Total Filtration Services

Total Filtration Management

• TFS pioneered Total Filtration Management, a program that simplifies filtration purchasing and standardization across a facility or enterprise.
• The program is tailored to each customer to:
• Standardize filter types where appropriate.
• Simplify purchasing and reordering.
• Reduce downtime risk and improve system reliability.
• Help manage inventory through an "inventory on demand" approach at TFS stocking branches.

Coverage and logistics

• Headquartered at 755 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 700, Troy, Michigan 48084.
• 14 strategically located stocking branches across the United States help:
• Minimize costly downtime.
• Improve storage efficiency by holding inventory closer to customer sites.
• Shorten lead times for common filtration products.

Industries and facilities served

TFS supports both industrial and commercial customers across many applications, including:

• Automotive manufacturing and paint processes.
• Aerospace manufacturing and paint processes.
• Chemical processing.
• Metals and general industrial manufacturing.
• Food and beverage production.
• Microelectronics and other high-technology manufacturing.
• Hospitals and healthcare facilities.
• Commercial buildings and office complexes.
• Data centers and mission-critical facilities.
• Power generation, including high-voltage power transformer manufacturing and nuclear power plants.
• Textile manufacturing and global textile producers.
• Agricultural processors and food processing plants.
• Renewable and alternative energy manufacturers (such as wind turbine producers).

Technical sales and vendor network

• TFS employs a technically trained sales team that works closely with plant personnel, facility managers, and integrators.
• The team:
• Reviews current filtration setups and operational objectives.
• Recommends alternatives ranging from like-for-like replacements to fully engineered solutions.
• Focuses on reducing total cost of ownership while maintaining or improving performance.
• TFS uses a preferred vendor strategy, concentrating roughly 90% of product spend with about 80 leading filter manufacturers.
• This approach provides:
• Broad product flexibility and access to many brands.
• Shorter lead times.
• Competitive pricing.
• Access to innovative, high-quality filtration technologies.

Typical filtration disciplines supported

Through its product portfolio and partner network, TFS supports at least six key filtration disciplines:

• HVAC and paint process air filtration.
• Dust and mist collection.
• Compressed air filtration.
• Liquid process filtration (including bag and cartridge filters).
• Hydraulic and engine/mobile filtration.
• High purity water filtration solutions.

For details on a specific application or industry, customers can contact TFS for a consultation or review the case studies published on the company website.

Importance of regular filter maintenance

• Regular replacement of compressed air filters is important for:
• Maintaining the performance of compressors and downstream equipment.
• Preventing unplanned downtime and disruptions to production.
• Protecting tools, instruments, and process equipment.

Product offering for compressed air filtration

Representative product categories supplied by TFS include:

• Filters, regulators, and lubricators.
• Coalescing and separator filter elements.
• Particulate filter elements.
• Absorber elements.
• Oil removal filter elements.
• Refrigerant dryers.
• Desiccant dryers.
• Compressor inlet and panel filters (including rigid cell and panel styles).
• Industrial silencers.

Support and optimization

• TFS works with customers to identify the right replacement filters for existing compressed air systems.
• The technical sales team can help:
• Review current compressed air filtration setups.
• Recommend alternative filter types or arrangements.
• Identify opportunities to improve energy efficiency and extend filter life.
• Customers can contact TFS directly to discuss compressed air filtration challenges or to source specific filter elements and accessories.

Overview

• Total Filtration Services provides a wide range of HVAC and paint process filtration products for industrial and commercial facilities.
• Effective HVAC filtration helps protect equipment, improve indoor air quality, and support the health and safety of employees and visitors.
• In paint booth applications (especially in automotive and aerospace), properly selected filters:
• Control overspray.
• Reduce volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
• Help maintain consistent product quality and finish.

Typical applications

TFS supports HVAC and paint process filtration in applications such as:

• General building HVAC systems in commercial and industrial facilities.
• Paint booths for automotive and aerospace manufacturing.
• Production areas requiring control of dust, overspray, and airborne contaminants.
• Facilities looking to improve energy efficiency and system reliability through optimized filtration.

Product offering for HVAC and paint process

Representative product types offered for this discipline include:

• Bulk polyester media rolls.
• Disposable synthetic and polyester panels.
• Ring and link filter panels.
• Permanent metal filters.
• Air intake screens.
• Pleated and mini-pleat filters.
• Extended surface pocket filters.
• Rigid cell filters.
• HEPA and ULPA filters.
• Gas phase (activated carbon) filtration products.
• Ultraviolet (UV) technology for air treatment.
• Auto-roll filter systems.
• Ceiling diffusion media.
• Paint overspray filters.
• Robot covers.
• Automotive wipes and service belts.
• Ambient air purifiers.

