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July/August 2012
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Special Reports:
Absorbing Filter Media

Removing Water from Petroleum
Testing Cartridge Filter Performance
Testing Adsorption Energies
in Activated Carbon Applications
A2Z Filtration Continues Improvements

in Equipment Design and Customization
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July/August 2012, Vol. 31, No. 4
Association | News
AFS 25th Anniversary An Event to Remember
Industry | Events
Whitehouse Scientific Sponsors Filtration Societys 2012 Conference 10
In-Place Filter Testing Workshop Scheduled at Harvard
12
Cover Story | A2Z Filtration
The Importance of Design and Customization in
Filter Production Equipment
14
Absorbents | Adsorbents
Removing Water from Petroleum with Super Absorbent Polymers
16
20
Testing | Filter Performance

Determination of Cartridge Filter Performance Via
Rigorous Outside ISO-Challenge Testing
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Testing | GAED
GAED Determines Needed Adsorption Energies in
Activated Carbon Applications
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Editorial Advisory Board

Editorial Board Chairman
Edward C. Gregor,
Chairman
E.C. Gregor & Assoc. LLC
Tel: 1 704 442 1940
Fax: 1 704 442 1778
ecg@egregor.com
M&A, Filtration Media
Haluk Alper, President

MyCelx Technologies Corp.
Tel: 770 534 3118
Fax: 770 534 3117
alper@mycelx.com
Oil Removal Water and Air
Peter S. Cartwright, PE
Cartwright Consulting Co.
Tel: 952 854 4911
Fax: 952-854-6964
pscartwright@msn.co
Membranes, RO,
Ultrafiltration
Wu Chen
The Dow Chemical Company
Tel: 1 979 238 9943
wuchen@dow.com
Process Filtration (liquid/gas)
Equipment and Media
Peter R. Johnston, PE
Tel/Fax: 1 919 942 9092
ddandp3@aol.com
Test procedures
Jim Joseph
Joseph Marketing
Tel/Fax: 1 757 565 1549
josephmarketing@verizon.net
Coolant Filtration
Dr. Ernest Mayer

DuPont Co.
Tel: 1 302 368 0021
Fax: 1 302 368 1474
ernest.mayer@usa.dupont.com
General Solid/Liquid Separations
in All Areas
Robert W. Mcilvaine
Tel: 1 847 272 0010
Fax: 1 847 272 9673
mcilvaine@
mcilvainecompany.com
www.mcilvainecompany.com
Mkt. Research & Tech. Analysis
Henry Nowicki, Ph.D. MBA

Tel: 1 724 457 6576
Fax: 1 724 457 1214
Henry@pacslabs.com
www.pacslabs.com
Activated Carbons Testing,
R&D, Consulting, Training
Brandon Ost, CEO

Filtration Group
High Purity Prod. Div.
Tel: 1 630 723 2900
bost@filtrationgroup.com
Air Filters, Pharmaceutical
and Micro-Electronic
Gregg Poppe
The Dow Chemical Company
Tel: 1 952 897 4317
Fax: 1 942 835 4996
poppeg@dow.com
Industrial Water, Power,
and Membrane Technology
Dr. Graham Rideal

Whitehouse Scientific Ltd.
Tel: +44 1244 33 26 26
Fax: +44 1244 33 50 98
rideal@
whitehousescientific.com
Filter and Media Validation
Andy Rosol
Global Filtration Products Mgr.
FLSmidth Minerals
andy.rosol@flsmidth.com
Tel: 1 800 826 6461/1 801 526 2005
Precoat/Bodyfeed Filter Aids
Clint Scoble
Filter Media Services, LLC
Office: 1 513 528 0172
Fax: 1 513 624 6993
cscoble@filtermediaservices.com
Fabric Filters , Filter Media,
Baghouse Maintenance
Tony Shucosky
Pall Microelectronics
Tel: 1 410 252-0800
Fax: 1 410 252-6027
tony_shucosky@pall.com
Cartridges, Filter Media,
Membranes
Mark Vanover
Bayer MaterialScience LLC
Key Account Manager
Tel: 1- 314-591-1792
Email:
mark.vanover@bayer.com
Polyurethane Systems
Scott P. Yaeger
Filtration and Separation
Technology LLC
Tel/Fax: 219-324-3786
Mobile: 805-377-5082
spyaeger@msn.com
Membranes, New Techn.
Dr. Bob Baumann

Advisory Board
Member Emeritus
Association | News
AFS 25th Anniversary

An Event to Remember
The six AFS members who have been active since 1987. Left to right: Scott Yaeger, Don Olds, Ed Gregor, Ken Rubow, Ernie
Mayer and Lew Osterhoudt.
he American Filtration &
Separations Society celebrated its 25th Anniversary
June 4 - 7 at its 2012 Spring Conference in Boca Raton, Florida. The
conference began with its traditional
day of Short Courses on Monday
based on 4-hour training sessions
covering a variety of topics, including: Basics in Liquid Filtration, Basics in Air Filtration, Microfiltration
Membranes, Filtration Media Use
and Markets, Gas/Solid Separation
with Fabric Filters, Filter Media Design, Ultrafiltration Membranes and
Gas/Solid Separations with Cyclones.
Tuesday morning began with three
plenary speakers and the topics of
Decision Making, New Technology in
IAQ and on the subject of Inorganic
Membranes. The conference platform
were two concurrent sessions each
day including Tuesday, which covered New & Emerging Filtration
Media, Water Reuse, Wastewater, Air
Filtration, Media, Coalescing and
Testing. Interspersed throughout the
day was an opportunity for attendees
to visit the many tabletop displays.
The sessions were followed by a student poster session, a corporate

sponsors meeting, a networking reception, and the 25th Anniversary
Banquet. At the Banquet, Mark Willingham, second vice chairman of the
AFS and banquet chairman, presented awards to six AFS members
involved in the founding of the Society. Award plaques were given to

Ernie Mayer, Don Olds, Lew Osterhoudt, Ken Rubow, Ed Gregor and
Scott Yaeger, who was the first chairman of the AFS in 1987. A history of
the AFS was presented and the involvement of the corporate sponsors
AFS officers and early involved members in March, 1988.

Association | News
Engineering Merit Award, left to right: Bill Midgette, CEO, Porex Corporation;
Ernie Mayer, Jeff Williams, VP/General Manager, Porex Filtration.
over the years with a number of old
photographs of early events and participants were also highlighted.
Forty-six AFS Corporate Sponsors
were presented 2012 Sponsorship
plaques for their continuing support
of the Society. Will Sarni of Deloitte
gave a compelling keynote address
on the topic of 21st Century Water
Opportunities and Risks. All conference attendees received a special AFS
25th Anniversary lapel pin as a memento of the event.
Wednesday began with three plenary speakers speaking on the topics
of Germicidal Irradiation and Surface
Disinfection, Liquid Filters in a
Green Environment and IP Protection in China. The two-track session
platform continued Tuesday with session on the subjects of Liquid Filtra-
tion, Modeling/Design, Porous Metal

Filters and Engine Filtration. Prior to
the Tuesday luncheon Awards Banquet, Deloittes Will Sarni, the 25th
Anniversary banquet speaker, hosted
a two-hour meeting for AFS corporate sponsors where he went into
greater depth and answered attendee
question on the topic of water and its
implications on companies and society in general. In what has become a
popular and continuing program at
each spring AFS conference, Rob
Bender of Lydall, once again, organized the Latest and Best session. The
program consisted of 10-minute fastpaced presentations on commercial
products from 18 leading filtration
industry related companies. For the
newcomer to the industrycomments were made by several atten8 August 2012 www.filtnews.com
dees that the value of the session was

worth the price of admission to the
entire conference. Tabletop displays
continued to be quite busy with attendee traffic throughout the day.
At the Tuesday Awards luncheon,
recognition was given to a number of
current and emerging industry leaders. They included: Young Scientist
Award to Mathias Stolarski, Senior
Scientist Award to Christine Sun, and
the Fellow Member Award to KyungJu Choi. The AFS Users Committee
presented the New Product of the
Year Award to IFTS Testing & Research for their Global Fuel Water
Separation Filter Efficiency Test
Stand, and the Engineering Merit
Award to Porex Filtration for their
TMF 61 Tube Module. KJ Choi received an award for serving as AFS
Chairman in 2011. In addition, Joe
Israel, Don Largent, Sean Meenan,
Christophe
Peuchot,
Hooman
Tafreshi and Peter Ping-Yi Tsai were
awarded for their service on the AFS
Board of Directors for 2010 and
2011.
Wednesday saw three additional
plenary speakers on the topics of
Membranes
in
our
Future,
Nanofibers in Filtration, and Indoor
Air Quality. Sessions on Indoor Air
Quality and Nanofibers followed.
The next AFS conference will be
held at the Embassy Suites hotel this
fall at the Philadelphia airport October 15-18. The theme of the conference is Innovation in Research and
Applications with a heavy emphasis
on the timely topics of Shale Gas,
Fracking and Produced Water Filtration and Separations. The co-chairs
for the conference include: Mathias
Stolarski, DuPont; Karsten Keller,
Solae, LLC; Shagufta Patel, PECOFacet; and Colin Tyrie, Clean H2O
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Services, Inc.
The American Filtration & Separations Society is the largest Filtration Society in the
world and the principal educator of the industry. For further information, please visit
the AFS website: www.afssociety.org.
Xinxiang Tiancheng Aviation

Purication Equipments Co. Ltd.
For airplane
For special vehicle
For coal machinery

For ultrafilter
For dust
collector
of cement
industry
For fluid cleaning system
Our company specializes in designing & manufacturing and supplying many kinds of filters,
complete filtrating equipments and their elements with different materials according to your
drawings or new & old samples.
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No. 1, Chuanye Road, Dvelopment Area, Xinxiang City 453003, Henan
P.R. China
Contact Person in China: Mr. Li Minghao
Tel: +86-13673735086 Fax: +86-373-3520026 Website: www.tchkjh.com
Email: liminghao@tchkjh.com renchenghua@tchkjh.com niushaohui@tchkjh.com
Contact Person in USA: Mr Liu Shengyuan
Tel: 4015881868 liushengyuan@tchkjh.com
Industry | Events
Whitehouse Scientic Sponsors

Filtration Societys 2012 Conference
hitehouse Scientific is
once again a major sponsor of The Filtration Societys annual conference and
exhibition, which returns on October
2-3, 2012 at the Mercure Chester East
Hotel, Christleton, Chester, UK. The
main one-day event this year focuses
on Filter Characterization and will
be preceded by a Filter Testing Short
Course.
Dr. Graham Rideal, CEO of Whitehouse Scientific is a former chairman of
The Filtration Society and currently its
science correspondent. Whitehouse
Scientific is delighted to again support
the annual Filtration Society conference. One of its attractions for me, is
the way that it gives conferees the opportunity to raise matters related to filter testing that are of particular interest
to them, thus enabling us to learn from
one another.
The Filtration Society conference
always attracts industry leaders and
this year is no exception. On day one,
short course presenters will include:
Mark Crooks (TSI, UK), Danny Pattyn
(Porometer.com,
Belgium),
Dr.
Christophe Peuchot (IFTS, France), Dr.
Steve Tarleton (Loughborough University, UK), and Professor Richard Wakeman (Consultant, UK).
Topics covered will include particle
size and shape analysis, porometry and
characterizing and testing filter media.
On day two, the main Filter Characterization event will include expert
presentations on topics as diverse as air
filter testing, planning lab scale filtration tests and the importance of particle
statistics in challenge testing.
Attendees will also be able to see the
latest filtration products at the trade exhibition, which features the unique
Technology burst session in which
Challenge testing a filter with glass microspheres.

exhibitors are given the opportunity to
make 5-10 minute presentations about
their products or services.
ABOUT WHITEHOUSE SCIENTIFIC
Whitehouse Scientific is a leading
producer of glass microspheres for calibration and is the highest-ranking European certification laboratory for
primary methods of particle size analysis. The companys standards cover all
particle-sizing techniques including
laser diffraction, Coulter methods, optical sizing, and sieve calibration and
image analysis. Most of these reference
materials are NIST-traceable. They
range in size from 0.1 micron to 5.0
millimeters and are available as single
sizes or broad distribution standards. In
addition, Whitehouse offers a unique
calibration procedure for NIST-traceable measurement of filter apertures be10 August 2012 www.filtnews.com
tween 3 and 1000 microns, and also

produces general-purpose research
grade microspheres.
Whitehouse Scientific has been producing calibration microspheres for
more than 25 years. Founder and managing director Dr. Graham Rideal is a
past chairman of The Filtration Society,
and is now active as its Science Correspondent. He is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board for International
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Filtration News magazine.
For more information contact:
Dr. Graham Rideal, CEO
Whitehouse Scientific Ltd.
Whitchurch Road, Waverton
Chester CH3 7PB, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 1244 332626
Fax: +44 (0) 1244 335098
Email: info@whitehousescientific.com
Website: www.whitehousescientific.com
Industry | Events
In-Place Filter Testing Workshop

Scheduled at Harvard
he Harvard School of Public
Health Center for Continuing
Professional Education offers
the program In-Place Filter Testing
Workshop, August 13-17, 2012. The
hands-on, practical solutions to inplace filter testing technology is taught
by leaders in the field. Attendees will
learn the latest air-cleaning theory, filter
testing techniques, and regulatory requirements for in-place testing of HEPA
filtration and gas adsorption systems.
In-Place Filter Testing provides nuclear, safety, and industrial hygiene professionals with the tools to apply new
knowledge of filter technology to their
organizations projects and plants.
Wide-ranging ventilation topics are

covered, including nuclear and nonnuclear applications relevant to industries
including
anti-terrorism,
biotechnology, hospital, clean room,
and the military.
The labs, with their hands-on experience, are what makes this program
the best learning I have ever had, said
Judith l. Healy, CIH, CSP, Industrial Hygienist, Department of Defense.
Upon completion, participants will
be able to:
Test and certify systems containing
HEPA filtration and gas adsorption
systems for nuclear and nonnuclear
applications
Verify airflow in ventilation and
air-cleaning systems
Operate testing equipment unique to
these particular activities
Demonstrate an understanding of
regulations issued by the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission and the
Department of Energy pertaining to
air- and gas-cleaning activities
Special Features:
Apply theory in interactive laboratory
exercises
Discuss issues during laboratory
breakout groups
Operate a variety of testing
equipment
No aspect of nuclear technology is
independent of a need to maintain air
purity with a comprehensive filter system. The technology crucial to nuclear
air cleaning is rapidly changing, and
the regulatory requirements are complex. This program provides theory and
essential hands-on training that will
provide the experience and knowledge
one needs to meet the daily challenges
of working with nuclear technology filtration systems.
Learn the latest air-cleaning techniques and regulatory requirements for

in-place filter testing. This practical
program is an essential component of
preparing individuals to test and certify
systems containing HEPA filtration and
gas adsorption systems.
Who Should Participate:
Clean room designers and operators
Health physicists
Hospital physical plant and
facilities managers
Industrial hygienists
Nuclear engineers, technicians,
and facility managers
Pharmaceutical safety professionals
Research and development personnel
Safety and biosafety officers
Terrorism protection engineers
Program Highlights:
Hands-on laboratory sessions
Instrument calibration and
operations necessary for accurate
in-place testing of filters and
adsorbers
Certification of nuclear and
non-nuclear air-cleaning systems
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC) regulations as they pertain to
nuclear air- and gas-cleaning systems
NRC regulatory impact on PWR
and BWR power plants
Nuclear field testing in relation to
ASME nuclear standards N-509
and N-510, Regulatory Guide 1.52,
and nuclear code AG-1
Airflow measurements
Air-filtration and adsorption theory
Aerosol technology
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For more information visit:
https://ccpe.sph.harvard.edu/IPFTW
Cover Story | A2Z Filtration
The Importance of Design and Customization

in Filter Production Equipment
By Digvijai Singh
Design center at A2Z Filtration, where engineers are using 3D design software in their work.
2Z plays a key role in the
development of new products for the filtration market, as it is an important conduit
between the filter manufacturers and
media manufacturers. Media manufacturers are constantly working on
new media with superior dust holding
capacity, increased filtration life and
efficiency. Such Media has to be harnessed effectively by the filter manufacturer to get an efficient and
consistent product. Further, given the
high performance expectations from
filters by end users, filter manufacturers are continuously striving to innovate and produce products to meet the
end user requirements.
There have been several developments in media used by such filter
manufacturers, which enhances the
performance of filters in various conditions. The ability to manufacture
the product efficiently and take advantage of all improvements (provided by the media manufacturers) is
a task that equipment designers such

as A2Z excel at. The company interacts with the leading global filter
manufactures, niche filter manufactures and media manufacturers to develop solutions for production.
Equipment manufacturers such as
A2Z Filtration Specialities Pvt. Ltd.
have a knowledgeable team with an
understanding of filtration, are willing to work with filter manufacturers
to design production lines tailormade to specific requirements and
technical details of such customers.
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MATRIX
A2Z Filtration Specialities continues
to expand its services to filter manufacturers by offering:
A2Z Glass fiber ribbon pleating for
high temperature filtration
A2Z Cabin Filter production lines
with a pleater, inline slitter, side
gluing system (hotmelt) and
Automatic Cross Cutter
A2Z End Cap Embedding

Machines developed as an
environmentally greener option as
the entire filter can be incinerated
as no polyvinyl chloride or
Polyurethane are used
A2Z Blade and Rotary Intelligent
pleaters with very versatile
pleating and a variety of pleat
configurations that allow Filter
manufacturers complete flexibility
(to offer innovative and efficient
filtration products)
Media manufacturers are
attracted by options such as soft
touch for glass fiber and other
delicate media applications on
the intelligent blade pleater. The
option of changing the pleat
depth on the fly in the Intelligent
Rotary Pleater is also a unique
feature. This along with the auto
media thickness compensation
allows for maximizing the
filtration area and makes efficient
Cabin filter
Glass fiber ribbon spacer pleated pack
for high temperature filtration.
use of what are usually expensive
media grades. This reflects just a
snap shot of A2Z
A designer and manufacturer of
filter production lines, filter
testing equipment and filter
components with a client base in
over 65 countries across six
continents. The company has
evolved from an equipment and
components supplier to
developing complete customer
solutions in the field of filter
manufacturing lines with over
1,000 lines working worldwide
Pleat pitching system with hotmelt

ribbon for air filters.
A2Zs components are sourced from
leading global suppliers to ensure ease in
availability and trouble free maintenance. Features such as remote access for
servicing and up gradation of equipment
software, coupled with pictorial manuals
make their products easy to use, service
and operate.
The company has achieved this thanks
to its dynamic work force made up of engineering professionals experienced in installation, implementation and specialized
training for filtration equipment and complete turnkey projects around the globe.
For future growth and expansion of its
product line, A2Zs second facility, which
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double the companys capacity.
A2Z Filtration
Design Centre & Manufacturing Facility D-1,
Infocity, Phase-II, Sector-33
Gurgaon 122 00,1INDIA
Tel: + 91 (124) 478 8700
Fax: +91(124) 400 1388, + 91(11) 4166 0134
Skype: ID:a2zfiltration
Email: marketing@a2zfiltration.com
a2zfiltration@vsnl.net
a2zfiltration@airtelmail.in
Website: www.a2zfiltration.com

