Swissfilter Ag

What Swissfilter Ag does

Swissfilter AG is a privately held Swiss industrial supplier headquartered in Muhen, Canton Aargau, operating across three technology domains: filtration technology (filter housings, filter candles, filter bags, custom confections, disposable filter capsules, basket strainers, and self-cleaning filters such as JET and backwash drum systems); bulk material handling (BFM® flexible connectors in Seeflex/Teflex/Flexi materials for hygienic transitions between powder and liquid containers); and pressure measurement and calibration (absolute and differential pressure transmitters, digital manometers, mobile calibration devices, and DAkkS-accredited calibration services). The company also distributes CinchSeal® rotary shaft seals as a Swiss specialist partner. Its customer base is segmented across four regulated industrial verticals: pharmaceutical and fine chemistry, chemical processing, food and beverage, and water treatment, with FDA and EU/EG compliance cited as key certifications for pharma and food applications.

The business model is predominantly direct B2B hardware sales augmented by professional calibration services. A small sales team — comprising a Sales Manager (Verkaufsleiter), Technical Sales Consultants, and an Internal Sales Administrator — handles application-specific consultation, quoting, and customer support. Products are largely custom-engineered (dimensions, materials, fineness levels, fastening options) with special alloys such as Hastelloy and Monel available for chemically aggressive applications. The company sells principally to the Swiss market, with no disclosed geographic expansion or distribution outside Switzerland, though certifications position it to serve cross-border regulated buyers. Marketing is conducted through a bilingual (German/English) corporate website with downloadable brochures and a LinkedIn presence. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; quotes are obtained via direct sales contact.

Strategic activity over 2025–2026 has centered on extending the product line (oversized basket filters, special-case candle filter housings, improved BFM® sleeve surfaces), securing large pharma orders, and renewing a long-term partnership with halstrup-walcher for pressure measurement technology. The firm is independently owned with no disclosed external funding, parent company, or public listing.

Name

Swissfilter Ag

Legal name

Swissfilter AG

Website

https://swissfilter.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Swissfilter AG is a privately held Swiss specialist supplier of industrial filtration, bulk material handling (BFM® connectors), rotary shaft sealing (CinchSeal®), and pressure measurement and calibration solutions, serving pharmaceutical, chemical, food & beverage, and water treatment customers primarily in Switzerland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Filtration Equipment

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512)

SIC

Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment (5084), Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip (3564), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Air Quality & Filtration Equipment (IAQ) (IMAHAKAI)

Keywords

• Industrial filtration equipment
• Pressure measurement instruments
• Flexible bulk connectors
• Rotary shaft seals
• Calibration services

Headquarters

HQ city

Muhen

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Filtration Products and Systems: Revenue generated from the sale of filter technology products including filter housings, filter candles, filter bags, filter capsules, basket filters, self-cleaning filters, and custom confections. Products are sold as standalone items or as complete filtration systems.
2. Sealing Solutions: Revenue from CinchSeal sealing products including various models (7550, 7850, 9700), airless seals, and cutter head seals for industrial applications.
3. Flexible Connector Products: Revenue from BFM flexible connector products including sleeves, connectors, closures, bulk bag loaders, and related accessories for powder and liquid container transitions.
4. Pressure Measurement Instruments: Revenue from pressure measurement products including absolute pressure transmitters, differential pressure transmitters, digital manometers, mobile calibration equipment, and calibration services.
5. Calibration Services: ISO factory calibration and DAkkS-accredited calibration services for measurement instruments, providing calibration certificates for customer equipment.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Swissfilter AG distributes and integrates industrial filtration products (filter housings, filter candles, filter bags, custom confections, filter capsules, basket strainers and self-cleaning filters), bulk material handling components (BFM® flexible connectors and CinchSeal® rotary shaft seals), and pressure measurement technology (absolute and differential pressure transducers, digital manometers, mobile calibration devices) along with ISO factory and DAkkS-accredited calibration services. Offerings target industrial buyers in pharmaceutical and fine chemistry, chemical, food and beverage, and water treatment applications.

