What Jaxon Filtration does

Jaxon Filtration, Inc. is a 40-year-old private manufacturer of industrial filtration products, headquartered in Franklin, Georgia, and operating as a subsidiary of Ohio-based Met-Chem Group since 2011. The company produces filter elements, a broad range of filtration media — including Fuller's Earth, activated carbon, activated alumina, molecular sieve, diatomaceous earth, and pleated paper — and portable or skidded filtration equipment. Its core proprietary technologies include Earth SorB™ (a sepiolite/palygorskite clay-based adsorbent), Low Volatile Material (LVM) Fuller's Earth, Trans-Dri water-removal filter cartridges, and Selexsorb cartridges engineered for refinery acid-gas applications.

Jaxon serves petrochemical, power/utility, aviation fuel, and broader industrial manufacturing customers. Its commercial model combines direct sales into specification-driven accounts — including the U.S. Department of Defense, major airports, and power companies — with distribution through a domestic distributor network. The company operates from a 14,000 sq ft facility in Franklin Industrial Park with a stated headcount of 1–10 employees, indicating a lean manufacturing footprint that depends on proprietary media formulations and OEM-replacement cross-reference compatibility to compete against larger filtration OEMs. The business is small, privately held, and integrated within a parent group that provides corporate backing and complementary product lines.

Name

Jaxon Filtration

Legal name

Jaxon Filtration, Inc.

Website

https://jaxonfiltration.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Jaxon Filtration is a Franklin, Georgia-based manufacturer of industrial filter elements, adsorbent media (Fuller's Earth, activated carbon, molecular sieve), and proprietary cartridges/equipment. It serves petrochemical, aviation fuel, utility, and Department of Defense customers as a subsidiary of Met-Chem Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Filtration Equipment

NAICS

Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing (333413)

SIC

Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip (3564), Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment (5084)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Air Quality & Filtration Equipment (IAQ) (IMAHAKAI), Filtration (Rapid/Slow Sand, Media, Membrane Pretreatment) (EUANABAB), Dust Collection & Air Filtration Equipment (Industrial) (IMAHALAF)

Keywords

• Industrial filtration media
• OEM replacement filters
• Transformer oil filtration
• Fuller’s earth products
• Fuel filtration systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Franklin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Filter Elements and Media Sales: Jaxon manufactures and sells filter elements, replacement elements, filtration systems, strainers, and bag filter elements. Revenue is generated through direct product sales of filtration medias including Fuller's Earth Clay, Bentonite, Diatomaceous Earth, Activated Carbon, Activated Alumina, Pleated Paper, Molecular Sieve, Water Removal Paper, and Select Sorb.
2. Bulk Filtration Media: Supply of bulk filtration media in various packaging options including 40-50 lb bags, 2,000 lb super sacks, and railcar quantities.
3. OEM Replacement Filters: Custom and OEM replacement filter elements serving as interchange products for major manufacturers including Pall, Hycon, PTI Technologies, Stauff, Schroeder, Vickers, Donaldson, and Fleetguard.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Jaxon Filtration manufactures filter elements, replacement elements, filtration systems, strainers, and bag filter elements for petrochemical, fuel, power/utility, and industrial liquid filtration applications. The company produces its own filtration media including Fuller's Earth clay, activated carbon, activated alumina, molecular sieve, diatomaceous earth, and pleated filter media, supplying them in bulk (bags, super sacks, railcars) or as finished filter cartridges and OEM replacement elements.

Product overview

Jaxon Filtration is a manufacturer of OEM replacement filters, custom filter elements, and a wide selection of filtration media founded in 1984. The company operates as a single-product industrial filtration company with a portfolio organized into three main categories: Filter Media (Fuller's Earth, Activated Charcoal, Activated Alumina, Molecular Sieve, Selexsorb, Pleated Paper, and Water Removal products), Filter Elements (Canister, Bag, OEM Replacement, and Pleated elements), and Equipment (Portable Filter Systems, Bulk Columns, and Skidded Filtration Systems). Key specialized products include the Earth SorB™ sepiolite clay media, Trans-Dri water removal cartridges, and Selexsorb filter cartridges for refinery applications. The company serves petrochemical, transformer oil, fuel filtration, and industrial liquid filtration markets. All products are manufactured in the USA.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Earth SorB: A lightweight, porous, non-swelling clay media with complex chemical formulation of Magnesium and Alumina Silica forming spear-like structures, also known as Sepiolite and Palygorskite.
• Trans-Dri
• Pure-Flo