By Dave Hill, Business Development Manager, Technical Absorbents
High bulk FilSAF nonwoven filter media are designed to provide excellent particulate and water removal performance.
As a result, they reduce oil mutagenicity and the risk of contaminant damage to parts, and machinery thus extending the
working life of the oil. (Photo: iStockphoto.com/4x-image)
he presence of water in oil and

fuels is an industry wide concern, which gives rise to a wide
range of associated machinery damage
and poor fuel/oil functionality. There
are different methods of water extraction from fuels and oils, including
gravity separation, centrifuge, polymer
absorption, vacuum dehydration, airstripping dehydration and heating. All
have their advantages and disadvantages. However, absorption is by far the
simplest and most cost-effective solution. Here, Super Absorbents Fibre
manufacturer, Technical Absorbents
(TAL), provides an insight into its
technology and how it is employed
within this growing sector.
Water can exist in oil/fuel in three
different forms: dissolved, emulsified
and free. The latter two are potentially hazardous in respect of impact
and must be avoided. Super absorbents have been used for its removal for some time, and can absorb
free and emulsified water from a wide
range of fuels, oils and gases.
UK-based Technical Absorbents
provides extremely high levels of in-
novation and product development

expertise to the filtration media markets with its Super Absorbent Fibre
(SAF TM ) technology. TAL is part
of Bluestar Fibres Company Limited,
a subsidiary company of China National BlueStar (Group) Company
Limited, which is wholly owned by
ChemChina.
The basic functionality of SAF is
its ability to absorb up to 200 times
its own weight in water, and 60 times
its own weight in saline, at an extremely fast absorption rate. Being
fiber-based, SAF can be precisely tailored into a diverse range of filter
media fabric formats that offer the
potential for enhanced design and
performance. Such media are designed to offer high levels of in use
integrity with no shedding, to give no
contamination of the oil/fuel itself.
FilSAF TM (the specific product
brand of SAF for the filtration market) is aimed specifically at this market. It is the key component for a
wide range of enhanced nonwoven
filter media fabrics that are designed
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lates from aviation fuel, automotive

diesel and a wide range of oils. Such
fabrics help reduce problems associated with water contamination in
such situations.
Its versatility gives rise to cost savings over traditional cellulosic-based
absorption media, while offering full
compliance potential to stringent international filtration standards particularly in the aviation fuel and
hydraulic oil markets.
APPLICATIONS
A significant reason for the majority of oil and fuel system failures is
the presence of high water levels in
dissolved, dispersed and free water.
FilSAF-based filter media fabrics can
remove both dispersed and free water
to very low ppm levels at industry
leading rates. This leads to reduced
fuel and oil degradation and provides
the required filter quality for efficient
machine operation.
MONITOR CARTRIDGES
Monitor cartridges are based on
either outside-to-inside, or inside-to-
outside fuel flow, and offer excellent

filtration rate capabilities. FilSAFbased monitor cartridges incorporate
a multi-layer nonwoven composite
with a revolutionary FilSAF-containing nonwoven structure.
This has an MSEP Rating of
(ASTM D3948) >90 and is compliant to IP 1583 specifications. The cartridges have been designed to reduce
particulates to < 0.3mg/litre of solids
in effluent and reduce free and dispersed water to <5 ppm in effluent.
The system flow is halted when the
media is hit with a localized slug of
water and a gel block is formed. Presence of water/solids in the incoming
fuel gives rise to an increase in pressure differential, or a decrease in the
flow rate, as the cartridges reach their
maximum capacity for solids, water
or a combination of both.
FILTER CARTRIDGES, SPIN ON MEDIA
These filter cartridge systems are
based on pleated particulate layers
FilSAF-based filter media fabrics can remove both dispersed and free water to
very low ppm levels at industry leading rates. Photo: iStockphoto.com/mevans
composited with multi-layer FilSAFbased fabric, and have been designed
to remove free and emulsified water to
less than 2 ppm. They have high water
absorbing capacity capabilities, and effectively filter silt and other particulates with no media migration or
linting. In addition, the FilSAF com-
ponent offers an antimicrobial function and does not affect oil additives. A
differential pressure increase indicates
when the cartridges need replacing.
HIGH BULK NONWOVEN FILTER MEDIA
These filter media are designed to
provide excellent particulate and
water removal performance. As a result, they reduce oil mutagenicity

and the risk of contaminant damage
to parts, and machinery thus extending the working life of the oil.
They are combined with other synthetic filter elements within the main
housing unit and can be used in both
static and portable systems. Suitable
for use with a wide range of oil types,
including waste oils, e.g., cooking
oil, they can remove dispersed and
free water to <150ppm in minutes.

Such filter systems can be by-pass or
full flow based.
Advantages of FilSAF-based filtration media fabrics:
Suitability for the removal of water
from a range of fuel and oils
High and rapid water removal
performance
Optimized filter media design
Optimum control over pressure
loading within filter media

Improved filtration efficiency
Longer filter life
Compliance with international
standards
Delivery of clean, dry fuels
and oils
Technical Absorbents
Email: sales@techabsorbents.com
Website: www.techabsorbents.com
Aviation fuel FilSAF-based monitor cartridges are based on either outside-to-inside, or inside-to-outside
fuel flow, and offer excellent filtration rate capabilities. FilSAF-based monitor cartridges incorporate a multi-layer
nonwoven composite with a revolutionary FilSAF-containing nonwoven structure. (Photo: iStockphoto.com)
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SAF - The Chemistry

The chemistry on which SAF is based
has been extensively tested to establish its
safety for use status in application areas requiring a high degree of toxicity and regulatory approval. Studies have included
allergenicity, irritation, dermal, genetic, reproductive, and ingestion research.
Technical Absorbents manufactures its
own patented polymer system to produce
SAF an aqueous solution which is extruded into a hot air stream in order to dry
and cure the polymer, resulting in the formation of SAF filaments. These are then
cooled, and precision cut into a range of staple lengths before being dried, cross-linked,
conditioned and baled for despatch.
The manufacturing process is extremely
versatile, allowing for precise tailoring and
control of all required fibre parameters. Inhouse quality control systems ensure fibre
is produced to exacting specifications.
SAF can be converted into numerous fabric and yarn structures using the following
web-forming processes:
Air-laid
Dry-laying carded
Staple fibre manufacture
Wet-laid
SAF can be blended with a full range of
synthetic and natural fibres to meet customers end requirements. Following the
web-forming process, SAF webs can be
bonded to allow for the formation of an exFN
tremely diverse fabric portfolio.
Removing Water from Petroleum

with Super Absorbent Polymers
By Erin L. Johnson, Gelok International
or years, society has
been taught the benefits of water to support life and to sustain
processes. However, for any
number of industries that depend on the consumption
and use of hydrocarbon fluids, water is an ever-present
nemesis. But why is controlling water such an essential
consideration? According to a
Machinery Lubrication news
article by Martin Williamson,
the evil effects of water are
many.
Water can:
Cause contamination of
the oils base stock, encouraging
oxidation, viscosity increase
and foaming
Affect the additive package through
water washing and hydrolysis,
leading to acids and additive
depletion
Encourage rust and corrosion
Cause increased wear as a result of
aeration, changes in viscosity
resulting in film strength failure,
hydrogen blistering and
embrittlement, and vaporous
cavitation
Generate other contaminants in the
oil such as waxes, suspensions,
carbon and oxide insolubles and
even micro-organisms
Mr. Williamson suggests that systemic water contamination control is
available utilizing one or several of the
following five separation techniques
shown in Table 1.
Consequently, a series of innovative
adjacent markets and manufactures have

taken action to create products that mitigate the presence of water in hydrocarbon fluids. Gelok International
Corporation is one such player. Since the
mid 1980s, the company has been a premier manufacturer of thin, low-dusting,
super absorbent laminates and composites suitable for the polymer absorption
technique specified in the table above.
Their custom designs contain super absorbent polymers, which have been impregnated between layers of cellulosic
substrate resulting in an absorbent, roll
good media:
Geloks roll
products
are
ultra-thin and
easily
introduced into conventional
spin-on or cartridge type filters
via co-pleating
Gelok laminate
with other filtration media. The
Table 1
benefits of using Gelok laminates include:
Extraordinarily thin profile
Customizable substrate selections
Customizable SAP loading values
Wide absorbency performance
range (100-1500 g/sq ft)
Light weight input resulting in a
compact end product
Provide excellent wicking direct
to core
Consistent finished product profile
Easy-to-use commercial roll good form
Low start-up costs
The photo series above depicts the time lapse response of the Gelok laminate to water exposure. Unexposed Gelok laminate is
an ultra-thin sheet of cellulosic material. However, as soon as it is exposed to an aqueous fluid (or a hydrocarbon fluid containing free or emulsified water), the SAP within the laminate sheet reacts and a gel is formed. Free and emulsified water stay
locked in the gel layer and the hydrocarbon fluid can proceed through the system.
Functionally, the Gelok media is
capable of absorbing both free and
emulsified water as the contaminated
hydrocarbon fluid passes through the
filtration element. This is accom-
plished via the super absorbent polymer component of the Gelok laminate
media.
Superabsorbent
polymers are commonly made from
the polymerization of acrylic acid
blended with sodium hydroxide in

the presence of an initiator to form a
poly-acrylic acid sodium salt (sometimes referred to as sodium polyacrylate). These polymers (resembling
table salt) can absorb and retain extremely large amounts of a liquid relative to their own mass. Additionally,
a SAPs ability to absorb water is a
factor of the ionic concentration of
the aqueous solution. In deionized
and distilled water, a SAP may absorb
500 times its weight (from 3060
times its own volume), but when put
into a 0.9% saline solution, the absorbency drops to maybe 50 times its
weight. It is SAPs ability to absorb
aqueous solutions through hydrogen
bonding with water molecules that
make them so attractive for water removal applications. This SAP affinity
for water results in the water molecules becoming trapped as they
contact the polymer and the SAP particle expands. The isolated water remains held in the Gelok laminate
media layer and the decontaminated
hydrocarbon fluid proceeds unaffected through the system.
Gelok media is best suited as a

cost-effective means of dealing with
small systems that require polishing
to remove or monitor moisture. It
has the advantage of controlling two
of the three forms of water contamination common to hydrocarbon fluids
while
also
offering
an
opportunity to trap solid forms of
contamination. Hydraulic system
mobile machines or monitoring systems that only seek to identify and
shut down in the presence of increased water are two applications
that often employ this media type.
Selection of an absorbent laminate
product ultimately depends on the
targeted requirements of the intended application. It is important to
bear in mind that super absorbent filters can remove only a limited volume of water before causing the filter
to go into pressure-drop induced bypass. Therefore, media identification
to match the application is essential

to successful filter design. The following table outlines just a portion of
the considerations that Gelok must
review with all customers when identifying the correct super absorbent
polymer and substrate combinations
for any given application.
Application Considerations:
Intended use setting
Fluid type
Filter type
Fluid flow
Salinity level of the water
Desired response
Polymer Considerations:
Speed of SAP response to water
Total loading of SAP (range
from 10 gsm to 300 gsm)
Absorbency under load (AUL)
which shows how the SAP
responds under pressure
Substrate Considerations:
Thickness of the layers
Strength of the materials
Ability to control downstream
migration
Effect on hydrocarbon fluid
product as the cellulosic layer
can absorb very minimal
amounts of hydrocarbon fluids
Information gathered per these considerations can then be compiled and
assessed by a Gelok technical representative to determine the Gelok offering
or offerings capable of delivering the
desired water removing response.
Gelok can overcome most water removal challenges by optimizing the
media via SAP type, SAP load, and substrate selection. Gelok has found that
performance will vary profoundly depending on the unique combination of
these three factors.
Gelok is able to produce custom
sheet or roll sample goods that can be
used to test a final filter design at very
low cost and minimal volumes. And

once a media type reaches full approval, Gelok International becomes a
full service absorbent media provider
leveraging the following benefits to filtration element manufacturers:
Technical Services
Superabsorbent product design
Equipment/system design
Fully equipped laboratory
Training and education (products
and systems)
Custom services as required
Slitting Capabilities:
Widths from 1 1/2 (38mm) to 54
(1210mm)
Master rolls minimum width at
50 (1270mm) or 54 (1372 mm)
3 (76mm) ID core
Standard OD 27 (685mm)
Material Testing:
Tensile strength
Absorbency under load
Absorption rates
Fluid retention
Other testing as required

As new challenges emerge in this
market space, Gelok intends to play a
pivotal role in innovating new and creative water removing solutions. The
company will continue to press their
raw material vendor base and internal
R&D resources for new initiatives
within the super absorbent polymer
and substrate offerings. This will help
Gelok to develop pertinent and effective absorbent media that delivers high
quality and exceptional performance to
the marketplace. Can water be your
friend? Yes, with Gelok technology innovating the way, water can be restored
to its ever prominent and beneficial
place in our lives and not in your hydrocarbon fluid products.
FN

Gelok International
Tel: 1-419-352-1482 X303
Fax: 1-567-203-2263
Email: ejohnson@gelok.com
Website: www.gelok.com
Determination of Cartridge Filter

Performance Via Rigorous Outside
ISO-Challenge Testing
By Dr. Ernest Mayer, E. Mayer Filtration Consulting, LLC
ilter cartridge manufacturers report various ISO test data in
their literature per the ASTM
F795 test procedure. However, many
manufacturers arbitrarily change the
test parameters to suit their individual
needs so comparison data becomes difficult. As a result, the end user has trouble in assessing the performance of
cartridges from different vendors, and
usually relies on costly full-scale testing in their plants. This paper discusses
a rational approach using approved
outside testing labs under controlled
conditions. Tests with four typical cartridges will be highlighted along with
data collected from an in-house challenge test and PMI Capillary Flow
Porometry (CFP) testing.
Capillary Flow Porometry (CFP)
has been demonstrated to be a useful
tool in assessing filter media efficiency
(Refs. 1, 2). In addition, CFP results
have been extensively compared to unambiguous NIST glass bead challenge
testing (Refs. 3-7), and some interesting correlations were developed, (i.e.,
the B.Pt. divided by the SAE 1.65 tortuosity factor is related to about the
98% efficiency for a variety of flat-sheet
media. Refs. 1, 2, and 5, and Figure 1).
Furthermore, additional work by
PMI, the leading CFP instrument manufacturer (Refs. 8, 9) has extended the
earlier flat-sheet work to actual fullscale 10 (or 20) x 2 D. liquid filter cartridges. As a result, a rather
extensive comparison of many vendors
cartridges was published (Ref. 1),
which showed that vendors micron
ratings are highly variable; and that the
Figure I
user was still left with expensive inplant testing.

In the ensuing years since the 2004
paper in Ref. 1, PMI has significantly
upgraded their High-Flow CFP for cartridges (Refs. 8, 9), and it seemed appropriate to revisit this technology and
determine how it compares to the wellpracticed ISO Test Dust Challenge Testing (per the old ASTM F795-88 &
F316 procedures) utilizing approved
outside labs (IBR Ref. 10 and IFTS
Ref. 11). Additionally, some selected
tests were conducted at Dow with their
more realistic industrial-type testing
(Refs. 12, 13). Further discussion of the
approved European IFTS test procedures can be found in Refs. 14-16.
Before the work is presented, it would
be instructive to summarize the basic
findings of the cartridge tests in Ref. 1
(and subsequent work not shown
here), namely:
Low-cost depth cartridges micron
ratings are overly optimistic and
cartridge-to-cartridge variation
is significant.
Medium-cost depth cartridges
micron ratings are far more realistic;

and the CFP B.Pt./1.65 ratings
compare well with the manufacturers
ratings.
High-cost depth cartridges micron
ratings compare very well at the low
micron values, but diverge
somewhat at the higher > 20m
ratings, but overall the
manufacturers ratings are
quite good.
High-efficiency pleated cartridge
micron ratings also compare very
well, as expected, since more
uniform than the molded or spun
depth ones.
Thus, this paper will attempt to
compare actual ISOCTD Challenge
testing with both CFP and selected
NIST glass bead data in a rigorous and
extensive fashion.
TEST RESULTS
Updated Depth Cartridge Porometry
Comparisons
As discussed above, there were some
discrepancies in the cartridge data (Ref.
1) such that additional testing was

done and Table I details the updated results, and shows:
Low-cost spun cartridges are rated
verly optimistic by most vendors;
and rarely do they report greater
than 90% efficiency.
Medium-cost cartridges are
somewhat better (vendor B), but
their ratings seem to be more
conservative than found here.
Absolute-rated vendor B cartridges
are quite good and reasonably rated.
Generally, high cost cartridges
(vendors A, C, D, & E) are fairly
accurately rated; and if anything are
conservative in their ratings. Only
the very fine 0.5m and very coarse
cartridges seem to deviate.
A high-cost wound cartridge
(vendor F) compares well, but their
nominal ratings are very conservative
and their 1 and 5m ones were
basically the same. This is generally
the case for many of the wound-type
depth cartridges.
A high-cost pleated cartridge

(vendor G) added for comparison
has quite realistic ratings.
Thus, these additional cartridge tests
since 2004 basically corroborated the
earlier conclusions except that the repeat tests assured greater accuracy here
since at least three cartridges from the
same lot were tested (and averages only
listed in Table I). In addition, the lowcost cartridges were found to be quite
variable; and in some instances, the
vendors ratings appeared to be reversed, (i.e., a higher micron rated cartridge was found to be tighter and
sometimes the same as a lower micron
one). Hence, as stated above, vendors
micron ratings need to be taken with a
grain-of-salt and the user needs to be
careful in evaluating cartridges from
different vendors. This is why large
users usually do their own unbiased
tests (e.g., Refs. 12, 13).
Table 1
Table 2
ACTUAL F316 BUBBLE POINTS WITH IPA

