Previously located in Shelton CT, in December 2021 it was announced that Engineered Fibers Technology (EFT) had reaocated all equipment, products and processes to a facaility in Rockford, IL, The firm continues to manufacture world class quality products and strive to supply customers with the same ustomer service to which they had been accustomed to over the years. In July 2020 Cellusuede Products, Inc, Rockford, IL had announced its acquisition Engineered Fibers Technology, (EFT) Shelton, CT. On June 30, 2020, Cellusuede completed the purchase and now has 100% interest in EFT ownership, greatly expanding Cellusuedes capabilities as a precision short-cut fiber supplier. EFT, founded in 1998, is an industry leader in precision short-cut technical fibers (including Ni coated carbon, Vectran, BioMid, lyocell, S-2 glass, aramid, and PEEK, among several others) into technical markets, including specialty papers, construction and composites, as well as into thermoplastic /thermoset molding compounds, with coated (controlled strand integrity) fibers. EFT also has a well-established and unique line of wet processed fibers that includes EFTec TM Nanofibrillated fibers for filtration, wipes and specialty papers. In addition, EFTs offerings include its DensePakTM proprietary short fiber and packaging expertise used to manufacture obscurant devices employed by the U.S. Government as a defense against sophisticated electro-optical sensors and advanced weapon systems. EFT is well recognized for its materials science expertise and proprietary technology for high performance technical applications. EFTs solutions-based technical focus combined with Cellusuedes long standing history of highest quality short-cut fibers and larger scale capacity will catapult the Company into new technical markets while entrenching the Company even further into existing markets as a first quality partner to our customer base. Cellusuede, an ESOP company founded in 1938, will look to leverage EFTs capabilities to grow its business in energy storage markets, automotive applications and additive manufacturing. Andy Honkamp, President and CEO of Cellusuede, is the new President of EFT. Bob Evans, founder and former Managing Director of EFT, will stay on in a technical consulting role, and Dave Merrill, former Sales and Marketing Director for EFT, will remain in a sales and customer service support role.
