amafilter ®

PRESSURE LEAF
FILTER SYSTEMS
Making the world safer, healthier
and more productive.
Amafilter®

Over 90 years’ experience in providing solid liquid filtration solutions across the world
Amafilter ® is a Filtration Group brand, specializing in the design, engineering, manufacture and delivery of systems that
maximize the efficiency of our customers’ plant filtration processes. Our aim is to develop products which deliver cutting-
edge filtration solutions that have a direct impact on your process applications and which enable your operations to run
more efficiently.

Our expertise is built from over 90 years’ experience of providing filtration solutions across the world in market sectors
including food & beverages, minerals & mining and chemical industries. Our expertise covers an extensive range of sector-
focused applications, such as beet and cane sugar, artificial sweeteners, cheese brine, cocoa butter and gelatine, within the
food and beverages sectors. Our experience also extends to chemical applications such as copper electrolytes, waterglass,
oleo chemicals, PTA, brine, activated carbon filtration to name a few, as well as minerals applications.

Our range caters for the most demanding applications and includes the Cricketfilter ®, self-cleaning filters and horizontal &
vertical pressure leaf filters, as well as process filtration spares.

Our service team delivers world-class service and support across the globe, using our expertise and technical know-how to
optimize your filtration process.

We believe in partnering with our customers to provide total filtration solutions throughout the life of a filter. Our experienced
laboratory team can assist to optimise filtration processes and maximise efficiencies. We work closely with our customers
throughout the process and can assist in the complete design, testing, commissioning and servicing of a project.

MISSION
We are committed to a better tomorrow and our mission is
to make the world safer, healthier and more productive.

Our mission comes alive through the markets we serve, the

solutions we provide and how we interact with our teams
and customers.

We understand our customers rely on our knowledge, expertise and experience for innovative filtration solutions.
Customers depend on us – we deliver.
Our brands include:
 Markets we serve

Food and Beverages Chemical Industries

We understand that the food and beverages industry manage The chemical market faces various filtration challenges,
large volumes of products throughout their processes, and including the quality of bulk chemicals, intermediates, up to
that maintaining their quality and cleanliness is paramount. Our ultra-fine chemicals. Filtration Group has extensive experience
extensive product range can be utilized for all areas of the food in the supply of innovative filtration technologies that provide
and beverages market. Sterile conditions in a manufacturing optimized solutions for the chemical processing industries. Our
environment improve products longevity, ensure consistent products are designed to provide the chemical industry with
quality and reduce the need for preservatives in the final product. the highest consistency and quality of output, ensuring the
removal of any contaminants, hence improving product yield.
Our expertise covers an extensive range of sector-focused
applications, such as edible oil, beet and cane sugar, artificial Our experience in the chemical industry includes applications
sweeteners, cheese brine, cocoa butter and gelatine, within such as copper electrolytes, water glass, oleo chemicals,
the food and beverages sectors. PTA, brine, activated carbon filtration to name a few.

Mineral Processing – Molten Sulphur Biofuels

Impurities have a significant negative impact on the efficient Biofuel production presents unique filtration challenges. The
production of sulphuric acid and operations across the world quality of incoming feedstock used in the production of biodiesel
need to ensure their filtration processes are designed to minimise can vary extensively. Converting inconsistent feedstock to high
contamination and ensure the lowest cost of ownership. quality, pure, renewable fuels that meet ASTM standards requires
extensive filtration expertise and appropriate technologies.
Amafilter® has extensive expertise in the molten sulphur sector
of the sulphuric acid industry, having designed and supplied Amafilter® can carry out a complete analysis of your plant’s
pressure leaf filter systems across the globe assisting customers processes and recommend the correct filtration and separations
to optimise their molten sulphur total filtration process. technologies to meet the product quality you require.
Pressure Leaf Filter Systems

Selecting the correct equipment for your liquid filtration process is critical in ensuring your
manufacturing facility operates efficiently, safely and productively.
Our experienced engineers work closely with our customers to design complete filtration
solutions to meet their specific requirements.

Amafilter ® vertical and horizontal pressure leaf FEATURES & BENEFITS

filter systems • Proven technology
The Amafilter ® pressure leaf filter systems are designed to • The pressure leaf filter is a closed filtration system
maximise the filtration surface area of the filter leaves and which ensures safety of use.
offer optimal bulk filration in the smallest footprint. • Easy access to the filter leaves for removal of the cake
• It is fully automated, making it safer and requiring
The pressure leaf filter systems produce high filtrate clarity.
limited maintenance, hence lowering operational
Different types of filter aids can be used in our pressure leaf
costs.
filters to improve filtrate quality.
• The regeneration time between the filtration cycles
is short, lowering operating costs as the filter can
filtrate for longer periods without disruptions. This
also delivers greater production capacity.
• Filter leaves are easy to clean.
• The pressure leaf filter system has no rotating
parts, keeping maintenance to a minimum.
• Reinforced filter leaves, longer lifetime
• Special self-sealing cover gasket. The gasket can be
re-used and does not need to be replaced after every
opening of the filter system cover. The gasket comes
with special self-sealing properties to ensure a perfect
sealing solution and promoting maximum safety.
• All pressure leaf filter systems can be made with
a heating jacket in order to maintain elevated
process temperatures. This is specifically required
to avoid cooling down of the suspension in
instances where this is not permitted during the
filtration process.
 Pressure Leaf Filter Systems Options

Working together • Maximise your liquid filtration process

• Achieve optimal efficiency
to deliver • Deliver product quality
your filtration • Reduce maintenance costs
efficiencies • Ensure safety at work

VERTICAL PRESSURE LEAF FILTER SYSTEMS

The Versis® vertical pressure filter systems range only requires
a small footprint.