Since all the depth cartridge evaluations done above were done with a PMI
High-Flow Porometer and their preferred
Galwick wetting fluid, it was decided
to verify these results by evaluating one
vendors medium-to-high cost series via
the standard ASTM F316 Bubble Point
test with IPA as the wetting fluid (and of
course, only the B.Pts. were tested and not
the steady-stream of bubble point, which
is extremely subjective). Table II illustrates the results for the 0.5 to 40m range
of cartridges (single tests only except that
two 3m ones were tested at both 1 and
10 lengths). Basically, Table II demonstrates excellent agreement for the 1m
through 20m cartridges with the 0.5m
collapsing during the test (due to inadequate internal support) and the 40m one
exhibiting a higher rating due to greater
non-uniformity as well as possible wetting
liquid drainage before the test started.
More testing of these 40m and coarser
cartridges will be required along with
multiple > 40m cartridges within a particular vendors offerings.
ACTUAL ISOCTD CHALLENGE TESTING
Table III details an extensive series of
ISOCTD tests with four ~20m cartridges

from three vendors (plus an extra 10m
one from vendor B for comparison).
These four cartridges were selected because they were an offering to two of our
plants (at 1 gpm/10 flux) with high
usage. Both IFTS and IBR were used along
with the vendors tests (if available); and
in one case (vendor B), an actual cartridge
from our test lot was returned for their
evaluation after the low DHC was discovered. Basically, Table III shows:
5-40
Vendor As 20m spun cartridge

rated at 45m by the CFP (B.Pt./1.65)
value compares reasonably well to 40m
values obtained by the vendor, IFTS, and
IBR (except for two spurious results by
IFTS at 40 ppm dust loading). Note also
that the earlier 2005 CFP results showed
much higher 70m (Galwick) and
72m (IPA) values than the 45m in
2010 (e.g., this same discrepancy was
found for vendor B cartridges in 2005 vs.
2010).
Vendor As DHCs agree very well between testers, except that the 4 gpm/10
results are much lower (~85g) than the 1
gpm/10 results (~194g), as expected.
Also, the Dow 69g DHC at 1 gpm/10 flux
is quite low for some unexplained reason.
Even though IFTS and IBR used different dust challenge and particle counter
range protocols, the results for vendor As
particle efficiencies are quite comparable,
especially considering that a different cartridge was used in each test.
Vendor Bs 25m cartridges show
very low 18g DHC by both the vendor
and by IFTS, but very good comparison
to the 22m (B.Pt./1.65) value. The low
18g DHC was originally suspect such that
a new cartridge (from this same test lot)
was returned to B for their testing, and
they also obtained 18g (vs. 35g as reported in their literature). As a result, the
vendor suspected that this lot was mislabeled since their 10m cartridges have a
reported 55g DHC; and their 10m ones
tested here showed an equivalent 10m
rating by both their ISOCTD and by the
10m (B.Pt/1.65) value with new 2010
cartridges. Note again that the 40m
value in 2005 was much higher than
22m value in 2010 for Bs 25m rated
cartridge. As a consequence of these poor
results, vendor Bs cartridge wasnt tested
Table 3

by IBR and was eliminated from consideration (i.e., these results indicated the
value of rigorous up-front testing before
expensive plant testing is done).
Vendor Cs first offering (a pleated
version to replace A) shows much higher
~210g DHC at the high 4 gpm/10 flux
than As ~85g; and its 71m (B.Pt./1.65)
value agrees well with IBRs result, which
is much higher than the suspect IFTS albeit their dust loading was much lower
(i.e., 5 vs. 40ppm).
Vendor Cs 1 gpm/10 flux results
are all quite comparable except for IFTSs
40 ppm/20-80m range results. The IBR
20-80m range results are the most reasonable since a good comparison to the
71m (B.Pt./1.65) value for four identical cartridges (i.e., they incidentally only
exhibited a 3m standard deviation,
which suggests that these first offering
cartridges are fairly uniform). The low
148g DHC apparently cannot be explained by cartridge variation unless an
outlier occurred since the high 288g IBR
DHC value compares very well to the
259g Dow result. Also note that the flatsheet (B.Pt./1.65) value, which was corroborated by the NIST Glass Bead
challenge test, (Ref. 7) is much higher
than the 71m cartridge test apparently
due to pleating with drainage layers to
form the final cartridge form.
Vendor Cs second pleated offering
again shows much higher ~220g DHC at
the high 4 gpm/10 flux than As 85g; and
its 69m avg. (B.Pt./1.65) value agrees
well with the IBR results, which are much
higher than the suspect IFTS result albeit
their dust loading was much lower again
(i.e., 5 vs. 40ppm) and their DHC was
much lower at only 161g. However, with
this cartridge offering the 11m standard
deviation was much higher with a 59 to
78m range, (compared to 3 and a 80
to 87m range). Thus, some of the discrepancies observed here can be accounted for by cartridge-to-cartridge
variation.
Vendor Cs 1 gpm/10 results are
more comparable, but one IBR 20-80m
range result is most reasonable since a
good comparison to the 69m average
(B.Pt./1.65) value and even better to the
low 59m low value. Note again that the

flat-sheet 79m (B.Pt./1.65) value (which
was corroborated by the 78m NIST
Glass Bead Challenge test) is higher than
69m final cartridge value except that in
this case, one cartridge exhibited 78m
due to the inherent wide variability of
these vendor Cs second offering. Note
also that one low IBR 152g DHC again results, but its higher 268g value compares
well to the 299g Dow DHC result.
Thus, these extensive ISOCTD challenge tests with four cartridges demonstrated reasonable comparison between
IBR and IFTS considering cartridge variability; good agreement between IBR &
IFTS initial efficiencies with the HighFlow CFP (B.Pt./1.65) values; reasonable
DHC comparisons except for a few low
outliers, which could be due to cartridge
variability (but in some cases due to dust
loading and particle counter range); that
vendor test data isnt very reliable since
different test conditions are generally
used; and that in many cases, cartridges
are mislabeled or adjacent micron rated
ones are essentially equivalent.
SUMMARY
The extensive cartridge evaluations
with eight vendor offerings demonstrated the value of the PMI High-Flow
Capillary Flow Porometer and the
(B.Pt./1.65) correlation parameter; its
value compared to the old ASTM F316
Bubble Point test; the wide variation in
manufacturers stated micron ratings,
which need to be taken with a grain of
salt; the validity of rigorous ISOCTD
challenge testing by IBR and IFTS,
which in general showed good comparisons between the two test labs (except
for DHC, which could be due to cartridge-to-cartridge variability); reasonable initial efficiency comparisons to the
CFP (B.Pt./1.65) values; and that flux,
ISOCTD loading, particle-counter range
all have an effect on the results, and rigorous up-front specification of all the
test parameters is required. Future work
should include CFP B.Pt. testing of
multiple cartridges from a single offering followed by ISOCTD challenge testing of these same cartridges.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The author wishes to express his thanks to J.
G. Lynch, N. Petillon, and C. Peuchet of IFTS; S.
Goldsmith of IBR; R. Collins and W. R. Bauer of
Dow Chemical; and K. Gupta of PMI for their
invaluable assistance in the data collection and
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interpretation for this paper.
Dr. Ernest Mayer
806 Highfield Drive
Newark, DE 19713
Tel: (302) 981-8060
Email: emayer6@verizon.net
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Conf. on Filter Testing, Baltimore, MD, (Nov. 1416,2004); Assessing Bag & Cartridge Filter Efficiency via Porometry Measurements.
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Filter Testing Processes & Equipment, Ann Arbor, MI,
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Testing | GAED
GAED Determines Needed Adsorption

Energies in Activated Carbon Applications
By Henry Nowicki, Wayne Schuliger, George Nowicki and Barbara Sherman
good question for every
manufacturer and user of
physical adsorbents is what
sized adsorption spaces are used in
specific real-world applications? This
article covers the answer to this important question for a drinking water
plant using granular activated carbon
(GAC) to polish Lake Ontario water.
All activated carbons are not the same;
one size does not fit all applications.
They have different ranges of adsorption spaces. Smaller nanometer sized
and shaped adsorption spaces hold adsorbate molecules stronger than larger
adsorption spaces. Most purchasers

buy activated carbons (AC) because it
provides physical adsorption of unwanted molecules from water or air
streams passing through various forms
of AC. AC media comes in powder,
granular, pellet, block, fabric, composites and chemical impregnations of
these forms. Gravimetric Adsorption
Energy Distribution or GAED has
been used on all forms of AC for both
aqueous- and vapor-phase applications. The authors provide short
courses on AC.
Gravimetric Adsorption Energy Distribution or GAED
is the best available
test method to anFigure 1. Volume based Carbon Characteristic Curves - Cumulative
swer these questions: What is the
best technical and
cost effective AC for
specific applications
and when should
one change-out the
used AC? GAED
test method has its
roots in the early
1900s largely due to Michael Polanyi.

He developed fundamental concepts
for heterogeneous physical adsorption,
which are utilized in the present day
GAED instrument and software. GAED
provides full characterizations for AC
and answers your questions for both
aqueous- and vapor-phase applications.
All one need to do to determine
what adsorption energies are consumed
in AC applications is to do GAED on
the starting unused sample and its used
sample. The starting test sample needs
to be representative of what was used
in the application. Comparison of the
initial and final GAED sample runs reveals the adsorption spaces consumed
in the application. This information is
useful in improving your next AC purchase, when to change-out the partially
used AC, and what options are for disposal of the used AC. This case study
reported here is for two different virgin
GAC samples or unused and their corresponding spent or used samples.
Mick Greenbank capitalized on
Polanyis potential adsorption energy
model to design and build instruments
Figure 2. Volume Based Differential Characteristic Curves
to provide full physical adsorption

characterizations of activated carbons
and other sorbent materials. This robust and rugged instrument allows the
activated carbon industry to solve prior
refractory questions for clients. Also,
GAED solves modern and classical
problems and guides new R&D product developments more cost effectively,
compared to existing test methods.
An archival record of how GAED
works and some applications is available (1). The most recent publication
points out GAEDs use to reveal markets available for a particular AC or
new material (2). The AC industry is in
the process of transforming from an art
to a science and GAED and other testing methods facilitate this important
transformation.
the sample temperature hot to cold

slowly reaching a quasi-equilibrium
state before starting the next incremental temperature lowering. Physical adsorption is a function of temperature,
the lower the temperature the better
the adsorption capacity, weight of TFE
picked up. Lowering the temperature
until -20C avoids TFE condensation
on the sample. Condensation on the
sample is a false positive for adsorption.
This resulting hot to cold curve is
called the adsorption Characteristic
STRATEGY FOR ANSWERING QUESTIONS

GAED strategy is to use a standardized set of test parameters on field samples
and
known
commercial
benchmark AC samples. GAED measurements along with ASTM and other
needed laboratory methods satisfy the
lab part. Professional knowledge about
different AC products and applications
coupled with lab, results in a useful
flexible problem solving strategy.
CHARACTERISTIC CURVES AND USES
It is important to clean the test sample before the GAED test is performed.
When comparing a group of samples
one should provide dry samples to the
GAED laboratory. Some field samples in
the testing group may have more moisture and volatile matter. The GAED provides these values as a measure of
cleanliness. It is important to know the
cleanliness of purchased AC. Do not
pay for excess water on the carbon.
After samples are thermally cleaned
they are challenged with 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane (TFE) gas at 240C. This
gas was chosen because it is difficult to
be adsorbed by AC (at 240C only the
highest adsorption energy sites are able
to capture TFE from the mobile gas
stream), its low cost, available worldwide, non-toxic, and friendly to the environment. After the high adsorption
energy pore volume is determined at
240C the temperature program lowers
Curve; it is characteristic of the sample

when it is run thru the standard GAED
test parameters. At the lowest temperature the temperature program is reversed, cold to hot, to obtain the
desorption Characteristic Curve. AC
does not demonstrate any hysterias, i.e.
the adsorption and desorption curves
are the same. Other physical adsorbents
do show hysterias.
From the graphical Characteristic
Curves in Figure 1 polynomial equations
are derived, see Table 5. These equations
Testing | GAED
Figure 3. Adsorption Isotherm for MTBE in Water
Figure 4. Adsorption Isotherm for Phenol in Water
Table 1. Carbon Characteristic Curves - Cumulative Basis
allow user to plug in desired minimum

adsorption energy needed to capture a
target molecule, and calculate its corresponding available pore volume for that
sample run material.
Using the Polanyi heterogeneous adsorption model concepts allows the
Characteristic Curves to be transformed
into isotherms, see Figure 4. These three
example isotherms cover a weakly, moderately and very well adsorbed molecule
from water, i.e., Methyl-tertiarybutylether or MTBE, Benzene and Phenol, respectively. An important feature of this
transformation from Characteristic Curve
to isotherm is that users can get
isotherms at any temperature they want.
Determining classical empirical ASTM
isotherms have limitations for the temperature and also cost many orders more
than quickly GAED derived isotherms.
UNUSED AND USED GAC CASE STUDY
Figure 1 contains the AVolume based
Carbon Characteristic Curves-Cumulative. Note that PACS sample identifications are: AA-686 is unused GAC, AA-687
is its used version, AA-688 is a different
unused starting GAC, and AA-689 is its
corresponding used counter-part material.
These curves provide on the Y-axis adsorption space volumes, classically called
pore volumes as a function of Adsorption
Energies on the X-axis in cal/cc. Providing characteristic curves in volume presentation eliminates the problem with the
wide range of adsorbates and AC densities. When presented on an optional mass
bases, presentations are grams adsorbed

per 100 g carbon on the Y-axis. In a drinking water plant and many other applications volume presentations are better than
mass because the end user has a finite adsorber volume to fill with GAC or other
forms of this media.
The last of five samples presented in
Figure 1, and shown on Table I, is a
benchmark coal based liquid phase
standard GAC. The standard functions
as a quality control and assurance
check to validate the GAED instrument
is completely operational. The GAED
instrument was within its statistical
control limits during sample analysis.
This instrument has been used continuously the last 15 years with no malfunctions. This has created a large
database of GAED runs on a wide variety of sorbents. It literally runs itself.
Interpretation of the raw data and report writing consumes most of the lab
time for GAED analysis.
Figure 1 graphical presentations are
summarized in Table 1 as numerical
tabular values. Table 4 uses these data
Table 2. ASTM Apparent Densities, Iodine, Ash and Hardness Values

mg/g
values from Table 1 to let us know what

adsorption spaces were filled with adsorbates in these two starting unused
AC drinking water adsorbers. Both
used GAC filters are near their time to
be replaced with fresh unused AC. AC
does not last forever. AC is also expensive and should not be replaced prematurely. When the water going in and out
of the GAC adsorber is the same, GAC
is exhausted, and no longer removing
adsorbates. In a drinking water plants
used AC is still removing particulate
matter and reducing product water turbidity during the automated backwashing cycles. Users can do
suspended solids test on backwash
samples to prove this benefit.
ASTM UNUSED AND USED TESTS

American Society for Testing Materials Committee D or ASTM provides
industry consensus standardized test
methods used in the purchasing process.
These standardized test methods are
hallmarks of the activated carbon industry and need to be run regularly to
control AC manufacturing and field
processes and provide specification data
for purchasing. GAED also needs to be
added as a spec before purchase.
As can be seen in Table 2 that the
dry apparent densities (AD) of the used
GAC samples are higher than its unused starting specimen. These AD observations have two sources: the
unused adsorption spaces are filled
Testing | GAED
Table 3. ASTM Particle Sizing Analysis and Data
with raw water adsorbates and the GAC

particle shapes have been made to be
more efficient in packing. Unused GAC
was free flowing and used GAC was
water logged and agglomerated when
received at the laboratory. GAC dry AD
is water removed by drying at 150C for
three hours. Percent oven moisture is
the difference between received and dry
apparent densities divided by received
AD times 100. This calculation assumes
weight loss is due to water loss only
and GAC particles do not change shape
due to 150C heating. There is an alternate ASTM definitive water test called
Dean-Stark, which provides an absolute
water percent on GAC.

The ASTM iodine numbers in Table
2 reveal that the unused values are significantly higher than the used samples, the ash values after burning off the
carbon are lower in the used GAC compared to starting GAC, and the hardness and abrasion test numbers are
better for the higher density used GAC
samples. These results indicate that the
contact adsorber process units eliminated some of the softer GAC particles
or parts to increase hardness numbers
and removed water leachable minerals,
resulting in lower used ash values and
increased hardness.
Table 3 contains the screen sizing

calculated results and raw data. Both
used and unused GAC samples were
suitable for gravity water flow AC adsorbers, which is important for water
plants. PACS Laboratories has developed and made available a software
program to make these calculations
from the raw sieving data and it is compliant with the ASTM test method.
CONCLUSION
The two initial unused GAC samples
that were applied to the two GAC contact adsorbers were different. They were
different in all tests performed total
pore volume, pore volume used in the
application, apparent densities, iodine
numbers, BET surface area, particle size
distribution and hardness number. The
next time GAC is purchased material
used as represented by AA-686 is superior over AA-688. The superior material
has the pore sizes and adsorption energies volumes best suited to remove organics from the influent water supply.
The most important benefit of GAED
most of the time is to quickly obtain
isotherms. Isotherms provide the critical needed information to decide if
users have an AC application and what
AC is best for end-users specific applications and when the used carbon
needs to be changed-out with fresh AC.
Since the iodine number is a singlepoint on its isotherm, it cannot provide
the full characterization provided by
GAED. Iodine number is the milligrams
of iodine adsorbed by one gram of AC,
when aqueous iodine is at saturated
concentration. GAED provides full
isotherms ranging over seven orders of
adsorbate concentrations. Since many
AC applications, like drinking water,
have low adsorbate(s) concentrations,
well below saturation, GAED is superior to iodine numbers in giving you
critical useful decisional information.
GAED and Iodine Numbers for carbon selection and change out decisions
are often used. The GAED results in
this case study indicate that the influent water contains mid-sized mole-
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Table 5. Polynomial Equations from Characteristic Curves
cules, because most of the high adsorption energy 25-29 cal/cc sites have not
been filled in the two used carbons, AA687 and AA-689 compared to their respective starting unused carbons
AA-686 and AA-688. The cumulative
unused and used GAC total pore volumes, cc of pore volume per 100 cc carbon, at specific corresponding
adsorption energies is tabulated in
Table 4. As you see, the larger adsorption spaces, which have less relative adsorption energy compared to smaller
adsorption spaces are selectively filled
in this application. Since an adsorption
space needs to be about one and a half
times bigger than the adsorbable molecule this data tells us the adsorbents usable range in pore size distribution.
Also, GAED provides Brunauer, Emmett, and Teller or BET surface area determinations. The used GAC samples
had smaller remaining surface areas;
AA-687 had 515 squared meters per
gram and AA-689 had 545, whereas the
unused AA-686 had 733 squared meters per gram and AA-688 had 630.
These BET values are in reasonable
agreement with the corresponding
ASTM iodine numbers. Iodine and BET
measurements were designed by the
method developers to correlate.
PACS laboratory has available methods to de-sorb the AC-adsorbates to determine their identity and quantitate
each compound on AC. This non-routine method is based on competitive desorption to prepare samples for gas
chromatography-mass
spectrometry
(GC-MS) analysis of the GAC desorbed
material for its organics. GC-MS is the
definitive analytical tool to identify what
organics are in the aqueous- or vaporphase influent captured by AC. Acid extracts of used GAC and unused GAC can
be used to identify the metals on GAC.

