What MP Filtri does

MP Filtri S.p.A. is a privately held Italian industrial manufacturer founded in 1964 and headquartered in Pessano con Bornago, near Milan. The company designs and produces a comprehensive portfolio of hydraulic fluid-conditioning products, organized around six core lines: Hydraulic Filtration (in-line and offline filters, filter housings and replacement elements), Contamination Monitoring Products (particle counters and analytical instruments), Mobile Filtration Units (fixed and portable offline filtration/flushing equipment combined with particle counting), Power Transmission (motor-to-pump couplings and pump bell housings), Tank Accessories (breathers, filler caps, desiccant breathers, level gauges, visual indicators), and — for the US market only — Complementary Products (third-party instrumentation and high-performance hydraulic accumulators). Underpinning the hardware portfolio is a suite of proprietary digital engineering tools accessible via a customer-account login: a sizing software, an interchange/competitor-cross-reference database, a 3D CAD model library, a factory-managed particle-counter recalibration service and a laboratory oil-analysis service.

MP Filtri serves industrial OEMs and end-users across 15+ application verticals, including oil & gas and chemical processing, steel and metal processing, power generation, packaging and food & beverage, mining, material handling, construction, agriculture and forestry, aircraft and marine vehicles, and offline flushing service providers. The business operates a hybrid direct/indirect distribution model: nine wholly-owned national subsidiaries — in Germany (St. Ingbert), France (Saint-Priest/Lyon), the UK (Evesham), the USA (Quakertown, PA), China (Shanghai), Canada, India, Singapore and the UAE (Dubai) — provide direct sales and customer service in their home markets, while an authorized distributor network extends coverage to more than 100 countries. Marketing is executed through an eight-language corporate website with a Knowledge Center, FAQ, blog and download center; owned social channels (LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook); trade-show participation; and, at the German subsidiary, paid Google Ads.

MP Filtri's revenue mechanics are predominantly hardware sales of filtration, power-transmission and tank-accessory products, supplemented by recurring aftermarket streams (replacement elements, spare parts) and recurring service revenue (recalibration of contamination-monitoring instruments, oil analysis, and optional installation/commissioning at Assofluid tariff rates). Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; commercial terms are ex-works with country-specific payment conditions (e.g., net 30 days and a €100 minimum order value with a €15 small-order surcharge at the German entity). The company self-declares compliance with WCAG 2.1/2.2 and UNI CEI EN 301549 digital accessibility standards, and is described as a long-established 'Made in Italy' brand with corporate sponsorships of the Federazione Italiana Ciclismo and Inter Campus. No controlling shareholder, external investor, M&A event or funding round is disclosed in the source material.

Name

MP Filtri

Legal name

MP FILTRI S.P.A.

Website

https://mpfiltri.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

MP Filtri S.p.A., founded in 1964 near Milan, Italy, manufactures hydraulic filtration products, contamination monitoring instruments, mobile filtration units, power-transmission couplings, and tank accessories for industrial OEMs and end-users across 15+ end-markets, sold through nine wholly-owned subsidiaries and a 100+ country distributor network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Hydraulic Filtration

NAICS

Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing (333413), Pump and Compressor Manufacturing (33391), Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339), Fluid Power Pump and Motor Manufacturing (333996)

SIC

Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip (3564), Pumps & Pumping Equipment (3561), Refrigeration & Service Industry Machinery (3580), Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Air Quality & Filtration Equipment (IAQ) (IMAHAKAI)

Keywords

• Hydraulic filtration products
• Contamination monitoring instruments
• Industrial filtration components
• Mobile filtration units
• Power transmission couplings

Headquarters

HQ city

Milan

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

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 hardware sales: Sale of manufactured hydraulic filter housings and filter elements, tank accessories, couplings and power-transmission components to OEMs, system integrators and industrial end-users via direct subsidiaries and a global distributor network. Recurring aftermarket replacement-element demand is a key recurring element of this stream.
2. Contamination monitoring instruments and particle counters: Design and manufacture of contamination monitoring products (particle counters, online/offline measurement devices) sold as capital equipment.
3. Recalibration and oil/fluid-analysis services: Recurring service revenue from recalibration of contamination monitoring instruments and from laboratory oil analysis offered as a service to customers.
4. Installation, commissioning and testing services: Optional on-site installation and testing services charged at Assofluid tariff rates, provided at the customer's request when equipment is delivered.
5. Spare parts and replacement components: Sale of spare parts and replacement components for delivered equipment, providing recurring aftermarket revenue tied to the installed base.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

MP Filtri designs and manufactures hydraulic filtration products, contamination monitoring instruments (particle counters), mobile filtration units, power-transmission couplings and pump bell housings, and tank accessories for industrial and mobile hydraulic systems. The company sells these products primarily to industrial OEMs and system integrators through wholly-owned subsidiaries and a global distributor network spanning more than 100 countries, and supports them with recurring services such as recalibration and oil analysis.

