Manufacturers' Representative, Since 1985
Process equipment. Filtration. Done right.
Control Factors Portland represents sixteen manufacturers of steam, valve, filtration, and process equipment. Based in Washington State, shipping factory-direct anywhere in the USA. Factory-trained engineers, stocked lines, and forty years of plants that keep running.
Representing sixteen manufacturers
Why plants call us
A representative, not a reseller
The difference matters at quote time and at commissioning. We carry factory authorization, factory training, and forty years of application history in this region's plants. When a trap station fails on a Saturday or a strainer needs to cross to a current model, you talk to an engineer who has stood in front of that equipment.
Authorized and factory-trained
Every line on our card is a formal representation agreement, with factory engineering behind the selection.
Two divisions, one call
Process flow components and filtration & separation under one roof, so a steam trap and its strainer come from the same desk.
Washington based, USA shipping
Our team is based in La Center, Washington, and we ship factory-direct anywhere in the USA.
Paper trail included
Written quotes with confirmed lead times, data sheets, and drawings. No verbal-only numbers.
From the line card (6)
Filtration & Separation
Strainers, bag and cartridge housings, ASME vessels, membrane and high-purity elements, and air and gas filtration. Ten manufacturers covering everything a fluid carries.
Division One
Explore filtration lines
1985
Founded and continuously operating
16
Manufacturers represented
3
States covered: OR, WA, ID
2
Technical divisions, one engineering desk
Interactive diagnostic
What are failed steam traps costing you?
Five inputs. One minute. A defensible estimate of the steam your failed traps are leaking, modeled on the Napier flow equation, and the payback on a trap survey.
Process Flow Components
Steam specialties, control valves, rupture disks, tank vents and flame arresters, valves, pumps, and heat tracing. Six manufacturers covering the flow side of the plant.
Division Two
Explore process components
What we do for plants
Engineering support that outlasts the invoice
Selection and sizing
Steam traps, control valves, rupture disks, strainers, and filter housings sized from your service conditions and confirmed with the factory.
Steam trap surveys
Tagged, documented trap surveys with failure reports and payback analysis for plants across the territory.
Replacement and cross-reference
Part-number crosses to current equivalents, from competitor valves to legacy filter elements, verified before we quote.
Application engineering
Heat loss calculations, filtration pilot testing, and vessel design support through factory engineering teams.
Documentation
Data sheets, drawings, and IOMs supplied with quotes and orders, so maintenance files stay complete.
After-sale support
Start-up assistance, troubleshooting, and warranty coordination from the engineers who sold the equipment.
Where we ship
Based in Washington. Shipping nationwide.
Our remote team is based in La Center, Washington, and every line on the card ships factory-direct anywhere in the USA.
Find your cityLa Center, Washington · Factory-direct to any address in the USA
Factory-trained sales engineers. A real answer within one business day.
Tell us the service conditions. We will bring the right line.
Request a Quote(503) 669-1185 · sales@cfactors.com