North American Filter Corporation is a leading manufacturer of filtration systems for air, gas, and liquids. A broad range of industries depend on our filters and filtration systems to protect both equipment and processes.

    Our sales and manufacturing facility is located in Newark, New York, which is in the Finger Lakes region.

    Company Origin/History

    North American Filter Corporation was founded in 1984 and was incorporated in the state of New York. The company抯 beginning was based on the principle of superior filtration design with the introduction of several patented filter products offering our customers significant filtration advantages. These patents are still in force today. North American Filter Corporation has continued its strong tradition of innovation with its continuing aggressive research and development activity and has several additional patents in place.

    From 1989 to 2000 North American Filter Corporation was owned by BTR, a large Conglomerate, headquartered in the UK. This period saw rapid growth and extensive capital investment both in physical facilities and in skilled engineering talent. Also the Purchase and subsequent integration of The Refilco瓹orporation added significantly to North American Filter Corporation抯 product offerings. In 1991 North American Filter Corporation started their Microfiltration Production with the addition of a Class 10,000 cleanroom. In 1995, North American Filter Corporation earned is ISO 9001 certification. In 2002, it earned its ISO 9001: 2000 Certification.

    In March of 2000, North American Filter Corporation was purchased by the existing senior management and remains an aggressive innovator and quality provider of a broad range of industrial filtration products.

    Product Range

    North American Filter Corporation provides the filtration market with a wide selection of industrial filtration products and systems for air, gases and liquids. Our three operating divisions offer products ranging from 0.1 micron to 100 micron filtration.

    NAFCO Division

    NAFCO designs and manufacturers air intake, compressed air/gas and liquid filters. NAFCO抯 compressed air/gas and liquid filters are designed with NAFCO抯 patented Real Filter畂r Sure Seal瓼ilter cartridges which eliminate contaminant bypass and provides greater flow capacity. NAFCO filters are designed for industrial gas production, natural gas pipelines, chemical and petrochemical processing and power generation.

    Refilco瓺ivision

    Refilco, established in 1934, specializes in the manufacture of replacement filter cartridges for the removal of particulate and water from lubricating, hydraulic and fuel oils. Refilco甤artridges are available to replace cartridges made by over 100 different U.S. and foreign original equipment manufacturers (OEM's). Refilco畃roducts protect bearings, valves, seals, pistons, injectors and may other critical components, from premature failure, by removing harmful solids and contaminants.

    MicroStream The MicroStream畃roduct line specializes in the design and manufacture of filtration products for liquids and gases for the most critical applications. Typical filter media used are polyester, polypropylene and PES membrane media. Absolute or nominally rated filters range from 0.1 to 90 microns. MicroStream甪ilters have a wide application in pharmaceutical, electronic, and in the food and beverage industries. Applications include filtration of water, solvents, gases, etchants and many chemicals.

    VOKES PRODUCTS

    Vokes provides the engineering, design and manufacture of lube oil and fuel oil filtration systems, for original equipment manufacturers (OEM's) and packagers of diesel engines, gas and steam turbines, and compressors. Specific products include ASME / API simplex and duplex housings, with transfer valves, for 10 and 20 bar g. The units are supplied with rugged, high efficiency, long life filter cartridges for turbine and compressor lube oil systems. Vokes supplies oil mist coalescers for diesel engine crankcase breathers, turbine lube oil tank vents and gear box vents. It also services North America in the electric power generation industry and the marine industry.

    The STREAMLINE product range provides a complete fixed or mobile system for treatment of insulating oils in transformer and switchgear applications. Typical systems include heaters, vacuum, and filtration, to restore the dielectric strength of insulating oils to 60 kV or better, in one pass with a compact, easy to operate system.

    Vokes products provide high integrity and cost effective protection for expensive capital equipment.

    For additional Vokes Information please contact North American Filter Corporation