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and high dust holding capacity.The fine fibers create a large filtrationsurface, boosting mechanical efficiencythat does not decrease, evenafter discharge.The progressively structured filtermedia feature a low average pressuredrop, reducing energy consumptionduring operation of the filtration plant.For small installation spaces,pleatable Sandler sawascreen pleat filtermedia feature a uniform, lengthwiseoriented fiber structure for highmechanical stability and they can beeasily manufactured with all commonpleating processes. The stability ofthe pleats is unaffected by pressure orother mechanical influences, as wellas moisture.RECORD BREAKERIDEA13 was held April 22-25,2013, in Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.,featuring 483 exhibiting companiesand drawing close to 7,000 attendeesfrom 72 countries.“IDEA13 was a record-breakingevent and one of the most successfulIDEA shows ever,” said DaveRousse. “The continued strong participationof international exhibitorsand attendees is proof of the show’simportance within the internationalnonwovens/engineered fabrics community.”In addition to attendees and exhibitorson the show floor, manymore were doing business at nearbyhotels and at over 50 on-site meetingrooms utilized by the leading companiesfor their business discussions.The well-attended conference sessionsfocused on regional global markets,trends and forecasts with aninsightful look into the engineeredfabrics markets in North America,South America, Europe, Asia-Pacific,China and India.The IDEA Achievement Awardswere presented to the best new productsduring the last three years, inthe following five categories: Equipment,Raw Materials, Roll Goods,Short-Life End Product and Long-Life End Product.The five winners were:• Machinery/Equipment: ITWDynatec – Surge adhesive applicator• Raw Materials: Sandler AG – BioTextile Bio-wipes Substrate• Roll Goods: Hollingsworth & Vose –NanoWave filtration media• Converted Product: ITW Dymon –Raptor Safe-T Wipe (substanceactivated fast evaluation technology)• Long-Life Converted Product: HunterDouglas – DuoTone Honeycombwindow shadeIn addition, the IDEA13 EntrepreneurAchievement Award was presentedto Suominen Nonwovens andthe Lifetime Achievement Award waspresented to Rory Holmes, past Presidentof INDA.INDA will stage its Filtration InternationalConference and Exposition atNavy Pier in Chicago from November12-14, 2013.FNwww.filtnews.com • June 2013 • 17