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Chris Cummins Named President and CEO of the Micronics Engineered Filtration Group

PORTSMOUTH, NH and CHATTANOOGA, TN – June 1, 2020 – Micronics Filtration Holdings, Inc. announced that Christopher G. Cummins (Chris) has been appointed President and CEO of the Micronics Engineered Filtration Group which consists of leading wet and dry filtration companies and brands: Micronics, Southern Filter Media (“SFM”), C.P. Environmental (“CPE”), United Process Control (“UPC”), and AeroPulse®. Chris officially joined the team in early April.

Chris brings 27 years of manufacturing expertise with highly-engineered products to his leadership role at Micronics. Prior to Micronics, he has held senior leadership roles including President, COO, SVP – Global Operations, and General Manager for a range of diverse, privately held and public companies including Danaher Corporation, Colson Group, Symmetry Medical, and Abaco Systems.

His areas of expertise include Lean...
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Spare Replacement Parts for Your Dust Collection System: SFM Has Got You Covered

Southern Filter Media & the Micronics Engineered Filtration Group frequently talk with our valued clients about the importance of keeping up with your Routine Baghouse Maintenance & Inspection Schedule for risk mitigation & optimizing the performance of your baghouse.

A Regular Baghouse Maintenance & Outage Schedule is as important as ever, even in these unprecedented times.

Develop A Spare Parts Replacement Plan to Optimize Your Baghouse’s Performance

Your team knows that baghouse safety/risk mitigation also includes ensuring proper safety stocks of baghouse components. Southern Filter Media (“SFM”) remains your best air pollution control (...
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Micronics Manufactures High-Quality Filter Media in Two Plants in North America to Meet Your Baghouse Needs… even during these uncertain times

We have been closely monitoring the changing situation regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and wanted to update you on what we are doing to mitigate risk and ensure less disruption to our customers’ baghouse operations.

Our TWO filter media manufacturing plants are CURRENTLY fully operational and capable of producing the same high-quality filter bag products to lessen any potential risks to you.

At this time we do not see any impact on our supply chain for filter media or with the producers for fibers, wovens, and chemicals. We are in constant contact with our supply chain as they continue to closely monitor the producers of fibers...
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Dust Control and Steel Mills: Baghouse Solutions

The Micronics Engineered Filtration Group excels in the manufacture of high-quality, high-performance filter media for a host of dry filtration applications such as air pollution control (APC) and the reliable reduction of emissions for steel mills, non-ferrous metal production, and foundries. Southern Filter Media (SFM), has a state-of-the-art filter media manufacturing facility in centrally-located Chattanooga, TN that allows us to provide you with just the proper filter media for optimal dust removal in metallurgical production facilities.

Choosing the correct filter media for your operation is critical to minimizing downtime and optimizing baghouse performance!

In steel production, particulate matter (PM) can...
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Micronics Announces New Filtration Media Facility in Centrally-Located Chattanooga, TN

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CHATTANOOGA, TN – May 16, 2019 – The Micronics Engineered Filtration Group is pleased to announce the opening of a dedicated new filtration media facility in Chattanooga, TN. The facility, nestled within the textile manufacturing hub of the United States, is dedicated to high-quality liquid and dry filtration filter media products. It is located at 1201 Riverfront Parkway, right in the heart of Chattanooga.

SFM Chatanooga The new Micronics plant is a 56,000 square foot, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility that employs a customer-centric, quality-oriented, full-time workforce focused on custom filtration solutions for our customers’ filter press and baghouse needs. We utilize a full complement of woven filter fabrics and non-woven...
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Micronics Announces Expansion of Its Filtration Media Capacity

PORTSMOUTH, NH, USA – October 25, 2017 – The Micronics Engineered Filtration Group is pleased to announce the expansion of its filter media manufacturing capacity through a dedicated new facility in the La Angostura Manufacturing Community in Saltillo, Mexico. The new facility, located approximately 160 miles southwest of the U.S. border, complements Micronics’ existing filtration media manufacturing facilities in the northeastern and southeastern parts of the U.S.

The plant in Saltillo, Coahuila is a 30,000 square feet, state-of-the-art facility that employs a responsive, customer-focused, full-time workforce and all new manufacturing equipment, with a focus on both woven filter fabrics and non-woven felt fabrics, depending on our customers’ precise filtration application needs. The Micronics Engineered Filtration Group has conducted extensive cross-training and implemented identical manufacturing processes in our Saltillo and U.S. plants to ensure the consistently high level of quality our customers have come to rely...
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Bernard C. Faulkner Appointed President and CEO of Micronics Engineered Filtration Group

PORTSMOUTH, NH – May 23, 2017 – Micronics Filtration Holdings, Inc. announced today that Bernard C. “Bernie” Faulkner has been appointed President and CEO of the Micronics Engineered Filtration Group which consists of leading wet and dry filtration companies: Micronics, Inc., Southern Filter Media, C.P. Environmental, United Process Control, and the assets of AeroPulse.

Prior to his appointment to lead Micronics, Mr. Faulkner was the President of Pall Filter Specialists, Inc. Mr. Faulkner headed Filter Specialists, Inc. (FSI) for more than 12 years, prior to its acquisition by Pall Corporation. In addition to his extensive track record in liquid filtration, he also brings executive experience in other businesses including interactive software and computerized...
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Micronics Dry Filtration Group Acquires Certain Assets of Midwesco Filter Resources

July 13, 2016 – The Micronics Engineered Filtration group – consisting of leading wet and dry engineered filtration companies including Micronics, Inc., Southern Filter Media (SFM), C.P. Environmental (CPE), United Process Control (UPC), and AeroPulse – is pleased to announce the acquisition of certain filter media production equipment and product inventory assets of Midwesco Filter Resources.

From 1978 through 2012, both CPE and UPC supported Midwesco’s customers with industry-leading baghouse services including: inspections, field maintenance, mechanical repair/rebuild services, changeouts,...
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Southern Filter Media Launches New Website

Dry Filtration company, Southern Filter Media LLC (SFM), invites visitors to explore their new website which has been designed to provide a resourceful, user-friendly experience. With detailed content and easy-to-use navigation, the new site provides easy access to detailed product information as well as information about services such as SFM’s Baghouse Troubleshooting Services.

Hixson, TN – March 31, 2016 – Southern Filter Media (SFM), based in Hixson (Chattanooga), Tennessee, is excited to announce the launch of their new website. The company, which produces dry filtration filter bags for OEM customers, hopes the new site will serve as a helpful resource to its Baghouse OEMs as well as end-users across a range of demanding industries.

The new website features the company’s broad product line of replacement filter bags, pleated bag filters, cartridge filters as well as cages and venturis, installation hardware,...
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MICRONICS FILTRATION HOLDINGS ACQUIRES LEADING DRY FILTRATION BUSINESS

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. & ROMEOVILLE, Ill.– Micronics Filtration Holdings Inc. (“Micronics”), a global provider of wet and dry filtration aftermarket products, services, and OEM equipment, announced today that it has acquired United Process Control, Inc. (“UPC”), a 30-year-old, full-service provider of baghouse inspection, mechanical repair, bag change outs and aftermarket parts to customers in the power, steel, cement, chemical, and food industries largely in the eastern and southeastern portions of the United States. UPC will join forces with Micronics subsidiary, C.P. Environmental (“CPE”), a leader in dry filtration services. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

“In addition to the strategic value of this acquisition, we’re also excited to welcome the UPC team to the Micronics family”

“The addition of UPC significantly expands the depth and scope of...
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