Filters 49 www.aftermarketonline.net MARCH 2025 Breathing easy in the cabin UFI Filters says its advanced Argentium, HEPA filters and other cabin air tech mean more comfortable journeys for ICE and EV passengers Of all the filters fitted to every vehicle on the road, the cabin air filter is the one most often overlooked… but wrongly, because while they aren’t essential for mechanical efficiency, they are vitally important to passenger health. The cabin air filter’s purpose is simple: to improve the quality of the air that vehicle occupants breathe on board, banishing potentially harmful dust, pollutants, pollen, allergens, bacteria and mould that could be inhaled. However, the choice of which filter to fit is not straightforward, as so many different types and qualities are available on the market. UFI Aftermarket filters sales director and GM UK & Ireland, Karl Ridings (pictured), said: “As a company that has been developing filter products through continual innovation for more than 50 years, we cannot stand still and only offer customers the usual, traditional solutions. “Vehicle technologies, like filtration needs, are changing — so new advances are essential for continual improvement.” Thanks to the experience UFI has accumulated as an original equipment supplier, alongside the research and development strides achieved by its dedicated innovation centres, UFI has devised six types of high-performance filter media. Together these are known as FormulaUFI. The company also manufactures all its filter media in-house, guaranteeing quality and consistency. Technology to beat bacteria One of UFI’s filter media delivers particularly exceptional results in a key area of cabin air health: bacteria. Used to produce the Argentium range, the revolutionary media has a powerful antibacterial function. These filters also feature the company’s innovative FormulaUFI. Stratiflex technology, which combines three filtration layers: antimicrobial, absorbent and structural. Ridings said Argentium filters are made with a revolutionary, non-woven filter media incorporating silver particles, which have a powerful antimicrobial action capable of inhibiting bacterial growth by up to 99%. The triple layers of FormulaUFI.Stratiflex enable this advanced cabin air filter to do far more than block pollen, road dirt and dust, including particles produced by tyre wear and brake action. HEPA filters help electric The transition to electric mobility is affecting cabin air filters too. Like every other technology, they need to deliver more advanced technologies for EVs. Here too, UFI’s OE experience, and its research conducted means the group is ready to support the latest engine technologies with HEPA (high efficiency particulate air) filters. While these are currently destined to be fitted as OE to batterypowered vehicles, these will also be available to aftermarket customers soon. Manufactured using extremely high efficiency filtration media that is already used in the health and medical sectors, UFI’s HEPA cabin filters achieve an efficiency of 99.975% for particles smaller than 0.3 microns. Visit https://www. ufifilters.com/en/ to find out more. Karl Ridings
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