Product overview

MP Filtri offers a portfolio of discrete but related product lines centered on hydraulic fluid cleanliness and conditioning, rather than a single unified SaaS platform. The portfolio is organized around the core Hydraulic Filtration line, supported by four closely linked product families: Contamination Monitoring Products (particle counters and fluid analysis instruments), Mobile Filtration Units (portable/fixed offline filtration and flushing equipment), Power Transmission (motor-to-pump couplings and bell housings), and Tank Accessories (breathers, fillers, level gauges, desiccants). For the US market, a Complementary Products line adds instrumentation and hydraulic accumulators. Underpinning these hardware lines, MP Filtri also provides a set of engineering and service tools — Sizing Software, Interchange Filter Elements cross-reference, Recalibration Service, Oil Analysis, and a 3D CAD Software library — which together help customers specify, integrate, maintain, and service the hardware products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hydraulic Filtration

Quantifiable outcome

• Distribution network covers more than 100 countries (geographic reach scale indicator)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Federazione Italiana Ciclismo (Italian Cycling Federation)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerMP Filtri is listed as a sponsor of the Italian Cycling Federation (FCI) on the corporate website footer. The relationship is a sponsorship/brand-visibility partnership rather than a product, technology or commercial partnership.
• Inter Campus (FC Internazionale Milano social-responsibility programme)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerMP Filtri is listed as a sponsor of Inter Campus on the corporate website footer. Sponsorship supports the corporate social-responsibility positioning of the brand.
• Inexio Informationstechnologie und Telekommunikation GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationInexio is the hosting provider for the German-language MP Filtri website (mpfiltri.de). It acts as a data processor for server log data, providing the underlying infrastructure for the site under Art. 28 GDPR.
• Google Ireland Limited (Google Analytics, Google Ads, YouTube, Google Web Fonts)coreTechnology or IntegrationGoogle provides multiple consent-gated services on the German MP Filtri website: Google Analytics (web analytics), Google Ads (paid search advertising), YouTube (embedded video player) and Google Web Fonts (font delivery). Data transfer to the USA is supported by the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
• Fastly, Inc.coreTechnology or IntegrationFastly provides Content Delivery Network (CDN) services for the German MP Filtri website, optimizing load times, availability and protection against cyber attacks. Fastly is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
• LinkedIn (Microsoft Corporation)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerLinkedIn social plugins are used on the MP Filtri website (German site) for content sharing and corporate channel promotion; cookies are set for interaction between the LinkedIn profile and the website.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• HYDAC: German-headquartered specialist in hydraulic filtration, contamination monitoring, fluid conditioning and tank accessories with a similarly broad product portfolio (filters, particle counters, offline flushing units) and a global sales-and-service network. The closest direct competitor to MP Filtri in scope, customer verticals and product mix.
• Donaldson Company: Pure-play industrial filtration specialist with deep coverage of hydraulic and lube filtration, contamination monitoring, and replacement elements. Competes directly with MP Filtri in mobile and industrial hydraulic applications and shares a similarly heavy reliance on recurring aftermarket element sales.
• Stauff: German manufacturer of hydraulic accessories including filtration, tank accessories, clamps and couplings. Competes with MP Filtri's Tank Accessories and Power Transmission product lines, often on similar OEM design-in specifications.
• Filtrec: Italian-headquartered manufacturer of industrial and hydraulic filtration products (filter elements and housings) with a global distribution network. A direct mid-sized peer to MP Filtri competing on hydraulic filter elements and housings for OEM and aftermarket customers.

Broad incumbents

• Parker Hannifin: Global diversified motion and control leader whose Hydraulic & Industrial Filtration division competes head-to-head with MP Filtri across industrial and mobile hydraulic filtration. Significantly larger, with broader fluid-power, electromechanical and aerospace exposure that gives it scale, R&D and account-coverage advantages.
• Bosch Rexroth: Division of Bosch focused on factory automation, mobile applications, machinery applications and engineering — including hydraulic filtration, power-transmission couplings and tank accessories that overlap with MP Filtri's portfolio, typically sold as part of a much broader hydraulic-system package.
• Eaton: Diversified power-management company with a Hydraulics group that manufactures hydraulic filtration, hose, fittings and coupling products overlapping with MP Filtri. A much larger incumbent selling into the same industrial and mobile OEM channels.
• Mahle (Industrial Filtration): German-headquartered filtration specialist (automotive and industrial) that competes with MP Filtri in industrial hydraulic and lube filtration, with comparable technical depth in contamination control and a larger global manufacturing footprint.
• Mann+Hummel: Family-owned global filtration leader serving automotive, industrial and life-sciences markets. Its industrial filtration business competes with MP Filtri in hydraulic, lube and process filtration, and is significantly larger and more diversified.
• Pall (Danaher): Industrial filtration and fluid-handling specialist within Danaher, with strong positions in oil & gas, chemicals and process industries. Overlaps with MP Filtri's oil & gas and chemical contamination-control applications at the higher-purity / higher-spec end of the market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCCzNMySYc1c4M-2B4v0K_QA?view_as=subscriber
• Facebookfacebook.com/MPFiltriITA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mp-filtri-spa
• Instagraminstagram.com/mpfiltri

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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