FILTRATION & DEWATERING

Filter Presses

Recessed-chamber filter presses, polypropylene filter plates, filter cloths, and hydraulic spares for mineral concentrates and tailings.

Filter Presses

Recessed-chamber plate filter presses with electro-hydraulic closure for mineral concentrate and tailings dewatering, rated up to 16 bar pressing cycles.

Recessed chamber: 800 mm to 1500 mm • Up to 16 bar • 20–40 min cycles

Filter Plates, Cloths & Hydraulic Spares

Recessed chamber from 800 mm to 1500 mm • $\alpha = \alpha_0 (\Delta P)^s$

Filter Cloths & Polypropylene Plates

Laser-cut filter cloths with thermally sealed edges and high-chemical-resistance polypropylene plates.

Material: Virgin Copolymer Polypropylene & Needle Felt

CIRCUIT-LEVEL GROUNDING & METALLURGICAL RULES

Select Your Plant Circuit

Map your grinding classification, flotation, or filtration equipment and wear parts with 1:1 dimensional verification in Durango.

Severe slurry service: 45% to 60% solids by weight, high quartz abrasiveness.
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1. Mill Discharge Sump

8x6 / 10x8 Horizontal Slurry Pumps
PULP CONDITION & CHALLENGE:

Surge feed variations, high startup torque, and coarse solids turbulence.

ENGINEERING SPECIFICATION:

Horizontal centrifugal slurry pumps with wet-end wear parts in High Chrome, Rubber, or Polyurethane and 1:1 dimensional verification in Durango.

METALLURGICAL RULE & SLURRY VARIABLES:

Process Inputs: Design flow rate (m3/h), total dynamic head TDH (m), slurry specific gravity (SG 1.1 to 1.7), d80 particle sizing (microns), and mine elevation above sea level.

Metallurgy Rule: Specify drive train with minimum 1.35 service factor. High Chrome A05 for coarse angular slurries; vulcanized rubber for fine solids under 5 mm with flotation reagents.

Risk Prevented: Prevents skid torsional vibration, shaft deflection, and premature bearing overheating under slurry surge startup conditions.
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2. High-Head Slurry Impeller (Closed / Wide-Passage)

Closed Impeller in High Chrome (A05), Rubber, or Polyurethane
PULP CONDITION & CHALLENGE:

Severe impact wear from silica solids and loss of classification head.

ENGINEERING SPECIFICATION:

650+ HB white iron with dynamic balancing on Durango test bench.

METALLURGICAL RULE & SLURRY VARIABLES:

Process Inputs: Slurry specific gravity (SG), solid concentration by weight (Cw %), d80 particle distribution, and operational slurry pH.

Metallurgy Rule: A05 (650+ HB) mandatory for quartz or silica over 35%. Vulcanized natural rubber mandatory for pH under 4.5 or sodium cyanide solutions with fine solids.

Risk Prevented: Prevents accelerated clearing back-vane erosion and premature pressure loss to classification hydrocyclones.
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3. Volute Liners, Throatbushes & Frame Plate Liners

Wet-End Wear Lot (e.g., 5 Impellers + 5 Throatbushes + 4 Volutes)
PULP CONDITION & CHALLENGE:

High risk of cutwater perforation and unplanned grinding circuit shutdown.

ENGINEERING SPECIFICATION:

Reinforced liner wall thickness in High Chrome, Rubber, or Polyurethane for extended campaign run-time.

METALLURGICAL RULE & SLURRY VARIABLES:

Process Inputs: Discharge peripheral velocity (m/s), piping configuration, top particle size (mm).

Metallurgy Rule: Reinforced cutwater thickness. In slurries with oversize rocks over 12 mm avoid rubber; deploy heavy-section High Chrome A05 alloy.

Risk Prevented: Prevents split-casing breakthrough perforation and uncontrolled slurry containment spills in plant sumps.
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4. Centrifugal Expeller & Stuffing Box (No Mechanical Seal)

Centrifugal Expeller, Expeller Ring, Shaft Sleeve & Stuffing Box
PULP CONDITION & CHALLENGE:

Lack of high-pressure gland seal water and bearing slurry contamination.

ENGINEERING SPECIFICATION:

Dry centrifugal expeller and braided PTFE/graphite stuffing box (we do not sell mechanical seals due to severe slurry abrasion and corrosion).

