Product Profile of Plate & Frame type Filter Press
Plate & Frame type Filter Press available in wood, cast iron, steel or poly propylene construction and consists of two fixed head pieces and a moveable piece. S. F. Engineering Works manufactures Plate & Frame type Filter Press. S. F. Engineering Works offers process plants and machinery required by the Chemical, Paint, Inks Pharmaceuticals, Minerals, Food and related Industries. The Plate & Frame type Filter Press is a commonly used filter for separating of solids from liquids in the Dyestuff, Chemicals, Ceramics, Food, Minerals, Pharmaceuticals and Waste water treatment industries.
Key Features of Plate & Frame type Filter Press
- The filter press consists of two fixed head pieces and a moveable piece
- Between the head pieces are chambers formed by plates and frames or recessed plates.
- The plates are covered with filter cloth.
- The plates are hung on a pair of horizontal support bar and pressed together during filtration to form a water tight closure between plates.
- The press can be closed manually, hydraulically or by a motor drive.
- The slurry to be processed is pumped between the plates where the filterate is collected along a channel system or through individual laps at each of the plates.
- The cake between the plates is then washed until it is free of the mother liquor.
- The discharge of solids is released by opening the closing device.