Support and sourcing

• TFS partners with industry-leading filter manufacturers to provide a broad selection of HVAC and paint process filtration options.
• The technical team can help:
• Review existing HVAC or paint booth filtration.
• Recommend product upgrades or alternatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, air quality, or filter life.
• Customers can contact TFS directly by phone or through the website to discuss specific HVAC or paint process filtration needs.

Customers can also submit inquiries or quote requests through the contact form on the Total Filtration Services website.

Branch and distribution locations

Below are the listed branch and distribution locations in the United States, with their published phone numbers:

Atlanta Branch (Georgia)

• Address: 4000 Pleasantdale Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30340
• Phone: (770) 246-0252

Auburn Branch (Washington)

• Address: 4510 B Street NW, Suite C, Auburn, Washington 98001
• Phone: (253) 852-5655

Birmingham Branch (Alabama)

• Address: 289 Cahaba Valley Parkway, Suite H, Pelham, Alabama 35124
• Phone: (205) 592-6888

Columbus Distribution Center (Ohio)

• Address: 3885 Gateway Boulevard, Columbus, Ohio 43228
• Phone: (614) 885-9100

Dallas Branch (Texas)

• Address: 3550 North Highway 161, Suite 200, Dock Ramp 7, Grand Prairie, Texas 75050
• Phone: (972) 241-3730

Fresno Branch (California)

• Address: 5405 E. Home Avenue, #108, Fresno, California 93727
• Phone: (559) 251-4278

Jeffersonville Branch (Indiana)

• Address: 120 River Ridge Circle, Jeffersonville, Indiana 47130
• Phone: (930) 209-2032

Kansas City Branch (Missouri)

• Address: 1502 Gentry Street, North Kansas City, Missouri 64116
• Phone: (816) 474-9565

Minneapolis Branch (Minnesota)

• Address: 5775 12th Avenue East, Suite 130, Shakopee, Minnesota 55379
• Phone: (952) 988-9600

Ladson Location (South Carolina)

• Address: 8439 Palmetto Commerce Parkway, Ladson, South Carolina 29456
• Phone: (843) 410-3707

Ontario Branch (California)

• Address: 1421 South Balboa Avenue, Ontario, California 91761
• Phone: (909) 947-9306

Portland Branch (Oregon)

• Address: 13533 S. E. Johnson Road, Milwaukie, Oregon 97222
• Phone: (503) 233-5566

Sterling Branch (Virginia)

• Address: 46213 Transdulles Plaza, Sterling, Virginia 20164
• Phone: (703) 273-2000

Wichita Branch (Kansas)

• Address: 1970 South West Street, Wichita, Kansas 67213
• Phone: (316) 945-7875

For assistance, customers may contact the nearest branch or call the main TFS number for guidance on the appropriate location or representative.

Names South-West, South, West, North, and East as a service area. Areas beyond these are not published.

Key features

• Direct online access to product information, pricing, and lead times.
• Ability to place orders and reorder standard items through the web interface.
• Built-in chat feature that connects customers with TFS team members for real-time support while browsing, placing orders, or tracking needs.
• Online ordering is backed by the same TFS expertise and technical support available through traditional sales channels.

Accessing eCommerce

• Customers can access the TFS eCommerce experience via the Go to eCommerce links and prompts available on the Total Filtration Services website.
• New users may register online to begin using the eCommerce site.

For questions about online ordering, customers can contact TFS using the published phone number or email address, or use the chat feature within the eCommerce site once logged in.

Representative case study themes

Examples of outcomes described in the case studies include:

• Improved safety and cost savings:
• Liquid cartridge solution that addresses a serious safety risk for a chemical manufacturer and delivers over $300,000 in product and labor savings.
• Solutions that reduce hazardous waste disposal costs in automotive plating operations.

• Equipment protection and reliability:
• Protecting equipment with intake screens and related products for automotive suppliers.
• Improving air quality and protecting equipment for power transformer manufacturers.
• Resolving filter collapse issues for data centers and hospitals.

• Process efficiency and cost reduction:
• Dust filtration solution that saves a candy manufacturer about $30,000.
• Liquid bag filter and cartridge solutions for textile manufacturers, food processing plants, and petroleum refineries that reduce failures and operating costs.
• Filtration upgrades for automotive paint processes and assembly plants that deliver substantial annual savings.

• Support for specialized and critical facilities:
• Filtration improvements for cleanrooms at appliance manufacturing facilities.
• Reverse osmosis and high-purity water solutions for a nuclear power plant.
• Filtration strategies for data centers and large commercial buildings that improve efficiency and reduce environmental impact.

How case studies are used

• Case studies illustrate how TFS:
• Applies technical knowledge and field experience.
• Leverages relationships with filter manufacturers.
• Tailors filtration solutions to specific facilities, processes, and performance goals.
• Customers can review case studies on the TFS website to better understand what it is like to partner with TFS and what kinds of improvements may be possible in similar applications.

For more information or to discuss a specific application, customers can contact TFS directly to speak with a representative.

Ask anyway — the agent will say plainly that it is not published rather than guess.