Micronics, Inc. products

Recessed filter plates are designed for 7, 15, and 20 bar operation (100/225/300psi) in a recessed plate filter press. They are available for sidebar or overhead press designs. Mounting hangers or side handles can accommodate any brand of filter.

Membrane Filter Press Plates have a chamber below the drainage surface that may be inflated. The common method used is water pressure, which is generated by pumping into the squeeze cavity to inflate the face of the plate against the filter cake. Air may also be used. Membrane Plates are used to reduce the cake moisture content or shorten the filtration cycle time. Two types of membrane plate designs are used; fixed and replaceable. Mixed pack membranes are the most common configuration -(one recessed plate then one membrane plate alternate in the press plate pack). The final product produces savings in the overall plate pack cost.

Vacuum membrane filter plates have a chamber below the drainage surface that is inflated after the filter cake is formed. Heated water 175F°-230F° (higher temperatures may be used with metal cores) is pumped through this cavity, both inflating the membrane against and transferring heat into the filter cake.

Plate & Frame filter plates are the oldest design and the predecessor to recessed plates. The chamber is formed by a flat plate on each side of a frame. Cake is collected in the frame. This type of plate is usually used today for polishing applications when filtration area is more important than volume.