Sly
Sly, LLC is a US-based industrial manufacturer of dry and wet air pollution control equipment — baghouses, cartridge collectors, cyclones, wet scrubbers, and bulk-solids loading spouts — sold to enterprise customers in cement, chemicals, mining, pharmaceuticals, and other process industries worldwide, operating as a subsidiary of Carrier Process Equipment Group (CPEG).
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1870
- HeadquartersStrongsville, United States
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Sly does
Sly, LLC is a US-based industrial equipment manufacturer specializing in air pollution control systems, headquartered in Strongsville, Ohio, with fabrication operations in Mathiston, Mississippi (over 70,000 square feet including CNC plasma cutting, metal forming, and AWS-certified welding). The company holds the original 1902 patent for cloth-type dust collectors and sells a portfolio of dry and wet pollution control technologies: TubeJet® pulse-jet baghouses (capacities to 200,000+ CFM), Vertical Cartridge Filter collectors, Reverse Air Collectors, Cyclone collectors, Impinjet® impingement-plate wet scrubbers (99% collection efficiency at 5 microns), Venturi and Eductor scrubbers, Packed Tower scrubbers, FRP scrubbers for corrosive service, and bulk-solids loading spouts. Supporting offerings include custom sheet metal fabrication in carbon steel, stainless steel, and high-alloys (Inconel, Hastelloy), a broad filter media catalog (SlyHE, SlyMax, polyester, Nomex, fiberglass, P-84, PPS, Teflon), and baghouse analysis and retrofit services. The company maintains dedicated sales channels for enterprise (1-800-334-2957), parts (1-800-200-9530), and OEM (1-866-783-4758), and continues to support legacy products such as Dynaclone, Pactecon, and Shaker-Cleaned collectors.
Sly's business model is project-based custom manufacturing: every quote is engineered to application-specific requirements (gas flow, temperature, particulate size, corrosives, regulatory regime), with no published list pricing. Revenue is generated primarily from industrial equipment sales, supplemented by an aftermarket parts stream (filter bags, cages, valves, timer boards) that supports both Sly-brand and third-party dust collectors and ships within one to two weeks, plus professional services such as baghouse failure analysis and particle size testing. As a subsidiary of Carrier Process Equipment Group (CPEG), Sly can bundle its core equipment with CPEG's calciners, vibratory fluid beds, conveyors, mixers, and drum dryers to deliver integrated process lines.
Customers are industrial enterprises across 13 served verticals — biomass, carbon black, cement and asphalt, chemicals, fly ash, food processing, lithium, metalworking, mining and minerals, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, plastics, and powder and bulk solids — driven by needs for OSHA/EPA compliance, worker safety, product purity, and equipment protection. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales: direct engagement with technical sales personnel via phone, web-based quote requests, and tailored industry landing pages, complemented by content marketing (handbooks, buyer guides, case studies, white papers). The company is privately held, founded in the late 1800s (firmographics record 1874; company history references 1870), and employs 101–250 people.
Sly firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Sly
- Legal name
- Sly, LLC
- Website
- https://slyinc.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1870
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- Sly, LLC is a US-based industrial manufacturer of dry and wet air pollution control equipment — baghouses, cartridge collectors, cyclones, wet scrubbers, and bulk-solids loading spouts — sold to enterprise customers in cement, chemicals, mining, pharmaceuticals, and other process industries worldwide, operating as a subsidiary of Carrier Process Equipment Group (CPEG).
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Sly industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Industrial Air Pollution Control 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
- Emission Control & Scrubbing Equipment (Scrubbers, Dust Collectors, Catalytic Systems) (IMAHAEAK)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Dust Collection & Air Filtration Equipment (Industrial) (IMAHALAF)
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Where Sly is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Strongsville
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices2 records
Markets served
Sly business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Industrial Equipment Sales: Sale of air pollution control equipment including dust collectors, wet scrubbers, loading spouts, and custom sheet metal fabrication. Equipment is custom-engineered and manufactured to customer specifications, representing the primary revenue stream.