FUTURE GAED EXPANSION NEEDED
Many in the activated carbon industry are not yet informed about the advantages of GAED testing. To reach its
full potential use in solving problems,
more need to be informed and apply
GAED to improve their AC applications
and expand the industry into available
needed new opportunities.
PACS Activated Carbon Services
collaboration with Ajax Water Authority has resulted in significant data collection for GAED and ASTM tests.
These results provide the template for future testing programs. PACS values any
occasion to collect additional data at different drinking water plants and other activated carbon users applications.
We understand the nuances of

the domestic and international
filtration industry and bring
over 70 years of combined
business, technical and financial expertise. The current economic climate is an ideal time
for sellers to locate buyers
seeking to diversify and for
buyers to identify growth opportunities through acquisition.
FN

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Training, Conferences
Tel: 1-724-457-6576
Email: Henry@pacslabs.com
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The first author thanks Richard Jones of Ajax
Water Authority for taking his two-day
course, Activated Carbon Adsorption: Principles, Practices, and Opportunities in Toronto,
ON Canada and later sending the samples
used in this case study for GAED and ASTM
testing.
REFERENCES
Henry Nowicki, et. al. has documented the
GAED technology and its applications
(www.wcponline.com - search box: Nowicki).
Henry Nowicki, et. Al. AGAED Revealed
Markets Available for New International
Activated Carbon Conference, Orlando, FL.
March 22-23, 2012.
For a confidential conversation contact:
Edward C. Gregor
704-442-1940
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Quantachrome Instruments Signs Collaborative

Agreement with South American Institutes
uantachrome Instruments of
Boynton Beach, Florida, the
University of San Luis and
CONICET, both in Argentina, have
signed a tri-lateral agreement to formalize
collaboration and cooperation between
all parties to further the development of
porous materials synthesis and characterization both within Argentina and
throughout Latin America.
An agreement for scientific and technical collaboration between Quantachrome Instruments, the National
Institute of Applied Physics (INFAP, University of San Luis, Argentina) and the
National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET, Buenos Aires,
Argentina) was signed by Dr. Marta
Rovira, president of CONICET, Dr. Jos

Luis Riccardo, president and Technical
Representative of the University of San
Luis, and Quantachromes President, Mr.
Scott Lowell.
Dr. Karim Sapag (Technical Representative of INFAP and CONICET) and Dr.
Matthias Thommes (Technical Representative, Quantachrome) were also present
at the signing, which took place at Quantachrome Instruments headquarters earlier this summer as the Sixth
International Workshop Characterization
of Porous Materials From Angstroms to
Millimeters was being held at nearby
Delray Beach, Florida.
The tri-lateral agreements main objective is to regulate the level of assis-
tance and cooperation between the involved parties to benefit the development and continued support of joint
projects in the fields of synthesis and
characterization of porous solids, and
their use in applications such as adsorption, separation and storage of gases,
water and industrial effluent filtration,
catalysis, etc. These are all areas of interest for all the involved groups.
Quantachrome Instruments, INFAP
(the research center depending on both
UNSL and CONICET) and UNSL will
now move forward with a cross-collaboration effort, consisting of research and
assistance efforts plus support for investigation centers and industry in Argentina
and other South American countries,
which would benefit the institutions.
This will have the added advantage of
helping the growth of the INFAPs laboratory facilities and personnel, which will
in turn help bring more opportunities to
strengthen research efforts and relationships with other institutions, academic
and research groups, as well as industry
worldwide by offering technical assistance where needed.
The organizations joint efforts will
also be used to plan and organize workshops, symposiums, and conferences in
the field of characterization of porous
solids and their applications. Also, they
will be able to collaborate with the development of new theoretical models, as
well as software models, to be used along
with the Quantachrome line of instruments in order to expand the activities
carried out in research centers across Argentina as well as their sphere of influence. Quantachrome will provide
technical support, instrument operational training, and data interpretation
support for INFAPs personnel. Once
training has been completed, both Quantachromes experts and INFAP personnel
will provide technical and after-sales
support to instrument users in Argentina
and other Latin American countries.
FN
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size? Have a special application? Need it now?
At Air Filters, Inc. we are committed to providing
a one-stop shop for all your air filtration requirements. We will have it in stock or well custom
build it to your specifications.
APC Filtration Inc.

3-1404 Cormorant Road
Ancaster, ON L9G 4V5, Canada
Tel: 1-888-689-1235 Fax: 866-491-1236
Email: inquiry@apcfilters.com
Website: www.apcfilters.com
Contact Person: Russell Kelly
APC Filtration Inc. is an ISO 9001.2008 quality
managed manufacturer providing over 33 years
of custom designed air filters, engineering, manufacturing and air filter testing to global manufacturers of industrial & commercial equipment
and appliance.
Koch Filter Corporation

PO Box 3186
625 W. Hill Street (40208)
Louisville, KY 40201
Tel: 502-634-4796 Fax: 502-637-2280
Email: info@kochfilter.com
Website: www.kochfilter.com
Contact Person: Customer Service
Koch Filter Corporation in recognized globally for
its durable filtration products. Koch produces a full
line of high efficiency pleated, box-style, pockettype, V-bank mini-pleats, HEPA filters, cartridge filters, and many other specialty filtration products.
Air Filtration Equipment:
Chase Machine & Engineering Inc.

324 Washington Street PO Box 1334
West Warwick, RI 02893
Tel: 401-821-8879 Fax: 401-823-5543
Email: guygil@chasemachine.com
Website: www.chasemachine.com
Contact Person: Guy Gil
Custom machinery builders for air, liquid, and
membrane filtration. We manufacture to precise
specifications resulting in more efficient and
cost-effective production. We also provide customer service for the life of the machine.
Cabin Filter Production Line:
Rosedale Products, Inc.

3730 W. Liberty Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Tel: 1-800-821-5373, 734-665-8201
Fax: 734-665-2214
Email: filters@rosedaleproducts.com
Website: www.rosedaleproducts.com
Rosedale Products provides comprehensive solutions for every critical industry filtration need. Its
vast array of easy-to-install and ready-to-service
bags, baskets, housing elements and replacement parts answer every purification concern.

Private Limited
Design Centre & Manufacturing Facility
D-1, Infocity, Phase-2, Sector-33
Gurgaon-122001, India
Tel: +91 (124) 478 8700
Fax: +91 (124) 400 1388
Skype ID: a2zfiltration
Email: a2zfiltration@airtelmail.in
Email: a2zfiltration@vsnl.net
Need a custom design and machine builder?
LOOK NO FURTHER!
Filtration Technology Systems
4239 Earnings Way
New Albany, IN 47150
Tel: 812-944-9368 Fax: 812-944-7237
Email: brian@filtrationtech.com
Website: www.filtrationtech.com
Contact Person: Brian A. Morris
From entry-level pleat & disposable lines to automated turnkey production we have equipment
for every level of production or we can design to
fit you specific needs. See what we have to offer.
www.filtrationtech.com
Air Filtration & Media:
APEL International Inc.

11201 Ampere Court
Tel: 502-240-0443 Fax: 502-240-0717
Email: info@apelfilters.com
Website: www.apelfilters.com
Contact Person: John Veeley
APEL manufactures pleated filter elements and fabric filters for most brands of bag-houses, dust collectors and dry process equipment. Our technical
experts will carefully assess your filtration needs,
and construct a standard or custom filter for your
application. Thousands of Dust Collector filters in
stock at all times. Immediate delivery is available.
Bag & Filter Systems:
Harmsco Filtration Products

P.O. Box 14066
North Palm Beach, FL 33408
Tel: 1-800-327-3248 Fax: 561-845-2474
Email: gwillis@harmsco.com
Website: www.harmsco.com
Harmsco Filtration Products has been a leading
manufacturer of filtration products since 1958.
Whether it is commercial, industrial, municipal,
or custom product applications, Harmsco is focused on delivering innovative and cost-effective
approaches to your filtration needs. Product applications include: Municipal drinking water, surface water treatment rule (LT2), ground water
under direct influence (GUDI), and many more.
Hollow Fiber Line
If you produce hollow fibers or various liquid/air filters

manufactured out of nonwoven or membrane materials,
Chase Machine has the material handling, custom design,
and manufacturing expertise required to offer a more efficient
and cost-effective
process solution. Tap
our vast knowledge
and experience in web
handling applications
to find the perfect
solution to your
filtration production
needs.
MADE IN USA
CHASE MACHINE
& ENGINEERING, INC.
324 Washington St.
P: 401.821.8879
F: 401.823.5543
For more information contact Guy Gil

(guygil@chasemachine.com).
To address the needs and the rapid growth in
Cabin Air Filtration, A2Z has introduced an automated line that is flexible, fit to purpose and cost
effective for filter manufacturers.
Cartridge Filters:
APC Filtration Inc.

Toll-Free: 1-888-689-1235 Fax: 866-491-1236
APC Filtration Inc. is an ISO 9001.2008 quality managed manufacturer providing over 33 years of custom designed air filters, engineering, manufacturing
and air filter testing to global manufacturers of industrial & commercial equipment and appliance.

11201 Ampere Court
Tel: 502-240-0443 Fax: 502-240-0717
G. Bopp USA Inc.

4 Bill Horton Way
Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
Tel: 845-296-1065 Fax: 845-296-1282
Email: infousa@bopp.com
Website: www.bopp.com
Manufacturer of precision woven wire mesh and
a world-class leader in weaving technology and
filtration media. Bopps sintered mesh laminates
achieve an optimum combination of stability, fine
filtration capabilities, flow rate and backwash
properties in filter ratings from 2 to 500 microns.
ISO 9001:2008/DFARS Compliant.
Clack Corporation
4462 Duraform Lane
Windsor, WI 53598
Tel: 608-846-3010
Fax: 608-846-2586
Email: ballweg@clackcorp.com
Contact Person: Steve Ballweg
Manufacturer of melt blown polypropylene sediment cartridges for water treatment applications.
A wide variety of standard lengths and diameters
are available. We also have the ability to produce
custom sizes to meet your specific requirements.
Enpress LLC
34495 Melinz Parkway
Eastlake, OH 44095
Tel: 866-859-9274 Fax: 440-510-0202
Email: info@enpress.com
Website: www.enpress.com
Contact: Michael P. Mormino
ENPRESS Cartridge Tank is a Point-of-Entry
(POE) composite pressure vessel that is a replacement to small and inefficient 2.5 or 4.5 housings,
or expensive Stainless Steel cartridge housings.
100% non-metallic and Made in the USA.
FilterCor Inc.
7932 Ajay Drive
Sun Valley, CA 91352
Tel: 1-800-Filter5 Fax: 818-252-7476
Email: info@filtercor.com
Website: www.filtercor.com
Contact Person: Rita Valenzuela
FilterCor is a US manufacturer of wound, carbon,
and pleated filters, all available in standard and
Big Blue with a wide range of end caps, lengths,
and micron ratings. We offer private labeling.
Global Filter LLC

7201 Mt. Vernon Rd. SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
Tel: 319-743-0110 Fax: 319-743-0220
Toll Free: 1-877-603-1003
Email: todd@globalfilter.com
Website: www.globalfilter.com
Contact Person: Todd Younggreen
Global Filter LLC is a manufacturer of High Purity Pleated Filter Cartridges, Polypropylene
Meltblown Filter Cartridges and Stainless Steel
Filter Housings. In addition to our standard product line; Global Filter also offers custom filtration
solutions for almost any type of industrial or high
purity application. Please contact Global Filter
LLC for your filtration needs.
Graver Technologies
200 Lake Drive
Glasgow, DE 19702
Tel: 302-731-1700 Fax: 302-731-1707
Toll-Free: 1-800-249-1990
Email: info@gravertech.com
Website: www.gravertech.com
Contact Person: Betty Wells
Graver Technologies delivers products that facilitate and enhance separation, purification, and
process filtration. Our product scope includes: replacement filter elements, pleat packs, activated
carbon, filter cartridges, coalescers, ASME housings, and filtration skids. We produce products
under our own brand names, as well as for OEMs
and private label customers.

P.O. Box 14066
Tel: 1-800-327-3248 Fax: 561-845-2474

PO Box 3186
Tel: 502-634-4796 Fax: 502-637-2280
Matrix Separations LLC

PO Box 16369
6000 Century Oaks Drive
Bonny Oaks Industrial Park
Chattanooga, TN 37416-6369
Tel: 423-267-2397 Fax: 423-267-0298
Email: rcloud@matrixseparations.com
Website: www.matrixseparations.com
Contact Person: Ron Cloud
MATRIX is a manufacturer of liquid process cartridges which are engineered to serve most
every industry imaginable. Our technology has
been developed to extend cartridge life and thus
reduce disposal cost.
Be a Maverick Wind Your Own Filters

Amarillo, TX
Tel: 806-383-3833 Fax: 806-355-0105
Email: kathy@filterwinders.com
Website: www.filterwinders.com
Contact Person: Kathy McAlister
Maverick Manufacturing, manufactures continuous wound filter winding machines. These
machines produce filter cartridges used in all
aspects of liquid filtration, such as pre-filters to
R/O membrane, units in desalination plants, petroleum, chemical, and water applications.
Center Cores:

Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Tel: 1-800-821-5373, 734-665-8201
Fax: 734-665-2214
Rosedale Products provides comprehensive
solutions for every critical industry filtration
need. Its vast array of easy-to-install and
ready-to-service bags, baskets, housing elements and replacement parts answer every purification concern.
Enpress LLC
Eastlake, OH 44095
Tel: 866-859-9274 Fax: 440-510-0202
Shelco Filters
100 Bradley Street
Middletown, CT 06457
Tel: 860-854-6121 Fax: 860-854-6120
Email: info@shelco.com
Website: www.shelco.com
Leading manufacturer of commercial and industrial filters, including stainless steel filter housings; filter bags & bag filter housings; wound,
pleated and depth style cartridges.

PO Box 14066
Tel: 1-800-327-3248 Fax: 561-845-2474
Cartridge Filtration:

11201 Ampere Court
Tel: 502-240-0443 Fax: 502-240-0717
application. Thousands of dust collector filters in

Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Tel: 1-800-821-5373 Tel: 734-665-8201
Fax: 734-665-2214
Catalogs & Market Research:
Delta Pure Filtration

11011 Richardson Road
Ashland, VA 23005
Tel: 804-798-2888 Fax: 804-798-3923
Email: sales@deltapure.com
Website: www.deltapure.com
Contact Person: Todd Furbee
Manufacturer of standard and custom liquid cartridge filters used in a variety of industries. Products include wound, carbon and pleated
cartridge filters, housings and systems. Standard
filter cartridges can ship within 24 hours.
FILTERPEDIA
P.O. Box 72
Russellville, TN 37860
Tel: 423-200-4360 Fax: 866-899-8674
Email: john.enright@filterpedia.com
Website: www.filterpedia.com
Contact Person: John Enright
Publisher of filtration information, market research, catalogs and parts interchanges. Stay
current with the latest news from automotive, domestic, industrial, environmental and medical filtration through our news portal www.colorfil.com
Conwed Global Headquarters

1300 Godward St. NE Suite 5000
Minneapolis, MN 55413
Tel: 1-800-426-6933 Fax: 612-623-2589
Email: info@conwedplastics.com
Website: www.conwedplastics.com
Conwed is a global company specializing in total
netting solutions from concept to commercialization. Conwed manufactures a complete line of highperformance netting used in many liquid and air
filtration applications. Conwed core technologies include extruded square, diamond and flat netting,
extruded tubes, oriented netting, co-extrusion, bicomponent, knitted and elastomeric netting.
DelStar Technologies, Inc.

Corporate Headquarters
601 Industrial Drive
Middletown, DE 19709
Tel: 302-378-8888 Fax: 302-378-4482
Toll-Free: 1-800-521-6713
Email: info@delstarinc.com
Website: www.delstarinc.com
Contact Person: Tim Johnson
DelStar Technologies manufactures a diverse
collection of thermoplastic filtration products
made from a variety of high-performance, engineering-grade resins. Roll-good product lines include Naltex extruded netting, Delnet
apertured films, DelPore meltblown nonwovens and Stratex laminate composites. The
Coretec line includes an extensive collection of
extruded cores, rods, tubes and machined shapes
made from plastic and steel. Manufacturing operations and sales offices are located throughout
the United States, in the UK and in China.
DelStar International, Ltd.
3a Osprey Court
Hawkfield Business Park
Bristol BS14 0BB, England
Tel: + 44 (0) 1454.613.991
Fax: + 44 (0) 1454.614.700
DelStar Asia Pacific
Room 803-804, Suite C
Oriental International Plaza
No. 85, Lou Shan Guan Road
Shanghai, 200336, P.R.C.
Tel: + (86) (21) 6278.7677 or
Tel: + (86) (21) 6278.7659
Fax: + (86) (21) 6278.7679
Coalescers:
Industrial Netting
7681 Setzler Parkway North
Tel: 763-496-6355 Fax: 763-496-6356
Toll-Free: 1-800-328-8456
Email: info@industrialnetting.com
Website: www.industrialnetting.com
Contact Person: Sheila Katusky
Worlds largest selection of plastic netting, rigid
extruded mesh tubes and woven mesh custom
converted to your specifications. Sonically
welded tube overwraps using nonwovens, or fine
mesh netting available upon request.
Centrifuges:
Sefar, Inc
111 Calumet Street
Buffalo, NY 14043
Tel: 1-800-995-0531 Fax: 716-685-9469
Email: sales@sefar.us
Website: www.sefar.us
Sefar is the premier manufacturer of technical
fabrics for liquid/solid filtration, sifting, and separating. Solving
todays process problems with the industrys
widest range of materials.
Cleaning Services:
Southern Metal Processing Co.

