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Alan Smithies has over 20 years of work experience in the filtration industry. Alan started their career at BHA Group Inc in 1999, where they served as the Technical Director - Product Development. During their time at BHA, they played a key role in improving the company's market position through product innovation and the introduction of nanofiber technology. In 2004, BHA was acquired by GE, and Alan Smithies joined GE Energy, Environmental Services as the Manager - Engineering & Technology. In this role, they were responsible for technology and engineering P&L, leading a team of engineers and developing patented nanofiber filtration media technology. In 2010, they left GE and founded APIS Consulting, LLC, where they served as the President. At APIS Consulting, they provided consulting services for product development and business development to nonwovens companies in the air pollution control and filtration industry. Alan also engineered custom filtration materials and provided consulting services to media suppliers. In 2017, Alan Smithies joined NXTNANO LLC as the Executive Vice President, where they currently hold a position.
Alan Smithies attended Bolton College of Textiles from 1978 to 1986, where they earned a degree in Industrial Textile Technology (ATI).
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NXTNANO was formed in 2013 with a vision to solve historical industry limitations and engineer a process allowing nanofibers to be manufactured at a commercially viable rate. Our advancement has resulted in many new industries and applications now benefiting from the unique properties of nanofibers. NXTNANO's production capability in material width, speed, volume, & fiber versatility is simply unmatched. We have the ability to produce fibers from polymers of PU, PVDF, PAN, PES, and others. This versatility combined with a unique ability to simultaneously spin multiple polymers provides unprecedented flexibility. Additional research is being committed to adding "functionality" to polymers, enhancing nanofibers characteristics to not only preform filtration tasks but to enhance or preform additional function's such as odor and light absorption, even piezoelectric properties. We are driven by a commitment to deliver exceptional, industry leading nanofibers on an unprecedented scale. Our production technique is a revolutionary departure from the normal methods of fiber spinning that allows us to put down more & finer fiber, with greater consistently and bonding. NXTNANO currently produces a range of nanofiber medias, from very light surface coatings all the way up to full membranes for the apparel and micro filtration industries.