SMC EM910-020N Hydraulic Filter Element: Complete Technical Guide for Industrial Automation

13. јануар 2026.

Historical parts record: Photos and notes below belong to this record. Confirm the offered unit’s full model, condition and available test evidence before ordering.

What is the EM910-020N filter element?

The EM910-020N is a cylindrical hydraulic return-line filter element: pleated stainless-mesh media between two grey metal end caps, with a perforated inner core carrying the flow. The type number is printed on the end cap and stencilled on the shipping box. One practical note before the details: this is an aftermarket reproduction of the OEM element, not a branded original — the intake record prices it as such and carries no warranty on it, and the unit photographed has no brand marking beyond the EM910-020N type print. All eight photos below show this exact element.

2 min readContent reviewed 8 October 2026

Part details

EM910-020N, as read from the end-cap print and the element construction
Field	Value
Type marking	EM910-020N on the end cap and stencilled on the box
Type	Cylindrical hydraulic filter element, return-line / tank-mount style
Media	Pleated stainless steel wire mesh, fine weave visible in the pleats
End caps	Grey painted metal, flat sealing face with a recessed collar
Core	Perforated steel inner sleeve, black, carrying the through-flow
Origin status	Aftermarket reproduction (as recorded at intake) — no brand marking on the element, no warranty carried
Quantity	1 element, about 0.5 kg as recorded, intake 20 October 2025

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Values are read from the end-cap print, the box stencil and the photographed construction in the photo set.

Fitting and expectations

An element of this construction drops into the filter housing it is dimensioned for: the flat end cap with its recessed collar seats against the housing bore, flow travels outside-in through the pleated mesh, and the perforated core keeps the media from collapsing under the pressure differential. The stainless weave is the part worth looking at in the close-up photos — the pleats are evenly spaced and the weave is tight and regular, which is what decides both the capture grade and how the element holds up against flow pulses. As with any reproduction element, the honest expectation is the practical one: it filters to the media grade it is built with, it costs a fraction of the branded part, and there is no manufacturer's warranty behind it — for critical circuits the branded element remains the reference choice, and for general return-line duty this grade of replacement does the job the photos show it built for.

For a comparison point in the same category from the same warehouse, see the HYDAC 0160 D 020 BH4HC filter element — the branded original with the Beta-rated media marking, photographed and documented the same way.