Schroeder Industries

What Schroeder Industries does

Schroeder Industries is a privately held, family-owned US manufacturer founded in 1946 and headquartered in Leetsdale, Pennsylvania, that designs and produces industrial fluid conditioning solutions for hydraulic, lubrication, and diesel fuel systems. Its core technology stack spans hydraulic and lube filtration (top-ported, base-ported, tank-mounted, manifold-mount, servo-protection, in-line, and spin-on filters across pressure ratings from 100 to 6,500 psi), proprietary filter element media (Excellent Z-Media synthetic, E-Media cellulose, M-Media reusable metal, W-Media and Aqua-Excellent water removal, F-Pack, anti-stat pleat, melt-blown/spun-bonded), diesel fuel conditioning products including ColdClear cold-soak filtration and on-board HDP systems for Tier 4 emissions compliance, oil dehydration systems (TDS-A/E Triton, SVD/NAV vacuum), and an IoT-enabled diagnostic portfolio featuring CS1500 contamination sensors, Schroeder Pro Total Fluid Life/Health portable monitors using digital imaging with phantom-particle elimination, and supporting gateways, software, and DCS integrations.

Name

Schroeder Industries

Legal name

Schroeder Industries

Website

https://schroederindustries.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Schroeder Industries is a privately held, family-owned US manufacturer founded in 1946 that designs and produces fluid conditioning solutions — hydraulic, lubrication, and diesel fuel filtration plus IoT-enabled condition monitoring — for industrial, power generation, mining, mobile equipment, and process industry customers worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Hydraulic 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 industry

Industrial Filtration Media & Dust Collection Textiles (Air/Liquid Filtration) (IMAOADAC)

Keywords

• Industrial fluid filtration
• Hydraulic filtration systems
• Fuel filtration equipment
• Fluid condition monitoring
• Process filtration products

Headquarters

HQ city

Leetsdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Filtration Products: Schroeder Industries generates revenue through the sale of industrial filtration products including hydraulic filters, fuel filters, process filters, and filter elements. Products are sold through a global distributor network and direct sales.
2. Filtration Management as a Service (FMaaS): Turnkey service offering where Schroeder provides filtration equipment ownership, deployment, maintenance, and remote monitoring for a fee per gallon of oil processed. This creates recurring service revenue.
3. Equipment Rental Program: Rental program offering filtration equipment including large filtration carts, dehydrating units, and varnish mitigation units for short-term access. Includes rent-to-own option.
4. Sensor Calibration Services: Calibration and repair services for fluid and machine condition monitoring equipment including inline contamination sensors, portable contamination sensors, pressure transducers, and temperature sensors.
5. Replacement Filter Elements: Ongoing sales of replacement filter elements including Schroeder Original Elements, BestFit replacement elements, spin-on elements, and cartridge elements for continuous aftermarket revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Schroeder Industries manufactures, designs, and markets industrial fluid conditioning and filtration solutions, including hydraulic and lube filters, fuel filtration products, process filters, replacement filter elements, and IoT-enabled diagnostic and contamination-monitoring equipment. The company complements its hardware with services such as Filtration Management as a Service (FMaaS), an equipment rental program with rent-to-own options, and NIST-traceable sensor calibration.

Product overview

Schroeder Industries is a 77-year-old family company headquartered in Leetsdale, PA, specializing in advanced fluid conditioning solutions with over 50 patent awards. The company operates a multi-category product portfolio organized into: Fuel Filtration (bulk diesel, filter carts, on-board diesel, ColdClear cold soak, fuel diagnostics), Filter Systems & Diagnostics with IoT capabilities (offline filtration, kidney loops, oil dehydrators using positive pressure and vacuum technology), Hydraulic & Lube Filters (top-ported, base-ported, water, suction, servo protection, in-line, spin-on, hydrostatic filters), Filter Elements (synthetic, cellulose, metal, water removal media), Process Filters (backflushing, bag, cartridge, rolling media), Hydraulic Tank Accessories, and complementary services including Rental Equipment Program (FS Filtration Station, VEU Varnish Elimination Unit, TDS Triton Dehydration Stations), Sensor Calibration, and Filtration Management as a Service (FMaaS). Their Diagnostic (IoT) product line includes portable contamination monitoring systems (FCU1310, Schroeder Pro Total Fluid Life/Health) for real-time particle counting, water contamination, and fluid condition analysis. The products serve diverse industrial markets including automotive, agriculture, bulk fuels, chemical processing, data centers, defense, marine, mining, oil & gas, power generation, and pulp & paper.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ColdClear: Cold soak fuel filtration product line for on-board diesel filtration
• BestFit
• Excellement
• Aqua-Excellement
• GeoSeal
• Dirt Alarm
• Triton Dehydration Station
• SMART Carts
• Schroeder Pro

