TTI

What TTI does

TTI (Todd Technologies Inc.) is a privately held US industrial filtration manufacturer founded in 2017 and headquartered in Thornton, Colorado, with a European operating subsidiary, TTI Filtration GmbH, in Reichshof, Germany. The company designs, manufactures, and distributes system-cleanliness components for hydraulic and lubrication systems used in heavy industry. Its product portfolio is organized around three lines: PowerBreather desiccant breathers (standard, CV check-valve, Titan, TitanBlock, non-desiccant, and rebuildable stainless-steel variants plus equipment adapter kits), PowerGuard filtration elements (standard, SmartMedia-patented parallel-flow media, spin-on, and media upgrades including Dual Phase Microglass, Water Absorptive, Static Dissipative, Wire Mesh, and Insoluble Removal), and PowerGuard housings and systems (high-capacity, simplex, and filter carts). Proprietary technology — PowerGel silica gel, Dual Phase microglass media, patented SmartMedia, and SmartFlow adapter architecture — underpins marketing claims of 20–35% performance advantages versus incumbents Des-Case and Air Sentry.

TTI's business model is industrial B2B hardware sales via a direct enterprise field-sales team (US and Germany) and a global distributor network with a published 'Become a Distributor' program. Pricing is quote-based, with no public list pricing, and contracts are positioned around customized lead times measured in days rather than weeks. The company pursues a vertical go-to-market across power generation (wind, coal, gas, hydro), steel manufacturing, oil & gas, pulp & paper, mining & aggregate, and general industrial customers, with an in-house cross-reference tool covering 33,000+ competitor part numbers used as a switching-cost lever. Manufacturing is split between Colorado and Germany, where TTI Filtration GmbH holds ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications, and the patent portfolio spans granted IP in the US (US 8851295 B2, US 11471795 B2), Germany (DE 10201620265 B3), and Mexico (MX 367431 B). Marketing is content-led through a resource library, Noria-co-published whitepapers, SEO-optimized product landing pages, product videos, and interactive sizing and cross-reference tools that drive mid-funnel conversion to quote forms.

Name

TTI

Legal name

Todd Technologies Inc.

Website

https://toddtechinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TTI (Todd Technologies Inc.) designs and manufactures industrial filtration products — desiccant breathers, filter elements, and filter housings — for hydraulic and lubrication systems, serving power generation, steel, oil & gas, mining, pulp & paper, and general industrial customers across the US, Europe, and global distributor channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Filtration Equipment

NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Filtration, Condition Monitoring & Fluid Management (Filters, Breathers, Oil Analysis, Cooling) (IMAHAGAL)

Keywords

• Industrial filtration products
• Desiccant breather systems
• Hydraulic filter elements
• Lubrication filtration media
• Fluid cleanliness solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 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. Industrial Filtration Hardware Sales: TTI generates revenue through the sale of physical filtration products including desiccant breathers (PowerBreather line), filter elements (PowerGuard), and filter housings. Products are sold directly and through a global distributor network. Pricing is quote-based with no public pricing listed.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

TTI designs, manufactures, and sells industrial filtration hardware including desiccant breathers (PowerBreather™ line), filter elements (PowerGuard™), filter housings, and portable filter carts used to remove moisture and particulate contamination from hydraulic, lubrication, and fluid systems. The company also provides cleanliness audit services to help industrial customers meet ISO fluid cleanliness targets.

Product overview

TTI (Todd Technologies Inc.) is a manufacturer of industrial filtration products organized into three core product lines: PowerBreather™ desiccant breathers, PowerGuard™ filtration elements, and PowerGuard™ housings and systems. The PowerBreather line includes standard, CV (check valve), Titan, TitanBlock, non-desiccant, and rebuildable stainless steel variants with associated adapter kits for various equipment types. The PowerGuard filtration line encompasses standard filter elements, SmartMedia (with patented parallel flow technology offering up to 35% longer filter life), and spin-on elements, all available with media upgrades including Dual Phase Microglass, Water Absorptive, Static Dissipative, and Wire Mesh media. The housing and systems line includes high-capacity housings (TTHH series), simplex housings, and filter carts. TTI also offers SmartFlow™ technology adapters for breathers and cleanliness audit services. All products are manufactured in the USA and Germany, with the company holding ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PowerBreather™: Desiccant breathers that remove moisture and particles from air entering machinery, sumps, and reservoirs
• PowerGuard™
• SmartMedia
• SmartFlow™

