AFC can specially treat its fabrics to provide an adhesive (tape), bondable, abrasion resistant, or static-dissipative surface. In addition, the company also specialty coats fabrics to meet specific application needs.