Technologies
The science behind the technology is the result of years of development and testing. Ongoing science and collaboration with our partners underpin all that we do as we move toward our goal of natural renewable sustainable filtration.
The extensive Astino™ Breeding Programme has been developed to produce purpose bred Astino™ Wool for air filtration applications. The need for total assurance of supply, purity of genetics, and management of production drove Lanaco to develop this breeding programme.
Quality and performance start at the source, and our source is the pristine lakes district of the South Island of New Zealand. Here, Astino™ Wool is responsibly and carefully farmed with the latest in-farm science and husbandry practices, and developing regenerative farming principles and land and water care.
Astino™ Wool exclusively provides the scientific evidence required to maximise quality and consistency in every filter it goes into.
Courtesy of The Woolmark Company
The Helix™ Filter is named after the helical protein molecule at the core of a wool fibre.
Using the latest in electret technology, the refined wool fibres are central to providing an incredibly powerful capture of submicron particles at the lowest of low resistance.
Filter weights range from 50 to 1,000 gsm.
Defining Features
Helix™ Filter Technology is the result of 10 years of intense scientific research, built on top of 150 years of agricultural research in wool production.
The functionalities of the filter material are embedded in the complex chemical and physical nature of the wool fibre, which has evolved over centuries to protect sheep in the high-country from the harsh environments in which they live.
+ High particle capture efficiency
+ Ultra low breathing resistance
+ High loft and dust loading
+ Additional functionality
+ Sustainable renewable resource
+ Low carbon processing in country of production
Ideal as a prefilter, a coarse filter or as a grease and odour filter, Alpuro™ Filters are 100% Lanaco wool processed to optimise filtration performance.
Independent testing has shown grease and odour levels are significantly reduced when using Alpuro™.
Lanaco has a world-leading team of product development & engineering specialists and experienced innovators in Chemical Materials, Mechanical Engineering, Bio-Materials, Chemistry, Bio-nanotechnology, Agriculture and Animal Genetics.
As a centre of excellence in respiratory protection, our headquarters has class-leading filter testing equipment to accurately measure and compare the filtration performance of materials. Our Auckland headquarters includes a modern manufacturing complex.
We provide testing analysis and consulting services on a range of product development and design challenges. We can also provide engineering support.
with you to imagine, test and create a custom filter.