A sintered wire mesh element built to your drawing — cylinder, disc or custom shape — with the stack sized for the duty.
A sintered wire mesh element made to your drawing: a cylinder, a disc or a custom shape, with the layer stack chosen for the duty rather than the shape. Ratings 1–200 μm to 600 °C. Our engineers work from your drawing, OEM part number or a used element, and quote only after the drawing is approved.
When the element is not a catalogue shape, it is built to a drawing. A sintered wire mesh element can be a cylinder, a disc or a shape drawn for the housing, and the layer stack is chosen for the duty rather than for the shape. Ratings run from 1 to 200 μm, in liquid and gas service up to 600 °C. The element is sintered into one rigid sheet and then formed to the shape the drawing calls for, so the aperture is set before the geometry and does not change when the part is shaped.
About 70% of the elements we make are replacements, ordered against an OEM part number, a drawing or a used part. Where the shape is unusual, a used element is often the fastest route: we measure it, name the layer stack that reproduces its behaviour and match the connection detail. The remaining 30% start from operating conditions, and our application engineers design the element from them. A stepped cylinder, a disc and a shape drawn for the housing are all built from the same sintered sheet, so the material behaviour is known before the shape is new.
Designing from the duty needs seven inputs: temperature and peaks, the medium and its corrosive constituents, working pressure and differential pressure, the contaminant and its particle size distribution, the rating you need with any bubble point or air permeability target, the flow rate and the number of elements per housing, and the geometry or OEM part number. Send what you have; we ask for the rest.
The process is fixed: we confirm the element can be made, then issue a drawing with tolerances and connection details for your approval, and only then quote. Drawing review takes 3–5 working days, samples ship in 20–30 days and production runs take 30–60 days, from a minimum of a few pieces to a few dozen. Forming and welding happen in our plant, and every batch is measured for bubble point and air permeability.
Key Benefits
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Cylinder, disc or a custom shape: the element is formed after the sheet is sintered, so an unusual geometry does not force a compromise on the medium.
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Our application engineers work from temperature, medium, pressure and flow rather than from the nearest catalogue size.
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Send the OEM part number, the drawing or a used element and the equivalent is confirmed on dimensions, medium and connection.
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Feasibility first, then a drawing with tolerances and connection details for your approval, and the price only after that.
Construction
A coarse woven mesh on the outside of the finished element, sized to the shape and to what the element is cleaned with.
Sets the rating and the bubble point, chosen from the duty rather than from a catalogue size.
Spreads the flow across the rated layer in whatever geometry the drawing asks for.
Coarser layers carry the differential pressure, with the rim, flange or adapter welded in house after forming.
Specification
The figures we publish for this element. Where a duty needs something outside them, the review says so before a price is given.
| Filtration rating | 1 – 200 μm |
|---|---|
| Media | Multi-layer sintered wire mesh |
| Form | To drawing — cylinder, disc or custom shape |
| Alloys | 304 · 316L · 310S · 904L · Hastelloy · Inconel · Monel · Ti · Ni |
| Maximum service temperature | up to ≤600 °C |
| End connection | Welded connection detail — rim, flange, adapter or support layer — to your drawing |
| Cleaning method | Backwashable; cleaned in place or off-line |
| Batch test | Bubble point and air permeability measured on every batch; the record travels with the dispatch |
| Structure | Multi-layer sintered wire mesh, stack chosen for the duty |
| Geometry | To drawing — cylinder, disc or custom shape |
| Rating | 1–200 μm, set by the control layer |
| Welding | TIG, resistance and laser welding of rims, flanges, adapters and support layers |
| Testing | Bubble point and air permeability on every batch; ISO 9001 |
Materials
The alloy follows the medium, the temperature and what the element has to resist. Where a duty sits between two of them, an engineer says which one and why.
General industrial duty, where the drawing does not call for more.
Where chlorides or acids rule out 304.
Heat-resistant grade for continuous high-temperature service.
High-alloy austenitic grade for chlorides and acids.
Nickel alloy for aggressive media where stainless is not enough.
Nickel-chromium alloy for high temperature with corrosion.
Nickel-copper alloy for chlorides and seawater duty.
Corrosive or high-purity service, including where low extractables matter.
Aggressive media at temperature, where stainless is no longer enough.
Industries
The duties this element is bought for, and what it is filtering in each of them.
Spin packs and odd-shaped holders where no catalogue element fits.
Replacements against an OEM part number, where the connection detail has to match.
Elements designed from flow and pressure rather than from a size list.
Parts built to a drawing where the batch record has to travel with the dispatch.
Customisation
Everything is to your drawing: the shape, the layer stack, the rating, the alloy and the connection. Cylinder, disc or a custom shape, with the tolerances written on the drawing we send you for approval. Send the geometry, the OEM part number or a used element and the operating conditions behind it.
Send what you have — a drawing, a part number, a photograph of the element in place, or just the operating conditions. Nothing is quoted from a part number alone.
| MOQ | A few pieces to a few dozen |
|---|---|
| Sample lead time | 20–30 days |
| Production lead time | 30–60 days |
Downloads
No document is published for this element yet. Ask for it and the engineering desk sends the drawing and the specification sheet — and, on a repeat order, the batch record with them.
Why Us
Every element is welded and batch-tested in our own plant, and the batch record travels with the dispatch. About 70% of our work is a replacement for an element already in service, which is why a drawing or a used part is enough to start from.
Questions
Seven inputs: temperature and peaks, the medium and its corrosive constituents, working pressure and differential pressure, the contaminant and its particle size distribution, the rating with any bubble point or air permeability target, the flow rate and elements per housing, and the geometry or OEM part number. Send what you have and we ask for the rest.
That is most of what we make. Send the OEM part number, the drawing or a used element and we confirm the equivalent on dimensions, medium, layer stack and connection detail before anything is quoted.
Cylinder, disc or a custom shape. The sheet is sintered before it is formed, so the rating is set by the layer stack and is not affected by the shape.
We confirm the element can be made, then issue a drawing with tolerances and connection details for your approval, and quote after that. Nothing is made before the drawing is agreed.
Our application engineers — fifteen of them work on drawings and operating conditions, and they are the ones who name the layer stack and the alloy.
A few pieces to a few dozen elements. Drawing review takes 3–5 working days, samples ship in 20–30 days and production runs take 30–60 days, and the batch record travels with the dispatch.
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|---|---|
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|---|---|
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A drawing, an OEM number or a used element is the fastest route to a quote. With only the process — temperature, medium, pressure, flow — our engineers select the medium and issue a drawing for approval before anything is sampled.
Replacement elements cost 30–40% less than the brand they replace · Samples ship in 20–30 days
