Filter Cloths

The cloths covering the filter plates help to separate solid from liquid matter and provide the basis for the first cake layer on which then the cake builds up and takes over most of the filtration process itself. According to applications, particle size of the suspension, viscosity of the suspension and filtrate different mesh widths and permeability are required. In the Simex data base there are > 50 varieties of filter cloths from > 50 years of experience, varying in mesh size, type of fabric/texture. Filter cloths have to match exactly the chosen filter plate in order to avoid leakage.