PACO

What PACO does

PACO (legal entity Paul GmbH & Co. KG) is a privately held, family-owned German manufacturer of high-precision metal wire mesh products and filtration solutions, headquartered in Steinau an der Straße and founded in 1953. The company operates through four interconnected service lines — product development, screen and filter media, custom fabrication (Konfektion), and complete filtration systems — and extends into plant engineering and process technology through its wholly-owned subsidiary HETA Verfahrenstechnik GmbH. PACO's core technology is the production and finishing of high-precision metallic wire cloth and sintered metal fiber nonwovens, which it tailors into custom filters, leaf disc filters, bubble traps, and other engineered filtration components.

PACO sells exclusively to industrial B2B customers across at least twelve verticals, including aerospace (NASA Mars Rover Curiosity, ESA Ariane 5), chemicals and polymers, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage (cocoa, sugar processing), mining, energy (biomass), automotive, electrical engineering, wood and paper, architecture, and environmental technology (seawater desalination). Pricing is quote-based and project-specific, with revenue generated from custom-engineered products, fabrication services, and complete turnkey systems; no SaaS, subscription, or licensing model exists. Distribution is primarily direct enterprise sales supported by a German/English bilingual website and selective trade show presence (e.g., Filtech 2026).

The company is privately held with no disclosed external investors, no leadership turnover in the source data, and an employee base of 11–50. Revenue is not disclosed. PACO competes on metallurgical precision, decades of accumulated know-how, and qualification-level reference customers rather than on technology platform or digital features.

Name

PACO

Legal name

Paul GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://paco-filter.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1953

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PACO is a family-owned German manufacturer of high-precision metal wire mesh products and custom filtration solutions, serving industrial B2B customers across aerospace, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, energy, and environmental technology. Its wholly-owned subsidiary HETA extends the offering into process engineering and complete filtration systems.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Filtration Equipment & Media

NAICS

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

SIC

Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip (3564), Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAHAEAB

Separation & Filtration Equipment (Filters, Centrifuges, Membranes)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Industrial Machinery & Heavy Equipment/Process & Industrial Plant Equipment

SECONDARYIMAHALAF

Dust Collection & Air Filtration Equipment (Industrial)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Industrial Machinery & Heavy Equipment/Industrial Cleaning & Maintenance Equipment

SECONDARYIMAHAKAI

Air Quality & Filtration Equipment (IAQ)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Industrial Machinery & Heavy Equipment/Refrigeration, HVAC & Thermal Equipment

Keywords

• Metal wire mesh
• Industrial filtration solutions
• Filter media manufacturing
• Custom mesh fabrication
• Separation systems engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Steinau An Der Straße

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Metal Wire Mesh Products: Sale of high-precision metal wire mesh products including sieving and filter media. Products are customized for specific industrial applications across multiple sectors.
2. Custom Fabrication and Finishing: Further processing and finishing of high-precision metal wire mesh products (Konfektion)
3. Complete Filtration Systems: Sale of complete filtration and separation systems and solutions, including engineering and process technology services through HETA partner
4. Product Development Services: Custom product development services from idea to finished product for specific customer requirements

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

PACO manufactures and supplies high-precision metal wire mesh products, customized filtration media, and complete filtration/separation systems for industrial customers. The offering spans custom product development, screen and filter media, further processing/finishing (Konfektion), and engineered systems, complemented by the subsidiary HETA Verfahrenstechnik GmbH for plant construction and process engineering. End-use applications cover aerospace, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, mining, energy, automotive, architecture, and environmental technology.

Product overview

PACO is a group of companies that together rank among the world's leading providers of products and solutions made from high-precision metal wire meshes. The portfolio comprises four interconnected service areas: (1) Produktentwicklung (Product Development) for customized problem-solving, (2) Sieb- und Filtermedien (Screen & Filter Media) as the core product line of metal wire meshes, (3) Konfektion (Customization) for further processing and refining of meshes, and (4) Systeme (Complete Systems) for demanding filtration and separation solutions. The subsidiary HETA Verfahrenstechnik GmbH provides process engineering expertise and complements the offering toward plant construction and total system solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HETA: Process engineering specialist for plant construction and complete filtration and separation systems

Products and services

• Produktentwicklung (Product Development) Custom product development service for solving filtration and separation problems using high-precision metal wire meshes, taking projects from concept through to finished product for industrial customers.
• Sieb- und Filtermedien (Screen & Filter Media) High-precision metal wire mesh products used as screen and filter media for fine filtration solutions and clear results in industrial applications across multiple sectors.
• Konfektion (Customization / Fabrication) Further processing and refining of high-precision metal wire mesh products (cutting, forming, finishing) into customized filtration and separation components for industrial customers.
• Systeme (Complete Filtration & Separation Systems) Complete engineered systems for demanding industrial filtration and separation solutions, integrating mesh products, fabricated components, and process engineering into turnkey installations.

Quantifiable outcome

• High filtration efficiency for polymer manufacturing with custom-designed leaf disc filters using sintered metal fiber nonwovens
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments12 records

Ideal customer profiles3 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.

• HETA Verfahrenstechnik GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHETA Verfahrenstechnik GmbH is a member of the PACO group and serves as the process engineering specialist. HETA completes the PACO service spectrum in the direction of plant construction and complete systems for demanding filtration and separation solutions. The partnership provides comprehensive capabilities from mesh products to complete turnkey filtration systems and process technology.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• GEA Group (Separation & Flow Technologies): Global industrial conglomerate with a major separation and filtration division serving food, chemical, pharma, and environmental markets. Competes with HETA's process engineering/system business.
• Donaldson Company, Inc. Large global industrial filtration company offering a broad portfolio of filtration products and systems. Overlaps with PACO in industrial filtration but is much larger and broader in scope.
• Mann+Hummel: German family-controlled global filtration specialist offering filtration solutions across automotive, industrial, and life sciences. Provides the wider competitive context for PACO's filtration portfolio.

Direct peers

• Haver & Boecker: German family-owned manufacturer of woven wire cloth and industrial filtration/screening solutions. Direct competitor to PACO in metal wire mesh and filtration media across similar industrial verticals.
• Sefar Group: Swiss manufacturer of precision woven mesh fabrics and filtration products for industrial filtration, screening, and separation. Closely comparable to PACO in product type and customer base.
• Bopp Switzerland (Müller Bopp AG): Swiss precision weaver of metal wire cloth for filtration, screening, and process applications. Direct peer in premium metal mesh for industrial customers.
• Boedeker Corporation: US-based supplier of wire cloth, industrial filtration media, and filtration systems. Matches PACO's metal mesh + custom fabrication + systems offering.
• GKD - Gebr. Kufferath AG: Germany-based leader in industrial and architectural metal mesh, including filtration and separation applications. Competes head-to-head with PACO in precision metal wire cloth and process filtration.
• Hein, Lehmann GmbH: German manufacturer of screening, filtration, and separation equipment including metal wire mesh and complete systems. Comparable to PACO's mesh + systems portfolio.

Others

• Filtech 2026 exhibitors (e.g., industrial filtration peers): Industry trade show where PACO is exhibiting in 2026 alongside other industrial filtration and separation players; serves as a useful discovery channel for additional direct peers but is not itself a peer company.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks2 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/paco-filter

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

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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