Oxford, AL
Tel: 256-831-8130 Fax: 256-831-2103
Baytown, TX
Tel: 281-424-3324 Fax: 281-424-1698
Email: sales@southern-metal.com
Website: www.southern-metal.com
First and largest global commercial cleaning company of metal filters, filtration equipment and auxiliary equipment used in the Polymers, Nonwovens,
Automotives, Chemicals and Petrochemical industries for over 38 years. Thermal, solvent, aqueous, ultrasonic and abrasive removal processes for
polymers, oils, paints or other process contaminants, including passivation.
SpinTek Filtration, Inc.

10863 Portal Drive
Los Alamitos, CA 90720
Tel: 714-236-9190 Fax: 714-236-9196
Email: pkirk@spintek.com
Website: www.spintek.com
Contact Person: Patricia A. Kirk
SpinTek specializes in engineered solutions for
industrial, commercial and oily waste water applications. With hundreds of installations worldwide, the company designs/manufactures
solvent extraction (SX) media filters; proprietary
CoMatrix filters for copper, nickel, zinc hydrometallurgy operations; and Aqualescer coalescers for high volume organic or oily waste
applications.
The ST-II rotating filter using stainless steel
membranes is suitable for extremely harsh
wastewater or nuclear environments; for high
solids or viscous applications where conventional filters typically fail. Sparkle, a novel HF
drinking water filter is designed for rural areas
and developing countries.
Compressed Air & Vacuum Filtration:
Walker Filtration Inc.

4748 Pacific Avenue
Erie, PA 16506
Tel: 814-836-2900 Fax: 814-836-7921
Email: usa@walkerfiltration.com
Website: www.walkerfiltration.com
Manufacturers and suppliers of filtration equipment
including filter housings to suit all industrial & medical applications, (compressed air, gas & vacuum),
desiccant dryers and differential pressure indicators, as well as an extensive range of alternative
compressed air & vacuum filter elements.
Consulting Services:
EDWARD C. GREGOR &
ASSOCIATES, LLC
5000 Kimblewyck Lane
Charlotte, NC 28226-6464
Tel: 704-442-1940 Fax: 704-442-1778
Contact Person: Edward C. Gregor
Our business provides Market & Business Development with focus on creating growth for
companies having under-exploited technology,
patents or manufacturing capabilities. Specialization in polymers, ceramics, fibers, nonwoven
fabrics, filtration media and M&A activities in
these markets.
Joseph Marketing, Inc.

120 Richmond Hill Court
Williamsburg, VA 23185
Tel/Fax: 757-565-1549
Email: josephmarketing@verizon.net
Contact Person: Jim Joseph
Coolant filtration-comprehensive support for those
involved with industrial liquid filtration: equipment
and media suppliers who serve the market and
users of filtration for their processes. The company
maintains the status of impartiality so it can serve its
customer with total dedication to their needs.
WORLD RECRUITERS
10612-D Providence Rd.
Charlotte, NC 28277
Tel: 704-845-3000 ext: 200
Website: www.worldrecruiters.com
Contact Person: Michael D. Gutowski President/CEO
Email: mikeg@worldrecruiters.com
Possessing over 25 years of successful recruiting experience in the filtration industry. Our organization has placed thousands of Presidents,
Sales & Marketing Managers and Engineers
across the globe. As a member of the Pinnacle
Society, we are ranked in the top 1% of executive recruiting firms worldwide.
Contract Pleating:

11201 Ampere Court
Tel: 502-240-0443 Fax: 502-240-0717
JCEM USA
CNC Blade Pleaters
11201 Ampere Court Louisville, KY 40299
Tel: 502-261-8222 Fax: 502-261-8225
Email: chris.lyons@jcemusa.com
Website: www.jcemusa.com
Contact Person: Chris Lyons
JCEM USAs High Performance CNC Blade Pleater
is designed for manufacturers of pleated filters who
demand, speed, accuracy and efficiency. The CNC
pleater is totally camless, requiring no manual adjustments and is Windows operated. Features include the ability to pleat up to 250 pleats per minute,
with pleat heights to 5-7/8 and widths to 94-1/2.
Dust Collectors:
IBIS International Inc.
PO Box 670 Hoschton, GA 30548 U.S.A.
Tel: 706-654-3232 Fax: 706-654-3888
Email: sales@ibis-usa.com
Website: www.ibis-usa.com
Contact Person: Steve Southern
Specializing in handling air and fibrous material.
Rotary Drum Filters for dust control, Air Filtration,
Trim/Scrap Collection. Any light, fluffy, bulky material? Process Air. Systems for Hygienic &
Nonwoven Products, Diapers, etc.
Education:
The American Filtration & Separations

Society (AFS)
The American Filtration & Separations Society
(AFS) AFS is the premier organization in North
America dedicated to R&D, problem solutions
and technology transfer in filtration and separation for the benefit of industrial processes, individual health and a clean environment.
The AFS conferences and events bring together
the industry leaders, presenting the greatest opportunity to meet and hear the newest information in filtration and separation technology. Over
the past two years more than 300 organizations
have sent representatives to AFS events. These
companies understand the value of employees
with knowledge of the latest information in filtration and separation technology.
2012 Opportunities
October 15, 2012
Filtration Training Basic Liquid and Gas Filtration courses and Advanced Topical courses. For
information: http://www.afssociety.org/training.
October 16-18 2012
Fall Topical conference Solid Fluid Separation Innovation in Research and Applications Embassy Suites Airport, Philadelphia, 9000 Bartram
Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19153 - http://www.afssociety.org
2013 Opportunities
May 6, 2013
Filtration Training Basic Liquid and Gas Filtration Courses and Advanced Topical Courses.
May 7-9, 2013
26th Annual Conference
Filtration & Separations in the Global Market,
Recent Advancements - Innovative Solutions
Bloomington, MN
Additional Information
For additional information on all AFS events, including the short courses, technical programs,
exhibit and conference sponsorship opportunities speak with Ms. Susanne Sower, Executive
Manager for the AFS at 612-861-1277 or visit
http://www.afssociety.org
End Caps:

Tel: 302-378-8888 Fax: 302-378-4482
Toll-Free: 1-800-521-6713
made from a variety of high-performance, engineering-grade resins. Roll-Good product lines include Naltex extruded netting, Delnet
3a Osprey Court
Tel: + 44 (0) 1454.613.991
Fax: + 44 (0) 1454.614.700
Tel: + (86) (21) 6278.7677 or
Tel: + (86) (21) 6278.7659
Fax: + (86) (21) 6278.7679

4239 Earnings Way
Tel: 812-944-9368 Fax: 812-944-7237
Sigma Design Company

200 Pond Avenue
Middlesex, NJ 08846
Tel: 732-629-7555 Fax: 732-629-7556
Web: www.sigmadesign.net
Complex Mechanism Development
Electonic PCB, Controls and
Microprocessor Design
FEA, CFD, 3D Modeling
3D Rapid Prototypes
Design Build Validate
Engineering Services Design/Build:

Private Limited
Tel: +91 (124) 478 8700
Fax: +91 (124) 400 1388
A2Z offers the services of its Design Team
based at its Design Center to design and build,
fit to purpose machines. A2Z also offer build to
print options. The Team uses SOLID WORKS
among other state of the art 3D design software
to create and simulate its designs.

10863 Portal Drive
Tel: 714-236-9190 Fax: 714-236-9196
applications.
Epoxies Urethanes:
Epic Resins
Palmyra, WI 53156
Tel: 1-800-242-6649 Fax: 262-495-3410
delivery, prompt technical support, and consistent quality materials. Epic Resins has developed and continues to develop compounds to fit
the varied needs of the filtration market; from
fungus resistant polyurethanes for pool and spa
filters to high temperature and chemical resistant
epoxy resins designed for the aerospace markets. Our product line includes adhesives used
in air filters (including HEPA filters), automotive
filters, molded end-cap polyurethanes for pool
and spa filters, and epoxies used in various fluid filters and fluid separation filters. Epic Resins is proud
to be the best materials solution provider. Please
contact one of our Epoxy or Polyurethane experts to
find the right solution for your material needs.
Innovative Resin Systems, Inc.

70 Verkade Drive
Wayne, NJ 07470
Tel: 973-465-6887 Fax: 973-696-9658
Email: info@rez-cure.com
Website: www.rez-cure.com
Contact Person: Manny Nerantzoulis
IRS, Inc. is a leading formulator and manufacturer of high performance epoxy, polyurethane
acrylic and radiation cured systems. We have
more than 50 years of technical expertise in developing and implementing new chemistries that
help our customers optimize performance and
maximize cost effectiveness
Expanded Metal:
Dexmet Corporation
22 Barnes Industrial Road South
Wallingford, CT 06492
Tel: 203-294-4440
Website: www.dexmetfilter.com
Contact Person: Ken Burtt
Expanded Metals & Polymers for Membrane
Support & Backing. Assures media integrity &
pleat spacing even under dynamic flow. Materials
laminate for co-expansion/contraction/flex. Openings down to 25 micron. Thickness: 0.001 to 0.2
Fabric Filter Bags:

Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Tel: 1-800-821-5373 Tel: 734-665-8201
Fax: 734-665-2214
Sefar, Inc
111 Calumet Street
Buffalo, NY 14043
Tel: 1-800-995-0531 Fax: 716-685-9469
fabrics for liquid/solid filtration, sifting, and separating. Solving todays process problems with the
industrys widest range of materials.
Fabrics Suppliers:
Barbron Corporation
8720 Dixie Highway
Fair Haven, MI 48023
Tel: 586-716-3530 Fax: 586-716-3537
Email: jhart@barbroncorp.com
Website: www.barbroncorp.com
Contact Person: Jim Hart
Barbron Corporation, manufacturers of expanded metals, both ferrous & non-ferrous, from
foils to 20-gage in many standard patterns and
sizes with finished edges on strip widths to 10
inches. We can mold, form, stamp, and fabricate
our expanded products into a variety of filter and
strainer assemblies, filter elements, and
spark/flame arrestors to customers requirements, or provide them in bulk as coils or blanks.
ISO registered 9001-2000.
Dodenhoff Industrial Textiles, Inc.

28045 Ranney Parkway
Westlake, OH 44145
Tel: 440-892-5511 Fax: 440-892-0387
Email: DITSales@Dodenhoff.com
Website: www.Dodenhoff.com
Contact Persons:
Ellen Moltz or Martin Dodenhoff
Woven, knit and non-woven Filter Media available in roll form. Strainer fabrics and precision
screen cloths. Belt fabric. Large and small quantities. Polyester, Polypropylene, Nylon, Cotton
and Specialty Fibers. With unparalleled technical
expertise. Worldwide.
Process Systems & Components Co., Inc.

7150 Airport Highway
Pennsauken, NJ 08109
Toll-Free: 1-855-793-0325 Tel: 609-261-4886
Fax: 609-261-6345
Email: processsystems@rcn.com
Contact: John Wroblewski
We provide non-woven and woven filtration fabric roll goods for dust collector bags. Our PTFE
laminated fabric for fine filtration meets EPA regulations. Our plastic coated PTFE fabrics are
suitable for chemical resistant table coverings.
Sefar, Inc
111 Calumet Street
Buffalo, NY 14043
Tel: 1- 800-995-0531 Fax: 716-685-9469
Felts:

Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Tel: 1-800-821-5373 Tel: 734-665-8201
Fax: 734-665-2214
Filter Bag/Housing:

PO Box 14066
Tel: 1-800-327-3248 Fax: 561-845-2474
Filter Caps:

Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Tel: 1-800-821-5373 Tel: 734-665-8201
Fax: 734-665-2214
Shelco Filters
100 Bradley Street
Tel: 860-854-6121 Fax: 860-854-6120
Sefar, Inc.
111 Calumet Street
Buffalo, NY 14043
Tel: 1-800-995-0531 Fax: 716-685-9469
Filter Cans:
METCOM Inc.
PO Box 49065
Cookeville, TN 38506
Tel: 931-526-8412 Fax: 931-526-1092
Email: sales@metcomusa.com
Website: www.metcomusa.com
Metcom Inc. is a full service metal component
supplier specializing in metal spinning, metal
stamping, deep drawing and laser cutting.
Filter Bags/Liquid:

PO Box 14066
Tel: 1-800-327-3248 Fax: 561-845-2474

Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Tel: 1-800-821-5373 Tel: 734-665-8201
Fax: 734-665-2214

Tel: 302-378-8888 Fax: 302-378-4482
Toll-Free: 1-800-521-6713
3a Osprey Court
Tel: + 44 (0) 1454.613.991
Fax: + 44 (0) 1454.614.700

Tel: + (86) (21) 6278.7677 or
Tel: + (86) (21) 6278.7659
Fax: + (86) (21) 6278.7679

1130 Route 1
Newcastle, ME 04553
Tel: 207-563-2299 Fax: 207-563-2619
METCOM Inc.
PO Box 49065
Tel: 931-526-8412 Fax: 931-526-1092
Filter Caps & Components:
A2Z Filtration
Specialities
Private Limited
Tel: +91 (124) 478 8700
Fax: +91 (124) 400 1388
Email: info@a2zfiltration.com
A2Z offers over 1500 part numbers of filter components to meet customers specifications and
drawings such as Filter End Caps, Filter Frames,
Filter Housings, Bowls and Cover Assemblies,
Cast and Machined Parts, Wire and Weld Mesh
Cages, Perforated Support Tubes, Weld Mesh,
Spinning items, Spiral Tubes, Rubber Components, Glass Filled Nylon 6 Moulded Caps, Expanded Metal Sheets in any size and pattern,
Perforated metal Sheets, Perforated paper
Sheets, Protective sleeves, Clamps, Plastic
Components, variety of Sheet Metal Pressed
Components, Fabricated parts, Aluminum Alloy
Parts. Sheet Metal parts can be supplied in normal Mild Steel duly plated (White Zinc, Yellow
Galvanized, Tin Powder coated etc) or in pre
coated Galvanized Steel (ZINTEC).
Filter Cartridge Housings:
FilterCor Inc.
7932 Ajay Drive
Tel: 1-800-Filter5 Fax: 818-252-7476
Filter Cleaning:
Unique Wire Weaving Co., Inc.

762 Ramsey Ave.
Hillside, NJ 07205
Tel: 908-688-4600 Fax: 908-688-4601
Sales Manager: Howard Gabriel
Email: hgabriel@uniquewire.com
Website: www.uniquewire.com
Filter Cloth manufacturing specialist weaving Micronique and Dutch weave filter cloth down to 10
microns. Specialty metals including Hastelloy, Inconcel, Monel, Tantalum, and Titanium. Uniques
specialty is custom weaving, and maintaining a
large weaving stock inventory. R&D and fabrication and prototype work welcome.
Filter Elements:

11201 Ampere Court
Tel: 502-240-0443 Fax: 502-240-0717

11201 Ampere Court
Tel: 502-240-0443 Fax: 502-240-0717

Oxford, AL
Tel: 256-831-8130 Fax: 256-831-2103
Baytown, TX
Tel: 281-424-3324 Fax: 281-424-1698
First and largest global commercial cleaning
company of metal filters, filtration equipment and
auxiliary equipment used in the Polymers, Nonwovens, Automotives, Chemicals and Petrochemical
industries for over 38 years. Thermal, solvent,
aqueous, ultrasonic and abrasive removal
processes for polymers, oils, paints or other
process contaminants, including passivation.
Barbron Corporation
8720 Dixie Highway
Fair Haven, MI 48023
Tel: 586-716-3530 Fax: 586-716-3537
Email: jhart@barbroncorp.com
Website: www.barbroncorp.com
Contact Person: Jim Hart
Barbron Corporation, a manufacturer of expanded metals, provides molded expanded aluminum foil filter and breather elements in varying
densities and almost any shape, to cover a wide
range of filtration and vapor removal applications. We also stamp, form, and assemble housings, covers, and caps to customer
specifications. The metal elements are cleanable, remanufacturable, and can be re-cycled.
ISO registered 9001-2000.
Filter Cloth:
Sefar, Inc
111 Calumet Street
Buffalo, NY 14043
Tel: 1-800-995-0531 Fax: 716-685-9469
fabrics for liquid/solid filtration, sifting, and separating. Solving todays process problems with
the industrys widest range of materials.
Clack Corporation
4462 Duraform Lane
Windsor, WI 53598
Tel: 608-846-3010 Fax: 608-846-2586
Email: ballweg@clackcorp.com
Contact Person: Steve Ballweg
Manufacturers of melt blown polypropylene sediment cartridges for water treatment applications.
A wide variety of standard lengths and diameters
are available. We also have the ability to produce
custom sizes to meet your specific requirements.
tridges which are engineered to serve most

every industry imaginable. Our technology has
been developed to extend cartridge life and thus
reduce disposal cost.
Filter-Mart Corporation
2198 Fisk Road
Tel: 1-800-487-7493 Fax: 800-669-6303
Email: karlaa@filtermart.com
Website: www.filtermart.com
Contact Person: Karla Ayers
A leader in supplying quality filtration products for
every industry. Founded in 1991, offering replacement elements for over 950,000 model numbers.
In house manufacturing for speedy delivery and
custom products. Service is our first priority.

PO Box 16369
6000 Century Oaks Drive
Bonny Oaks Industrial Park
Chattanooga, TN 37416-6369
Tel: 423-267-2397 Fax: 423-267-0298
Email: rcloud@matrixseparations.com
Website: www.matrixseparations.com
Contact Person: Ron Cloud
MATRIX is a manufacturer of liquid process car-
Graver Technologies
200 Lake Drive
Glasgow, DE 19702
Tel: 302-731-1700 Fax: 302-731-1707
Toll-Free: 1-800-249-1990
process filtration. Our product scope includes:
replacement filter elements, pleat packs, activated carbon, filter cartridges, coalescers, ASME
housings, and filtration skids. We produce products under our own brand names, as well as for
OEMs and private label customers.

