SpinTek

Name

SpinTek

Legal name

SpinTek Filtration Inc.

Website

https://spintek.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Filtration Equipment

NAICS

Mining Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333131)

SIC

Mining Machinery & Equip (No Oil & Gas Field Mach & Equip) (3532)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Mine Dewatering & Water Management Services (Pumping, Treatment, Tailings Water Return) (IMAKAKAI), Filtration (Rapid/Slow Sand, Media, Membrane Pretreatment) (EUANABAB)

Keywords

• Solvent extraction filters
• Membrane filtration systems
• Hydrometallurgical equipment
• Industrial filtration modules
• Mining filtration solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Alamitos

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Filtration Systems and Equipment Sales: SpinTek generates primary revenue from selling proprietary industrial filtration systems including rotary membrane systems, ceramic membranes, tubular membranes, and solvent extraction filters. Sales are custom-engineered for specific applications.
2. Spare Parts and Consumables: Revenue from replacement membranes, filtration media (anthracite, garnet, sand), and spare parts for existing installations.
3. Licensing Agreements: SpinTek generates revenue through licensing agreements with partners in South Africa, South America, China, Canada, Peru and Brazil who manufacture and sell SpinTek products in their regions.
4. Engineering and Technical Services: Custom system design, pilot testing, on-site testing, and technical support services for membrane filtration applications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SpinTek manufactures and sells proprietary industrial filtration systems and tubular membrane filtration modules for hydrometallurgical mining operations and other industrial applications. Their portfolio includes rotary membrane systems (Speedy and ST-II), tubular and ceramic membranes, solvent extraction (SX) filters, CoMatrix filters, Matrix Towers, Aqualescer coalescers, and Pin Bed Clarifiers used for copper, nickel, zinc, cobalt, and uranium extraction, plus desulfurization systems for hydrocarbon processing.

Product overview

SpinTek Filtration is a manufacturer of proprietary industrial filtration systems and tubular membrane filtration modules with over 14 years of experience. The product portfolio includes rotary membrane systems (Speedy and ST-II) that use centrifugal shear force to prevent fouling; tubular and ceramic membrane ultrafiltration modules; Hollow Fiber membranes with the Sparkle drinking water system; and a comprehensive hydrometallurgy line (Dual Media SX Filters, CoMatrix Filters, Matrix Tower, Aqualescer Coalescers, Pin Bed Clarifier) for mining solvent extraction applications including copper, nickel, zinc, cobalt, and uranium processing. The company also offers the DXs Direct Extraction desulfurization process for hydrocarbon applications, laboratory testing equipment (Static Test Cell), and supporting filtration media and spare parts. The systems are designed for harsh environments including high solids streams, radioactive waste, and high-temperature applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Speedy Rotary Membrane System A high-shear rotating ceramic ultrafilter (RCU) with an eleven-inch ceramic membrane disk that generates shear orders of magnitude greater than conventional UF systems. Designed for parts bath solutions, extends bath life, and handles high temperature and highly alkaline process streams at up to 75% less cost than competitive ultrafiltration technologies.
• ST-II Rotary Membrane System A compact cross-flow rotary membrane system utilizing centrifugal action and shear force to prevent membrane fouling. Concentrates solids up to 60% and handles hazardous waste streams including high and low level radioactive waste. NQA1 Certified for HLRW applications with the US Department of Energy.
• Tubular Membranes – Ultrafilter Modules Wide center channel tubular ultrafiltration membranes that handle feed streams with large solids and high suspended solids without clogging. Direct replacement for Koch products with automatic SpongeBall Cleaning System for continuous operation.
• Tubular Ceramic Membranes Ceramic membranes supplied through partnership with atech innovations, suitable for ultrafiltration from 5 kD to microfiltration up to 1.2 µm. Features extreme chemical, thermal, and mechanical strength for demanding industrial applications.
• Stainless Steel Membranes (T*d Ceramic Membrane) Unique ceramic membrane with titanium dioxide coating on stainless steel substrate. Offers pore sizes from 0.07 to 0.8 microns, operationally stable to 300°C in air and up to 800°C in inert atmosphere. Suitable for extremely harsh environments or HLRW in nuclear applications.
• Hollow Fiber Membranes Cost-effective, high-performance hollow fiber membrane ultrafiltration technology with low fouling design and little performance degradation over months of use. Available in Polysulfone and Polyethersulfone with 50,000 or 100,000 NMWC cutoffs.
• Sparkle Drinking Water System Proprietary drinking water system with automatic backflush capability using Hollow Fiber Membrane Module with outside-in configuration. Features dual non-resilient collapsible chambers (DNC2) for constant backflush pressure and anti-fouling technology. Produces 150-200 gallons per hour.
• Static Test Cell (STC) Laboratory Filter High-shear, high-capacity laboratory filtration system for testing feed solutions and membrane filtration viability. Accepts any flat sheet membrane coupon in 3" x 4" size. Used for oil/water separation, caustic material recovery, and chemical/biological separations.
• Dual Media SX Filters Solvent extraction filters designed for organic removal and filtered electrolyte in mining operations. Provides organic removal down to 2 ppm and electrolyte filtration down to 10 microns with flow rates up to 660 gpm.
• CoMatrix Filters Solvent extraction filtration system providing five times the flow rate of traditional SX filters. Single unit flow rates up to 3,300 GPM, organic removal down to 2 PPM, and electrolyte filtration down to 10 microns. Results in 65% cost reduction and 70% less backwash.
• Matrix Tower Self-contained filtration unit for 75% organic recovery from aqueous streams without air injection. Features hydrophobic Matrix plates for coalescing with no moving parts. Flow rates up to 2,000 gpm with completely sealed operation.
• Aqualescer Coalescer Filters High-performance aqueous coalescer for oily water separation in hydrometallurgy applications. Provides effective coalescence of entrained organic to improve dual media filter performance. Achieves up to 95% entrained organic removal.
• Pin Bed Clarifier Deep-cone pinned-bed clarifier combining ultra-high rate thickener and pin floating bed media filter in one vessel. Provides consistent operations with overall reduction in suspended solids down to below 10ppm. Used for copper and zinc pregnant leach solution clarification.
• DXs (Direct Extraction) Desulfurization Process Non-oxidized desulfurization process for efficient removal of middle distillate sulfur hydrocarbons including gasoline, transmix, and diesel. Uses cyclic adsorption/desorption with regenerable adsorbent. Scalable from pilot to 200,000 bpd systems.
• Filtration Media Precision tolerance filtration media including anthracite, garnet, and sand for solvent extraction applications. Custom matrices available in stainless steel, polypropylene, glass-coupled polypropylene, and PVC. Designed for organic removal, raffinate streams, and aqueous particulate removal.
• Spare Parts Large variety of spare parts for membrane filtration and solvent extraction systems, including filtration media to replace old or worn out components.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 60% solids concentration
• +11 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major, regional and strategic.

