What Micronics Filtration Holdings does

Micronics Filtration Holdings, operating legally as Micronics Engineered Filtration Group, Inc., is a Chattanooga, Tennessee-based designer and manufacturer of industrial liquid-solid and air filtration systems founded in 1983. The company produces pressure filtration equipment (filter presses from 150mm lab-scale MicroPress units up to 2000mm x 2000mm industrial units, pressure leaf filters, pressure candle filters with up to 200m² filtration area), vacuum filtration equipment (rotary drum, disc, and horizontal belt filters), and dry/baghouse dust collection systems. Its proprietary filter media portfolio spans the SOLAFT brand (Kelly Filter cloth, PrimaDisc, PrimaPress, Back Flush Filters, Vertical Tower Press Cloth, Vacuum Pan Filters, DuraSlide), NFM woven and spiral belt press belts, and a patented Rayza-Back seam, manufactured in the USA (Chattanooga, Maine), Brazil, Australia, and India, with 8+ in-house application laboratories globally.

Micronics serves enterprise customers across at least ten heavy-industrial verticals including mining and mineral processing, chemicals, power generation, cement/lime/aggregates, steel and foundries, alumina refining, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, municipal water/wastewater, and battery recycling. The business model combines one-time equipment sales, recurring filter media and consumables revenue (filter cloths, bags, belts, cartridges), spare parts, and professional services including on-site field maintenance, installation, commissioning, process optimization, and laboratory pilot testing — all priced via custom quotes rather than list pricing. Distribution is a hybrid of direct enterprise field sales, inside sales, and a global distributor network across North America, South America, Australia, China, and India.

Between July 2023 and December 2024 Micronics executed three acquisitions — Advanced Filtration Technologies (AFT) from FLSmidth, SOLAFT Filtration Solutions, and Action Filtration — and in 2025 was itself acquired by Cleanova, forming what the company describes as one of the world's largest independent industrial filtration businesses. Micronics was previously backed by private equity firm Vance Street Capital and is led by President & CEO Chris Cummins. The company holds no disclosed AI or software-platform capabilities, with its competitive differentiation grounded in proprietary filter media formulations, patented seam designs, laser-cut manufacturing, and deep application engineering for demanding industries such as alumina refining.

Name

Micronics Filtration Holdings

Legal name

Micronics Engineered Filtration Group, Inc.

Website

https://micronicsinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Micronics Filtration Holdings designs and manufactures industrial liquid-solid and air filtration equipment, proprietary filter media, and field services for enterprise customers in mining, alumina refining, chemicals, power, cement, and related heavy industries across the Americas, Australia, China, and India.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Filtration Equipment

NAICS

Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing (333413)

SIC

Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip (3564)

akta.pro primary industry

Separation & Filtration Equipment (Filters, Centrifuges, Membranes) (IMAHAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Filtration Media & Dust Collection Textiles (Air/Liquid Filtration) (IMAOADAC), Dust Collection & Air Filtration Equipment (Industrial) (IMAHALAF), Air Quality & Filtration Equipment (IAQ) (IMAHAKAI)

Keywords

• Industrial filtration equipment
• Filter media products
• Liquid-solid separation
• Baghouse dust collection
• Filter press systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Chattanooga

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Filtration Equipment Sales: Sale of industrial filtration equipment including filter presses, pressure leaf filters, pressure candle filters, vacuum filters, and baghouse dust collectors. Equipment ranges from lab-scale (150mm MicroPress) to large industrial units (2000mm x 2000mm).
2. Filter Media and Consumables: Sale of proprietary filter media including filter cloths, filter bags, filter belts, and filtration elements. Products include SOLAFT brand (Kelly Filters, PrimaDisc, PrimaPress), belt press belts (NFM brand), and replacement cartridges.
3. Spare Parts and Accessories: Replacement parts for filtration equipment including filter plates, cylinders, bellows, shifter parts, cloth scrapers, air hammers, seals, valves, and other aftermarket parts.
4. Technical Field Services: On-site services including filter press repair and refurbishment, installation, startup and commissioning, process optimization, preventive maintenance, and operational training. Services available in USA, Canada, Australia, Brazil, and other geographies.
5. Laboratory Testing Services: In-house laboratory testing services including slurry analysis, filter cake analysis, bench-scale pilot tests, and membrane-squeeze testing to optimize customer filtration operations. Labs available in Chattanooga headquarters and 7 other global locations.

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Micronics manufactures and supplies industrial filtration equipment and proprietary filter media for liquid-solid separation and dust collection. Its portfolio spans pressure filtration (filter presses, pressure leaf filters, pressure candle filters), vacuum filtration (rotary drum, disc, horizontal belt), and dry/baghouse dust collection, complemented by filter media, spare parts, in-house laboratory testing, and field services.