Products and services

• Fuller's Earth Filter Elements Adsorption-type filter elements made with Top Quality 60/90 LVM clay baked to remove impurities and moisture. Removes soluble contaminants, acids, rust, gums, tars, resins, and asphaltenes from fuels and oils. Available in canister and bag form for petrochemical and industrial buyers.
• Bulk Fuller's Earth Activated attapulgite clay available in various mesh sizes and packaging including 40-50 lb bags, 2,000 lb super sacks, and railcar quantities. Used for acid removal and surfactant removal in refineries and transformer repair shops.
• Activated Alumina Filters Filters that adsorb acids and other products of oxidation from hydrocarbon and synthetic oils. Also used in plasma etch and LPVD processes to remove acid, soaps, and particulate. Available in bulk or canister form.
• Activated Carbon Filters Filters for removal of color bodies, corrosion inhibitors, dissolved organics, emulsions, liquid hydrocarbon, suspended solids, and other impurities from amine, glycol, lubricating oil, water, and other process fluids.
• Pleated Paper Filter Elements Pleated elements available in phenolic resin impregnated paper for nominal filtration, microglass for absolute rated applications, and cleanable stainless steel for high temperature or corrosive processes. Particulate removal from 0.5 micron to 200 micron.
• OEM Replacement Elements Custom and OEM replacement filter elements including high-performance hydraulic and lube oil filters with microglass construction for flow rates up to 300 GPM and pressure up to 6000 PSI. Interchanges with Pall, Hycon, PTI Technologies, Stauff, Schroeder, Vickers, Donaldson, and Fleetguard.
• Trans-Dri Filter Cartridge Filter element designed to remove free and dissolved water from insulating oils. Achieves moisture levels of less than 10 PPM without heat or vacuum processing. Single pass results in less than 10 PPM water, subsequent passes as low as 5 PPM.
• Portable Filter Systems Heavy-duty portable filtration systems with rugged welded construction, flow capacity up to 30 GPM, single or dual vessels. Filters for particulate and water removal with high reliability motor and pump.
• Fuller's Earth Bulk Systems Bulk Fuller's Earth filtration systems available in 250, 500, 850, 1000, and 2000 pound capacities. Available as stand-alone or module systems for in-plant stationary or portable trailer applications.
• Selexsorb Filter Cartridges Promoted alumina-based adsorbent formulated for refinery production processes for trace contaminant removal. Used for filtering synthetic oils in olefin production and refineries. Maintains fluid properties and removes acid phosphates, extending cartridge life 2-3 times versus conventional fuller's earth.
• Earth SorB™ Clay Media Lightweight, porous, non-swelling clay media with complex chemical formulation of Magnesium and Alumina Silica forming spear-like structures. Known as Sepiolite and Palygorskite, offers excellent filtration and clarification properties for petroleum-based fluids and gases.
• Pure-Flo B80 Natural Bleaching Adsorbent Cost-effective bleaching adsorbent for pretreatment and bleaching adsorption of edible oils and fats. Contains 83% passing 325 mesh, pH 7.2, with GRAS status from FDA.
• Aqua-Pro Filters Air system filters with proprietary polymer that absorbs water in any form including water vapor. Used to eliminate water from air systems and protect air-driven equipment. Burst pressure 300 psi, max operating pressure 150 psi, max temperature 250°F.
• 4A Molecular Sieve Molecular sieve primarily used for removing moisture from liquefied gaseous materials. Pore size of 4 angstroms. Applications include refrigerant drying, natural gas drying, and dehydration of highly polar compounds.
• Semi-Conductor Filtration Filtration products designed for sterile gas, sterile air, culinary steam, and liquid filtration applications in semiconductor manufacturing.

Quantifiable outcome

• Trans-Dri filters remove dissolved water from transformer oils to less than 10 parts per million without heat or vacuum
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Met-Chem GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 September 2011In 2011, Jaxon joined in partnership with Met-Chem Group, a parent company based in Ohio. This partnership provides Jaxon with corporate backing and alignment with a broader filtration or chemical processing group.
• InsOil CanadaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 August 2006Jaxon represents InsOil Canada products in the US market. InsOil holds US Patents on products providing cost-effective means of arresting oxidation decay of oil-paper insulation and diminishing gassing of oil in high voltage transformers. The partnership allows Jaxon to offer dissolved oxygen removal systems and advanced laboratory testing procedures to the power industry.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Schroeder Industries: Schroeder produces hydraulic and lubrication filtration for industrial and mobile equipment, including adsorbent and particulate elements. Jaxon cross-references Schroeder part numbers, indicating direct product overlap in hydraulic/lube filter elements.
• Pall Corporation: Pall (a Danaher company) is a global leader in industrial filtration, separation, and purification, with deep coverage in petrochemical, aviation fuel, and power markets. Jaxon cross-references Pall part numbers as OEM replacements, indicating direct overlap in filter element SKUs and customer accounts.
• PTI Technologies: PTI manufactures hydraulic, lube, and fuel filtration for aerospace and industrial markets, with overlap in aviation fuel and industrial oil applications. Jaxon lists PTI in its OEM cross-reference catalog, signaling head-to-head competition on replacement elements.
• Velcon Filters: Velcon specializes in aviation and diesel fuel filtration, including clay treatment vessels and coalescer/separator elements used at airports and fuel farms—the same end customer use cases Jaxon serves with Haypack pre-filters and Fuller's Earth clay.
• Hycon: Hycon manufactures high-pressure hydraulic and inline filtration products, with comparable element formats to Jaxon's pleated and microglass offerings. Direct overlap is evidenced by Hycon's inclusion in Jaxon's OEM cross-reference list.
• Donaldson Company: Donaldson manufactures filtration systems across industrial, engine, and bulk-liquid applications, including hydraulic and lube oil filters. Donaldson is named among Jaxon's OEM cross-reference targets, confirming direct competition in replacement elements.
• InsOil Canada: InsOil holds US patents on transformer oil preservation and dissolved oxygen removal. Jaxon has represented InsOil products in the US since 2006, making them adjacent collaborators in the same transformer oil market where Trans-Dri competes.
• Stauff: STAUFF supplies hydraulic filtration, in-line filters, and replacement elements for industrial and mobile hydraulic systems. Jaxon cross-references Stauff elements, marking it as a direct competitor in hydraulic filter elements.

Broad incumbents

• Filtration Group: Filtration Group is a diversified industrial filtration platform spanning air, liquid, and process filtration. It competes with Jaxon in industrial liquid filtration and adsorbent applications as a broader incumbent with multiple specialty brands.
• Parker Hannifin (Filtration Division): Parker's Filtration division offers hydraulic, lube, fuel, and process filtration globally, with broader product breadth and deeper R&D than Jaxon. Parker competes broadly in the same industrial fluid filtration markets as a much larger incumbent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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