Industrial Filtration Services from Olds Filtration Engineering
When filtration equipment isn’t performing the way it should, the impact shows up fast—lost production time, higher operating costs, inconsistent product quality, and avoidable maintenance headaches. Olds Filtration Engineering supports industrial customers with practical, real-world filtration services that help keep air and liquid systems running clean, efficient, and dependable.
This page provides an overview of our service capabilities. If you’re troubleshooting an existing system or planning an upgrade, our team can help you identify the next best step—whether that means maintenance, repair, cleaning, rescreening, testing, or consulting.
Industrial Filtration Services at a Glance
- Dust Collection System Design and Installation
- Bag House Maintenance and Repair
- Filter Bag and Dust Analysis
- Filter-Strainer Basket Repair
- Re-Screen Pressure Filter Leaves, Sweco® and Kason® Classifier Screens
- Cleaning Services for Metal Filters, Spinnerette Packs, Mist Eliminators and Flame Arrestors
- Sand Filter and D.I. Tank Lateral Re-Screening
- Filtration Consulting
- Re-pack Fiber-Bed Coalescing Elements
- Fluid Testing Services (Bench Scale Filterability Analysis, Filtration Efficiency Testing)
- Fluid Sample Analysis (TSS, Particle Size Distribution, Turbidity, Oil Analysis, Particle Counts, Imaging)
- Carbon Vessel Exchange Programs and Carbon Change-out Services
Dust Collection System Design and Installation
A dust collection system shouldn’t be a “best guess.” The right design depends on your process, the type of particulate being captured, airflow requirements, layout constraints, and how you need the system to operate day in and day out. We support facilities with dust collection system design and installation so collection is effective at the source—while helping reduce housekeeping issues, protect equipment, and support a safer work environment.
Whether you’re working with a centralized system or capturing dust at individual stations, we focus on practical designs that are built around your operation—not a generic template.
Bag House Maintenance and Repair
Baghouse performance can drift over time. Filter loading, pulse performance, air leaks, worn components, and process changes can all lead to higher differential pressure, reduced capture efficiency, or nuisance dust issues.
Our bag house maintenance and repair services are designed to help you restore reliable performance and extend the life of your equipment. Common work includes diagnosing performance problems, addressing worn or damaged components, and getting the system back to stable operation—so you can avoid the cycle of recurring issues and emergency downtime.
Filter Bag and Dust Analysis
When filtration problems repeat, the cause is often upstream: dust characteristics, particle loading, moisture, temperature, or chemical compatibility can all affect media life and performance. Filter bag and dust analysis helps connect what’s happening in your process to what the filtration system is actually experiencing.
With the right analysis, you can make smarter decisions about media selection, cleaning strategy, and maintenance intervals—reducing premature failures and improving overall filtration results.
Filter-Strainer Basket Repair
Strainer baskets do critical work, but they’re easy to overlook until they deform, tear, or begin passing unwanted solids downstream. Repairing and restoring filter-strainer baskets can be a cost-effective way to get equipment back into service while maintaining performance and fit.
We support basket repair as part of a broader approach to keeping strainers, housings, and related components working the way they should—especially in systems where consistent solids removal matters.
Re-Screening Services: Pressure Filter Leaves and Classifier Screens
Screening and separation equipment takes a beating in real industrial conditions. We provide re-screening services for:
- Pressure filter leaves
- Sweco® classifier screens
- Kason® classifier screens
If your screens are blinding, tearing, losing tension, or no longer separating material consistently, re-screening can help restore performance and reduce the process variability that comes with worn screening assemblies.
Cleaning Services for Metal Filters and Process Components
Some filtration components can’t simply be swapped and tossed—especially when you’re working with metal filters, specialized packs, or equipment designed to be cleaned and reused. We provide cleaning services for:
- Metal filters
- Spinnerette packs
- Mist eliminators
- Flame arrestors
Cleaning methods may include aqueous or solvent chemical cleaning, thermal cleaning, ultrasonic cleaning, degreasing, paint stripping, and media blasting. The best method depends on the contaminant type, the part geometry, and material compatibility. The goal is straightforward: remove buildup effectively while preserving the function of the component.
Sand Filter and D.I. Tank Lateral Re-Screening
Laterals play a major role in how sand filters and D.I. tanks distribute flow and retain media. When lateral screens wear out or become compromised, you can see pressure issues, channeling, reduced performance, or media migration.
Re-screening laterals is a practical option for restoring flow characteristics and helping the system operate as intended—without having to replace the entire assembly when the underlying structure is still serviceable.
Filtration Consulting and Troubleshooting
Not every problem is solved by replacing a filter element. Sometimes the issue is system design, operating conditions, or a process change that the filtration equipment wasn’t set up to handle.
Our filtration consulting supports customers who want a clear, engineering-minded path forward. That can include troubleshooting recurring issues, reviewing operating conditions, improving reliability, and identifying filtration approaches that better match the application.
Re-Packing Fiber-Bed Coalescing Elements
Coalescing elements are often the quiet workhorses of separation—helping remove fine droplets and improve phase separation in demanding applications. When performance drops, repacking fiber-bed coalescing elements can be an effective way to restore separation efficiency and extend equipment life, depending on the condition of the housing and internal components.
Fluid Testing and Fluid Sample Analysis
Filtration decisions get easier when you have real data. We offer fluid testing services such as bench scale filterability analysis and filtration efficiency testing to support media selection, performance validation, and troubleshooting.
We also provide fluid sample analysis options, including:
- Total Suspended Solids (TSS)
- Particle size distribution
- Turbidity analysis
- Free quantitative oil analysis
- Photomicrographs
- Optical / digital particle counts
- Media and contaminant imaging
These insights can help you understand what’s in your fluid, how it’s behaving, and what filtration strategy is most likely to deliver stable results.
Carbon Vessel Exchange and Carbon Change-Out Services
When activated carbon is part of your contaminant removal strategy—whether for vapor-phase or liquid-phase applications—timely change-outs matter. We support carbon vessel exchange programs and carbon change-out services so customers can keep removal performance consistent and avoid the “silent decline” that happens when media becomes exhausted.
Specialty Fabrication
Select custom sewn filter bags and custom filter assemblies may be available depending on current capacity and lead times.
Contact Olds Filtration Engineering for More Information
Olds Filtration Engineering helps industrial customers nationwide get more consistency and longer life out of their filtration equipment. With a deep background in process and industrial filtration, we support projects end-to-end—engineering guidance, installation, and the service needed to keep systems performing after startup. Whether you’re modernizing an older setup or building something new, we bring the expertise and product options to deliver a solution that fits.
For more information, call 1-800-841-2633 or contact us online.