about careers zac safety sustainability globallink Search products support training aj labs home aj labs AJ Labs the next chapter The word “innovation” is overused to the point where it has partially lost its meaning. However, as the demands on our industry continue to shift, the need for innovation has never been higher. more where your insight inspires our next innovation. How to build a better product? Just ask the people who use it. Our boots are on the ground to gather customer feedback, think through challenges and talk shop. We then bring the knowledge we glean in the fields back to AJ Labs, our incubator for the new and the next. Here, AJ’s expert team of researchers and developers is constantly working to create new products and enhance existing ones—all to better meet customer needs. Take a look at our latest breakthroughs. the latest information from aj labs August 16, 2021 Not Your Grandmother's Yarn Shop Not many paper machine clothing suppliers have in-house filament production. But AJ considers Williston to be a major competitive advantage. Not only does it ensure the quality and quantity of yarns that AJ demands, it drives innovation. Being part of a larger value chain permits Williston to develop and produce specialized filaments that might not be profitable as a standalone product but are extremely valuable as part of AJ’s overall offering to customers. more July 19, 2021 Oh Kanata! The Advanced Product Development facility in Kanata, Ontario (Canada), is a think tank of sorts: an exciting, experimental environment that centers around technical support for AstenJohnson products and the development of new solutions. more June 14, 2021 T Star™ to the Max AstenJohnson is recognized as the North American market leader in tissue forming fabrics. And thanks to a concerted strategy to bring superior, innovative products to the tissue industry, AJ is widening the technology gap even further. more view all A SAFER WAY TO INSTALL DRYER FABRICS AstenJohnson has developed the industry’s first Non-Woven seam, resulting in a dryer fabric seam that mimics a zipper, easy to join and difficult to make mistakes. AstenJohnson’s QuickLink brings the Paper Maker: Safer and Faster Seaming Less time in a dryer hood to install fabrics "Goof Proof" = no guessing run direction Error-Proof Seaming No missed loops Less training required to master Reduced Seam Wear and Mark QuickLink Seam is out-of-plane with fabric surface Less seam in contact with the sheet, dryer can and rolls Potential New Product Solutions New opportunity to explore hard-to-seam designs New weave patterns / materials corporate headquarters 4399 Corporate Road Charleston, South Carolina USA 29405 tel +1.843.747.7800 fax +1.843.747.3856 email info@AstenJohnson.com support connect Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Glassdoor Glassdoor ISO 9001:2015 certified in North America, Belgium, Czech Republic, and China. ISO 14001:2015 certified in Czech Republic. © 2021 legal notice trademarks privacy policy california supply chains act uk modern slavery act astenjohnson is a global manufacturer for the paper industry, supplying paper machine clothing like press fabrics, forming fabrics, dryer fabrics, and other advanced filtration fabrics to paper mills and pulp mills around the world.