PFC Equipment
PFC Equipment is a privately held, Maple Grove, Minnesota–based specialty distributor of industrial fluid handling equipment — pumps, filters, controls, and custom skid systems — serving industrial, water/wastewater, food and beverage, and HVAC customers across a five-state upper Midwest territory.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1969
- HeadquartersMaple Grove, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What PFC Equipment does
PFC Equipment, Inc. is a privately held specialty distributor of industrial fluid handling equipment, founded in 1969 and headquartered in Maple Grove, Minnesota. The company represents more than 50 global manufacturers and offers over 10,000 SKUs spanning industrial pumps (centrifugal, positive displacement, metering, submersible, sanitary, vacuum, lobe, gear, drum, and AODD), industrial filtration (pleated cartridges, filter bags, filter housings, and specialty media), variable frequency drives, electric motors, pump control panels, sensors, and accessories. Named principals include Grundfos, Goulds, Iwaki-America, Yamada America, Baldor/ABB, Walchem, Leybold, Pentair, Shelco, UNIBLOC/Hygenitec, Wanner Engineering/Hydra-Cell, MTH Pumps, Blacoh, Eaton, Griffco, and SJE Rhombus.
Beyond distribution, PFC Equipment designs and manufactures custom packaged pump skids using 3D modeling software for chemical dosing, water and wastewater, pulp and paper, food-grade, and specialty applications, and operates an in-house service and repair facility featuring three test areas and a Class 10,000 clean room for high-purity work. The company sells and services a five-state upper Midwest territory (Minnesota, Western Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota) through a blended motion of outside field sales, technical inside sales, and a dedicated e-commerce storefront (pfcestore.com). Pricing is quote-based with standard 1% 10-day / net 30 terms, and the company employs between 11 and 50 staff with over 350 years of combined industry experience.
PFC Equipment firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- PFC Equipment
- Legal name
- PFC Equipment, Inc.
- Website
- https://pfcequip.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1969
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- PFC Equipment is a privately held, Maple Grove, Minnesota–based specialty distributor of industrial fluid handling equipment — pumps, filters, controls, and custom skid systems — serving industrial, water/wastewater, food and beverage, and HVAC customers across a five-state upper Midwest territory.
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PFC Equipment industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Industrial Fluid Handling Equipment Distribution
- NAICS
- Pump and Compressor Manufacturing (33391), Air and Gas Compressor Manufacturing (333912)
- SIC
- Pumps & Pumping Equipment (3561), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Hydraulic, Pneumatic & Fluid Power Systems MRO (Cylinders, Pumps, Valves, Hoses) (TLAKAHAI)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Pneumatic Components (FRLs, Cylinders, Valves) (IMAHAGAC), Hoses, Tubing & Fittings (Hydraulic/Pneumatic Lines & Connectors) (IMAHAGAH), Filtration, Condition Monitoring & Fluid Management (Filters, Breathers, Oil Analysis, Cooling) (IMAHAGAL), Specialty Power Systems MRO (Generators, Compressors, Pumps, Welders) (TLAKAHAJ)
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Where PFC Equipment is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Maple Grove
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
PFC Equipment business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Equipment Distribution (Pumps, Filters, Controls): PFC Equipment acts as a distributor of industrial pumps, filters, and controls from over 50 global manufacturers. Revenue is generated through the sale of new equipment to industrial customers across Minnesota, Western Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota, and South Dakota. They are a full-line distributor offering over 10,000 products.
- Replacement Parts: PFC Equipment offers replacement parts for all brands of pumps, filters, and controls they distribute, providing an ongoing revenue stream from maintenance and repair needs.
- Service and Repair: PFC Equipment provides complete industrial pump repair and service, authorized warranty service, and contract/on-site maintenance. Their facility includes three test areas and a Class 10,000 clean room. They service all brands of pumps.
- Custom Packaged Pump Skid Manufacturing: PFC Equipment designs and manufactures custom packaged pump skids for multiple industry sectors including chemical dosing, water & wastewater, pulp & paper, and food grade applications. Skid systems are designed using 3D modeling software and delivered complete and ready to operate on site.
- Application Engineering Services: PFC Equipment provides complimentary application support, helping customers select the right pump, filter, or control for their specific application. This consultative service supports equipment sales and strengthens customer relationships.
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels4 records
PFC Equipment product offering
Product offeringCore offering
PFC Equipment is a specialty distributor and service organization for industrial fluid handling equipment, offering over 10,000 pumps, filters, and controls from 50+ global manufacturers alongside custom packaged pump skid manufacturing and a full industrial pump repair service facility including a Class 10,000 clean room. The company complements product distribution with complimentary application engineering support and on-site field service across five upper Midwest states.
