A Little History…
SLY, LLC was founded in 1874 as a manufacturer of foundry equipment. The company’s experience with dusty environments lead to its development of industrial dust collection equipment. Sly holds the very first patent for a cloth-type dust collector issued in 1902.
The company subsequently expanded into four styles of dust collectors:
- Envelope bag type: our Dynaclone and Pactecon legacy brands
- TubeJet tubular bag style baghouses: Top load, side load, square, rectangular, and cylindrical
- Pleated bag TubeJets
- Cartridge collectors: Horizontal and vertical cartridge mounting options
and four styles of wet scrubbers:
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150 Years of Sly
W.W. Sly founded what is now known as Sly, LLC, marking the company’s start. This is one year after the Jesse James gang first robbed a train on horseback in the American West.
Sly received the first U.S. patent for a fabric filter, introducing a significant advancement in air pollution control. Just two years after this, the Wright brothers would successfully record the first air flight at Kitty Hawk, N.C.
The company became part of Cleveland, OH historical lore when Wilfred C. Sly and George K. Fanner were murdered by the “Mayfield Road Mob” in a payroll holdup.
Marie Sly, along with four others, took ownership of Sly, notably appointing a woman as head of a manufacturing firm, during a time when female CEOs were extremely rare. This bold move came the year after the stock market crashed in 1929 and the country sank into the Great Depression.
Sly expanded its manufacturing capabilities by opening a plant in Mississippi dedicated to sewing filter bags. In the early 60s, the space program was gaining momentum, and the Beatles released their debut single.
The development of the Impinjet Scrubber marked a major innovation in gas cleaning technology, significantly improving the efficiency of removing particulates and gases from industrial emissions.
A fire destroyed the Sly manufacturing plant on Train Avenue in Cleveland, resulting in a substantial loss.
The invention of the Venturi Scrubber introduced a highly effective method for scrubbing gases, particularly useful in handling high dust loads and small particle sizes. America celebrated the bicentennial of the nation’s founding.
The Vertical PleatJet (CF) was developed, showcasing Sly’s ongoing innovation in filter technology.
The development of the STJ, SBR, CTR, CBR Tubejets (tubular bags) represented an advancement in baghouse filters, offering improved dust collection efficiency and ease of maintenance.
Sly purchased a building and relocated to 8300 Dow Circle, Strongsville, OH, in the summer of 1994, marking a new chapter for the company. 2009: The Round Reverse Air (RAC) was developed, further expanding Sly’s portfolio of air pollution control solutions.
Sly was sold to Carrier Process Equipment Group (ESOP) on October 18, ending 145 years of being a family-owned and operated business as Ted Kurz retired.
Sly celebrates 150 years in business, a rare milestone achieved by less than 0.5% of all U.S. companies.