FAUDI Aviation GmbH (Marke sefiso)

About sefiso

sefiso is the umbrella brand introduced in 2024 by FAUDI Aviation GmbH, a family-run mid-sized company rooted in the filtration of civil and military aviation fuels. The portfolio comprises more than 850 products, including filter elements, filter vessels, coalescers as well as sensor, control and monitoring technologies such as the electronic water sensor AFGUARD®. At the headquarters in Stadtallendorf, all filter elements are manufactured in a modern plant with efficient production processes and delivered worldwide; the products are in use in over 90 countries. The offering is complemented by the digital platform CONNECT, training courses and its own R&D center with a filter test rig. Customers include industries such as aviation, diesel and fuel applications, chemicals, petrochemicals, energy supply, pharmaceuticals, electrical engineering and the automotive industry.

Site

Stadtallendorf

Processes

Filtration of civil and military aviation fuels, Industrial filtration (air, gas, liquid, fuel), Sensor, control & monitoring technologies (e.g. AFGUARD®), Digital platform CONNECT, Training, R&D with filter test rig

Materials

Filter Elements (Aviation), Filter Vessels, Sensor & Monitoring Technology

Certificates

ISO 9001

Founded

1938 (as

Industries

Aviation (civil & military), Diesel/Fuel, Chemicals, Petrochemicals, Energy Supply, Pharmaceuticals

1. 01

   Research & Development (filter test rig)

2. 02

   Manufacturing of filter elements

3. 03

   Assembly of filter vessels and sensors

4. 04

   Quality inspection

5. 05

   Sales via own network and subsidiaries

6. 06

   Training & digital services (CONNECT)

Products & Processes

Locations

Stadtallendorf

DE

Headquarters, production of filter elements

Materials

Filter elements, filter vessels, sensors

Newark, NY

US

Production/sales (sefiso LLC, formerly FAA Filters)

Materials

Air, gas and liquid filtration

Products

Inside the production

Quality & Certification

FAUDI Filtersysteme received ISO 9001 certification in 1992, FAA Filters followed in 1995 (re-certified to ISO 9001:2000 in 2002). The aviation products are qualified to API 1581 and EI standards.

History

1. 1938

   Foundation of FAUDI Feinbau GmbH by Fritz Faudi in Oberursel

2. 1955

   Fritz Faudi receives the Order of Merit from Federal President Theodor Heuss; dies in the same year

3. 1973

   First API 1581 approval for aviation filtration

4. 1976

   Acquisition of Atlantik Gerätebau GmbH, Stadtallendorf

5. 1984

   Foundation of FAA Filters (formerly North American Filter Corporation) in New York

6. 1989

   Merger into FAUDI Filtersysteme GmbH; FAA Filters taken over by BTR

7. 1991

   FAA Filters starts microfiltration with a Class 10,000 cleanroom

8. 1992

   ISO 9001 certification of FAUDI Filtersysteme

9. 1995

   ISO 9001 certification of FAA Filters

10. 1997

    Relocation to Stadtallendorf; establishment of R&D center with filter test rig

11. 2002

    ISO 9001:2000 certification of FAA Filters

12. 2003

    Management buyout; Marcus Wildschütz becomes Managing Director of FAUDI Aviation

13. 2009

    Introduction of the AFGUARD® electronic water sensor

14. 2018

    EI-qualified Dirt Defence Filter Elements and coalescer elements introduced

15. 2020

    AFGUARD® + Dirt Defence accepted as a global filtration standard

16. 2021

    FAA Filters acquired by FAUDI Aviation America Holdings, Inc.

17. 2024

    Launch of the sefiso brand; start of aviation filter production under sefiso LLC in the USA