Filtros
Filtros Limited is a privately held U.S. industrial ceramic manufacturer (founded 1913, East Rochester, NY) producing custom porous ceramic filtration, all-ceramic diffusion, and specialty refractory products for water treatment, electronic components, foundry, and other industrial customers.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1913
- HeadquartersEast Rochester, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Filtros does
Filtros Limited, founded in 1913 and headquartered in East Rochester, New York, is a privately held U.S. manufacturer of industrial ceramic refractory and porous ceramic solutions. The company operates a single manufacturing facility where it produces three core product lines using ceramic compositions including silicon carbide, alumina, fused quartz, and zirconia: (1) the Filtros All-Ceramic Diffuser, a one-piece gas-permeable porous alumina diffuser bonded to an impervious ceramic holder for gas-into-liquid sparging; (2) porous ceramic filtration products (underdrain plates, multi-porous layered products, and custom shapes) for water treatment, food and beverage, chemical, medical, mining, and other specialty applications; and (3) custom-designed specialty refractory products used as structural support and kiln furniture in sintering, heat treating, and high-temperature applications for electronic components, powdered metals, OEM furnace manufacturers, and traditional whiteware ceramics.
The company sells direct to industrial customers on a quote basis with no public pricing, and supports sales with a website that hosts downloadable technical resources covering filtration, fine grades, alumina properties, air flow rates, and permeable ceramics for fluidized beds and air-gravity conveying. It maintains ISO 9001:2015 certification (upgrading from prior ISO 9001:2008) and is privately held with no disclosed funding history, parent company, or outside investment. Filtros is a sales-led, custom-engineered B2B manufacturer serving multiple niche industrial verticals from a single U.S. site.
No revenue, headcount expansion, M&A, partnerships, or geographic expansion data is available in the source material. The company appears to be a long-stable, owner-operated specialty manufacturer with no observed offensive strategic actions in the data set.
Filtros firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Filtros
- Legal name
- Filtros Limited
- Website
- https://filtrosltd.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1913
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Filtros Limited is a privately held U.S. industrial ceramic manufacturer (founded 1913, East Rochester, NY) producing custom porous ceramic filtration, all-ceramic diffusion, and specialty refractory products for water treatment, electronic components, foundry, and other industrial customers.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Filtros industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Industrial Ceramics Manufacturing
- NAICS
- Clay Building Material and Refractories Manufacturing (327120)
- SIC
- Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip (3564)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Separation & Filtration Equipment (Filters, Centrifuges, Membranes) (IMAHAEAB)
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Where Filtros is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- East Rochester
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Filtros business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Ceramic Product Sales: Manufacture and sale of industrial ceramic refractory and porous solutions including filtration products, diffusers, and specialty refractories. Products are custom engineered to customer specifications with various ceramic compositions including silicon carbide, alumina, fused quartz and zirconia. All products manufactured on site at the company's facility.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels2 records
Filtros product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Filtros Limited manufactures and sells industrial ceramic refractory and porous ceramic solutions, including filtration products, gas diffusers, and specialty refractories. The company custom engineers products in silicon carbide, alumina, fused quartz, and zirconia compositions for water treatment, food and beverage, chemical processing, heat treating, electronic component manufacturing, and mining applications. All products are manufactured on site at the company's facility in East Rochester, NY.
Product overview
Filtros Limited is an industrial ceramic manufacturer offering three core product lines: Diffusion products (Filtros All-Ceramic Diffuser), Filtration products (porous ceramic materials for specialty applications), and Specialty Refractories (custom kiln furniture and structural supports). All products are manufactured on site in East Rochester, NY using ceramic compositions including silicon carbide, alumina, fused quartz, and zirconia. The company provides custom engineering services for specific application requirements with a variety of standard and custom geometries.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Filtros All-Ceramic Diffuser A one-piece gas permeable porous alumina diffuser bonded at high temperatures to an impervious ceramic holder, designed for efficient gas distribution into liquids via fine, uniformly dispersed bubbles. Features leak-free, gasket-free construction with 3/4 inch NPT connection for retrofit applications; eliminates stainless steel components, polymer gaskets, and cements entirely.