- Aftermarket Parts & Replacement Components: Replacement filter bags, cages, valves, timer boards, and other spare parts for both Sly-brand and third-party dust collection equipment. Most orders shipped within one to two weeks. Parts department available at 1-800-200-9530.
- Engineering & Consulting Services: Baghouse analysis services including filter bag failure analysis, particle size analysis, and bulk density testing to help customers optimize their air pollution control systems.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels5 records
Sly product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Sly designs, engineers, and manufactures industrial air pollution control equipment including dry dust collectors (TubeJet® baghouses, vertical cartridge filters, reverse air collectors, cyclones) and wet scrubbing systems (Impinjet®, Venturi, Eductor, Packed Tower, and FRP scrubbers), plus bulk solids loading spouts, custom sheet metal fabrication, and filter media. All equipment is custom-engineered to application specifications at Sly's Mathiston, Mississippi manufacturing facility and sold directly to industrial enterprise customers.
Product overview
Sly is an industrial air pollution control equipment manufacturer with over 150 years of experience, operating as a subsidiary of Carrier Process Equipment Group (CPEG). The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of dry dust collection and wet scrubbing technologies. The core product lines include TubeJet® Baghouse Dust Collectors (pulse-jet collectors with capacities to 200,000+ ACFM), Vertical Cartridge Filter Dust Collectors, Reverse Air Collectors (RAC), and Cyclone Dust Collectors. Wet scrubbing solutions include Impinjet® Wet Scrubbers (impingement plate towers with 99% efficiency at 5 microns), Venturi Wet Scrubbers (capacities to 76,000+ CFM), Eductor Wet Scrubbers, Packed Tower Wet Scrubbers, and FRP (Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic) Wet Scrubbers. Supporting products include Industrial Bulk Solids Loading Spouts, Custom Sheet Metal Fabrication services, and an extensive line of Dry Dust Collector Filter Bags in various media types (Polyester, Aramid/Nomex, Fiberglass, P-84, PPS/Ryton, Teflon, SlyHE, and SlyMax). The company also provides replacement parts, legacy collector support, explosion protection expertise, baghouse analysis services, and equipment retrofits. As part of CPEG, Sly can supplement customer production lines with additional thermal and dry solids processing equipment including drum dryers, fluid bed systems, rotary calciners, conveyors, and mixers.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- TubeJet®: Pulse-cleaned baghouse dust collectors featuring online cleaning with steady pressure drop and tool-less bag replacement.
- Impinjet®
- SlyHE
- SlyMax
- PleatJet™
- Dynaclone
- Pactecon
- SlyTech
Products and services
- TubeJet® Baghouse Dust Collectors Pulse-jet baghouse dust collectors with online cleaning and steady pressure drop, with top or side bag removal options and capacities from 50 to 200,000+ ACFM. For industrial facilities needing high-volume dry dust collection.
- Vertical Cartridge Filter (VCF) Dust Collectors Gravity-operated cartridge filter collectors where dust falls off rather than collecting on lower filter media, ideal for dry free-flowing dust, with filter options from 800 to 48,000 sq.ft. For industrial plants with dry free-flowing dust loads.
- Reverse Air Collectors (RAC)
- Cyclone Dust Collectors
- Impinjet® Wet Scrubbers
- Venturi Wet Scrubbers
- Eductor Wet Scrubbers
- Packed Tower Wet Scrubbers
- FRP Wet Scrubbers
- Industrial Bulk Solids Loading Spouts
- Custom Sheet Metal Fabrication
- Dry Dust Collector Filter Bags
- Replacement Parts
- Baghouse Analysis Services
- Explosion Protection Expertise
- Dust Collector Retrofits
- Wet Scrubber Parts
- Complete Process Systems (via CPEG)
Quantifiable outcome
- 99% collection efficiency for 5 microns or larger particles with Impinjet wet scrubbers
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Sly
Customer profileSegments13 records
Ideal customer profiles1 record
Sly technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature8 records
Sly partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- Carrier Process Equipment Group (CPEG)coreSly operates as a subsidiary of Carrier Process Equipment Group (CPEG). This parent company relationship enables Sly to provide additional thermal and dry solids processing equipment to supplement customer production lines. Through CPEG, customers can access complementary equipment including calciners, vibratory fluid beds, conveyors, mixers, drum dryers, and more that can be integrated upstream into existing or new process lines.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Sly competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Nederman: Specialist in industrial air filtration, dust and fume extraction, and related replacement parts; competes head-to-head with Sly on dry dust collection systems for similar industrial customers.
