Our History

2008

  • Established in 2008 with 8 employees that originated from Durabla Canada Ltd.

2010

Durlon® Durtec® released into inventory

2012

  • TFC opens its doors!
  • A newly constructed 2,200 m2 (23,600 ft2) industrial manufacturing, warehouse, office facility & global headquarters in Belleville, Ontario.

2013

  • The capacity of new production equipment doubles, including Durtec® and Kammprofile manufacturing
  • Released Durlon® HT1000®
  • Expanded lab testing capabilities

2014

  • Added new equipment for SWG manufacturing

2015

  • A 6-year R&D project transitions to full production capability
  • Expanded China sales, service, and gasket fabrication operations
  • 23 full-time non-union employees (188% growth)
  • New addition – Hydraulic Bending Machine to enhance our Semi-Metallic Gasket Manufacturing capabilities

2016

  • Released Flange Isolation Kits
  • 1,115 m2 (12,000 ft2) Building expansion for increased warehousing and production capacity
  • Equipment upgrades to further enhance PTFE manufacturing capabilities
  • Lab expansion – additional equipment for verification of PTFE raw material

2017

  • Newly added Laser Marking Machine

2018

  • 24 full-time non-union employees
  • Newly added Oxford X-met8000 XRF Handheld Metal Analyzer

2019

    Newly added:

  • MKG-02 (Small Kammprofile machine for use for semi-metallic gasket production)
  • Lab equipment for PTFE R&D purposes
  • Waterjet (Flow Mach 200)
  • Modula automatic storage system

2020

    Newly added:

  • MSG04 – Large semi-automatic winder from ½” – 157”
  • HAAS ST-30 CNC Lathe
  • SigmaNest (Production Nesting, Quoting and Estimating Software)