Product overview
PFC Equipment is a specialty distributor of fluid handling equipment founded in 1969, offering a broad portfolio of pumps, filters, and controls complemented by custom-packaged pump skids and full-service repair. The core product lines span two main categories: Industrial Pumps (centrifugal and positive displacement pumps including metering, submersible, sanitary, vacuum, lobe, gear, drum, and AODD pumps from over 40 manufacturers including Grundfos, Goulds, Iwaki, Moyno, Wanner/Hydra-Cell, MTH, UNIBLOC, Deming, and others) and Industrial Filtration Products (pleated cartridges, filter bags, filter housings, and filtration media from Shelco, Pentair, Filtrafine, FSI, and Veolia). The accessories portfolio includes Blacoh gauge guards, pulsation dampeners, and Spillstop leak protection; Eaton basket strainers; and Griffco valves. Supporting infrastructure includes Baldor and Marathon electric motors, Leybold vacuum pumps, and a comprehensive range of Variable Frequency Drives (Baldor ABB ACS310, Goulds Aquavar IPC, Goulds Hydrovar, Grundfos CUE) and pump control panels from SJE Rhombus. Instrumentation is covered through Pyxis sensors and handheld meters, and a full Walchem controls ecosystem encompassing Intuition I6/I9 touchscreen controllers, sensors (pH/ORP, conductivity, disinfection, copper/nickel), and metering pumps (E-Class, EWN/EWP, EHE, LK, IX, HRP). Beyond distribution, PFC Equipment manufactures custom packaged pump skids using 3D modeling for chemical dosing, water/wastewater, filtration, and specialty applications, and operates a full-service industrial pump repair facility with a Class 10,000 clean room.
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Problem solved
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Brands
- PFC eStore: Online store for purchasing fluid handling equipment and parts
Products and services
- Industrial Pumps Distribution Full-line distribution of industrial pumps (centrifugal, positive displacement, metering, submersible, sanitary, vacuum, lobe, gear, drum, AODD) from over 40 manufacturers for industrial manufacturers, water/wastewater operators, food & beverage processors, and HVAC contractors in the upper Midwest.
- Industrial Filtration Products Distribution Distribution of industrial filtration products including pleated cartridges (0.03 to 30 micron ratings), filter bags, and filtration media (polypropylene, nylon, PTFE, PES, glass fiber), plus full-line filter housings accepting double open-ended cartridges, bags, and pleated cartridges in metallic and non-metallic materials, with flows to 10,000+ GPM and pressures to 1,000 PSI.
- Custom Packaged Pump Skid Manufacturing In-house design and manufacture of custom packaged pump skid systems using 3D modeling software for chemical dosing, water/wastewater, pulp & paper, chemical feed, filter skids, portable AOD skids, Moyno food-grade progressive cavity skids, Summit ANSI centrifugal skids, Lewa pump skids, and ethanol pump skids — delivered complete and ready to operate on site.
- Industrial Pump Repair & Service Complete industrial pump repair and service for all brands, including authorized warranty service, contract and on-site maintenance, and Class 10,000 clean room repair and assembly for high-purity applications, with three test areas supporting comprehensive diagnostic and rebuild capabilities.
- Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) Distribution Distribution of frequency converters for pump speed control offering predefined functions for constant pressure, proportional pressure, constant level, and constant flow applications across industry, building services, municipal water, wastewater, and irrigation, including Baldor ABB ACS310, Goulds Aquavar IPC, Goulds Hydrovar, and Grundfos CUE drives.
- Walchem Controls & Pumps Distribution Full-line distribution of the Walchem product line including controllers (W100W, W600, W900, Intuition I6, Intuition I9), metering pumps (EWP, EHE, LK, IX, HRP, E-Class series), sensors (pH, ORP, conductivity, disinfection, copper/nickel), and accessories, plus Walchem pump and controller repair services.
- PFC eStore (E-commerce Storefront) Dedicated e-commerce storefront for purchasing fluid handling equipment, replacement parts, variable frequency drives, booster skids, and discontinued inventory at reduced prices, plus educational videos.
Companies that use PFC Equipment
Customer profileSegments6 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
PFC Equipment technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
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- No
- API docs
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App detail
Feature3 records
PFC Equipment partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Grundfos PumpscorePFC Equipment represents Grundfos pumps, a leading global pump manufacturer. They distribute the full range of Grundfos products including CR series pumps, variable frequency drives (CUE), Hydro Multi-E pump skids, and Hydro HP high-pressure packaged systems for food processing applications.
