The panel type air filters peculiarity is their compact design. Panel type filters displaced previously used round filters, as their casings take noticeably less space with the comparable filtering element surface.

It is a very important feature, considering the fact that in modern cars practically each cubic centimeter is used.

The panel-type air filters manufacturing technology is more complex as compared with round filters. Because of filtering material shape the same way as in round filters there is also necessary to increase rigidity of filters at the expense of different elements.