Filter press cloth selection is important in many industries, from oil and gas to pharmaceuticals to the food and beverage industry, where the quality of your product depends on the quality of your filter cloth. But what about industries that don’t deal with liquids? Just because you aren’t filtering liquids doesn’t mean you can ignore filter press cloth selection! Here are some reasons why filter press cloth selection should be important to your business too.
A Quick Overview Of Filter Press Cloth Selection
Filter press cloth selection is an important first step in filter press installation. Because it’s a major decision and an essential part of any system, filter press cloth selection requires careful consideration. For many applications, filter cloth selection is simply a matter of choosing your desired performance characteristics and matching them with compatible filters; but there are times when industry-specific factors or your own individual requirements take precedence over basic process considerations. The following post outlines some of those special considerations for filtration systems, offers some design tips that will help you select appropriate filter material (and avoid common pitfalls), and offers examples from real-world situations to illustrate how these factors can affect design choices—and ultimately your business’ bottom line.
Application Opportunities – Purification, Concentration, Separation And Others
One of our most popular filter press cloth materials is PTFE, or polytetrafluoroethylene. Filter cloth selection presents an array of other materials, such as calcium carbonate, which has shown to be beneficial in industrial filtration applications due to its ability to filter hydrocarbons without clogging. Regardless of industry, filter cloth selection should present some opportunities that don’t exist elsewhere: Purification by using a filter; concentration with evaporators and condensers; separation with sieves and filters; removal with brushes and scrapers; construction with fans and heat exchangers. There are innumerable uses for your unique industry that can help separate it from your competitors by improving quality or reducing cost. Seek them out!
Cloth Attachment
A crucial part of your filter press is its cloth attachment. Remember, no filter cloth attachment means no filtration. That’s why it’s imperative to choose a reliable manufacturer that takes pride in their workmanship and delivers clean, durable filters. Finding just such a manufacturer is easy when you know where to look; we offer some of the best filtering products on the market today and our latest innovations are quickly being adopted by industry leaders who demand only superior quality machinery. Plus, with Filter Press Cloth Selection’s three locations across North America you can rest assured your product will arrive quickly and be shipped to customers faster than ever before!
Choosing Best Filter Cloth Selection
Filter cloth selection is a crucial aspect of filter press operation. The right filter cloth can make all the difference between an efficient and ineffective filtration process. However, most operators don’t know which filters to choose or what options they have when it comes to selecting filters. The good news is that there are several different types of filter press machine that can be used with a press, each one suited for specific applications in various industries.
Filter Cloth Wave Pattern
Depending on what industry you’re working in, there are specific filter cloth wave patterns that will be more ideal than others. For example, if you work in food processing, then a filter press machine with a wave pattern that distributes liquids more evenly and lessens tension across your Membrane filter press will have a better ROI. In healthcare, perhaps you need a wave pattern that gives higher pressure to get better filtration but requires less maintenance down-the-road. When picking out your filter press machine and filter cloth selection, keep an eye out for these kinds of details; they can help make sure your investment is worth it!
Filter Plate Types
Based on your industry, you’ll want to ensure that you have a filter cloth selection process in place. This means ensuring that your filter plates are designed for your specific industry. Choosing an inappropriate filter plate type can actually ruin filters and cause them to lose their efficiency. If that happens, you’ll need to replace them much sooner than expected—adding costs to an already expensive filtration solution. To choose an appropriate filter plate type, begin by reviewing the types of contaminants you need protection from. Once you know those contaminants and their levels of pollution, look at which types of filters are compatible with those contaminants at high concentrations.