METALLURGICAL RULE & SLURRY VARIABLES:

Process Inputs: Suction pressure (bar / psi), gland flush clean water availability at positive head, and frother chemical content.

Metallurgy Rule: High Chrome A05 centrifugal dynamic expeller when gland flush water is unavailable in sumps; braided PTFE/graphite stuffing box when positive-pressure gland water is available (no mechanical seal).

Risk Prevented: Eliminates shaft sleeve scoring and bearing contamination caused by slurry ingress through the stuffing box.
Hydrodynamic continuity: uniform air dispersion, agitation mechanisms, and pulp conditioners.
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1. Flotation Cell Mechanisms & Pulp Conditioners

Mechanisms & Conditioners for 50 to 300 ft³ Flotation Cells
PULP CONDITION & CHALLENGE:

Heavy solids sanding at cell bottoms and drive shaft/head wear.

ENGINEERING SPECIFICATION:

Drive heads, shafts, air standpipes, and agitation mechanisms for Rougher, Cleaner, and Scavenger banks.

METALLURGICAL RULE & SLURRY VARIABLES:

Process Inputs: Daily processing throughput (t/d), slurry solids density (%), target kinetic residence time (min), and bank role (Rougher/Scavenger/Cleaner).

Metallurgy Rule: Structural plate tank (6 to 10 mm) with hot-vulcanized internal abrasion rubber lining. Dart valves with pneumatic or manual positioning.

Risk Prevented: Prevents heavy solids sanding at tank bottoms and premature froth weir erosion due to pulp turbulence.
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2. Flotation Impellers, Diffusers & Wear Spares

Rotors, Stators & Diffusers in Molded Polyurethane and Rubber
PULP CONDITION & CHALLENGE:

Stator finger chemical corrosion and loss of bubble generation capacity.

ENGINEERING SPECIFICATION:

4140 quenched and tempered steel shaft, heavy bearings, and anti-cavitation dispersers.

METALLURGICAL RULE & SLURRY VARIABLES:

Process Inputs: Cell volume (50 to 300 ft3), rotor angular tip speed (RPM), motor installed power, and collector/frother chemistry.

Metallurgy Rule: High-modulus molded rubber rotor and stator disperser over steel cores. Quenched and tempered alloy shaft with double spherical bearings.

Risk Prevented: Prevents drop in air dispersion, short-circuiting, and metallurgical recovery losses from worn disperser fingers.
Process water recovery, filter plates, cloths, and Marcy-type pulp density scales.
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1. Recessed-Plate Filter Presses (800 mm to 1500 mm)

800 mm to 1500 mm Filter Press (up to 16 bar)
PULP CONDITION & CHALLENGE:

High cake moisture, long cycle times, and process water loss.

ENGINEERING SPECIFICATION:

16 bar electro-hydraulic closing with polypropylene plates for concentrates and dry tailings.

METALLURGICAL RULE & SLURRY VARIABLES:

Process Inputs: Slurry feed volume (t/h), initial solids percentage, and target cake residual moisture (< 15% for geotechnical dry stacking).

Metallurgy Rule: Recessed chamber and membrane squeeze plates for secondary compression. 10 to 16 bar filtration pressure with heavy-duty structural sidebars.

Risk Prevented: Prevents wet unstable filter cakes unsuitable for dry stacking and excessive cycle discharge downtime.
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2. Filter Plates, Cloths & Pulp Density Scales (Marcy Type)

Polypropylene Plates, Heat-Sealed Cloths & Marcy Pulp Density Scales
PULP CONDITION & CHALLENGE:

Cloth blinding from clay fines and direct on-site measurement of % solids in slurry.

ENGINEERING SPECIFICATION:

16 bar rated plates and cloths, plus Marcy-type scales with 1000 cm³ container and 12 interchangeable dials.

METALLURGICAL RULE & SLURRY VARIABLES:

Process Inputs: Plate dimensions (800x800 to 1500x1500 mm), slurry pH, operating slurry temperature (°C), and required cloth permeability (L/dm2/min).

Metallurgy Rule: Monofilament polypropylene cloths with heat-sealed borders for abrasive tailings; multifilament weave for fine flotation concentrates.

Risk Prevented: Prevents premature cloth blinding, filtrate turbidity leaks, and peripheral plate edge weeping.

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