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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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

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,	10	. Ecuador	22. Belgium	34. Kenya	46. Switzerland	58. Malaysia
United States	11	. El Salvador	23. Czech Republic	35. Morocco	47. Turkey	59. New Zealand
2. CUNO, Meriden,	12	. Guatemala	24. Denmark	36. Netherlands	48. Ukraine	60. Philippines
Connecticut	13	. Jamaica	25. Egypt	37. Norway	49. United Arab Emirates	61. Singapore
3. London, Ontario,	14	. Mexico	26. Finland	38. Pakistan	50. United Kingdom	62. Sri Lanka
Canada	15	. Panama	27. France	39. Poland	51. Australia	63. Taiwan
4. Argentina	16	. Peru	28. Germany	40. Portugal	52. China	64. Thailand
5. Brazil	17	. Puerto Rico	29. Greece	41. Romania	53. Hong Kong	65. Vietnam
6. Chile	18	. Trinidad	30. Hungary	42. Russia	54. India
7. Colombia	19	. Uruguay	31. Ireland	43. South Africa	55. Indonesia
8. Costa Rica	20. Venezuela		32. Israel	44. Spain	56. Japan
9. Dominican Republic	21. Austria		33. Italy	45. Sweden	57. Korea

Cleaner,clearer

water

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.