PO Box 14066
Tel: 1-800-327-3248 Fax: 561-845-2474
Keystone Filtration Solutions

2385 North Penn Road
Hatfield, PA 19440
Tel: 215-822-1963 Fax: 215-997-1839
Toll Free: 1-800-822-1963
Email: filters@keystonefilter.com
Website: www.keystonefilter.com
Keystone Filter is a complete solution provider for
a wide range of filtration and separation needs.
We supply individual components such high quality filter cartridges, housings and custom pleating
along with complete skidded systems.
Filter Housing:
Reserve Filter Systems

2146 Enterprise Parkway
Twinsburg, OH 44087
Tel: 330-425-8668 Fax: 330-425-0920
Toll-Free: 1-800-553-2777
Email: jhurley@reservefilter.com
Website: www.reservefilter.com
New Re-Launch of the Website!
Contact Person: Jim Hurley
Reserve Filter Systems is a leading distributor
for Pentair, Pentek Brand Filters & Cartridges,
Global Filters & Harmsco Filtration Products.
Products for commercial & industrial applications, including bag housings, filter bags and the
broadest line of replacement cartridge elements
in stock & ready to ship the same day.
Enpress LLC
Eastlake, OH 44095
Tel: 866-859-9274 Fax: 440-510-0202

Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Tel: 1-800-821-5373 Tel: 734-665-8201
Fax: 734-665-2214
Filter Manufacturing Automation:

Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Tel: 1-800-821-5373 Tel: 734-665-8201
Fax: 734-665-2214
Sefar, Inc
111 Calumet Street
Buffalo, NY 14043
Tel: 1-800-995-0531 Fax: 716-685-9469
Filter Fabrics - tubular:
Sefar, Inc
111 Calumet Street
Buffalo, NY 14043
Tel: 1-800-995-0531 Fax: 716-685-9469
Global Filter LLC

Tel: 319-743-0110 Fax: 319-743-0220
Toll-Free: 1-877-603-1003
Graver Technologies
200 Lake Drive
Glasgow, DE 19702
Tel: 302-731-1700 Fax: 302-731-1707
Toll-Free: 1-800-249-1990

Hatfield, PA 19440
Tel: 215-822-1963 Fax: 215-997-1839
Toll-Free: 1-800-822-1963

1130 Route 1
Newcastle, ME 04553
Tel: 207-563-2299 Fax: 207-563-2619
Nordson Corporation
Duluth, GA 30097
Tel: 1-800-683-2314 Fax: 866-667-3329

45677 Helm Street
Plymouth, MI 48170
Tel: 734-459-8600 Fax: 734-459-8686
Precision meter-mix-dispense systems and dispense valve manufacturer for all filter bonding
and molding applications. Dispense two-component polyurethanes, epoxies and one-component plastisol-type materials. Over 45 years of
Filter Manufacturer:
Air Filters Inc.

8282 Warren Road
Houston, TX 77040
Tel: 713-896-8901 Fax: 713-896-8912
Email: sales@airfilterusa.com
Website: www.airfilterusa.com
Looking for the right filter in exactly the right
size? Have a special application? Need it now?
At Air Filters, Inc. we are committed to providing
a one-stop shop for all your air filtration requirements. We will have it in stock or well custom
build it to your specifications.
APC Filtration Inc.

Toll-Free: 1-888-689-1235 Fax: 866-491-1236
Email:inquiry@apcfilters.com

11201 Ampere Court
Tel: 502-240-0443 Fax: 502-240-0717
Custom Filter LLC

401 Hankes Ave.
Aurora, IL 60505
Tel: 630-906-2100 Fax: 630-906-0136
Email: sales@customfilter.net
Website: www.customfilter.net
Custom Filter provides Original Equipment Manufacturers with unique solutions to their filtration
needs (concept-to-delivery). Our capabilities include product design, rapid prototyping,
HEPA/ULPA testing, pleating, assembly and
sealing of various filter types and sizes. Applications include respirator, medical devices, air
cleaners, vacuum cleaner, carbon, and specialty
markets. Please contact us with your demanding
applications. ISO registered 9001:2008.
FilterCor Inc.
7932 Ajay Drive
Tel: 1-800-Filter5 Fax: 818-252-7476
Flow Ezy Filters, Inc.

147 Enterprise Dr.
Ann Arbor, MI 48103 USA
Tel: 1-800-237-1165 or 734-665-8777
Fax: 1-800-252-1730 or 734-665-4332
Email: donkrause@flowezyfilters.com
Website: www.flowezyfilters.com
Contact Person: Donald C. Krause, Gen. Mgr.
Since 1945, Flow Ezy has been manufacturing
hydraulic, pneumatic, air, oil and fuel filters. In
addition to our standard product line we have a
complete line of interchanges to other manufacturers filters and can custom make filters for
most applications.
Global Filter LLC

Tel: 319-743-0110 Fax: 319-743-0220
Toll-Free: 1-877-603-1003

PO Box 3186
Tel: 502-634-4796 Fax: 502-637-2280
Komline-Sanderson
12 Holland Avenue
Peapack, NJ 07977
Tel: 1-800-225-5457 Fax: 908-234-9487
Email: info@komline.com
Contact Person: Sales
Vacuum filtration equipment for dewatering,
clarification, cake washing, and recovery. Indirect heat transfer Paddle Dryer/Cooler for heating, drying, cooling, and reacting. Rotary
Atomizers for spray drying. Wastewater and
sludge: pumping, clarification, thickening, dewatering, and drying.

Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Tel: 1-800-821-5373 Tel: 734-665-8201
Fax: 734-665-2214
Sefar, Inc
111 Calumet Street
Buffalo, NY 14043
Tel: 1-800-995-0531 Fax: 716-685-9469
United Filters International

901 S. Grant
Amarillo, TX 79105
Tel: 806-373-8386 Fax: 806-371-7783
Email: d.otwell@unitedfilters.com
Website: www.unitedfilters.com
Contact Person: David Otwell
United Filters is a manufacturer/supplier of filter
cartridges, vessels, and fluid handling devices
used for consumer, commercial/industrial, petrochemical/gas, and municipal applications. Manufacturing locations in Texas and California are
ideally located for domestic and offshore customers needs. Products are NSF42/61 compliant.
WORLD RECRUITERS
10612-D Providence Rd.
Charlotte, NC 28277
Tel: 704-845-3000 ext: 200
Website: www.worldrecruiters.com
Contact Person:
Michael D. Gutowski President/CEO
Email: mikeg@worldrecruiters.com
Possessing over 25 years of successful recruiting experience in the filtration industry. Our organization has placed thousands of Presidents,
Sales & Marketing Managers and Engineers
across the globe. As a member of the Pinnacle
Society, we are ranked in the top 1% of executive recruiting firms worldwide.
Filter-Mart Corporation
2198 Fisk Road
Tel: 1-800-487-7493 Fax: 800-669-6303
Email: karlaa@filtermart.com
Website: www.filtermart.com
Contact Person: Karla Ayers
A leader in supplying quality filtration products for
every industry. Founded in 1991, offering replacement elements for over 950,000 model numbers.
In house manufacturing for speedy delivery and
custom products. Service is our first priority.
G. Bopp USA Inc.

4 Bill Horton Way
Tel: 845-296-1065 Fax: 845-296-1282
world-class leader in weaving technology and filtration media. Bopps sintered mesh laminates
Filter Manufacturing:
APC Filtration Inc.

Toll-Free: 1-888-689-1235 Fax: 866-491-1236

11201 Ampere Court
Tel: 502-240-0443 Fax: 502-240-0717
Central Illinois Mfg. Co.

201 N. Champaign Street
Bement, IL 61813-1105
Tel: 217-678-2511 Fax: 217-678-2611
Toll-Free: 1-888-898-7187
Website: www.cim-tek.com
Contact Person: Todd Oberg
Vice President of Sales & Marketing
Industrial lube oil filters, compressor filters, hydraulic filters and high-flow housings for lowpressure applications. Microglass media
available for particulate removal and longer filter
life. Get the water out with our Hydrosorb
media designed for particulate & water removal.
Short-run private labeling available.
Sefar, Inc
111 Calumet Street
Buffalo, NY 14043
Tel: 1-800-995-0531 Fax: 716-685-9469

Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Tel: 1-800-821-5373 Tel: 734-665-8201
Fax: 734-665-2214
Filter Media:
Ahlstrom Filtration
Aunankaari 4
33840 Tampere, Finland
Tel: +33 (0) 358-10-888-14
Fax: +33 (0) 358-10-888-4610
Email: filtration@ahlstrom.com
Website: www.ahlstrom.com
Contact Persons: Noora Blasi
Ahlstrom is a global technology leader in design,
development and manufacture of innovative filter
media. Our extended technology portfolio is a proof
of our commitment to ensure that your specific filter
media performance requirements are met.

Tel: 302-378-8888 Fax: 302-378-4482
Toll-Free: 1-800-521-6713
3a Osprey Court
Tel: + 44 (0) 1454.613.991
Fax: + 44 (0) 1454.614.700
Tel: + (86) (21) 6278.7677 or
Tel: + (86) (21) 6278.7659
Fax: + (86) (21) 6278.7679
Filter Products:
Dexmet Corporation
Tel: 203-294-4440
Expanded Metals & Polymers for Membrane Support & Backing. Assures media integrity & pleat
spacing even under dynamic flow. Materials laminate for co-expansion/contraction/flex. Openings
down to 25 micron. Thickness: 0.001 to 0.2.
Phifer Inc.
PO Box 1700
Tuscaloosa, AL 35403-1700
Tel: 205-345-2120 Fax: 205-750-4890
Email: info@phifer.com
Contact Persons: Greg Rhoden
Aluminum, steel, bronze, vinyl-coated fiberglass
and polyester meshes for filtration. Broad mesh
ranges, precision slitting and custom packaging.
Custom annealing and epoxy, polyester and
acrylic coatings for aluminum, steel and bronze
mesh. ISO registered.

Westlake, OH 44145
Tel: 440-892-5511 Fax: 440-892-0387
Contact Persons:
PRAB Fluid Filtration

7574 E. Michigan Avenue
Kalamazoo, MI 49048
Tel: 1-800-493-3462
Email: sales@prab.com
Website: www.prab.com
Contact Person: Tim Hanna
Reclaim, recycle, and reuse valuable coolant
and wastewater. Start increasing profits today
with our Quick-Ship option on select equipment
and media. For more information on
coolant/wastewater filtration, recycling, and recovery systems, visit www.prab.com
Gerard Daniel Worldwide

34 Barnhart Drive
Hanover, PA 17331
Tel: 1-800-232-3332 Fax: 717-633-7095
Website: www.gerarddaniel.com
Contact Person: Steve Crooks
Gerard Daniel Worldwide is the largest supplier
of wire cloth to the Filtration, Aerospace, Automotive and Electronic Industries. This leadership
position has been built on inventory, quality,
service & competitive pricing.
Hollingsworth & Vose Company

112 Washington Street
East Walpole, MA 02032
Tel: 508-850-2000 Fax: 508-668-3557
Email: info@hovo.com
Website: www.hollingsworth-vose.com
Established in 1843, H&V is a global leader supplying engineered papers and nonwovens.
H&Vs products are found in applications such
as engine filtration, high efficiency air and liquid
filtration, battery separators, gasket materials,
and industrial specialties.
SAATI
247 Route 100
Somers, NY 10589
Tel: 1-800-431-2200 Tel: 914-232-7781
Fax: 914-232-4004
Email: info.us@saatitech.com
Website: www.saatiamericas.com
SAATI provides a wide range of precision woven
mono-filament screen media. Supplied as full or
custom slit rolls, cut to length, fabricated into
tubes, disks, or a variety of other shapes to meet
your custom design. ISO 9001:2008 Certified.
Sefar, Inc
111 Calumet Street
Buffalo, NY 14043
Tel: 1-800-995-0531 Fax: 716-685-9469
APC Filtration Inc.

Toll-Free 1-888-689-1235 Fax: 866-491-1236

PO Box 14066
Tel: 1-800-327-3248 Fax: 561-845-2474

Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Tel: 1-800-821-5373 Tel: 734-665-8201
Fax: 734-665-2214
Shelco Filters
100 Bradley Street
Tel: 860-854-6121 Fax: 860-854-6120
Filter Replacement:
Global Filter LLC

Tel: 319-743-0110 Fax: 319-743-0220
Toll-Free: 1-877-603-1003

Oxford, AL
Tel: 256-831-8130 Fax: 256-831-2103
Baytown, TX
Tel: 281-424-3324 Fax: 281-424-1698
First and largest global commercial cleaning
company of metal filters, filtration equipment and
auxiliary equipment used in the Polymers, Nonwovens, Automotives, Chemicals and Petrochemical industries for over 38 years. Thermal,
solvent, aqueous, ultrasonic and abrasive removal
processes for polymers, oils, paints or other
process contaminants, including passivation.
Filter Seal:
Apple Rubber Products

310 Erie Street
Lancaster, NY 14087
Tel: 1-800-828-7745 Fax: 716-684-8302
Email: info@applerubber.com
Website: www.applerubber.com
Apple Rubbers website at
www.applerubber.com offers complete details on
the companys extensive range of products and
capabilities and provides the industrys most
comprehensive resource on sealing technology.
Highlights include a new, interactive Seal Design
Guide, an Engineering Assistance Request form,
Request a Quote, and more, all easily navigated
with click of the mouse.
Filter Shells:
METCOM Inc.
PO Box 49065
Tel: 931-526-8412 Fax: 931-526-1092
Filter Testing:
IFTS Liquid Filter Testing Services

200 Pond Avenue
Middlesex, NJ 08846
Tel: 732-629-7548 Fax: 732-629-7556
Website: www.iftsusa.com
Independent ISO 17025 Certified testing and research center.30+ years of filter testing experience. Locations in USA, Europe and Asta. Test
all standards: SAE, ISO, ASTM, BS, CEN, DIN,
Single Pass, Multi-Pass, Cyclic, Burst...Testing
Filters for all Liquids: Fuels, Lubricants, Hydraulic Fluid, Water...Industries: Automotive, Nuclear, Fluid Power, Aerospace, Pharma,
Industrial Water.
Filter Ultrasonic Sealing & Die Cutting:
Air Techniques International

11403 Cronridge Drive
Owings Mills, MD 21117
Tel: 410-363-9696 Fax: 410-363-9695
Email: dlargent@atitest.com
Website: www.atitest.com
Contact Persons: Don Largent
Air Techniques International (ATI) is the global
leader in testing equipment for specialized filters and
masks. Since 1961, weve enabled our customers to
improve product quality, ensure worker health and
safety, and comply with the most stringent testing
standards and regulations for filtration of airborne
particulate. ATI is the trusted resource for government, military, nuclear and commercial industries.
APC Filtration Inc.

Toll-Free 1-888-689-1235 Fax: 866-491-1236
Filter Testing Equipment:

11403 Cronridge Drive
Owings Mills, MD 21117
Tel: 410-363-9696 Fax: 410-363-9695
Email: dlargent@atitest.com
Website: www.atitest.com
Contact Persons: Don Largent
Air Techniques International (ATI) is the global
leader in testing equipment for specialized filters and
masks. Since 1961, weve enabled our customers to
improve product quality, ensure worker health and
safety, and comply with the most stringent testing
standards and regulations for filtration of airborne
particulate. ATI is the trusted resource for government, military, nuclear and commercial industries.
Custom Filter LLC

401 Hankes Ave.
Aurora, IL 60505
Tel: 630-906-2100 Fax 630-906-0136
Custom Filters die cutting and ultrasonic welding capabilities allow us to provide a 100% edge
seal using multi-layered media. Welded flanges,
unusual shapes and high quality printing are
available. If you have hard to weld material or
unique applications requiring multiple layers,
Custom Filter can provide an ultrasonic die cut
and welding solution. Please contact us with
your unique needs. ISO registered 9001:2008.
Filter Winding Machinery:

Amarillo, TX
Tel: 806-383-3833 806-355-0105
Maverick Manufacturing, manufactures continuous wound filter winding machines. These machines produce filter cartridges used in all
Filters Automatic:

Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Tel: 1-800-821-5373 Tel: 734-665-8201
Fax: 734-665-2214
Rosedale Products provides comprehensive solutions for every critical industry filtration need.
Its vast array of easy-to-install and ready-to-service bags, baskets, housing elements and replacement parts answer every purification concern.
Tekleen Automatic Filters Inc.

2672 S. La Clenega Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90034
Tel: 310-839-2828 Fax: 310-839-6878
Email: info@tekleen.com
Website: www.tekleen.com
Contact Person: Gideon Brunn
TEKLEEN water filters will save you time and
money that would otherwise be spent cleaning
and replacing cartridges, bag, screens & spray
nozzles. Rinsing lasts 5 seconds using 4 gallons
of water without interrupting the main flow.
VAF Filtration Systems

5270 Marshall Street
Arvada, CO 80002
Tel: 303-425-4242 Fax: 303-425-0112
Email: sales@valveandfilter.com
Website: www.valveandfilter.com
Contact Person: Steve Springer
Engineer and Manufacturer of individual, modular and skid mounted automatic self-cleaning filtration systems. 316L Stainless body and screen
construction provides superior component
longevity. Unlimited flows; 1500 to 10 micron filtration available. Made in USA.
Filters - Automotive:
Filters & Strainers:
Orival Inc. Water Filters

213 S. Van Brunt Street
Englewood, NJ 07631
Email: filters@orival.com
Tel: 201-568-3311 Fax: 201-568-1916
Toll-Free: 1-800-567-9767
Website: WWW.ORIVAL.COM
Contact Person: Reuven Schwartz
Orival Filters protect heat exchangers and prevent
clogging of nozzles, tubes and other narrow passages by removing dirt particles down to micron
size, of any specific gravity, from once-through and
recirculating cooling water systems. Line pressure
powered, the filter cleans itself without external
power, and does not interrupt system flow. Installs
easily in any position, even upside down. Individual units available from 10-12,000 gpm.

Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Tel: 1-800-821-5373 Tel: 734-665-8201
Fax: 734-665-2214
Sefar, Inc
111 Calumet Street
Buffalo, NY 14043
Tel: 1-800-995-0531 Fax: 716-685-9469

Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Tel: 1-800-821-5373 Tel: 734-665-8201
Fax: 734-665-2214
Filtration Components:

Tel: 1-800-426-6933 Fax: 612-623-2589

Tel: 302-378-8888 Fax: 302-378-4482
Toll-Free: 1-800-521-6713
DelStar Technologies manufactures a diverse collection of thermoplastic filtration products made
from a variety of high-performance, engineeringgrade resins. Roll-Good product lines include Naltex extruded netting, Delnet apertured films,
DelPore meltblown nonwovens and Stratex
laminate composites. The Coretec line includes
an extensive collection of extruded cores, rods,
tubes and machined shapes made from plastic
and steel. Manufacturing operations and sales offices are located throughout the United States, in
the UK and in China.
3a Osprey Court
Tel: + 44 (0) 1454.613.991
Fax: + 44 (0) 1454.614.700
Tel: + (86) (21) 6278.7677 or
Tel: + (86) (21) 6278.7659
Fax: + (86) (21) 6278.7679
Industrial Netting
Tel: 763-496-6355 Fax: 763-496-6356
Toll-Free: 1-800-328-8456
Interstate Specialty Products

55 Gilmore Drive
Sutton, MA 01590
Tel: 1-800-984-1811 Fax: 800-977-4342
Email: info@interstatesp.com
Website: www.interstatesp.com
Contact Person: John Savickas
ISP specializes in large and medium runs of die
cut filter media including high loft, nonwoven,
porous plastic, and a variety of membrane materials. Markets include water, air, and many scientific and medical applications.
Sefar, Inc
111 Calumet Street
Buffalo, NY 14043
Tel: 1-800-995-0531 Fax: 716-685-9469
Enpress LLC
Eastlake, OH 44095
Tel: 866-859-9274 Fax: 440-510-0202
PO Box 14066
Tel: 1-800-327-3248 Fax: 561-845-2474

Hatfield, PA 19440
Tel: 215-822-1963 Fax: 215-997-1839
Toll-Free: 1-800-822-1963
Filtration Systems:

Tel: 401-821-8879 Fax: 401-823-5543

Englewood, NJ 07631
Tel: 201-568-3311 Fax: 201-568-1916
Toll-Free: 1-800-567-9767
Orival Filters protect heat exchangers and prevent
clogging of nozzles, tubes and other narrow passages by removing dirt particles down to micron
size, of any specific gravity, from once-through and
recirculating cooling water systems. Line pressure
powered, the filter cleans itself without external
power, and does not interrupt system flow. Installs
easily in any position, even upside down. Individual
units available from 10-12,000 gpm.
Parker Hannifin Racor Division

3400 Finch Road
Modesto, CA 95354
Tel: 1-800-344-3286 Fax: 209-529-3278
Email: racor@parker.com
Website: www.parker.com/racor
Contact Person: Diane Moss
The Racor Division of Parker Hannifin manufactures and markets filtration products and system
components for engines and equipment including
fuel and oil filtration systems, engine air filters,
crankcase ventilation filter systems, and additives.

Kalamazoo, MI 49048
Tel: 1-800-493-3462
Reclaim, recycle, and reuse valuable coolant and
wastewater. Start increasing profits today with our
Quick-Ship option on select equipment and media.
For more information on coolant/wastewater filtration, recycling, and recovery systems, visit
www.prab.com

Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Tel: 1-800-821-5373 Tel: 734-665-8201
Fax: 734-665-2214
United Filters International

901 S. Grant
Amarillo, TX 79105
Tel: 806-373-8386 Fax: 806-371-7783
Email: d.otwell@unitedfilters.com
Website: www.unitedfilters.com
Contact Person: David Otwell
United Filters is a manufacturer/supplier of filter
cartridges, vessels, and fluid handling devices
used for consumer, commercial/industrial, petrochemical/gas, and municipal applications. Manufacturing locations in Texas and California are
ideally located for domestic and offshore customers needs. Products are NSF42/61 compliant.
Glue Machines:

1130 Route 1
Newcastle, ME 04553
Tel: 207-563-2299 Fax: 207-563-2619
Laminating Machinery:

4239 Earnings Way
Tel: 812-944-9368 Fax: 812-944-7237
fit you specific needs. See what we have to
offer. www.filtrationtech.com

1130 Route 1
Newcastle, ME 04553
Tel: 207-563-2299 Fax: 207-563-2619
Liquid Filtration:
Laser Cutting:
Nordson Corporation
Duluth, GA 30097
Tel: 1-800-683-2314 Fax: 866-667-3329
Potdevin Glue Machine Co.
26 Fairfield Place
West Caldwell, NJ 07006
Tel: 201-288-1941 Fax: 201-288-3770
Email: jimb@potdevin.com
Website: www.potdevin.com
Contact Person: James Byrnes
Cold Gluers to apply glue to the die cut chipboard and gluers that apply hot animal glue to
expanded metal for bonding it to the media before pleating.

45677 Helm Street
Plymouth, MI 48170
Tel: 734-459-8600 Fax: 734-459-8686
METCOM Inc.
PO Box 49065
Tel: 931-526-8412 Fax: 931-526-1092
Liquid Adhesives/Sealants
for Filter Applications:
Epic Resins
Palmyra, WI 53156
Tel: 1-800-242-6649 Fax: 262-495-3410
delivery, prompt technical support, and consistent quality materials. Epic Resins has developed and continues to develop compounds to fit
the varied needs of the filtration market; from
fungus resistant polyurethanes for pool and spa
filters to high temperature and chemical resistant
epoxy resins designed for the aerospace markets. Our product line includes adhesives used
in air filters (including HEPA filters), automotive
filters, molded end-cap polyurethanes for pool
and spa filters, and epoxies used in various fluid
filters and fluid separation filters. Epic Resins is
proud to be the best materials solution provider.
Please contact one of our Epoxy or
Polyurethane experts to find the right solution for
your material needs.
G. Bopp USA Inc.

4 Bill Horton Way
Tel: 845-296-1065 Fax: 845-296-1282
Clear Decision Filtration

4571 S 1450 W
Francesville, IN 47946
Tel: 219-567-2008 Fax: 219-567-2699
Email: sales@cleardecisioninc.com
Website: www.cdffilter.com
Contact Person: Tony Holliday
Clear Decision Filtration Inc. (CDF) is excited to
announce that we continue to be the fastest
growing Liquid Filter Bag Manufacturer in the industry today.
Maintaining 100% On-Time Deliveries over the
past 3-1/2 years
Shortest Lead-Times: 1-3 days on Standard
filter bags & 3-6 Days on Customs
Highest Quality (0 PPM Reported over last
3 years)
Silicone Free Manufacturing Facility
Sample Requests shipped with 24 hours
Cross Referencing Made Easy
Lowest Freight Rates per/bag
Private Labeling
Direct Shipping Blind (No Touch Drop Ship)
Competitive Discounts
Call today and let us show you why the Decision
is Clear.
EdjeTech Services
22036 Fairgrounds Road
Wellington, OH 44090
Tel: 1-800-242-0525 Fax: 877-806-2400
Email: edjetech@edjetech.com
Website: www.edjetech.com
Contact Person: Doug Heidenreich
EdjeTech Services manufactures industrial fluid filtration equipment for the metalworking industry.
We manufacture oil/water separators, straight oil
filter units, central filtration/recycling systems, tube
mill coolant filtration systems, high volume in-line
filtration systems, and custom systems.
Enpress LLC
Eastlake, OH 44095
Tel: 866-859-9274 Fax: 440-510-0202
FilterCor Inc.
7932 Ajay Drive
Tel: 1-800-Filter5 Fax: 818-252-7476
Filter Technology Incorporated

3150 W. 36th Place
Chicago, IL 60632
Tel: 773-523-7200 Fax: 773-523-7672
Email: sales@filter-technology.com
Website: www.filter-technology.com
Contact Person: Aaron Turk
Manufactures of Liquid Bag Housings, Liquid
and Dust Filter Bags.
All Products Manufactured in USA.
Global Filter LLC

Tel: 319-743-0110 Fax: 319-743-0220
Toll-Free: 1-877-603-1003
Graver Technologies
200 Lake Drive
Glasgow, DE 19702
Tel: 302-731-1700 Fax: 302-731-1707
Toll-Free: 1-800-249-1990

PO Box 14066
Tel: 1-800-327-3248 Fax: 561-845-2474

Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Tel: 1-800-821-5373 Tel: 734-665-8201
Fax: 734-665-2214
Sefar, Inc
111 Calumet Street
Buffalo, NY 14043
Tel: 1-800-995-0531 Fax: 716-685-9469
Magnetic Separation:
Magnetool, Inc.
505 Elmwood
Troy, MI 48083
Tel: 248-588-5400 Fax: 248-588-5710
Contact Person: Chris Sulisz
Manufacturer of magnetic coolant cleaners, inline magnetic filters, filter bag magnets, magnetic tubes, magnetic material handling and
work holding equipment.

Kalamazoo, MI 49048
Tel: 1-800-493-3462
Reclaim, recycle, and reuse valuable coolant and
wastewater. Start increasing profits today with our
Quick-Ship option on select equipment and media.
For more information on coolant/wastewater filtration,
recycling, and recovery systems, visit www.prab.com
Manufacture Flanges:
American Molding Technologies

2350 E. Lunt Avenue
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
Tel: 847-437-6900 Fax: 847-437-6999
Email: tina@amtproducts.com
Website: www.amtproducts.com
AMT specializes in manufacturing precision-engineered flanges and Die cut gaskets for the filtration industry. We blend modern technology
with old world craftsmanship and have perfected
the art of creating a flange, using our high-speed
high quality equipment - producing parts and
components that meet the highest standards attainable. Call the RING LEADER for savings.
Just Quality Flanges at excellent prices.
Media Fabrics Woven:

Westlake, OH 44145
Tel: 440-892-5511 Fax: 440-892-0387
Contact Persons:
34 Barnhart Drive
Hanover, PA 17331
Tel: 1-800-232-3332 Fax: 717-633-7095
Membrane-Filtration Systems:
Membrane Specialists LLC

2 Rowe Court
Hamilton, OH 45015
Tel: 513-860-9490
Email: sales@membranespecialists.com
Web: www.membranespecialists.com
Contact Person: David Pearson
Membrane Specialists supplies a full range of
membrane-filtration equipment and process-development services. We develop customized
process solutions using microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration and reverse-osmosis and all
available geometries including polymeric tubular,
spiral-wound and hollow-fiber membranes.

Tel: 401-821-8879 Fax: 401-823-5543
Membranes:
Axeon Water Technologies

40980 County Center Drive, Suite 100
Temecula, CA 92591
Tel: 760-723-5417 Fax: 800-608-0829
Email: sales@axeonwater.com
Website: www.axeonwater.com
Contact Person: Henry Avina
AXEON Water
Technologies is a
complete solutions
provider for membrane systems, elements, housings,
chemicals and components for industrial, commercial
and residential applications. For more
information contact
us at 760-723-5417
or visit
ww.axeonwater.com
Sefar, Inc
111 Calumet Street
Buffalo, NY 14043
Tel: 1-800-995-0531 Fax: 716-685-9469
Dexmet Corporation
Tel: 203-294-4440
Expanded Metals & Polymers for Membrane Support & Backing. Assures media integrity & pleat
spacing even under dynamic flow. Materials laminate for co-expansion/contraction/flex. Openings
down to 25 micron. Thickness: 0.001 to 0.2.
Metal/Steel Components:
Enpress LLC
Eastlake, OH 44095
Tel: 866-859-9274 Fax: 440-510-0202

55 Gilmore Drive
Sutton, MA 01590
Tel: 1-800-984-1811 Fax: 800-977-4342
Mergers & Acquisitions
GL Capital,LLC
5000 Kimblewyck Lane
Charlotte, NC 28226-6464
Tel: 704-442-1940 Fax: 704-442-1778
Contact Person: Edward C. Gregor
Specializing in Mergers and Acquisitions of filtration industry companies with sales between $10
and $300 million. For a confidential discussion
contact: Edward C. Gregor.
Metal Expander:

Private Limited
Tel: +91 (124) 478 8700
Fax: +91 (124) 400 1388
A2Z Metal Expanders are capable of working on
Aluminum, Brass and Steel. These machines
convert metal sheets into metal screens.
Equipped with automatic counting and shearing
devices. These machines can be preset to required mesh sizes with different die patterns.

Tel: 302-378-8888 Fax: 302-378-4482
Toll-Free: 1-800-521-6713
3a Osprey Court
Tel: + 44 (0) 1454.613.991
Fax: + 44 (0) 1454.614.700
Tel: + (86) (21) 6278.7677 or
Tel: + (86) (21) 6278.7659
Fax: + (86) (21) 6278.7679
Meter, Mix, Dispense Equipment:
Ashby Cross Company

28 Parker Street
Newburyport, MA 01950
Tel: 978-463-0202 Fax: 978-463-0505
Email: info@ashbycross.com
Website: www.ashbycross.com
Contact Person: Don Leone
Adhesive dispensing equipment for filter endcap molding. Systems available for processing
flexible urethane elastomer or rigid and flexible
foam. Bench-top, fully automated with x-y tables available.
DOPAG US Ltd
10052 Commerce Park Drive Suite 100
Cincinnati, OH 45246-1338
Tel: 513-881-6370 Fax: 513-881-7010
Email: kwalker@dopag.com
Website: www.dopag.com
Contact Person: Ken Walker
DOPAG provides custom Meter/Mix/Dispensing
systems for end cap sealing/molding and frame
and seam sealing. Positive displacement gear,
piston and volumetric systems provide ultimate
precision and control at an affordable price.

1130 Route 1
Newcastle, ME 04553
Tel: 207-563-2299 Fax: 207-563-2619
Nordson Corporation
Duluth, GA 30097
Tel: 1-800-683-2314 Fax: 866-667-3329

45677 Helm Street
Plymouth, MI 48170
Tel: 734-459-8600 Fax: 734-459-8686
Mini Pleat:

Private Limited
Tel: +91 (124) 478 8700
Fax: +91 (124) 400 1388
A2Z Mini Pleaters undertake Pleating of glass
fiber & polyester filter media with hotmelt bead

spacing Models: Range from working width
200mm to 1500mm with Pleat Depth Range from
12mm to 1500mm Available on both Blade & Rotary Pleating lines.
Netting:

Tel: 1-800-426-6933 Fax: 612-623-2589
netting solutions from concept to commercialization.
Conwed manufactures a complete line of high-performance netting used in many liquid and air filtration applications. Conwed core technologies include
extruded square, diamond and flat netting, extruded
tubes, oriented netting, co-extrusion, bi-component,
knitted and elastomeric netting.
Tel: + (86) (21) 6278.7677 or

Tel: + (86) (21) 6278.7659
Fax: + (86) (21) 6278.7679
Tel: 302-378-8888 Fax: 302-378-4482
Toll-Free: 1-800-521-6713
3a Osprey Court
Tel: + 44 (0) 1454.613.991
Fax: + 44 (0) 1454.614.700
Industrial Netting
Tel: 763-496-6355 Fax: 763-496-6356
Toll-Free: 1-800-328-8456
Nonwovens:

Tel: 302-378-8888 Fax: 302-378-4482
Toll-Free: 1-800-521-6713
3a Osprey Court
Tel: + 44 (0) 1454.613.991
Fax: + 44 (0) 1454.614.700
Tel: + (86) (21) 6278.7677 or
Tel: + (86) (21) 6278.7659
Fax: + (86) (21) 6278.7679
Oil Skimmers:
EdjeTech Services
22036 Fairgrounds Road
Wellington, OH 44090
Tel: 1-800-242-0525 Fax: 877-806-2400
Email: edjetech@edjetech.com
Website: www.edjetech.com
Contact Person: Doug Heidenreich
EdjeTech Services manufactures industrial fluid
filtration equipment for the metalworking industry.
We manufacture oil/water separators, straight oil
filter units, central filtration/recycling systems,
tube mill coolant filtration systems, high volume
in-line filtration systems, and custom systems.
Perforated Products:
Metalex
1530 Artalus Pkwy.
PO Box 399
Libertyville, IL 60048
Tel: 847-362-8300 Tel: 800-323-0792
Fax: 847-362-7939
Website: www.metlx.com
Contact Person: Rick Mathys
North Americas largest & most versatile manufacturer of expanded and perforated metal for air and
fluid filtration. Metalex offers one-stop shopping for
a broad range of products including: expanded and
perforated metal, perforated and louvered spiral
tubes, perforated welded tubes & stamping products. Contact us for your filtration requirements.
Perforated Tubes:
Beverlin Mfg. Co.

3515 Raleigh Drive SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49512
Tel: 616-949-5990 Fax: 616-949-0873
Website: www.beverlinmfg.com
Contact Persons: Sales at Beverlin
Perforated Tubes, Inc.

