Air Filtration Company

What Air Filtration Company does

Air Filtration Co. (AFC) is a manufacturer and distributor of air filtration media and filter systems for spray booths and finishing environments, serving automotive, wood finishing, and general industrial markets across North America. Founded in 1967 in Southern California and now headquartered in Corydon, Iowa with a secondary facility in Lancaster, California, AFC operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rensa Filtration following its January 2025 acquisition. The product portfolio comprises approximately 25 SKU families spanning intake filters (300 Series Tacky, Custom Tacky CT Series, 5KR-1 Premium Intake Media, P Series Tacky, PF Series panels), ceiling diffusion media (L560, Swiss Flow), fiberglass and polyester exhaust media (King Series, SF28, PA22, PA15, Poly Exhaust Yellow/Blue/White, Paint Pockets, Expanded Paper), cube and cartridge filters (Poly Scrim Cube, PM11 Powder Coating, Powder & Dust Collection), and specialty systems including Aerospace NESHAP Method 319 2-stage and 3-stage filter systems. Core technology centers on synthetic polyester fibers, fiberglass media, antimicrobial tacky coatings, and tri-layer paint arrestor constructions, with proprietary performance claims including up to 99.88% average spray removal efficiency on dual-layer polyester exhaust products.

The business model is B2B hardware sales executed through a distributor partnership channel — AFC works with resellers who serve end users across automotive aftermarket, wood finishing, and industrial finishing operations, providing product education, joint customer site visits, and quote-based pricing. Pricing is opaque (no public price list), with transactions initiated via quote request forms on the Rensa Filtration website or direct phone/email contact to AFC's customer service line. Customer segments span automotive finishing (crossdraft, downdraft, open-face booths), wood finishing (furniture and wood products manufacturing), and general industrial finishing (powder coating, prep stations, flatline machines), with aerospace emerging as a higher-margin, regulation-driven vertical following the NESHAP-compliant product launches. Since the Rensa Filtration acquisition, AFC's marketing operations have been absorbed into Rensa's digital infrastructure, including the parent company's website, newsletter, LinkedIn, and YouTube channels, while AFC retains its product identity and distributor relationships. No public revenue, headcount, or ownership figures beyond the parent-subsidiary relationship are disclosed.

Name

Air Filtration Company

Legal name

Air Filtration Co. (AFC)

Website

https://afcfilters.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Air Filtration Co. manufactures air filtration media and spray booth filter systems for automotive, wood finishing, aerospace, and general industrial markets across North America through a distributor partnership model, operating as a subsidiary of Rensa Filtration.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Air Filtration

NAICS

Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing (333413), Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (33341)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Air Filtration & Indoor Air Quality Components (Filters/UV/ERVs-HRVs) (IMADANAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

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

Keywords

• Air filtration products
• Spray booth filters
• Paint arrestor media
• Industrial air filters
• Finishing filtration systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Corydon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Revenue model

1. Air Filter Product Sales: Manufacturing and distribution of air filter products and accessories for the paint and finishing industry, including intake filters, prefilters, exhaust filters, diffusion media, and specialty filtration products

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Air Filtration Co. (AFC) manufactures and distributes air filter products and accessories for the paint and finishing industry. The portfolio spans intake filters, pre-filters, diffusion media, exhaust filters (fiberglass and polyester), cube filters, cartridge filters, and multi-stage NESHAP-compliant filtration systems engineered for crossdraft, downdraft, open-face booths, flatline machines, powder coating systems, and prep stations. Products serve automotive, wood finishing, aerospace, and general industrial finishing operations across North America through distributor partners.

