Latham International Ltd are a leader in the field of solid and liquid separation and we can offer a wide range of equipment from Filter Presses, Filtration and De-Watering Equipment and effluent Water Treatment Systems.

Filter presses were first used in the Ceramic Industry over one hundred and sixty five years ago. Since that time they have been used in numerous applications so much so that it is referred to as the “work horse” of the filtration world.

Typical applications being:-

Sewage Sludge
Potable water sludge
Dyestuffs
Colours and Pigments
Washed Coal Tailings
Heavy metal and Plating shop effluents
Food and Beverage Processing
Most Industrial Effluents
Quarry/Mining
Power Generation

And there are many more industries where filter presses are used….

In recent years, several factors, including the Statutory Legislation controlling discharge to waste of unsuitable effluents, shortage of land for lagoons or drying beds, shortage of water and in some industries a search for additional by-products of a process, have brought about a new appraisal of filter presses.

Where the material to be filtered contains finely divided solids especially in the sub-sieve and sub-micron sizes, and where it is difficult to separate the liquid from the solid, a greater force is required to effect the separation efficiently. The filter press can produce a higher pressure than either the centrifuge or the rotary vacuum filter or belt filter. It is often the only unit suitable for filtering slurries, which have low filtration rates.

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