Industrial 32171979 Air Intake Filter Element

The Worthington ELM-88 Air Intake Filter Element (industrial 32171979) delivers roughly 99% filtration efficiency for industrial air compressors, removing dust, smoke, oil spray, and other airborne debris from the intake air to protect rotary screw and reciprocating compressors. This galvanized steel mesh reinforced cartridge houses heavy-duty paper and pleated polyester media, engineered for preventive maintenance and replacement filtration in harsh industrial environments. Key dimensions include an outer diameter of 4-3/8 in, an inner diameter of 3 in, and a height around 2-1/4 to 2-5/16 in. Compatible brands listed include Worthington, Ingersoll Rand, Quincy, Gardner Denver, Curtis, Sullair, and Solberg, with alternate part numbers 5A717, 32171979, 6106, 32282196, and 243196. Common applications span manufacturing facilities, pneumatic automation systems, industrial compressor stations, process plants, and other heavy-duty compressed air systems where clean intake air is critical. Its function is intake air filtration and contaminant removal to protect against dust, smoke, oil spray, and debris, improving compressor reliability and reducing wear, and it is used as a preventive maintenance and replacement filtration component within industrial air compressor systems.