4850 East Fulton Street
Ada, MI 49301-9108
Tel: 1-888-869-5736 Fax: 616-942-2121
Email: ddoezema@perftubes.com
Contact Persons: Dave Doezema
Perforated Tubes, Inc. is one of the worlds leading
manufacturers of perforated tube technology. We
provide quality tubes for filtration, oil and gas applications, well completions, automotive, and other
manufacturing applications. For more information,
please visit our website: www.perftubes.com
Perforating - Custom:
VACCO Industries
10350 Vacco Street
South El Monte, CA 91733
Tel: 626-450-6428 Fax: 626-350-0533
Email: etch@vacco.com
Website: www.vacco-etch.com
Contact Person: Jeff Bjork
Custom Fabricated Metal Perforated Screens &
Panels. Products are custom made to meet your
every requirement using photo etching
processes. Prototypes to High Volume requirements. ISO 9001:2000 and AS9100B registered.
Wintec product line.
Plastic Filtration Components:

Tel: 302-378-8888 Fax: 302-378-4482
Toll-Free: 1-800-521-6713
3a Osprey Court
Tel: + 44 (0) 1454.613.991
Fax: + 44 (0) 1454.614.700
Tel: + (86) (21) 6278.7677 or
Tel: + (86) (21) 6278.7659
Fax: + (86) (21) 6278.7679
Industrial Netting
Tel: 763-496-6355 Fax: 763-496-6356
Toll-Free: 1-800-328-8456

55 Gilmore Drive
Sutton, MA 01590
Tel: 1-800-984-1811 Fax: 800-977-4342
Plastic Netting and Tubing:

Pleated Filters:

Tel: 1-800-426-6933 Fax: 612-623-2589
FilterCor Inc.
7932 Ajay Drive
Tel: 1-800-Filter5 Fax: 818-252-7476
Custom Filter LLC

401 Hankes Avenue
Aurora, IL 60505
Tel: 630-906-2100 Fax 630-906-0136
Custom Filters pleating capabilities include a
broad range of technologies and the ability to
pleat difficult materials. Our state-of-the-art
equipment is designed to meet your specific requirements, including mini-pleats (thread or hot
melt separators), self supported media, multi-layered composites, over-the-pleat tip hot melt separators, etc. Water jet precision cutting is
available. Please contact us with your pleating
needs. ISO registered 9001:2008.
Pleaters - Blade Type:

Tel: 302-378-8888 Fax: 302-378-4482
Toll-Free: 1-800-521-6713
apertured films, DelPore meltblown nonwovens
and Stratex laminate composites. The
3a Osprey Court
Tel: + 44 (0) 1454.613.991
Fax: + 44 (0) 1454.614.700
Tel: + (86) (21) 6278.7677 or
Tel: + (86) (21) 6278.7659
Fax: + (86) (21) 6278.7679
Industrial Netting
Tel: 763-496-6355 Fax: 763-496-6356
Toll-Free: 1-800-328-8456
JCEM USA
CNC Blade Pleaters
11201 Ampere Court
Tel: 502-261-8222 Fax: 502-261-8225
JCEM USAs High Performance CNC Blade
Pleater is designed for manufacturers of pleated
filters who demand, speed, accuracy and efficiency. The CNC pleater is totally camless, requiring no manual adjustments and is Windows
operated. Features include the ability to pleat up
to 250 pleats per minute, with pleat heights to 57/8 and widths to 94-1/2.
Pleating Custom:
CROYBILT
11201 Ampere Court
Tel: 502-261-8222 Fax: 502-261-8225
Email: info@croybilt.com
Website: www.croybilt.com
Croybilt Pleating Equipment
Servo controlled Rotary Pleaters
Pusher Bar Pleaters 1- 2 pleats
Hot Melt Mini Pleaters
9 used pleaters, along with other used machinery.
FilterCor Inc.
7932 Ajay Drive
Tel: 1-800-Filter5 Fax: 818-252-7476
JCEM USA
CNC Blade Pleaters
11201 Ampere Court Louisville, KY 40299
Tel: 502-261-8222 Fax: 502-261-8225

Hatfield, PA 19440
Tel: 215-822-1963 Fax: 215-997-1839
Toll-Free: 800-822-1963
Pleating Machinery:

Private Limited
Tel: +91 (124) 478 8700
Fax: +91 (124) 400 1388
A2Z Filtration manufactures a range of Blade
Pleaters from the top of the line Intelligent Pleater
to Cam driven Automatic and Economy model
Pleaters. Each offers excellent value in various
segments and for various applications in the Filter Industry. The intelligent Blade Pleater which is
Servo driven allows a wide variety of pleating like
the W Pleat, Step Pleat, Taper Pleat.
CROYBILT
11201 Ampere Court
Tel: 502-261-8222 Fax: 502-261-8225
9 used pleaters, along with other used machinery

4239 Earnings Way
Tel: 812-944-9368 Fax: 812-944-7237
Genuine Machine Design, Inc.

509 East Drexel Parkway
Rensselaer, IN 47978
Tel: 219-866-8060 Fax: 219-866-5611
Email: philgmd@centurylink.net
Website: www.gmdmachinery.com
Contact Person: Phil Albrecht
Look to GMD for your machinery needs. Our
custom made machines are designed for HVAC
production, High-Speed pad cutting, In-cabin air
filter production, HEPA pleating, Mini-pleat production or can be custom designed to meet your
Filter production needs.
JCEM USA
CNC Blade Pleaters
11201 Ampere Court
Tel: 502-261-8222 Fax: 502-261-8225
Schmid Corporation
PO Box 5523
Spartanburg, SC 29304
Tel: 864-595-0087 Fax: 864-595-0089
Email: schmid@schmidcorp.com
Website: www.schmidcorp.com
Contact Person: Claude Schmid
SCHMID is the U.S. and Canadian distributor for
A2Z Filtration Specialities Pvt. Ltd. A2Z manufactures a wide variety of pleating equipment
and accessories, to include both blade and rotary pleaters. Machines are available in various
widths and designs, to include fully electronic
machines and mechanical solutions. A2Z also
manufactures specialized filter sealing and cutting equipment. Various media and pleat pack
handling equipment is available, to include unwinding and slitting equipment.
Spati Industries
10 Kenner Street
Ludlow, KY 41016
Tel: 859-291-1404 Fax: 859-291-0393
Email: info@spatiindustries.com
Website: www.spatiindustries.com
Contact Person: Diane Berberich
Spati designs and builds a complete line of
pleating machinery and associated filtration machinery for filter manufacturing companies
throughout the world. As a specialist in the filtration industry, we combine technology and practi-
cal experiences to offer efficient, sturdy machinery that will increase productivity and enhance
ease of operation.
WESMAX
Custom Machinery Inc.
233 Warfield Avenue
Venice, FL 34292
Tel: 941-485-3426 Fax: 941-485-3426
Website: www.wesmaxpleater.com
Contact Person: Wes Micek
WESMAX High Performance Pusher Bar
Pleaters - operator-friendly and built to last! Our
pleaters combine the highest value with more
standard features such as low base price, high
performance and ease of operation. Our machines also increase productivity by reducing set
up time from hours to minutes with our Quick
Change features. Rely on Wesmax Machinery to
increase your profits with equipment that offers
98% up time. All equipment is custom-designed
& engineered and built to your specifications.
Pleating Scoring:
CROYBILT
11201 Ampere Court
Tel: 502-261-8222 Fax: 502-261-8225
JCEM USA
CNC Blade Pleaters
11201 Ampere Court
Tel: 502-261-8222 Fax: 502-261-8225
Pleaters Rotary Type:

Private Limited
Tel: +91 (124) 478 8700
Fax: +91 (124) 400 1388
A2Z Servo Intelligent Rotary Pleater is designed
to produce a very wide variety of pleat depths
without changing the indenting rollers. A2Z also
has a range of PLC Controlled Rotary Pleaters
that can produce Conventional, Pleat Look, Dimple or Zig Zag type pleats.
Pore Size Measurement:
Quantachrome Instruments
1900 Corporate Drive
Boynton Beach, FL 33426
Tel: 561-731-4999 Fax: 561-732-9888
Email: qc.sales@quantachrome.com
Website: www.quantachrome.com
Contact Person: Stephen Hubbard
Quantachrome Instruments manufactures the
POROMETER 3G Series of capillary flow
porometers: fast, reliable and repeatable measurement of through-pore sizes in all types of filtration media including woven, non-woven, and
hollow fiber membranes.
Reverse Osmosis Equipment:
Axeon Water Technologies

40980 County Center Drive, Suite 100
Temecula, CA 92591
Tel: 760-723-5417 Fax: 800-608-0829
Email: sales@axeonwater.com
Website: www.axeonwater.com
Contact Person: Henry Avina
AXEON Water Technologies is a complete solutions provider for membrane systems, elements,
housings, chemicals and components for industrial, commercial and residential applications. For
more information contact us at 760-723-5417 or
visit www.axeonwater.com
Seals:
Enpress LLC
Eastlake, OH 44095
Tel: 866-859-9274 Fax: 440-510-0202
Reverse Osmosis Pre-Filtration:

55 Gilmore Drive
Sutton, MA 01590
Tel: 1-800-984-1811 Fax: 800-977-4342
Separators:
Delta Pure Filtration

11011 Richardson Road
Ashland, VA 23005
Tel: 804-798-2888 Fax: 804-798-3923
Email: sales@deltapure.com
Website: www.deltapure.com
Contact Person: Todd Furbee
Manufacturer of standard and custom liquid cartridge filters used in a variety of industries. Products include wound, carbon and pleated
cartridge filters, housings and systems. Standard
filter cartridges can ship within 24 hours.
Global Filter LLC

Tel: 319-743-0110 Fax: 319-743-0220
Toll-Free: 1-877-603-1003
Rewinders:
Elsner Engineering Works, Inc.
475 Fame Avenue
Hanover, PA 17331
Tel: 717-637-5991 Fax: 717-633-7100
Email: eew@elsnereng.com
Website: www.elsnereng.com
Contact Person: Jay Roth, Regional Sales Manager
Designers and manufacturers of special machinery for rewinding and folding filter media and
other related paper and non-woven products.
Founded in 1934, Elsner services and supports
over 2500 machines in nearly 60 countries.

Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Tel: 800-821-5373 Tel: 734-665-8201
Fax: 734-665-2214
Rosedale Products provides comprehensive solutions for every critical industry filtration need.
Its vast array of easy-to-install and ready-to-service bags, baskets, housing elements and replacement parts answer every purification concern.

10863 Portal Drive
Tel: 714-236-9190 Fax: 714-236-9196
applications.
Strainer in-line:
aged manufacturer providing over 33 years of custom designed air filters, engineering, manufacturing
Testing Filtration/Laboratory:
Englewood, NJ 07631
Tel: 201-568-3311 Fax: 201-568-1916
Toll-Free: 1-800-567-9767
Orival Filters protect heat exchangers and prevent clogging of nozzles, tubes and other narrow
passages by removing dirt particles down to micron size, of any specific gravity, from oncethrough and recirculating cooling water systems.
Line pressure powered, the filter cleans itself
without external power, and does not interrupt
system flow. Installs easily in any position, even
upside down. Individual units available from 1012,000 gpm.

Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Tel: 1-800-821-5373 Tel: 734-665-8201
Fax: 734-665-2214
IFTS Liquid Filter Testing Services

200 Pond Avenue
Middlesex, NJ 08846
Tel: 732-629-7548 Fax: 732-629-7556
Website: www.iftsusa.com
Independent ISO 17025 Certified testing and research center.30+ years of filter testing experience. Locations in USA, Europe and Asta. Test
all standards: SAE, ISO, ASTM, BS, CEN, DIN,
Single Pass, Multi-Pass, Cyclic, Burst...Testing
Filters for all Liquids: Fuels, Lubricants, Hydraulic Fluid, Water...Industries: Automotive, Nuclear, Fluid Power, Aerospace, Pharma,
Industrial Water.
Ultrafiltration Membranes:
Enpress LLC
Eastlake, OH 44095
Tel: 866-859-9274 Fax: 440-510-0202
Testing Eng:
APC Filtration Inc.

Toll-Free: 1-888-689-1235 Fax: 866-491-1236
APC Filtration Inc. is an ISO 9001.2008 quality man-

55 Gilmore Drive
Sutton, MA 01590
Tel: 1-800-984-1811 Fax: 800-977-4342

10863 Portal Drive
Tel: 714-236-9190 Fax: 714-236-9196
applications.
Ultrasonic Bonding:

Tel: 401-821-8879 Fax: 401-823-5543
Herrmann Ultrasonics, Inc.

1261 Hardt Circle
Bartlett, IL 60103
Tel: 630-626-1626 Fax: 630-736-7514
Email: info@herrmannultrasonics.com
Website: www.herrmannultrasonics.com
Contact Persons: Uwe Peregi
Herrmann Ultrasonics, Inc. offers applications for
continuous production in the fields of bonding,
laminating, embossing, perforating, sewing and
cutting of nonwoven, foils, paper and filter materials. Superior lab capabilities are available at
our facility in Bartlett, IL.
uct line; Global Filter also offers custom filtration

Sonobond Ultrasonics
1191 McDermott Drive
West Chester, PA 19380
Email: malleman@sonobondultrasonics.com
Website: www.sonobondultrasonics.com
Tel: 610-696-4710 Fax: 610-692-0674
Toll-Free: 1-800-323-1269
Contact Person: Melissa Alleman, Vice- Pres.
Manufacturer of ultrasonic cutting and bonding
equipment to assemble filtration products. The
units cut and/or seal in one pass, can be used
on varying thicknesses or layers, and operate
without the use of consumables.
Ultrasonic Custom Machinery Building:

Tel: 401-821-8879 Fax: 401-823-5543
Urethane Dispensing Equipment:

45677 Helm Street
Plymouth, MI 48170
Tel: 734-459-8600 Fax: 734-459-8686
Used Pleaters:
CROYBILT
11201 Ampere Court
Tel: 502-261-8222 Fax: 502-261-8225
Water Filtration:

1130 Route 1
Newcastle, ME 04553
Tel: 207-563-2299 Fax: 207-563-2619
FilterCor Inc.
7932 Ajay Drive
Tel: 1-800-Filter5 Fax: 818-252-7476
Nordson Corporation
Duluth, GA 30097
Tel: 1-800-683-2314 Fax: 866-667-3329
Global Filter LLC

Tel: 319-743-0110 Fax: 319-743-0220
Toll-Free: 1- 877-603-1003
Filter Housings. In addition to our standard prod-
Graver Technologies
200 Lake Drive
Glasgow, DE 19702
Tel: 302-731-1700 Fax: 302-731-1707
Toll-Free: 1-800-249-1990
replacement filter elements, pleat packs, activated carbon, filter cartridges, coalescers,
ASME housings, and filtration skids. We produce products under our own brand names, as
well as for OEMs and private label customers.

Hatfield, PA 19440
Tel: 215-822-1963 Fax: 215-997-1839
Toll-Free: 1-800-822-1963

Englewood, NJ 07631
Tel: 201-568-3311 Fax: 201-568-1916
Toll-Free: 1-800-567-9767
Orival Filters protect heat exchangers and prevent clogging of nozzles, tubes and other narrow
passages by removing dirt particles down to micron size, of any specific gravity, from oncethrough and recirculating cooling water systems.
Line pressure powered, the filter cleans itself
without external power, and does not interrupt
system flow. Installs easily in any position, even
upside down. Individual units available from 1012,000 gpm.
Water Testing Instrument:

Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Tel: 1-800-821-5373 Tel: 734-665-8201
Fax: 734-665-2214
Myron L Company
2450 Impala Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92010
Tel: 760-438-2021 Fax: 760-931-9189
Email: sales@myronl.com
Website: www.myronl.com
Contact Person: Kathryn Robinson
Myron L manufactures reliable high performance
handheld instruments and inline monitor controllers for managing critical water quality parameters: Conductivity, Resistivity, TDS, pH,
ORP/Free Chlorine, Alkalinity, Hardness, LSI
and Temperature. SCADA integratable. Bluetooth data transfer available.
Wound Cartridge Machinery:

Amarillo, TX
Tel: 806-383-3833 806-355-0105
Maverick Manufacturing, manufactures continuous wound filter winding machines. These machines produce filter cartridges used in all
Woven Fabrics Wire:
Wire Mesh:
Sefar, Inc
111 Calumet Street
Buffalo, NY 14043
Tel: 1-800-995-0531 Fax: 716-685-9469
VAF Filtration Systems

5270 Marshall Street
Arvada, CO 80002
Tel: 303-425-4242 Fax: 303-425-0112
Email: sales@valveandfilter.com
Website: www.valveandfilter.com
Contact Person: Steve Springer
Engineer and Manufacturer of individual, modular and skid mounted automatic self-cleaning filtration systems. 316L Stainless body and screen
construction provides superior component
longevity. Unlimited flows; 1500 to 10 micron filtration available. Made in USA.
Water Testing:
Enpress LLC
Eastlake, OH 44095
Tel: 866-859-9274 Fax: 440-510-0202
G. Bopp USA Inc.

4 Bill Horton Way
Tel: 845-296-1065 Fax: 845-296-1282
Sefar, Inc
111 Calumet Street
Buffalo, NY 14043
Tel: 1-800-995-0531 Fax: 716-685-9469
Wire Screens, Strainers:
Sefar, Inc
111 Calumet Street
Buffalo, NY 14043
Tel: 1-800-995-0531 Fax: 716-685-9469
G. Bopp USA Inc.

4 Bill Horton Way
Tel: 845-296-1065 Fax: 845-296-1282
34 Barnhart Drive
Hanover, PA 17331
Tel: 1-800-232-3332 Fax: 717-633-7095
Phifer Incorporated
PO Box 1700
Tuscaloosa, AL 35403-1700
Tel: 205-345-2120 Fax: 205-750-4890
Email: info@phifer.com
Contact Persons: Greg Rhoden
Aluminum, steel, bronze, vinyl-coated fiberglass
and polyester meshes for filtration. Broad mesh
ranges, precision slitting and custom packaging.
Custom annealing and epoxy, polyester and
acrylic coatings for aluminum, steel and bronze
mesh. ISO registered.
Phoenix Wire Cloth, Inc.

585 Stephenson Hwy., P.O. Box 610
Troy, MI 48083
Tel: 1-800-458-3286 Fax: 248-585-4121
Email: pwci@flash.net
Contact Person: Bill Holmes
Woven or welded wire cloth of imported or domestic manufacture. Domestic weaving specializing in short run odd alloy materials. Services
available: slitting, cut pieces, fabricated baskets,
machine guarding. One of the largest USA
stocks. Visit us on the web
www.phoenixwirecloth.com
Sefar, Inc
111 Calumet Street
Buffalo, NY 14043
Tel: 1-800-995-0531 Fax: 716-685-9469
Unique Wire Weaving Co., Inc.

762 Ramsey Ave
Hillside, NJ 07205
Tel: 908-688-4600 Fax: 908-688-4601
Sales Manager: Howard Gabriel
Email: hgabriel@uniquewire.com
Visit our website at
Website: www.uniquewire.com
Wire Cloth manufacturing specialist since 1946.
Weaving wire from 0.0008 to 0.032 diameter, in
specialty metals including Hastelloy, Inconel,
Monel, Nickel, Stainless, Tantalum, and Titanium.
Uniques specialty is custom weaving, maintaining a large weaving stock inventory. R&D and
fabrication and prototype work welcome.
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5
Inside Back Cover
Ashby Cross Co.
36
Chase Machine and Engineering, Inc.
39
Clear Decision Filtration
71
Contract Pleating Services
22
Dexmet Corporation
19
Ed Gregor
35
Ferguson Perforating
19
Franklin Adhesives & Polymers
3
Industrial Netting
61
Interstate Specialty Products, Inc.
18
JCEM-USA
25
Keystone Filtration Solution
49
Magnetool Inc.
59
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Metalex
61
Metcom Inc.
47
Myron L Company
15
PerCor Mfg.
12
Perforated Tubes
17
Quantachrome Instruments
23
Rosedale Products
11
Sealant Equipment
31
Solent Technology, Inc.
33
Sonobond Ultrasonic
66
Spati Industries
21
SpinTek Filtration
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Whitehouse Filtration
29
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9
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