18th Oct 2006 13:42
Amiad Filtration Systems Ltd. ("Amiad" or "the Company"), aproducer and global supplier of water filters and filtration systemsfor the industrial & municipal and the irrigation markets, ispresenting the Micro Fiber Technology, Automatic Micro Fiber (AMF)line of products, at Japan's City Water Exhibition, being held on 16to 19 October 2006. £ Amiad's distributor in Japan, Altech Alt Co. is presenting the AMFfilters at the exhibition. £ Following the on-site test in Hofu city, Japan, the Micro Fibertechnology was approved by the Japan Water Research Center (JWRC) asthe first non-membrane filtration type, tap water purificationequipment, capable of removing Cryptosporidium. £ The AMF thread filter is made up of 2 micron cassettes, withlayers of extremely fine fiber strings wound round them. £ Arik Dayan, V.P Sales and Marketing of Amiad, commented: "TheJapanese market has great potential for the Micro Fiber Technology andthe JWRC approval is very important for Amiad". £ Note to Editors: £ Amiad specialises in the development of automatic self cleaningfiltration systems that require low maintenance and can be adapted toprovide bespoke solutions to a wide range of applications, includingin the steel, power, oil and gas, pulp and paper, and irrigationindustries. £ Amiad currently sells its products worldwide to over 60 countriesacross the Americas, Africa, Europe, Asia and Australasia. It sellsprincipally through distributors to a wide range of establishedcustomers including Air Liquide, Aluminum Norf, Bayer, InfineonTechnologies, Membratec, Meyer Werft, Novelis and South East Water. £ Amiad (LSE:AFS) was admitted to AIM in December 2005. Copyright Business Wire 2006Related Shares:
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