- Goulds Water TechnologycorePFC Equipment is an authorized distributor of Goulds pumps and water technology products, including the Aquavar IPC intelligent pump controller with VFD, the Hydrovar pump controller, and SSH series pump skids.
- Iwaki-AmericacorePFC Equipment represents Iwaki-America high-purity pumps and offers Iwaki LK series metering pumps along with Iwaki pump skid solutions for various industrial applications.
- Yamada AmericacorePFC Equipment is a distributor of Yamada America air-operated diaphragm pumps (AOD) and offers chemical compatibility guidance using Yamada's published resistance charts.
- Baldor (ABB)corePFC Equipment distributes Baldor electric motors and Baldor ABB ACS310 micro drives for variable frequency drive applications in pump and fan systems. They also offer Baldor-IEEE841 motors, IEC frame motors, explosion-proof motors, wash-down motors, and severe-duty motors.
- Shelco FilterscorePFC Equipment distributes Shelco filters, a leading industrial filtration manufacturer since 1973. Shelco products include MicroGuardian industrial filter housings, MicroSentry industrial filter cartridges, MicroVantage high-purity and sanitary housings, high-flow cartridge vessels, and bag filters.
- WalchemcorePFC Equipment distributes the full Walchem product line including controllers (W100W, W600, W900, and the newer Intuition I6 and I9 series), metering pumps (EWP, EHE, LK, IX, HRP series), sensors (pH, ORP, conductivity, disinfection, copper/nickel), and accessories. They also offer Walchem pump and controller repair services.
- Leybold Vacuum PumpscorePFC Equipment is a distributor of Leybold vacuum pumps, offering the full product line including SOGEVAC rotary vane pumps, DIVAC dry compressing vacuum pumps, RUVAC roots blowers, TURBOVAC high vacuum pumps, vacuum measuring supplies, leak detection instruments, and spare parts. PFC also operates a full service shop for Leybold products.
- Pentair Filter HousingscorePFC Equipment distributes Pentair filter housings and filters, including SlimLine flat cap housings, Big Blue series, high-temp housings, all-natural housings, 3G standard housings, stainless steel bag housings, and a comprehensive line of Pentair carbon filters (C8, GAC, FloPlus, EPM, EP, DFX, and specialty filters), sediment filters, and specialty filters.
- BlacohcorePFC Equipment distributes Blacoh products including SENTINEL diaphragm seals (gauge guards) with an unconditional lifetime guarantee, SENTRY pulsation dampeners and surge suppressors for positive displacement pumps, and SPILLSTOP systems for AODD pump diaphragm failure protection.
- SJE RhombusminorPFC Equipment distributes SJE Rhombus pump control panels for sump, effluent, sewage, and constant pressure applications. They also offer custom OEM and embedded electronic controls from SJE-Rhombus for a variety of industrial applications.
- Eaton Basket StrainersminorPFC Equipment distributes Eaton basket strainers including simplex, duplex, Y strainers, and tee-type strainers in sizes from ¼" to 48". They offer Models 73, 72, and 53BTX strainers, including ABS Type Approved models for marine applications.
- Unibloc / HygeniteccorePFC Equipment distributes Unibloc sanitary lobe and gear pumps, Hygenitec AODD and EODD pumps (3A certified, FDA compliant), Hygenitec flow control products including valves, strainers, bubble traps, and sight glasses, and Flotronic One-Nut AODD pumps.
- Aquatec PumpscorePFC Equipment distributes Aquatec pumps, a manufacturer of electric diaphragm pumps suitable for various industrial fluid handling applications.
- Wanner Engineering (Hydra-Cell)corePFC Equipment represents Wanner Engineering Hydra-Cell positive displacement pumps, known for sealless designs and handling of difficult fluids in industrial applications.
- Forsta FiltersminorPFC Equipment distributes Forsta self-cleaning filters including the 180 Series (horizontal configuration with two-stage screening) and 90 Series (vertical, space-saving configuration) for industrial, irrigation, and municipal applications.
- Pyxis SensorsminorPFC Equipment distributes Pyxis sensors and handheld test meters for the water treatment industry, including inline fluorometers, pH sensors, ORP sensors, conductivity sensors, corrosion probes, free chlorine sensors, Trubity probes, and T500/SP700 handheld analyzers.
- NOV MoynocorePFC Equipment distributes NOV Moyno progressing cavity pumps and offers Moyno food-grade progressive cavity skids with custom modifications including electro-polished wetted parts and added hopper drains.
