Larox® PF filter

Pressure filtration

Proven, flexible and reliable advanced filtration efficiency for a wide range of applications

1,6 – 168 m² filtration area

Up to 16 bars operating pressure

Up to 90% less water usage due to efficient cake and cloth washing

Planet Positive

Up to 42% decreased energy use per unit output due to high unit capacity and short cycle time

Planet Positive

Benefits

Get a filter designed for easy maintenance, superior performance, and consistent results under varying process conditions. Larox® PF filter pressure filters are fully automatic recessed-plate diaphragm filters with horizontally oriented chambers. The continuous filter cloth ensures thorough cloth washing and efficient cake discharge from each chamber at every cycle.

Offers high capacity with proven efficiency and reliability
Gives you low overall operating costs and competitive total cost of ownership
Produces dry, consistent, and homogenous filter cake and efficient solids wash
Offers fully automatic operation, self-diagnostics, and flexible operation
Reduces floor space requirements

Applications

Bulk mining
Concentrates
Metallurgical refineries
Industrial minerals
Food
Pharma and biotechnology
Chemical processing industries

Testing capabilities

Metso’s filtration expertise is built on almost one hundred years of R&D and process knowledge, and is supported by the company’s globally unique Dewatering Technology Center (DTC) in Lappeenranta, Finland. The DTC plays a crucial role in Metso’s filtration solution innovations and acts as a hub for close university cooperation related to separation technology research. Metso has performed over 14,000 filtration tests and has delivered over 5,000 filters around the world.

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The Metso Filtration Services team strives to deliver the best possible availability, performance and quality whilst optimizing costs. Our filtration solutions aim to eliminate environmental and societal risks at our customer operations. Our filtration experts ensure safety and quality are built into everything we do from R&D and engineering to parts and services.