Product overview

Air Filtration Co. (AFC) is a manufacturer and distributor of air filter products and accessories for the paint and finishing industry, serving automotive, wood finishing, and general industrial markets. The company operates as a single unified product portfolio organized into distinct product lines: intake and prefilter products (including the 300 Series Tacky, Custom Tacky CT Series, 5KR-1 Premium Intake Media, P Series Tacky, and PF Series/Series 154 Panel Filters); diffusion media products (L560 Diffusion Media and Swiss Flow Diffusion Media); exhaust filtration products including fiberglass exhaust media (King Series, SF28, PA22, PA15), polyester exhaust media (Poly Exhaust Yellow, Blue, and White variants, Paint Pockets, Expanded Paper Series), and specialty exhaust filters (Accordion Baffle, Prefilter and Exhaust Bags and Cubes); cube filters (Poly Scrim Cube, Series PM11 Powder Coating filters); cartridge filters (Powder & Dust Collection Cartridges); specialty filtration systems (Aerospace NESHAP Method 319 2-Stage and 3-Stage Filter Systems); and finishing booth accessories. All products are engineered for spray booth and finishing applications, providing intake, prefilter, overspray, and exhaust solutions for crossdraft, downdraft, open-face booths, flatline machines, powder coating systems, and prep stations. AFC joined Rensa Filtration in January 2025.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 300 Series Tacky (3T) MERV 7 filter manufactured from high quality synthetic polyester fibers, serving as an economical choice for surface finishing applications and air intake protection.
• Custom Tacky (CT) Series MERV 8 Antimicrobial Tacky filter, a long-life finishing industry favorite available in a variety of formats.
• 5KR-1 Premium Intake Media White, self-sealing, internally tackified polyester media providing ultimate protection from dirt with low static pressure for intake applications.
• L560 Diffusion Media

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 99.88% average spray removal efficiency

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Rensa FiltrationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025In January 2025, AFC joined Rensa Filtration, uniting two leaders with a shared commitment to innovation, quality, and customer partnership. From facilities in Corydon, Iowa, and Lancaster, California, AFC's finishing specialists now serve distributors and end users across North America with greater reach and capability. AFC combines decades of finishing expertise with Rensa's engineering strength.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Donaldson Company: Large diversified filtration manufacturer serving industrial air filtration, dust collection, and finishing applications globally. Overlaps with AFC in industrial finishing filtration and dust collection cartridge filters but competes as a broad incumbent rather than a niche specialist.
• Mann+Hummel: Global filtration manufacturer with industrial air filtration and finishing filtration product lines (including brands like Tri-Dim and Donaldson-adjacent product portfolios). Competes with AFC in industrial finishing filtration at significantly larger scale and with broader geographic reach.
• Filtration Group: Diversified filtration platform producing industrial air filtration, dust collection, and finishing media across multiple brands. Overlaps with AFC across paint arrestance and intake/exhaust filtration but addresses a much broader set of customers and verticals.
• Parker Hannifin (Industrial Filtration): Diversified motion and control manufacturer with a substantial industrial filtration division producing compressed-air and process filtration components. Overlaps with AFC in industrial filtration categories and brings significantly larger engineering and distribution scale.
• 3M (Filtration / Aerospace NESHAP): Diversified industrial manufacturer with significant air-filtration, aerospace NESHAP-compliant filtration, and finishing media offerings. Competes with AFC in aerospace finishing filtration under the NESHAP Method 319 compliance umbrella and broader industrial finishing categories.

Direct peers

• Camfil: Global air-filtration manufacturer with a strong industrial finishing and paint-spray booth portfolio (including paint arrestors, tacky filters, and intake/exhaust media). Directly competes with AFC's core product categories across automotive refinish, wood finishing, and general industrial markets.
• Koch Filter: U.S. manufacturer of air filters including extended-surface, panel, and specialty filtration media for industrial and commercial HVAC and finishing environments. Comparable to AFC in industrial air-filtration product mix and U.S. distribution orientation.
• AAF Flanders (American Air Filter): Major manufacturer of industrial and commercial air filtration products including intake filters, prefilters, paint arrestors, and finishing filtration media. Directly competes with AFC across the spray-booth and industrial filtration categories, but operates at substantially larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Columbus Industries: Long-standing manufacturer of paint overspray arrestor filters, tacky intake filters, and finishing filtration media for spray booths. Closely comparable niche competitor to AFC in the paint arrestance category, particularly for automotive refinish and industrial coating operations.
• Viskon-Aire: Sister brand under Rensa Filtration specializing in air filtration media for HVAC and industrial applications. While co-owned with AFC after the 2025 acquisition, it is the most direct internal comparison product-line peer and competes in overlapping finishing and commercial filtration categories.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@RensaFiltration
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/air-filtration-co

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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