- MTH PumpscorePFC Equipment is a distributor of MTH Pumps, a US manufacturer since 1965 specializing in high-pressure, low-flow regenerative turbine pumps ranging from 5 PSI to 1,000 PSI and ½ GPM to 150 GPM, in cast iron, bronze, and stainless steel. ISO certified manufacturer in Plano, Illinois.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights5 records
PFC Equipment competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Motion Industries: Motion Industries is a large-scale industrial parts distributor (owned by Genuine Parts Company) covering bearings, power transmission, fluid power, and industrial supplies. It overlaps with PFC in industrial pumps and fluid power distribution but as part of a vastly broader MRO portfolio across a national footprint.
- Ferguson: Ferguson is a leading U.S. distributor of plumbing, heating, cooling, and industrial PVF products, with significant exposure to commercial and industrial pumps and filtration. It overlaps with PFC in fluid handling distribution and engineered solutions (skids, controls) but is much larger, broader, and weighted to plumbing/PVF.
- Grainger: Grainger is the largest U.S. industrial MRO distributor, with significant offerings in fluid handling, pumps, and filtration as part of a multi-million-SKU catalog. It competes most directly with PFC's transactional e-commerce and replacement-parts business under its Zoro/keepstock brands, while lacking PFC's regional in-person service depth.
- MSC Industrial Direct: MSC Industrial Direct is a national industrial metalworking and MRO distributor with deep catalogs in cutting tools, fluid power, and material handling. It competes with PFC on standardized pump/filter SKUs but operates a catalog/online-first model with a much broader product breadth than a regional specialist.
Direct peers
- Applied Industrial Technologies: Applied Industrial Technologies is one of the largest North American industrial distributors with a meaningful fluid power, pumps, bearings, and MRO portfolio sold through service centers and field sales. It mirrors PFC's industrial distributor-plus-technical-support motion but at materially larger scale and broader geography.
- DXP Enterprises: DXP is a Houston-based industrial distributor of rotating equipment, pumps, bearings, power transmission, and fluid handling products with service and repair capabilities. It is the most direct analog to PFC's blend of multi-OEM pump distribution plus in-house service/repair across a regional/state footprint.
- Tencarva Machinery: Tencarva is a regional specialty distributor of pumps, fluid handling, and process equipment across the U.S. Southeast with in-house service/repair capabilities — closely mirroring PFC's regional specialty-distributor-plus-engineered-service model, including custom skid work.
Regional players
- Winsupply: Winsupply is a U.S. wholesale distributor of HVAC, plumbing, and industrial equipment, organized as a federated group of local companies. It is comparable in the sense of being a regional/local-staffed fluid-equipment distributor serving contractors and industrial customers — though it is more HVAC/plumbing weighted than PFC's industrial-pump focus.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat3 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights5 records
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PFC Equipment financial estimates
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Frequently asked questions about PFC Equipment
What does PFC Equipment do?
PFC Equipment is a specialty distributor and service organization for industrial fluid handling equipment, offering over 10,000 pumps, filters, and controls from 50+ global manufacturers alongside custom packaged pump skid manufacturing and a full industrial pump repair service facility including a Class 10,000 clean room. The company complements product distribution with complimentary application engineering support and on-site field service across five upper Midwest states.
Is PFC Equipment a public or private company?
PFC Equipment is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.
When was PFC Equipment founded?
PFC Equipment was founded in 1969. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is PFC Equipment based?
PFC Equipment is headquartered in Maple Grove, United States, in the North America region.
How does PFC Equipment make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. Equipment Distribution (Pumps, Filters, Controls) is the primary driver. The others are replacement Parts, service and Repair, custom Packaged Pump Skid Manufacturing and application Engineering Services.
Who are PFC Equipment's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Motion Industries, Ferguson, Grainger and MSC Industrial Direct. Direct peers are Applied Industrial Technologies, DXP Enterprises and Tencarva Machinery. Winsupply is listed as a regional player.
Does PFC Equipment have an API?
No public API is recorded for PFC Equipment.
What industry is PFC Equipment in?
PFC Equipment's product category is Industrial Fluid Handling Equipment Distribution. Its primary akta.pro industry code is TLAKAHAI, Hydraulic, Pneumatic & Fluid Power Systems MRO (Cylinders, Pumps, Valves, Hoses), with a secondary code of IMAHAGAC, Pneumatic Components (FRLs, Cylinders, Valves). Its NAICS code is 33391 and its SIC code is 3561.