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FOOD & BEVERAGE SELF CLEANING FILTERS
Our Spiroclean Filters are designed to sanitary standards specifically for use in food, beverage and dairy applications.
Hygienic
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Spiroclean filters are designed in accordance with EHEDG (European Hygienic Engineering Design Group) hygienic design standards
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All internal and external elements in contact with fluid are MOCA certified (European Regulation 1935/2004 for materials intended to come into contact with food)
Self Cleaning
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The self cleaning feature means that plant operators do not need to carry out manual cleaning or change filter bags
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There is no production downtime, production continues during the filter cleaning step
Modular
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A range of flow capacities to suit any process.
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Our self cleaning filters are often used to replace existing bag filters or screen filters, to reduce the need to periodically open and clean these existing filters.
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Easily integrated into existing or new plant, with a small footprint.
Applications
Removal of particulate matter from liquid processing flows
This filter removes suspended solids from a liquid flow that are greater than the filtration grade/size. The resultant product has suspended solids removed, with a discharge of the solids portion to waste.
Prefilter for Membrane Filtration
Our filters are often used upstream of a UF or MF plant, to ensure that suspended solids are removed, allowing the membrane filter to act as intended.
Food Processing
Clarification of particulate matter in liquid streams in food production plants to achieve more consistency during processing.
Viscous Products
Filtration of viscous products (syrups, chocolate, honey).
Beer Clarification
Removal of residual hop debris or husks, and for the clarification of beer prior to a finer filtration step such as UF.
Technical Details
Mode of operation:
The feed flow enters a cylindrical filtration chamber, where particulate matter is deposited on the surface of the filter media.
Rotating scrapers remove the particulates, transferring them to a discharge chamber.
The self cleaning and discharge mechanism is automated, therefore not adding to the workload of plant operators
The Spiroclean filter is a compact unit, and is an easy addition in line to existing plant.
Flowrates
Up to 100 m3/hr with a single filter. Higher flowrates use multiple filters in parallel.
Degree of filtration
From 50 microns up to 2000 microns
Filter media
AISI316 stainless steel
Smaller apertures are laser micro-perforated
Filtration area
Spiroclean 20: 2000 cm2
Spiroclean 30: 3000 cm2
Spiroclean 45: 4500 cm2
Spiroclean 60: 6000 cm2
Standards
The product complies with Regulation (EC) 1935/2004 on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (MOCA). This recognition confirms the product’s compliance with European food safety regulations.
Spiroclean filters are designed in accordance with EHEDG (European Hygienic Engineering Design Group) hygienic design standards.