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A Filter Bag for Food, Drug and Beverage Applications

Introduced by the manufacturer as the first series of filter bags specifically designed for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries, Cleargaf filter bags (photo) promise full compliance with U.S. and European food contact requirements and are independently certified. The filter…

Characterize Foreign Particulate Matter on Filters, Automatically

New capabilities have been added to the Morphologi G3 automated particle-characterization system, enabling the fully automated detection, enumeration and size classification of foreign particulate matter (FPM) collected on a filter (photo). In the pharmaceutical industry, this is especially important in…

Consider this gas-tight decanter when explosion is a risk

For applications exposed to the risk of explosions, this firm has developed a new gas-tight decanter (photo). The decanter will be available in two versions, one for clarifying and another for extraction. As a flat-cone machine CE 345, the gas-tight…

This multimotion dryer offers a number of advantages

The Planex System is a patented, multi-product dryer for vacuum drying of wet powders obtained from a centrifuge or filter press. The system consists of a fixed cylindrical chamber with an eccentric agitator inside that undergoes two independent movements; it…

Upgrade performance with these cloth filters

Aqua-Aerobics Systems AquaDiamond Filters (photo) provide the benefit of OptiFiber cloth filtration media in a lower profile, diamond configuration, with several design and performance advantages compared to traveling-bridge-sand filters. These advantages include the following, says the manufacturer: 2–3 times the…

Reduce filtration cost with these cartridge filters

W.L. Gore and Associates A new family of cartridge filters (photo) can increase production capacity and reduce the total filtration cost for high-purity chemicals used in semiconductor fabrication and other microelectronics-manufacturing processes. The new filter family incorporates this company’s proprietary…

Prevent Rust, Corrosion or Contamination with this Housing

Simplex Bag Filter Housings (photo) feature a thick-wall construction, rated to 150 psi and are composed of either PVC or Corzan CPVC, preventing rust, corrosion or contamination of the process media. Available as single- or double-length housings, the filters will…

Push-to-connect in-line filters introduced

This new line of in-line filters (photo) can be easily connected and disconnected for service on tubing applications. Designed with John Guest push-to-connect style fittings integrated into the Celcon plastic filter housing, this unique in-line filter product line offers versatility…

This membrane module can be cleaned by backwashing

With a membrane area of 10 m 2 and a 10-kD molecular weight cutoff, this new Flow-Cel module (photo) is optimally designed to filter protein-containing liquids with high solids content. The key feature of this cassette system is the ability…

A new, mineral-free depth filter medium

This firm has developed the bepure process, in which different types of high-purity cellulose are crosslinked to form a structure that does not require the addition of any inorganic material, even for sterile filtration duties. BecoPad P (photo) is characterized…