• atech innovationscoreTechnology or IntegrationSpinTek partnered with atech innovations to provide both single- and multi-channel ceramic membranes suitable for ultrafiltration from 5 kD to microfiltration up to 1.2 µm. atech innovations also supplies pressure vessels and provides additional services including testing of filterability, on-site tests, pilot installations.
• Roymec Technologies (Pty) LtdmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRoymec Technologies is a licensee handling contracts in South Africa, managed by Alan Fanton, Contracts Director.
• Roytec Global (Pty) LtdmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRoytec Global is a licensee covering South America, with Diego Rubio B. as Technical Sales Manager South America, based in Toronto, Canada.
• Australia Filtration SolutionsregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAustralia Filtration Solutions is a licensee in Australia, represented by Mr. Peter Donaldson, based in Bowral, Australia.
• Arbour Tech LtdregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorArbour Tech Ltd is a licensee in UK, represented by John Pudge, based in Herefordshire, UK.
• Domos AquaregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDomos Aqua is a sales representative and distributor for Mexico, operated by Ing. Alberto R. Torres Garza, Operations and Sales Manager, based in Cd. Obregón, Sonora, Mexico.
• Acqua LinearegionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAcqua Linea is a factory representative for membrane modules and systems in Latin America, represented by Mr. Enrique (Rick) Chacon, based in San Diego, CA.
• Findlow Filtration, Inc.regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFindlow Filtration is a sales representative based in Loveland, Ohio, USA, serving the region with Mr. Alex Findlow as Sales Manager.
• Teknotes Ltd.regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTeknotes Ltd. is a sales representative in Turkey, represented by Mr. Akin Köksal, Sales Manager, based in Ankara, Turkey.
• BTS Baruch & Co.regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBTS Baruch & Co. is a sales representative in Israel, represented by Mr. Ziv Nir, based in Israel.
• West Virginia UniversitystrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerWVU's Civil and Environmental Engineering department, led by Dr. Brian E. Reed, has conducted extensive pilot-scale research on SpinTek's centrifugal membrane technology, testing applications for treating oily wastewaters and aluminum rolling mill coolants/lubricants.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Koch Membrane Systems: Manufacturer of tubular and spiral membrane filtration systems; SpinTek explicitly markets its tubular ultrafilter modules as direct replacements for Koch products, making it the closest head-to-head competitor.
• Novasep: Specialist in process filtration and purification for hydrometallurgy, pharmaceuticals, and food; directly comparable to SpinTek in niche industrial membrane applications.

Broad incumbents

• Pall Corporation (Danaher): Global industrial filtration incumbent with broad coverage of process and membrane filtration; overlaps with SpinTek across nuclear, mining, food, and oil & gas applications.
• SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions: Large-scale water and process filtration provider serving mining, oil & gas, food, and industrial markets; competes with SpinTek across multiple end verticals.
• Veolia Water Technologies: Global water and wastewater treatment incumbent with membrane filtration product lines overlapping SpinTek's hydrometallurgy and water treatment applications.
• 3M Liqui-Cel: Membrane contactor and filtration line within 3M; overlaps with SpinTek's hollow fiber and membrane separation offerings in industrial water and process applications.
• Metso (Outotec): Major mining and metals process equipment supplier including hydrometallurgy and solvent extraction plants; competes with SpinTek at the mine-site equipment layer.
• FLSmidth: Global mining and mineral processing equipment vendor with hydrometallurgy offerings; comparable to SpinTek at the mining customer interface.

Emerging players

• atech innovations: Ceramic membrane specialist that supplies SpinTek with single- and multi-channel ceramic membranes; comparable technology footprint and tight commercial relationship.
• Hydration Technology Innovations (HTI): Specialty membrane filtration company serving water treatment, food, and industrial niches; comparable in scale and product specialization to SpinTek.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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