KNECHT Air filter catalogue

Important facts about Knecht air filters

1. Production of Knecht air filters started in 1929. They were manufactured by the German company of the same name founded in 1899. In 1955 it became the first in Europe to start using filtering paper in its products.
2. Nowadays, the German concern Mahle GmbH owns the brand. It is in the top 20 largest suppliers of automotive parts in the world. It has 160 factories and 16 research and development centres.
3. The parts of this brand are used to factory equip many car models including Audi, BMW, Alfa Romeo, Mitsubishi, Porsche, and Volkswagen.
4. The company produces a few lines of these parts: with a filtering element made of cellulose, synthetic nonwoven material, or a combination of the two. The first kind are cheap but less efficient than the synthetic or combined parts. The second type are characterised by high dirt-holding capacity and ensure good cleaning, but they are expensive. The third type of components are multilayered with a double cleaning system.
5. These parts belong to the premium segment.
6. In order to protect the filtering elements from deformation, they are equipped with special reinforcement ribs or a metal mesh.
7. The modern materials used in production ensure high filtering quality. The parts trap about 99.98% of dust, soot, and tyre wear particles over 3 microns in size.

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