Products and services

• PowerBreather™ Desiccant Breathers Desiccant breathers that remove moisture and particles from air entering industrial machinery, sumps, and reservoirs. Uses a three-stage design with proprietary PowerGel silica gel, DuoGlass filter media, and 1-micron absolute particulate filtration. Includes color-change saturation indicator. Multiple variants address different environments including high vibration, caustic fumes, and intermittent flow.
• PowerGuard™ Filter Elements Filter elements for hydraulic and lubrication systems, available with proprietary Dual Phase Microglass media, patented SmartMedia (parallel flow design offering up to 35% longer life and lower pressure drop), water-absorptive media, static-dissipative media, wire mesh media, and spin-on configurations. Used by industrial customers to replace competitor elements via TTI's 33,000+ cross-reference database.
• PowerGuard™ Housings & Systems Filter housings and complete filtration systems for industrial applications, including high-capacity TTHH series housings, simplex single-filter housings, and portable filter carts for offline fluid filtering, system flushing, and fluid transfer. Used to integrate PowerGuard filter elements into hydraulic and lubrication systems.
• Cleanliness Audit Services On-site cleanliness audit services using state-of-the-art testing equipment to evaluate hydraulic and lubrication systems in real time and help customers achieve ISO fluid cleanliness targets. Targeted at industrial customers operating fluid systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 35% longer filter life with SmartMedia technology
• +5 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Des-Case: Des-Case is the leading dedicated manufacturer of desiccant breathers for industrial lubrication and hydraulic systems, the same core category as TTI's PowerBreather line. TTI explicitly benchmarks performance claims against Des-Case, indicating a head-to-head competitive overlap on product, customer (industrial MRO), and channel (distributors).
• Air Sentry: Air Sentry manufactures desiccant breathers and contamination-control products for industrial fluid systems, making it one of TTI's named head-to-head competitors in breather technology. Direct overlap on product category, customer base (industrial reliability/maintenance buyers), and performance benchmarking.
• Schroeder Industries: Schroeder Industries manufactures hydraulic and lubrication filtration products including filter elements, breathers, and housings for industrial fluid systems. Closely comparable niche specialist competing with TTI in hydraulic/lubrication filtration for similar industrial end markets.

Broad incumbents

• Donaldson Company: Donaldson is a large, diversified filtration OEM with deep presence in industrial hydraulic, lube, and process filtration — directly competing with TTI's PowerGuard filter elements and housings. As a broad incumbent, it offers a much wider portfolio but TTI competes on performance and lead time in overlapping hydraulic/lubrication applications.
• Parker Hannifin: Parker Hannifin's Filtration division manufactures hydraulic and lubrication filter elements, housings, and condition-monitoring products that directly compete with PowerGuard. Parker is a broad incumbent serving overlapping industrial customers with a much larger sales and engineering footprint.
• HYDAC: HYDAC specializes in hydraulic fluid power components and filtration, including hydraulic filter elements, housings, and condition monitoring — a direct category overlap with TTI's PowerGuard SmartMedia line. Serves similar industrial OEMs and MRO buyers in hydraulics-heavy industries.
• MANN+HUMMEL: MANN+HUMMEL is a global filtration incumbent with industrial filtration products serving hydraulic, lubrication, and process applications. As a broad incumbent it overlaps with TTI's industrial filter element portfolio but offers a much wider product and geographic footprint.
• Filtration Group: Filtration Group is a diversified filtration manufacturer with industrial air, liquid, and fluid power filtration products including filter elements and housings. Comparable to TTI in industrial filtration product categories but operating at significantly broader scale.
• Pall Corporation: Pall Corporation, a Danaher operating company, manufactures industrial filtration solutions including hydraulic, lubrication, and process filtration elements and housings. Broad incumbent competing with TTI in industrial fluid filtration for similar heavy-industry end markets.
• Eaton: Eaton's Filtration division produces hydraulic and lubrication filter elements, breathers, and housings for industrial and mobile equipment. Broad incumbent with overlapping product categories and customer base relative to TTI's industrial filtration portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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