Crystal Filtration
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Company Overview
Crystal Filtration, with over three decades of media filter experience, operates as a dedicated problem-solver in industrial filtration. Headquartered in Rochester Hills, MI, the company specializes in providing innovative solutions for liquid, air, food, and beverage filtration, complemented by extensive testing services. Their approach is rooted in a scientific methodology, where highly trained engineers conduct on-site evaluations and fluid analyses to develop tailored solutions that maximize client value and process efficiency. This commitment extends to continuous technical field support, ensuring long-term performance improvements.
Filtration Products and Oil Management
The company offers a comprehensive range of filter media under its CRYSTALFIL™ brand, designed for diverse industrial applications. This includes a polyester/nylon blend suitable for high heat and pressure, effective in both metalworking coolants and food-grade applications like frying oil filtration. Other specialized media such as MicroClean™ and CoCLEAN™ target critical clarity in honing and polishing, while POWERLOFT® provides exceptional dirt holding capacity for various metal machining processes. For the food industry, Crystal Filtration delivers full-cycle oil management solutions. This integrated approach combines food-grade filter media, the FILSORB® active powder—an NSF-certified reagent for significantly reducing free fatty acids and impurities—and advanced analytical testing to extend oil life and maintain product quality.
Advanced Analytical Solutions
Through its Quartz Analytics division and a strategic partnership with CDR Mediared, Crystal Filtration provides accurate and user-friendly lab equipment for quality control across food and beverage sectors. The CDR FoodLab® line, encompassing specialized analyzers for fats/oils, milk/dairy, wine, beer, and kombucha, leverages spectrophotometric technology with pre-filled reagent kits. These systems offer rapid, reliable, and calibration-free analyses, featuring touch screen operation, LED photometric technology for high sensitivity, and capabilities for remote calibration checks and data export. Noteworthy is the CDR FoodLab® AnV test, which provides superior accuracy for measuring secondary oxidation in fats and oils, even in highly pigmented samples, compared to traditional methods.
Sustainability and Global Reach
Crystal Filtration is committed to environmental responsibility through its subsidiary, Waste-Free, LLC, based in Warren, Michigan. This facility operates as a recycling center for used and dirty filter media, enabling industrial clients to achieve landfill-free manufacturing and significantly reduce their ecological footprint by recycling up to 99% of returned media. The company further extends its influence globally via LaFil, a Mexico-based entity. Acquired in 2003, LaFil provides a wide array of nonwoven filtration solutions and expert technical support to customers throughout Mexico, Central America, and South America, reinforcing Crystal Filtration's position as a comprehensive filtration partner.