- Filtration Products Porous ceramic filtration materials with high flexural and compressive strength, chemical resistance to alkali, organic, and acid solutions, and temperature resistance up to 2000F. Available in various pore sizes, configurations, and custom blends for water treatment, food and beverage, chemicals (liquid and gas), hot gas, medical, mining (dewatering), venting, fluidized beds, inks, and sea life applications.
- Specialty Refractories Custom designed ceramic refractory products used as structural support and kiln furniture in sintering, heat treating, and high temperature applications. Materials include alumina, zirconia, silicon carbide, and cordierite. Serves electronic components manufacturers, powdered metals, foundry, OEM furnace and kiln manufacturers, and glass/traditional whiteware ceramics industries.
Companies that use Filtros
Customer profileSegments9 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
Filtros technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
Filtros partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators4 records
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights3 records
Filtros competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- CoorsTek: CoorsTek is a large global manufacturer of technical ceramics (alumina, zirconia, SiC) with both filtration media and refractory/structural ceramic components serving industrial, water, and high-temperature markets — a broad incumbent competing with Filtros across product lines.
- HarbisonWalker International: HarbisonWalker is a leading North American supplier of refractory products and services (monolithic, fired shapes, kiln furniture) to steel, aluminum, glass, and industrial furnace customers, directly overlapping Filtros' specialty refractories business.
- Pyrotek: Pyrotek supplies engineered ceramic and refractory products for molten metal processing, foundry, and high-temperature industrial applications, directly comparable to Filtros' specialty refractory and filtration media offerings.
- CeramTec: CeramTec is a major advanced technical ceramics producer (alumina, zirconia, SiC) serving industrial, electronics, and high-temperature applications — competing with Filtros on custom ceramic components and refractory/sintering parts.
- Unifrax (RHI Magnesita/RBC Filtration Ceramics): Unifrax produces high-temperature ceramic fiber and filtration/refractory solutions for industrial thermal processing — a broad incumbent competing with Filtros in ceramic-based filtration and heat-resistant industrial components.
- Saint-Gobain: Saint-Gobain operates an extensive ceramics and refractories portfolio (including Carborundum and NorPro brands) covering industrial filtration, kiln furniture, and high-temperature structural ceramics — directly comparable in product scope and end-markets to Filtros but at vastly greater scale.
Direct peers
- Selee Corporation: Selee manufactures rigid porous ceramic foam filters (primarily alumina and SiC) for molten metal filtration, directly overlapping Filtros' porous ceramic filtration media in application technology and customer profile (foundries and metal processing).
- McDanel Advanced Ceramic Technologies: McDanel manufactures industrial ceramic tubes, filters, and custom-engineered ceramic components for high-temperature and chemically aggressive applications — a closely comparable niche player to Filtros in porous ceramic filtration and special ceramic components.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights5 records
Customer concentration
Filtros social profiles
Digital presenceFiltros compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance2 records
Filtros financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Filtros leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Filtros funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Filtros M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Filtros
What does Filtros do?
Filtros Limited manufactures and sells industrial ceramic refractory and porous ceramic solutions, including filtration products, gas diffusers, and specialty refractories. The company custom engineers products in silicon carbide, alumina, fused quartz, and zirconia compositions for water treatment, food and beverage, chemical processing, heat treating, electronic component manufacturing, and mining applications. All products are manufactured on site at the company's facility in East Rochester, NY.
Is Filtros a public or private company?
Filtros is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was Filtros founded?
Filtros was founded in 1913. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Filtros based?
Filtros is headquartered in East Rochester, United States, in the North America region.
How does Filtros make money?
One revenue line is on record: ceramic Product Sales.
Who are Filtros's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are CoorsTek, HarbisonWalker International, Pyrotek, CeramTec, Unifrax (RHI Magnesita/RBC Filtration Ceramics) and Saint-Gobain. Direct peers are Selee Corporation and McDanel Advanced Ceramic Technologies.
Does Filtros have an API?
No public API is recorded for Filtros.
What industry is Filtros in?
Filtros's product category is Industrial Ceramics Manufacturing. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAHAEAB, Separation & Filtration Equipment (Filters, Centrifuges, Membranes). Its NAICS code is 327120 and its SIC code is 3564.