08/12/2026
The filtration industry is going through real change.
Between 2023 and 2025, more than a billion dollars in acquisitions reshaped filter manufacturing. Cummins separated Atmus Filtration Technologies into a standalone public company. IDEX bought Mott Corporation for $1 billion. Private equity firm Px3 Partners established Cleanova and acquired the Sidco Group. MANN+HUMMEL and Ingersoll Rand added multiple filtration companies to their portfolios.
That kind of ownership churn ripples through supplier relationships in specific ways. For filter manufacturers deciding who to work with, the qualities that used to be nice-to-haves are becoming real differentiators: stability, in-house capability, honest scope communication.
We wrote about what the consolidation wave actually means for supply chains, and why domestic manufacturers with multi-decade operating histories are in a stronger position than they were a decade ago. Link in comments.
