3M FILTRATION User Manual
Driving the Future of
Filtration
CUNO
Today & Tomorrow
CUNO Incorporated, a 3M company, is a world leader in the design,
manufacture, and marketing of filtration products for the separation,
clarification, and purification of fluids and gasses. Its products are widely
used throughout the global healthcare, industrial, and water markets to
make customers more successful.
A History of Ingenuity
The name Cuno comes from the Company’s founder, Charles Cuno, who
started the Company in 1912 in Meriden, Connecticut. The Company
began as a supplier of mechanical parts to the automobile industry but
began to develop metal and mechanical filters early in its existence.
During the 1960’s it turned its attention solely to filtration and developed
a line of resin bonded depth filters for the industrial market that are still in
production today. Progressing to finer and more sophisticated filtration,
CUNO’s engineers invented a cellulose based filter that was charge modified,
permitting the filtration of sub-micron particles, smaller than the pores of
the filter. Variations of this filter are used today in the blood fractionation
and biopharmaceutical industries. CUNO was a pioneer in the development
of microporous membranes, and the use of nylon 66 for the formation of
filtration membrane. Finally, leveraging the technology developed for the
industrial market over to the residential and commercial drinking water
market, the Company launched a full line of products under the Aqua-Pure®
brand name. CUNO’s unique carbon block process results in a product that
reduces a wide variety of chemical contaminants in water while delivering
high flow rates and low pressure drop.
In 2005 CUNO was acquired by 3M and now operates as a division within
the Industrial and Transportation Business. The acquisition combined
the innovation of 3M with the filtration application know-how of CUNO.
The combined entity participates in virtually all the key markets for
liquid filtration. CUNO has fully integrated into 3M’s international
organization capitalizing on the growing market for cleaner fluids in
industry and cleaner, better tasting water for people around the world.
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Sustaining a culture of
innovation and excellence
The people of 3M are the company’s most valuable
resource. Our culture has always emphasized integrity
and fairness in conjunction with innovation and
excellence, and we will continue to help employees
develop their diverse talents.
Creating borderless customer success
Virtually anywhere you go, 3M technologies are at
work – making life easier and better for people around
the world. As a member of the 3M family, CUNO offers
the customer the advantage of an extensive global
sales and manufacturing network. Because nearly
all our people were born and raised in the countries
where they work, they have firsthand knowledge of the
markets, culture, business practices and local industry
trends. They have complete access to the ever-growing
knowledge base at CUNO, understand the filtration
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to your
applications, and are able to provide trusted and proven
solutions to challenges faced by our customers. They
are committed to your success and are the vital link to
product development – anticipating your future needs
to make your filtration application even easier and more
effective. Whether you are a multinational company in
Europe, or an emerging business in Asia, we are there
with technical, sales, and service support.
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CUNO Organization–Designed for Collaborative Solutions
CUNO is organized into business units, structured around our six key markets, intended to facilitate customer interaction
and expedite response to the market’s needs. Each business unit can access the breadth of 3M’s technology and CUNO’s
application know-how to provide our customers with the right solution to their filtration challenges.
A worldwide glance at 3M CUNO
1 . St. Paul, Minnesota,
United States
2 . CUNO, Meriden,
Connecticut
3 . London, Ontario,
Canada
4 . Argentina
5 . Brazil
6 . Chile
7 . Colombia
8 . Costa Rica
9 . Dominican Republic
10 . Ec ua do r
11 . El Salvador
12 . G uat em al a
13 . J ama ic a
14 . M exi co
15 . Pa na ma
16 . Pe ru
17 . Puerto Rico
18 . Tri ni dad
19 . Ur ug ua y
20 . Venezuela
21. Austria
22. Belgium
23. Czech Republic
24. Denmark
25. Egypt
26. Finland
27. France
28. Germany
29. Greece
30. Hungary
31. Ireland
32. Israel
33. Italy
34. Kenya
35. Morocco
36. Netherlands
37. Norway
38. Pakistan
39. Poland
40. Portugal
41. Romania
42. Russia
43. Sou th Africa
44. Spain
45. Sweden
46. Switzerland
47. Turkey
48. Ukraine
49. United Arab Emirates
50. United Kingdom
51. Australia
52. China
53. Hong Kong
54. India
55. Indonesia
56. Japan
57. Korea
58. Malaysia
59. New Zealand
60. Philippines
61. Singapore
62. Sri Lanka
63. Taiwan
64. Thailand
65. Vietnam
Cleaner, clearer
Residential
The choice of the water professional.
CUNO has long been regarded as a leader in delivering quality filtration
products for a variety of residential applications. Maintaining a customer
focus has resulted in a complete line of water filtration and water treatment
products to provide families with cleaner, clearer water for home use, and
even some office and light industrial applications.
Our labs provide water testing free of charge to the end consumer to help
better identify the problems faced in each home. Then, our network of water
professionals have been trained to identify and install the best solution to
meet that specific need. Different parts of the country face different water
issues. For example, hard water is more predominant in Midwestern states
than on the east coast; municipal users face higher chlorine/chloramine
content than well users; and lead poses a threat in many communities.
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