Cartridges are porous, have no moving parts and can be refillable. Cartridges can be constructed from a variety of materials, including paper, nylon, carbon, polythermoplastics, metal mesh and an assortment of synthetic materials. Read Moreā¦

Leading Manufacturers
Shelco Filters
Middletown, CT | 800-543-5843Liquid filters are just a part of our complete line of filters and cartridges. Shelco is dedicated to providing our customers with excellent quality customer service and high quality products. This is shown through our state-of-the-art research and development team working to increase performance while reducing costs. We take pride in the fact that Shelco filters are distributed and used all over the world in a wide range of high-purity applications.

Filter Source
Hamburg, NY | 800-968-3458Filter Source has been serving the air, gas, and liquid filtration needs of the industrial marketplace since 1962. Our products are used all over the world by many industries. We offer brand name filters and we also manufacture our own line of high quality filters. Filter Source offers full filtration systems as well as replacement elements to fit almost any application. Call us today!

MICRON Filter Cartridge Corp.
Elmhurst, IL | 630-337-3877U.S. Manufacturer of String Wound, Activated Carbon, and Antimicrobial Filter Cartridges and Filter Housings. Filters available in 5", 7", 10", 20", 30", and 40" lengths, 2 1/4", 2 1/2", 4 1/2" diameters. Great quality, customer service and price!

Great Lakes Filters
Hillsdale, MI | 800-521-8565Great Lakes Filters is a leader in the manufacturing of industrial filters. We provide such filters as liquid bag filters, cartridge filters and water purifier filters. Call us today for high quality filters, customer service and technical service.

Cartridge filters can be applied in a variety of filtration contexts. Within the context of liquid filtration, they can be used in water filtering, chemical filtration, hydraulic fluid filtration and many other examples. The type of filtration media chosen for a particular cartridge filter is determined by the needs of the liquid that is being filtered. The permeability of the filter media determines the size of particles whose path is blocked from filtering through the bag.
The kind of filter media also determines the speed of flow of the liquid. For instance, filter media that allow for the passage of larger particles will have a faster flow rate than that of filter media that block very small impurities. One of the principal benefits of cartridge filters compared to other filter varieties is their disposability. They are easily removed and can be replaced with new, identical cartridge filters when necessary.
Disposable cartridges come pre-filled with filter media and are only good for a specific amount of use. After their lifetime has expired, disposable cartridges are thrown away and replaced with another cartridge. Refillable cartridges can be reused and re-filled numerous times. In these cases, only the filter media is thrown away and replaced. Cartridge filters are designed in a wide variety of shapes and sizes; a given cartridge filter's configuration will depend entirely on its application. In swimming pool water filtration, for example, a cartridge filter may be cylindrical and placed near the pool's water pump.
Such filters are designed for easy access, inspection and removal so that they can be replaced quickly when necessary. In some cases, cartridge filters are designed to be reusable; such filters can often be easily washed and replaced. This is often the case in swimming pool filtration, as the presence of a low level of residual contaminants will have negligible effects on a pool's cleanliness. In other cases where higher filtration standards are necessary, filter cleaning may not be a possibility. In such cases, used cartridge filters are replaced. Cartridge filters are popular because of their effectiveness and ease of use.