ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION designs, manufactures and markets paper machine clothing for each section of the paper machine. It manufactures and sells more paper machine clothing worldwide than any other company.

Paper machine clothing consists of large continuous belts of custom designed and custom manufactured, engineered fabrics that are installed on paper machines and carry the paper stock through each stage of the paper production process.

Paper machine clothing is a consumable product of technologically sophisticated design that is made with synthetic monofilament and fiber materials. The design and material composition of paper machine clothing can have a considerable effect on the quality of paper products produced and the efficiency of the paper machines on which it is used. The Company produces a substantial portion of its monofilament requirements.

In addition to paper machine clothing, the Company manufactures other engineered products for the non-woven industry, corrugator belts, filtration media and high performance doors.

The High Performance Door Division, which includes Rapid Roll Doors, is the operation of the Company which developed high speed, high performance doors, which grew from the application of the Company's coated fabric technology to its woven fabrics.