HORIZONTAL PRESSURE LEAF FILTER

SYSTEMS
The horizontal pressure leaf filter system is available in larger
sizes than the vertical pressure leaf filter system and has a
higher dirt capacity. This system can also be delivered as
tandem units maximising floor space, as two filters can be
fitted in one overhead frame.
Whilst the cake is being discharged, the horizontal pressure leaf
filter systems are fully opened which allows easier and quicker
maintenance or inspection.

RETRACTABLE SHELL VS RETRACTABLE BUNDLE

Retractable shell with a lower support frame: The

bundle doesn't move here, the shell is supported by
rails and moves over the bundle.

STANDARD DESIGN DATA

Criteria Detail
Tank Material Carbon Steel (SS optional)
Filter Leaves Material Stainless Steel
Design Pressure -1/6 bar(g) Retractable shell with an overhead suspension frame:
Design Temperature 0/150 ºC The bundle doesn't move, the shell hangs from a support
Max. allowable pressure structure and moves over the bundle.
4.5 bar
drop
Design Code ASME VIII div. 1
PED 2014/68/EU
SELO 02257 (China) (optional)
Approvals
GOST R (Russia) (optional)
U-stamp (optional)

Other alloy materials are available for particularly challenging

applications. Retractable bundle: The shell doesn't move; the bundle
with filter leaves moves in and out of the shell.
Filtration solutions for dry and wet cake discharge

Dry Cake Discharge Wet Cake Discharge

Pressure leaf filter systems with dry cake discharge are used Pressure leaf filter systems with wet cake discharge are
in a number of applications such as the filtration of sugar, perfectly suitable for applications where:
cocoa or edible oils, for the removal of activated carbon,
- the cake formation is too low for dry discharge
molten sulphur filtration or catalyst recovery. These systems
- the disposal is cheap (regeneration for wet discharge is
produce minimal product waste and for some applications
shorter)
the residual product content in the filter cake can be reduced
- the cake/slurry needs to be transportable via a pump.
down to approximately 35%. When the cake is the desired
product instead of the liquid and the cake is required to be as Special oscillating high impact jet headers sluice the filter cake
pure as possible then washing of the filter cake is an option. from the filter leaves. Filter cloth with low micron ratings can
be used for wet discharge. This ensures clear filtrate from the
The filter cake is normally dried with compressed air, inert gas
start. The cake is sluiced through the discharge outlet.
or steam before the discharge.

Vertical pressure leaf filters only:

The filter cake is discharged by a pneumatic vibrator through
a butterfly valve located at the bottom of the filter which has
been specifically designed for easy cake discharge.

Cake Discharge Cake Breakers

In a horizontal pressure leaf filter system the complete set Amafilter ® cake breakers assist the separation and discharge
of filter leaves can be moved outside the filter tank with an of compacted cake on a pressure filter leaf by dividing the
electric or an hydraulic system before cake discharge. cake into smaller segments. Cake breakers are ideal as a
cost effective mechanical device to assist with repeated cake
Whilst the cake is being discharged, the horizontal pressure
separation and discharge.
leaf filter system is fully opened. This allows to:

• easily assess the condition of the cake

• ensure that the cake is fully released from the filter leaves
• check the condition of the pressure filter leaves after cake
discharge
 Pressure Filter Leaves

The Amafilter® Versis® vertical pressure leaf system range and the Amafilter® horizontal pressure leaf
filter systems range include an extensive choice of filter leaves designs to suit a variety of market
sectors, including food and beverages, chemical and sulphur. The quality and condition of filter leaves
can have a significant impact, not only on the productivity of the filtration system but also on its ability
to achieve a high performance standard.

Performance
Filter leaves are the most important component of every pressure
leaf filter and replacing old or damaged leaves with new or
rescreened filter leaves will result in an immediate improvement
of the overall performance of the filter system.

Amafilter® filter leaves consist of five layers (ply) of stainless steel

wire mesh and are measured to a high degree of accuracy,
which increases system productivity and filtration efficiency.

Reliability
Amafilter® filter leaves are manufactured, as a standard,
from stainless steel 316L due to its mechanical properties,
making them highly resistant to stress corrosion, variances in
temperature and extreme pressure changes.

Other alloy materials are available for particularly challenging

applications. The design, technology and high craftmanship
involved in the production of our filter leaves results in less
downtime for maintenance, increased productivity and
extension of the filter leaves life span.

Rescreening Features:
Our extensive experience in filtration and separation enables • Suitable for use with vertical pressure leaf filters and
us to rebuild and rescreen old and/or damaged filter leaves horizontal pressure leaf filters
for almost any make of filter and return them to their original • Stainless steel 304(L), 316(L), 904L or super duplex.
working order. Other alloy materials on request.
• Inspected prior to reassembly • Available in different mesh types and layer combinations
• Function as new • Extensive range of reinforced frame types with riveted,
• Filter leaves can be rescreened twice welded or bolted box profiles suited to the application
• Extend the life span of the filter leaves by up to 40% • Excellent pre-coating properties
• Other make filter leaves can be rescreened • High filtration efficiency, filtrate quality and flux rates
• Choice of designs and materials are available • Double-sided, stainless steel rigid filter leaves
• Each filter leave consists of five layers (ply) of stainless
steel wire mesh
• Low pressure-drop
• Suitable for wet (with filter cloth) and dry cake discharge
• The top layer of the screen can be customized to the
application
• Re-screening or replacement of filter leaves
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