Camfil develops and manufactures air filtration systems, molecular filters and industrial extraction systems for buildings, industry and turbomachinery.
Camfil AG
Unterägeri, SwitzerlandNew on Amplifa
About Camfil
Camfil is a manufacturer of air filtration solutions headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with an international group of around 6,000 employees, 30 production sites and 6 research and development centres. The company develops and produces air filters for ventilation and air conditioning systems (bag filters and compact filters), EPA, HEPA and ULPA filters, high-temperature filters, activated carbon and molecular filters, air cleaners, gas turbine filters as well as industrial extraction systems such as dry, wet and oil mist separators. In the field of molecular contamination control, Camfil manufactures UL-certified activated alumina adsorbents (CamPure), plastic modules (CamCarb) and filter housings (PSSA, VDB); for turbomachinery, inlet filter and acoustic systems are offered. The Swiss subsidiary Camfil AG in Unterägeri is a sales and production site as well as a seminar location with its own bag filter production. Customer industries include commercial and public buildings, data centres and microelectronics, pharmaceuticals and healthcare, power generation, food and beverages, logistics and the material processing industry. In addition, the company offers LCC software, air quality monitoring, test rigs (among others to ASHRAE 199-2016 and ISO 10121) and Environmental Product Declarations.
- Site
- Unterägeri
- Processes
- Manufacture of bag filters, Individual filter design and individual manufacture (OEM), Development and manufacture of dry separators, Development and manufacture of wet separators, Development and manufacture of emulsion and oil mist separators, Manufacture of UL-certified activated alumina adsorbents (CamPure), Manufacture of plastic modules (CamCarb) and filter housings (PSSA, VDB), Life Cycle Cost analysis and LCC software
- Materials
- Activated carbon, Activated alumina (adsorbent), Ion exchange resins, Plastic (filter modules), Activated alumina, Plastic
- Founded
- 1963
- Employees
- 6000
- Industries
- Commercial & public buildings, Microelectronics & optics, Food & beverages, Energy & power generation, Healthcare, Life science / pharma
- 01
Engineering and individual filter design
- 02
Filter media and adsorbent production
- 03
Manufacture of filters, modules and housings
- 04
Assembly of separation systems
- 05
Testing, maintenance and on-site service
Materials and Processes
Activated carbon
Adsorbent in molecular filters for the separation of gaseous pollutants, odours and VOCs.
Activated alumina
UL-certified adsorbent (CamPure) for molecular contamination control and corrosion protection.
Ion exchange resins
Adsorption medium in GigaPleat filters for microelectronics processes.
Plastic
Material for filter modules (CamCarb) and filter housings (PSSA, VDB).
Sites
Unterägeri
CHSales, production and seminar site of Camfil AG
- Materials
- Plastic, activated carbon
- Bag filter production
- Seminar site
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacture of bag filtersAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Individual filter design and individual manufacture (OEM)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Development and manufacture of dry separatorsSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Development and manufacture of wet separatorsSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Development and manufacture of emulsion and oil mist separatorsSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of UL-certified activated alumina adsorbents (CamPure)Surface | – | – | – | – | Activated alumina |
| Manufacture of plastic modules (CamCarb) and filter housings (PSSA, VDB)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Plastic |
3 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test rig for turbomachinery filters | Camfil | – | – | – | Trosa, Sweden |
| ISO 10121 test rig for full-size molecular filters | Camfil | – | – | – | – |
| Test rig for ASHRAE Standard 199-2016 tests | Camfil | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
History
- 1963
Foundation of Camfil AB by Gösta Larson; joint venture with Cambridge, USA
- 1969
Foundation of the Swiss subsidiary Camfil AG
- 1985
Acquisition of Allied Filters & Pumps (Ireland)
- 1989
Acquisition of Sofiltra (France) and Filtra (USA)
- 2000
Acquisition of Farr Co. (USA)
- 2012
Renaming of Camfil Farr to Camfil