Technical Fibre Products, a leading manufacturer of advanced nonwoven materials, has announced organisational changes at their USA based operations – Technical Fibre Products (TFP) and Electro Fiber Technologies.

These changes include the appointment of John M. Haaland to the position of President of Technical Fibre Products, and Robert E. Duvall to the position of President of Electro Fiber Technologies (EFT), TFP’s fibre coating facility.

John M. Haaland, Technical Fibre Products 

John joined TFP in 2001 and in his current role as Vice President of Sales and Marketing has held responsibility for the strategic growth and development of sales and business operations in the USA.

John has a chemistry degree from SUNY Oneonta and combines a scientific background with extensive commercial experience, having held product and environmental marketing roles at Ashland Chemical and BOC respectively prior to joining TFP.

John has 30 years of experience in sales and marketing and 13 years of developing relationships with leading companies in TFP’s core markets of aerospace, defence and advanced composites.  John will also serve as President of the US holding company Tech Fibers.

Robert E. Duvall, Electro Fiber Technologies

Robert has served as the Vice President of Operations at EFT for the past 12 years, where he has been responsible for developing and implementing the manufacturing methods for fibre plating operations.

 Prior to his association with EFT, he also held positions as the Chief Technical Officer of Composite Materials LLC, a manufacturer of metal coated fibres, and as Director of Manufacturing for Thermion Systems International.

Robert brings a wealth of expertise to the role, having over 30 years experience in the field of metal coated fibres with a particular focus on transferring experimental technologies from the R&D stage into full production.

Technical Fibre Products

Technical Fibre Products is a leading nonwoven manufacturer, offering a broad range of high quality, technically advanced nonwovens, which can be customised to meet specific application requirements.

This range of nonwovens includes carbon, aramid, glass, thermoplastic and metal coated nonwovens, the fibres for the latter being produced in-house at EFT. A variety of applications include acting as a lightweight adhesive carrier or delivering a high quality surface finish in composites whilst conferring additional functionality, such as EMI shielding, electrical conductivity and abrasion resistance.

TFP’s materials can deliver effective passive fire protection, as well as offering solutions for power generation and thermal insulation, the company reports. TFP have also recently extended their capability to include lamination, enabling TFP to add value through bonding of multi-layer structures, powder addition and compression.

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