Filtration Innovators
Since 1951 Great Lakes Filters has been a pioneer in process filtration innovation and conversion of technical textiles. We are experts in providing filters, filter fabrics and filtration solutions for a wide variety of industries and applications. You can trust our solution oriented staff of filtration experts to specify the optimal technical fabric or filter for your application.
Being a division of Acme Mills, a converter of technical textiles since 1917, we have access to the largest assortment of fabrics, woven and non-woven, than any other filtration company. We have the ability to work with our clients and suppliers to customize textiles to met unique and specific requirements.
We have developed a solid reputation as filtration experts and are often consulted by filter manufacturers to evaluate their products before they hit the market. In turn, we keep our customers informed about the latest developments in filtration technology.
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Easy, fast installation. Outlasts terrycloth applications. Yields a superior surface. Super absorbant material. Can be made in any size, shape. Made to ISO standards.
Custom designed filter bags are routine for Great Lakes Filters. We engineer bag filters for skate sharpeners not to mention ... grinders, pellet handling, sand blasting, and plating to your specifications.
At our Great Lakes Filters facility we manufacture dust bags, liquid filter bags, press cloths and our patented 'flex socks'. We work with a wide variety of fabrics and filter media to supply the best solutions to our customers requirements.
Suparator is a unique technology, developed for the separation of oil from aqueous media utilizing a three-step separation process to collect, concentrate, and separate.
We manufacture skate sharpening filter bags, whatever your application or quantity, we design and manufacture the right filter bag for your filter application.