When it comes to Filter Press Plates, you can confidently turn to Micronics for strong, high-quality replacement filter plates for most brands/makes/models of filter presses. This confidence stems from the fact that Micronics is a leader in high-quality filter media, filter presses, and pressure filtration field service.
Learn more below about some of the top reasons to contact Micronics today for your Filter Plate Solutions needs.
Here are just a few reasons to work closely with Micronics on Filter Plates:
The Micronics Engineered Filtration team offers expert Filter Plate Repair Services and carries a wide variety of Filter Plates for your industry and application. Whether you need 470mm plates for your plating operation or large 2.0mm Mining Press Plates or plates for your Alumina Red Mud Press, you can confidently turn to Micronics for the needed expertise for your slurry and operating conditions.
The Micronics Engineered Filtration team has the expertise and technical capabilities to Repair and Refurbish Filter Plates – that is, for all but the most damaged polypropylene filter plates – providing substantial cost-savings and reduced downtime for your press operations. Of course, Micronics will work with you in replacing the filter plates, if they cannot be repaired or refurbished. We will do an expert assessment of the wear and damage to your filter plates and determine appropriate next steps for your team’s consideration.
We employ proprietary methods for cleaning the membrane companion plate drainage surface and will remove all residue built up on the surface and porting holes. Filtrate drainage is significantly improved and – after Micronics’ Expert Filter Plate Refurbishment – numerous customers confirm that the cake moisture content is lower in service than before refurbishment! Damaged areas and cracks are plastic welded to retain the plate’s original strength.
While we offer many configurations, every configuration is not optimal for every situation. For instance, while corner feed with no stay bosses in the filtration area provides ideal filtration in some situations, we have a high degree of experience in changing plate design to Center Feed from both Top Corner Feed and Bottom Corner Feed. By increasing the diameter of the feed hole in the center feed design, the velocity of the filtrate in this area is reduced, thereby reducing neck abrasion. Micronics specifically has experience in doing such plate design conversions while keeping your original press structure and existing press features and we look forward to discussing these sorts of opportunities for reducing neck wear/premature failure with you and your team.
Micronics is adept at working with customers on developing a sound Filter Plate & Filter Cloth Inventory Management Program to ensure that you are never caught without adequate replacement stock because, let’s face it, things do happen. As customers know, Filter Plates are custom-fabricated/molded items and have long lead times so proper attention to maintaining the proper inventory of replacement plates is critical to avoid costly shut-downs. For instance, aggressive Mine Tailings and Mineral Concentrate applications can result in damaged plates due to either excessive air blowdown or failed filter cloths, which can allow the feed slurry to scour the plates. Similarly, balance pressures can cause warping and cracking of the filter plates and may require them to be replaced. Did You Know, that using Filter Press Cloths of different permeabilities or filtration characteristics within the plate stack can lead to out-of-balance filter plate pressures? Learn more about out-of-balance pressures and your filter plates here.
Micronics works with every customer individually to determine the best Inventory Management Solutions, both for Filter Press Cloth and for Filter Plates.
Micronics has excellent strategic partnerships with a variety of filter plate manufacturers and is not limited in its choices and options that can be provided to customers because each situation is different about process parameters, usage of chemicals, cycle time, cycles per day, squeezing pressure, cake thickness, etc. We have worked closely with plate manufacturers – and continue to do so – to develop the most innovative solutions such as our clip necks and various other custom plates.
Due to the volume of plates purchased annually from molders, the Micronics Engineered Filtration Group is a cost-effective Filter Plate & Filter Press Cloth Solutions Provider. We know the press, filter press cloth, process, site, environmental, and any number of other issues that customers have historically faced. Purchasing and Supply Chain Optimization are a core pillar of excellence under CEO Chris Cummins’ Leadership.
Contact Us today for assistance with repairing and refurbishing your filter plates, purchasing new replacement plates – including both gasketed and non-gasketed, center feed, and corner feed plates – and looking at different potential filter plate designs to enhance your filter press performance. We’ll help you with the installation of Test Plates too!
You’ll get excellent customer service & sales support when you work with the team at the Micronics Engineered Filtration Group, whether in Brazil, Mexico, Canada, the USA, the United Kingdom, Australia, India, or elsewhere in the world. Micronics is your Total Engineered Filtration Solutions provider.
Micronics Is Your Trusted Partner for Total Engineered Filtration Solutions. We offer end-to-end solutions from Filter Media to Industry-Leading Filtration Equipment, to Spare Parts & Accessories, to On-Site Field Services and In-House Laboratory Services. Whether for your Filter Press, Belt Press, Leaf Filter, Vacuum Filter, or Baghouse, you can count on Micronics’ deep industry and applications knowledge for the right engineered filtration solution to meet your needs. We look forward to working with your team.