The Menardi Timeline
| 1913 | Menardi was born |
| 1952 | Menardi developed the first fiberglass finishes and filter bags for high-temperature applications. |
| 1956 | MikroPul (our sister company) developed the pulse-jet baghouse system. |
| 1957 | Menardi was innovative in the use of synthetic fiber fabrics for industrial applications including the widely used polypropylene filter cloths for refining bauxite and needled felts for the production of viscose. |
| 1957 | Along with Portland Cement, Menardi played a key role in the discovery of reverse air cleaning to minimize the wear on fiberglass bags in shaker baghouses. |
| 1958 - 1962 | Menardi supplied fiberglass filter bags with their silicone finish to carbon black, cement, iron foundries, steel mills, and specialty chemical companies. |
| 1963 | Menardi makes another break-through, developing what was then known as FLO-BAK® filter bag rings. Today, this method of producing filter bags for reverse air baghouses is a worldwide standard and is most commonly referred to as "anti-collapse rings." |
| 1964 | Menardi introduced Graf-O-Sil®, a unique finish comprised of graphite, Teflon®, and silicone. |
| 1966 | MikroPul installed its first pulse-jet baghouse. |
| 1968 | Menardi developed the Dispos-A-Cap® bag cap. Today this is the standard for attaching fiberglass and other filter media fabric bags to baghouse structures and is widely copied by other suppliers. |
| 1969 | MikroPul designed the top-load entry pulse-jet baghouse. |
| 1972 | Menardi worked with E.I. DuPont Company in developing Tuflex®, a 100% Teflon finish for application to fiberglass filtration fabrics. |
| 1973 | Menardi supplied a utility customer with Tuflex fiberglass filter bags for use on a coal fired boiler application. This was a pivotal point for the utility industry in particulate emission control. |
| 1980 | Menardi began manufacturing its own quality filtration felt fabrics. |
| 1986 | Menardi developed aramid with Shield™ finish to meet the needs of medium to high temperature applications. |
| 1987 | MikroPul designed the Advantaflo™ and Cascadair™ inlet diffusers. |
| 1989 | Menardi developed ARN-1, an acid resistant finish for aramid fabric. |
| 1990 | Menardi developed the Mikrotex® product line - expanded PTFE membrane products developed for high efficiency solutions and engineered for difficult applications. |
| 1990 | Menardi developed 609 Hi-Flo™, a lightweight woven fiberglass fabric and finish for higher efficiency and improved gas flow. |
| 1994 | MikroPul invented the Pop-Top® design for top-loading pulse-jet filters. This design is a significant time saver in the installation and removal of pulse-jet filters. |
| 1996 | Menardi developed the SDF® finish as a "tweener" product in performance level between standard fiberglass finishes and expanded PTFE membrane for higher efficiency filtration. |
| 1997 | Menardi introduced the Mikro-Pleat™ product line of pleated filters and cartridges. |
| 2001 | Menardi installed a state-of-the-art high speed pleated filter and cartridge production line. |
| 2002 | Menardi introduced Mikro Boss™ technology, a patented media which prevents collapsing of pleats under operating pressure. |