Recognizing outstanding achievements across the entire filtration value chain, the awards celebrate groundbreaking advancements that utilize nonwoven fabrics and technology.
Each nominated product has demonstrated creativity, uniqueness, technical sophistication, and the potential to significantly advance filtration performance and sustainability. Voting is now underway and the deadline to submit votes is 18 April 2025.
The 2025 finalists are:
FiltXPO Air/Gas Filtration Award
Hollingsworth & Vose – NanoWave ESA
Introducing NanoWaveESA, an all-synthetic, 3D filter media free from PFAS. This revolutionary product enables production of highly efficient, comfortable, stretchable respiratory protection, suitable for various protective applications.
Lanaco – EcoStatic ML Series Filter Media
Lanaco’s wool-based air filtration solution utilizes advanced electrostatic technology, providing exceptional efficiency and ultra-low pressure drop, even under challenging environmental conditions. USDA-certified as 100% Biobased, EcoStatic ensures sustainability without sacrificing performance.
Greentech Environmental LLC – Greentech Filters with ODOGard
ODOGard technology deeply integrates odor-neutralizing polymers into nonwoven and nanofiber filters, offering an innovative, non-toxic approach to indoor air quality. ODOGard significantly enhances filtration durability and performance.
FiltXPO Water/Liquid Filtration Award
Ahlstrom – BioProtect
Ahlstrom’s sustainable BioProtect material offers superior dye-catching performance for laundry applications. Manufactured from 100% naturally derived fibers and OC-Biobinder, BioProtect is both biobased and home compostable, combining premium performance with environmental responsibility.
Periodic Products Inc – MetalXtract Filter Media
Using patented Chelok Polymer Technology, MetalXtract provides remarkable metal adsorption capabilities—100 to 500 times greater than traditional resins—across a wide pH range. Ideal for wastewater treatment and environmental remediation, this biodegradable solution effectively controls contamination at high flow rates.
FiltXPO Filtration Equipment Award
Luwa America Inc – Multi Cell Filter (MCV)
The space-saving MCV significantly reduces required floor space by approximately 70% compared to traditional drum filters. Its intelligent PLC-controlled design optimizes filter cleaning cycles, reduces energy usage, and substantially cuts operational costs and carbon footprint.
Oerlikon Neumag – hycuTEC
Oerlikon Neumag’s innovative hycuTEC technology hydrocharges nonwoven filter media, achieving over 99.9% filtration efficiency with dramatically lower pressure loss and minimal resource consumption. Easy to integrate and retrofit, hycuTEC represents a breakthrough in high-efficiency filtration media production.
Filtration Advice Inc – FA-TCO Software
This cutting-edge software provides comprehensive Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis and predictive modeling for air filtration systems. FA-TCO enables data-driven decisions, extending filter lifespans, reducing operational costs, and enhancing overall sustainability in filtration management.
“We’re delighted to highlight these groundbreaking innovations that promise to reshape the filtration landscape,” said Matt O’Sickey, PhD, INDA’s Director of Education & Technical Affairs. “FiltXPO provides the perfect stage to recognize the industry’s most significant advances and inspire future developments.”
The winners will be announced during FiltXPO, 29 April–1 May 2025, at the Miami Beach Convention Center, Florida.