Products and services

• Hydraulic & Lube Filters
• Fuel Filtration
• Filter Elements
• Filter Systems & Diagnostics (IoT)
• Process Filters
• Hydraulic Tank Accessories
• Filter Cart Systems
• Water Removing Oil Dehydrator Systems
• Kidney Loop Systems
• Hand-Held Hydraulic Filter Units
• Hydraulic Test Benches (HTB)
• Reservoir Filtration System Adapter (RFSA)
• Portable Fluid Sampling Systems
• Filtration Management as a Service (FMaaS)
• Rental Equipment Program
• Sensor Calibration Service

Quantifiable outcome

• 70-90% of hydraulic wear and failure is contamination related; Schroeder technology can slow contamination
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HYDAC BrazilcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHYDAC Brazil serves as a distributor for Schroeder Industries filtration products in the Brazilian market, offering hydraulic and lube filters and filter elements to industrial customers in the region.
• Applied Industrial TechnologiescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor North American distributor with multiple locations across Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, and Quebec. Provides comprehensive distribution of Schroeder filtration products including hydraulic filters, fuel filtration, process filtration, and filter systems.
• Hydro AircoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMulti-region distributor covering Maine, Eastern New York, Western New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Offers hydraulic and lube filters, filter elements, filter systems with IoT diagnostics, fuel filtration, process filtration, and hydraulic accessories.
• Wajax Industrial ComponentscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCanadian distributor with locations in Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia. Provides distribution of Schroeder Industries products including filter elements, hydraulic filters, and related filtration products.
• FLUIDTECH NVcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBelgian distributor offering Schroeder Industries filtration products in the Benelux region of Europe.
• FILTERTECHNIK UKcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUK-based distributor providing Schroeder filtration products to the United Kingdom market with locations in Nottingham.
• HYDNETcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSwedish distributor offering Schroeder Industries filtration products in the Scandinavian market with locations in Gothenburg.
• IJSSEL (formerly Solinas Benelux)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetherlands-based distributor covering Benelux region. Offers filter elements, filter systems with IoT diagnostics, fuel filtration, hydraulic accessories, and hydraulic and lube filters.
• FMS FiltrationminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational distributor network with locations across South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Ecuador, Bolivia, Panama), providing fuel filtration and other Schroeder products.
• HYDAC USA Service CenterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchroeder Industries utilizes HYDAC USA Service Centers for calibration services of fluid and machine condition monitoring equipment. This partnership enables calibration services traceable to national and international measurement standards with ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• HYDAC: HYDAC is one of the most direct competitors to Schroeder in hydraulic filtration, lube conditioning, contamination sensors, and condition monitoring. Schroeder even leverages HYDAC USA service centers for sensor calibration, illustrating the head-to-head overlap in product, customer, and service footprint.
• Parker Hannifin: Parker's Hydraulic & Fuel Filtration division competes directly with Schroeder across hydraulic and lube filters, filter elements, and increasingly condition-monitoring/diagnostic sensors. Parker's global OEM relationships and scale dwarf Schroeder, making it the strategic benchmark peer.
• Donaldson Company: Donaldson is a global industrial filtration leader with overlapping product lines (hydraulic, fuel, and lube filtration) plus its own condition-monitoring products (e.g., Sentron sensors), making it a close comparable to Schroeder's full hydraulic + diagnostics portfolio.
• Pall Corporation: Pall (now part of Danaher) is a direct peer in industrial process and liquid filtration including hydraulic and lube filtration, filter elements, and condition monitoring. Comparable to Schroeder across process filters and high-purity fluid conditioning applications.
• MANN+HUMMEL: MANN+HUMMEL is a global filtration manufacturer with industrial/hydraulic and process filtration product lines that overlap directly with Schroeder's industrial filter and filter-element offerings. Its Industrial Filtration segment is a highly relevant comparable.
• MP Filtri: MP Filtri is a European-headquartered specialist in hydraulic filtration, contamination monitoring, and fluid conditioning—closely mirroring Schroeder's focus area, product portfolio, and customer base (industrial manufacturing, mobile, and mobile equipment).
• Filtration Group: Filtration Group is a multi-brand industrial filtration platform (including DorriL, Air Flow Technology, and Des-Case) covering fluid purification, desiccant breathers, and contamination control—making it a close comparable to Schroeder's process filtration and fluid-conditioning business.
• Des-Case: Des-Case (now part of Filtration Group) specializes in fluid contamination control, desiccant breathers, and oil diagnostics, directly overlapping with Schroeder's product line in reservoir accessories, dehydration, and diagnostic fluid sampling.

Broad incumbents

• Eaton: Eaton is a broad industrial conglomerate whose Filtration Division (built around acquired Internormen) competes in hydraulic and lube filtration with substantially greater scale, OEM embedment, and electrical-industrial portfolio breadth.
• Bosch Rexroth: Bosch Rexroth is a leading hydraulic systems OEM that sells both complete hydraulic systems and integrated filtration/condition-monitoring components. Its vertical integration and OEM scale make it both a strategic customer/supplier and a competitor to Schroeder.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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