HIGH CAPACITY CLEAN DISCHARGE WITH EIMCO PAN FILTERS

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HIGH CAPACITY CLEAN DISCHARGE WITH EIMCO PAN FILTERS

Detail of Eimco stainless-steel pan-filter showing flexible vacuum and blow connections to each pan. These are exclusive features on the Eimco Pan Filter — particularly advantageous when the slurries filtered require periodic clean-outs of internal parts.

G r e a t e r f i l t e r i n g c a p a c i t y , cleaner discharge a n d s u p e r i o r w a s h i n g a n d d r y i n g m a k e the Eimco Pan Filter a h i g h l y efficient unit. Each p a n functions as a n i n d i v i d u a l filter w i t h f e e d , w a s h , d r y a n d discharge cycles. The pans m a y be jet w a s h e d f r o m the b o t t o m , assuring a clean m e d i a d u r i n g every revolution. Eimco Pan Filters can be constructed f r o m a w i d e r a n g e of m a t e r i a l s to ensure long life a n d l o w m a i n tenance w h e n processing corrosive slurries. M a t e r i a l s

Cake Discharge

such as r u b b e r , plastic a n d m a n y others m a y be b o n d e d to the surface of the metal construction f o r p r o tective coating or to prevent product c o n t a m i n a t i o n . Pan filters a r e a v a i l a b l e in a v a r i e t y of sizes f r o m 10 to 500 square feet of f i l t e r a r e a . These a n d other o u t s t a n d i n g features listed b e l o w in a c o m p a r i s o n w i t h t a b l e filters, m a k e the Eimco Pan Filter the most practical a n d efficient h o r i z o n t a l type vacuum filter available. EIMCO PAN FILTERS

TABLE FILTERS Heel of cake remains on media.

Clean, full cake discharge.

Washing

No clear separation of wash. Cake remaining on media carries liquor past cake discharge point, diluting the strong filtrate.

Absolute separation of w a s h .

Media

Becomes blinded easily. Must stop to remove cake and wash. (Phosphoric acid operation requires considerable downtime.)

M e d i a kept clean through wash during each cycle. Downtime minimum.

Removing, Repairing Media

Difficult repair job.

Media on each pan is easily and quickly changed or repaired.

Let Eimco engineers consult w i t h y o u on y o u r f i l t r a t i o n p r o b l e m . For years t h e y h a v e m a d e it their

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