Filter Presses

Great experience for diverse applications

GKD Filter Presses provide a robust, efficient pressure filtration solution for a host of filtration applications where dry filter cakes and clear filtrate solutions are a prerequisite.

Our filter presses are expertly designed to cater to a wide range of applications, from lab-scale manual presses to large, fully automated units. Leveraging GKD’s renowned expertise in woven media technology, combined with our history of manufacturing robust filters, we deliver optimized solutions tailored to virtually all industrial processes. Experience unparalleled efficiency and adaptability with our advanced filtration technology.

 

GKD Filter Presses are supplied with a combination of the following features:

  • Full Automation
  • Recess and membrane Filter Plates
  • Air Blow Filter Plates
  • Single or multi-plate shifting
  • Cloth shaking system
  • Membrane Filter Plates

 

Through a combination of test work conducted in our laboratory, on site field services and a wide selection of fabrics available GKD can optimise any solid/liquid separation process.

Spares

We manufacture, supply and install a wide range of spares for Filter Presses for both GKD supplied equipment & other OEM’s.

Our filter cloths are made of various yarn compositions such as Polypropylene, Polyester and Polyamide (including Rilsan), woven with monofilaments, multifilaments, spun yarn or combined yarns to offer the ideal filtration solution for the filtering of liquids and forming of cakes in the different applications, including acidic or alkaline conditions at high temperatures. Because these cloths are hand-made in our sewing department, any size and fit of filter cloth requires by our customers can be tailored.

Filtration equipment is used in a huge variety of different applications, from de-watering of mining slurries to blood plasma purification. For these filtration processes the correct material type and fit of filtration cloths needs to be selected. GKD offers filter cloths for optimum performance for virtually any application from our extensive range of filter fabrics.

GKD filter cloths are made of various yarn compositions such as Polypropylene, Polyester and Polyamide (including Rilsan), woven with monofilaments, multifilaments, spun yarn or combined yarns to offer the ideal filtration solution for the filtering of liquids and forming of cakes in the different applications, including acidic or alkaline conditions at high temperatures. Because these cloths are hand-made in our sewing department, any size and fit of filter cloth requires by our customers can be tailored.

Properties

  • Wide selection of material and composition types
  • Specialized material types for applications with chemical attack and high temperatures during operation
  • Customized filter cloths for equipment specific applications
  • Technical staffing for optimization
  • Filter bags in various shapes and sizes
  • Cloth installation service
  • Recessed Chamber
  • Plate and Frame
  • Fixed Membrane Plates
  • Replaceable Membrane Plates
  • Replacement Membranes typically in EPDM
  • Port Liners for Feed & Corner Ports
  • Centre Feed Spreader Rings
  • Filter Plate Handles Including Positioning Clips
  • Filtrate Spigots
  • Spatulas to Facilitate Cake Removal
  • Top Dogs for Suspension of the Filter Cloth
  • Hydraulic Closing Cylinders
  • Hydraulic Power Packs
  • Oil Filters
  • Plate Shifting Bogies
  • Plate Shifting Chain
  • Overhead Hanger Brackets
  • Hydraulic Ram Spacer