Product overview

Micronics Engineered Filtration Group (now part of Cleanova following a 2025 acquisition) offers a comprehensive, unified industrial filtration solutions platform spanning pressure filtration, vacuum filtration, and dry/baghouse filtration equipment with associated filter media, spare parts, and technical services. The core product portfolio includes Filter Presses (Sidebar and Overhead Beam configurations from 150mm lab-scale MicroPress to 2000mm x 2000mm industrial units), Pressure Leaf Filters, Pressure Candle Filters, Disc/Rotary Drum/Horizontal Belt Vacuum Filters, and Baghouse Dust Collectors. These equipment offerings are complemented by specialized filter media sub-brands SOLAFT (Kelly Filters, Back Flush Filters, Vertical Tower Press Cloth, PrimaDisc, Vacuum Pan Filters, DuraSlide), NFM (Woven Belts, Spiral Belts, Blue-Flexx), and general filter cloths, bags, and cartridges. The company provides complete lifecycle support through field services (installation, repair, optimization), in-house laboratory testing, and spare parts. The 2023 acquisition of SOLAFT Filtration Solutions and 2023 acquisition of Advanced Filtration Technologies (AFT) expanded the dry filtration and baghouse product lines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SOLAFT: Premium filtration brand offering Kelly Filters, Back Flush Filters, Vertical Tower Press Cloth, PrimaDisc, Vacuum Pan Filters, and DuraSlide products for industrial filtration applications
• NFM (National Filter Media)
• MicroPress
• Cleanova
• SOLAFT PrimaPress
• SOLAFT PrimaDisc
• NFM Blue-Flexx
• Rayza Back

Products and services

• Filter Presses Industrial filter presses in Sidebar and Overhead Beam configurations ranging from 2000mm x 2000mm (600 cubic feet) to lab-scale MicroPress units with 150mm filter plates, used by industrial customers for dewatering and liquid-solid separation.
• Filter Press Cloth / Filter Media Custom-manufactured filter cloth for filter presses including SOLAFT PrimaPress, Kelly Filters, Diastar Filters, Belt Filters, and Pressure Leaf Covers designed for specific operational requirements.
• SOLAFT Kelly Filter Cloth High-performance filtration products for Liquid-Solid Separation in alumina refining, featuring scale-resistant cuffs and closure mechanisms designed for pressure leaf filters.
• SOLAFT Back Flush Filters Filter media manufactured for Diastar Vertical Pressure Leaf Filters, suitable for alumina industry demands in Brazil and Australia.
• SOLAFT Vertical Tower Press Cloth Filtration fabric for high-performance Vertical Tower Filter Presses such as Larox (Metso), serving chemical manufacturing, pigments & dyes, and minerals processing.
• Belt Press Filter Cloth Custom-manufactured dewatering belts including Woven Belts (NFM brand) and Spiral Belts for belt filter presses in nylon, polyester, and stainless steel.
• Pressure Leaf Filter Bags and Covers Custom filter leaf covers and bags sewn to precisely fit filter leaf frames in pressure filters, available in polypropylene, polyester, nylon, and filtration felts.
• Candle Filter Bags and Candle Elements

Quantifiable outcome

• Filter press capacities from 2000mm x 2000mm (600 cubic feet) down to lab-scale 150mm MicroPress
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• CleanovaflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Cleanova acquired Micronics, creating one of the world's largest independent industrial filtration businesses. Micronics is now a proud part of Cleanova, combining forces to deliver excellence to customers on a global scale.
• Solaft Filtration SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2023Micronics acquired Solaft Filtration Solutions from Vance Street Capital in December 2023. The acquisition expands Micronics' global industrial filtration solutions and geographic footprint across industries including aluminum, power generation, and steel, enhancing technical filtration expertise.
• Advanced Filtration Technologies Inc. (AFT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2023Micronics acquired Advanced Filtration Technologies Inc. from FLSmidth Cement A/S in July 2023. The acquisition expands Micronics' dry and baghouse filtration products and presence in cement, lime, mining, and power utilities sectors.
• Global DistributorscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMicronics maintains a network of distributors across various geographic regions to serve customers globally with local support and product availability.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Evoqua Water Technologies: Water and wastewater treatment solutions provider with filtration capabilities serving municipal and industrial customers. Partial overlap with Micronics' municipal and industrial water/wastewater filtration applications.

Direct peers

• Komline-Sanderson: US-based manufacturer of filter presses, belt presses, and sludge dewatering equipment. Directly competes with Micronics in industrial and municipal belt press and filter press applications with similar custom-engineered approach.
• FLSmidth: Global mining and cement equipment OEM with a substantial filtration and separation product line. Directly comparable as the former owner of AFT, which Micronics acquired in 2023, and as a direct competitor in cement, mining, and power utilities filtration.
• BHS-Sonthofen (BHS Filtration): Specialist in filter press and solid-liquid separation equipment for industrial and mineral applications. Closely comparable to Micronics' core filter press and pressure leaf filter product lines serving similar chemical, mining, and industrial customers.

Broad incumbents

• Andritz: Global supplier of separation and filtration technologies for mining, chemical, and industrial markets. Directly overlaps with Micronics in filter presses, vacuum filtration, and industrial solid-liquid separation, but at significantly larger scale.
• Donaldson Company: Global filtration company with strong presence in industrial air filtration, dust collection, and liquid filtration. Overlaps with Micronics' dry/baghouse filtration and aftermarket consumables businesses but at much greater scale and broader end-market reach.
• Mann+Hummel: Global filtration company providing industrial air and liquid filtration solutions. Comparable in industrial air filtration and aftermarket filter elements, though primarily focused on automotive and OEM applications at much larger scale.
• Metso: Large-scale mineral processing and flowsheet OEM offering filtration, crushing, and grinding equipment. Competes with Micronics in mineral processing filtration and offers broader integrated plant capabilities that Micronics lacks.
• Parker Hannifin: Diversified motion and control technologies company with a substantial industrial filtration division including hydraulic and process filtration. Comparable in hydraulic filters and process filtration consumables, though part of a much larger portfolio.

Regional players

• Lenntech: European-based water treatment and industrial filtration supplier serving similar industrial customers with comparable filter media and equipment offerings, but with primarily European geographic focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A3 records

Investments

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