Cartridge Filter Housing Supplier & Distributor in India

ScientificEdge is a B2B distributor and sourcing partner covering housings, replacement cartridges, differential pressure gauges, seal kits and internals from one desk, so end-cap code, seal material and connection type are settled at quotation stage rather than discovered when the vessel is commissioned.

The practical value is in sizing and compatibility: sizing vessels on flow per cartridge rather than on the nameplate figure, checking seal elastomer against your actual fluid and temperature, coordinating CAD drawings, datasheets and material certificates where the manufacturer issues them, and invoicing in the form your procurement or tender process requires.

SS304 is the general-purpose austenitic grade and is adequate for clean water and mildly corrosive duty. SS316 adds roughly two to three percent molybdenum, which markedly improves resistance to chlorides and pitting — the reason it is specified for seawater-adjacent, brine and many chemical services.

SS316L is SS316 with the carbon held low, typically under 0.03 percent. That matters at welds: in standard 316 the heat of welding can precipitate chromium carbides at grain boundaries and leave the weld zone vulnerable to intergranular corrosion. The low-carbon grade avoids it, which is why sanitary and pharmaceutical vessels — heavily welded and repeatedly cleaned — are almost always 316L.

Work in 10-inch cartridge equivalents rather than in vessels. A 7-round 40-inch housing is 28 equivalents; a 12-round 20-inch housing is 24. Then apply a flow per equivalent appropriate to the duty: around one gallon per minute per 10 inches for fine ratings on water carrying real solids, and three to five times that for coarse ratings on clean water.

The vessel's published maximum flow is a hydraulic limit, not a sizing recommendation — it describes the point at which velocity becomes unreasonable, not the point at which filtration works well. Size on the flow per cartridge, then confirm the choice against differential pressure: roughly 0.15 to 0.3 bar clean, changed out at 1.5 to 2.5 bar or as the O&M manual specifies.

A double open end cartridge is a plain cylinder open at both ends, sealed by compression between the housing's tube plate and a hold-down plate, usually with flat gaskets or knife-edge seals. It is simple and inexpensive, and it suits nominal-rated filtration where a small amount of bypass is tolerable.

Code 7 uses a 226 O-ring at one end with a bayonet lock and a fin or spear at the other. The cartridge is positively located and cannot lift, rotate or bypass under flow or during a pressure surge, and the double O-ring seal is far more reliable. That is why absolute-rated, sterilising-grade and validated filtration uses Code 7 or Code 3 rather than DOE. The codes are not interchangeable — a Code 7 cartridge will not seat in a DOE housing, so the code must be stated at ordering.

When flow is high and changeout labour is the cost that actually hurts. A single 6-inch High Flow element does the work of dozens of standard cartridges, so a vessel that would have held forty rounds holds a handful of elements instead, in a smaller footprint.

The economics turn on changeout frequency, not on vessel price. High Flow costs more per vessel and usually less per year: an element change that occupied two people for an hour becomes one person for ten minutes, with far less spent handling and disposing of used cartridges. Where changeouts are infrequent, a standard multi-round housing remains the cheaper answer — the comparison should be made over a year of operation rather than at purchase.

SS316L construction, a mirror-electropolished wetted surface typically at Ra 0.4 µm or better, sanitary tri-clamp connections rather than threads, and an internal geometry that is fully drainable with no dead legs where liquid can stagnate. Vent and drain ports are positioned so the vessel genuinely empties.

The documentation is part of the specification rather than an addition: material mill certificates for the wetted stainless, surface roughness reports, and elastomer certification for the seals. Where the system is hot-water or steam sanitised, the seal material and the whole housing have to be rated for that cycle — which in practice usually means EPDM or PTFE rather than Viton.

Swing bolts distribute clamping load around the flange through several individually tightened bolts, which is what larger diameters and higher pressures require. They open reasonably quickly by hand and are the standard arrangement on industrial multi-round vessels. Above a certain diameter the lid also needs a davit or hinge, because its weight makes hand lifting impractical and unsafe.

A tri-clamp V-band closes in one movement and gives a smooth, crevice-free joint, which is why it dominates sanitary service — but the geometry limits it to smaller diameters and moderate pressures. Choose the closure from diameter and pressure first, then from how often the vessel is actually opened; a housing changed weekly justifies a faster closure than one opened twice a year.

Yes, and cartridges are the larger part of the ongoing enquiry volume on this category. Polypropylene melt-blown, string-wound, pleated membrane in PES, PTFE and nylon, glass fibre and activated carbon block are all supplied, matched to the housing's end-cap code, length and seal material.

For an existing housing, send the vessel make and model along with the cartridge currently fitted — the end-cap code, length and O-ring material, or a photograph of the cartridge ends. Ordering by micron rating and length alone is the usual reason a delivered cartridge will not seat.

Sourcing and distribution enquiries are supported for reputed global and domestic brands including Parker (domnick hunter), Pall Corporation, 3M (CUNO), Pentair, Eaton, UKL, Shubh and Aventura, along with equivalent options.

This is subject to stock availability, buyer specification, technical compatibility and documentation, and does not indicate authorised distribution, official dealership or an exclusive partnership with any brand.

Yes. Dispatch is coordinated across Delhi NCR, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka, West Bengal and other industrial corridors, covering plant, project, pharmaceutical, municipal and institutional sites.

Large multi-round vessels ship crated and need lifting arrangements at site, and electropolished sanitary housings are usually protected and bagged, so confirm site access and handling before dispatch. Lead time is confirmed per line item at quotation stage, since stocked models and made-to-order sanitary vessels differ substantially.