- Camfil: Manufacturer of industrial air filters and dust collection equipment, including baghouse solutions and replacement media, overlapping Sly's product range and target industrial customer base.
- BWF Envirocare: Manufacturer of industrial filter media, dust collection systems, and related components; a direct competitor to Sly in baghouse filtration for cement, mining, and similar process industries.
- Donaldson Company: Global industrial filtration leader offering dust collectors (Torit), replacement filter cartridges, and aftermarket parts across the same heavy-industry verticals as Sly, with overlapping end markets in mining, cement, and metalworking.
- AAF Flanders: American Air Filter / AAF produces industrial dust collectors, replacement filters, and air pollution control equipment, competing directly with Sly in heavy-duty dry and wet industrial filtration applications.
Regional players
- Keller Lufttechnik: German manufacturer of industrial dust collection and exhaust systems serving cement, metalworking, and process industries — closely comparable product portfolio to Sly but with primary geographic concentration in Europe.
Broad incumbents
- Hamon: Engineering and equipment provider for power and process industries with capabilities in air pollution control and wet scrubbers; competes with Sly in heavy industrial EPC and retrofit projects.
- Atlas Copco: Global industrial equipment group whose compressor and vacuum divisions offer dust collection and air treatment solutions adjacent to Sly's product lines for similar industrial end users.
- Parker Hannifin: Diversified industrial conglomerate with a substantial industrial filtration and air treatment division that overlaps Sly's dust and mist collection offerings, though it competes from a much broader component portfolio.
Emerging players
- Ceco Environmental: Mid-cap provider of industrial air quality and process filtration solutions including dust collection and scrubbers; smaller and more focused than Donaldson or Camfil but directly comparable in product mix and customer base.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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Investors
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Frequently asked questions about Sly
What does Sly do?
Sly designs, engineers, and manufactures industrial air pollution control equipment including dry dust collectors (TubeJet® baghouses, vertical cartridge filters, reverse air collectors, cyclones) and wet scrubbing systems (Impinjet®, Venturi, Eductor, Packed Tower, and FRP scrubbers), plus bulk solids loading spouts, custom sheet metal fabrication, and filter media. All equipment is custom-engineered to application specifications at Sly's Mathiston, Mississippi manufacturing facility and sold directly to industrial enterprise customers.
Is Sly a public or private company?
Sly is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Sly founded?
Sly was founded in 1870. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Sly based?
Sly is headquartered in Strongsville, United States, in the North America region.
How does Sly make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Industrial Equipment Sales are the primary driver. The others are aftermarket Parts & Replacement Components and engineering & Consulting Services.
Who are Sly's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Nederman, Camfil, BWF Envirocare, Donaldson Company and AAF Flanders. Keller Lufttechnik is listed as a regional player. Broad incumbents are Hamon, Atlas Copco and Parker Hannifin. Ceco Environmental is listed as an emerging player.
Does Sly have an API?
No public API is recorded for Sly.
What industry is Sly in?
Sly's product category is Industrial Air Pollution Control Equipment. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAHAEAK, Emission Control & Scrubbing Equipment (Scrubbers, Dust Collectors, Catalytic Systems), with a secondary code of IMAHALAF, Dust Collection & Air Filtration Equipment (Industrial). Its NAICS code is 333413 and its SIC code is 3564.