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New Service to Move Pilot Production to Industrial Scale Production at Monadnock Non-Wovens LLC

Mt. Pocono, PA – March 14, 2013 – Monadnock Non-Wovens LLC announces a “Pilot to Production” program aimed at developers of fine fiber melt blown polypropylene seeking to transition from proven R+D scale production to industrial scale manufacturing.

The program is ideally suited for developers who seek to move to the next level of practical production, typically truckload quantities, from laboratory environments. “There is a considerable difference in running melt blown media under test conditions to running heavy duty industrial quantities.” says Keith Hayward, Managing Director of Monadnock Non-Wovens, based in Mount Pocono in NE Pennsylvania. “Our unique combination of flexible polypropylene melt-blown operations and many years of process development experience is ideal for marketers with new products or ideas seeking the next step in economically fully exploiting the opportunity.” The principal clients would be product developers seeking characteristics or special properties in the fast growing allergen barrier, anti-microbial or odor removal applications often used in fabric, homeland security, medical devices and some consumer products.

Monadnock Non-Wovens has expertise in prototype to industrial transitions involving Polypropylene melt blown with or without a wide range of additives and combined materials. The size and flexibility of the company permits relatively low cost and rapid development of roll goods media suitable for further converting or direct sale. This could be useful for large companies wanting a high quality testing ground or those wishing to commercialize an idea.

“The elegance of our Pilot to Production program is that once approved by the market the client has a ready made home for subsequent production with established processes and cost structures supported by an ISO9001 Quality System,” says Keith Hayward. “Pilot programs can involve renting machine time, toll converting or conventional purchase.”

About Monadnock Non-Wovens

Monadnock Non-Wovens LLC (MNW), a subsidiary of Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc of Bennington New Hampshire was established in 1999 to meet the fast growing air and liquid filtration, medical face mask and healthcare markets. MNW is a global supplier and is ISO 9001:2008 certified.