Product overview

Swissfilter AG offers a comprehensive portfolio of industrial filtration, pressure measurement, and bulk material handling solutions organized into three main product lines: Filtertechnik (filter housings, filter candles, filter bags, confections, filter capsules, strainer basket filters, and self-cleaning filters), BFM® Flexible Verbinder (hygienic flexible connectors for powder and liquid containers), and CinchSeal® Dichtungen (rotating shaft seals). The Druckmesstechnik line covers absolute pressure transducers, differential pressure transducers, digital manometers, mobile calibration devices, and calibration services. Products serve four key industries: pharmaceutical and fine chemicals, chemical industry, food and beverage, and water treatment. The company also provides DAkkS-accredited calibration services and distributes BFM® and CinchSeal® branded products as a Swiss specialist distributor.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Filtergehäuse (Filter Housings) Custom-made filter housings designed for specific applications, available in single and multi-cartridge stainless steel configurations, for industrial fluid and gas filtration buyers.
• Filterkerzen (Filter Candles) Filter candles in various dimensions, materials, end piece and adapter configurations including folded, membrane, stainless steel, hollow fiber, and depth filter variants, for industrial fluid filtration applications including pharmaceutical and chemical processing.
• Filterbeutel (Filter Bags) Single and multi-layer filter bags in all standard sizes, materials, collar and ring types for industrial filtration across a range of applications.
• Konfektionen (Custom Filter Configurations) Custom filter configurations in various dimensions, materials, fineness levels, and fastening options tailored to specific industrial filtration needs.
• Filterkapsulen (Filter Capsules) Disposable capsule filter systems including FilterCap, FilterSip, SLF-CT, SLV, and SLV-Q for reducing cleaning time and validation costs, available in pre-sterilized packaging for pharmaceutical and sterile applications.
• Siebkorbfilter (Strainer Basket Filters) Strainer basket filters and dirt separators for protecting pipeline components such as valves, pumps and heat exchangers, available in various flow capacities and filtration fineness grades.
• Selbstreinigende Filter (Self-Cleaning Filters) Self-cleaning filters including JET Filter S, JET Filter, backwash drum filters, filter automatics, separators, and edge gap filters for continuous solid-liquid separation across various flow capacities and filtration fineness.
• BFM® Flexible Verbinder (Flexible Connectors) BFM® fittings providing safe, hygienic and flexible transitions between different powder or liquid containers, including sleeves, Seeflex polyurethane connectors, Teflex PTFE connectors, Flexi connectors, and bulk bag loaders for industrial hygienic and chemical applications.
• CinchSeal® Dichtungen (Rotary Shaft Seals) Rotating shaft seals that rotate with the shaft to eliminate typical wear and shaft damage associated with lip seals and stuffing box packings, providing leak and contamination protection with minimal maintenance and long service life across industrial applications.
• Absolutdruck-Messumformer (Absolute Pressure Transducers) Absolute pressure transducers including AD 1000 for closed systems and BA 1000 for barometric pressure, measuring pressure against vacuum for industrial and OEM applications.
• Differenzdruck-Messumformer (Differential Pressure Transducers) Differential pressure transducers including P 26.2, P 29, P 34, PIZ, PS 17, PS 27, and PU_PI for cleanroom, climate, and process technology applications.
• Digital-Manometer (Digital Manometers) Digital manometers of the EMA family including EMA 84 and EMA 200 for long-term use in building technology and industrial environments, measuring pressure values, filter differential pressure, and airflow.
• Mobile Kalibriergeräte (Mobile Calibration Devices) Mobile calibration devices including KAL 84, KAL 100, and KAL 200 for on-site verification and calibration of pressure measurement devices, with battery operation for field service use.
• Kalibrierdienstleistungen (Calibration Services) ISO factory calibration and DAkkS-accredited calibration services for pressure measurement devices, providing calibration certificates for customer equipment used in regulated and quality-controlled environments.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• halstrup-walchercoreTechnology or Integration · 1 November 202510-year partnership with halstrup-walcher, announced in November 2025. The partnership involves pressure measurement technology products, likely including integration of halstrup-walcher pressure sensors or transmitters into Swissfilter's measurement product portfolio.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Porvair Filtration Group: UK-based specialty filtration company serving pharma, aerospace, and industrial process markets with filter cartridges and housings. Closely comparable to Swissfilter in vertical focus and regulated-end-market specialization.
• Filtrox AG: Swiss specialty manufacturer of filtration products for food & beverage, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries. Closest geographic and product-market comparable to Swissfilter, also Swiss-headquartered and serving the same regulated verticals.
• BHS-Sonthofen: German-headquartered process technology company specializing in solid-liquid separation, filtration, and screening — including self-cleaning and backwash technologies that overlap with Swissfilter's self-cleaning filter portfolio.

Emerging players

• halstrup-walcher: German manufacturer of pressure measurement and calibration technology, anchored by a 10-year strategic partnership with Swissfilter. Directly comparable in product line for differential pressure, absolute pressure, and DAkkS calibration services.
• CinchSeal: Manufacturer of the CinchSeal® rotating shaft seal line that Swissfilter distributes in Switzerland. Direct upstream partner and product-comparable player in industrial shaft sealing.
• BFM Global: New Zealand-based manufacturer of BFM® flexible connectors, which Swissfilter distributes in Switzerland. Direct upstream partner and product-comparable player in bulk-material handling transitions.

Broad incumbents

• Donaldson Company: Diversified filtration manufacturer with industrial and process filtration lines. Overlaps with Swissfilter's filter housings, filter bags, and self-cleaning filter offerings, particularly in chemical and industrial process applications.
• MANN+HUMMEL: Global filtration group with industrial process filtration, membrane, and depth filter products. Comparable to Swissfilter in serving industrial process customers and offering filter elements across multiple end markets.
• Pall Corporation: Global filtration and separation specialist serving pharma, biotech, food & beverage, and industrial customers. Highly comparable to Swissfilter's filtration portfolio and the same pharma/F&B regulatory buyer base, but operates at vastly larger scale and with owned IP.
• Eaton: Diversified industrial manufacturer whose filtration division supplies hydraulic, process, and industrial filtration including basket strainers and self-cleaning filters. Directly comparable product mix to Swissfilter's process filtration line.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/swissfilter-filtertechnik-druckmesstechnik-schuettguttechnik

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 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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