Auxiliary Equipment

Plate and Frame Filter Press

CAPACITY

250–800 m² filtration area

FEED SIZE

Slurry feed
Application areas:The Plate and Frame Filter Press is used for slurry dewatering, concentrate filtration, and tailings treatment in mineral processing, as well as in chemical and pharmaceutical plants.
Applicable materials:Mineral concentrates (Fe, Cu, Au, Zn), coal slime, kaolin, CaCO₃, TiO₂, BaSO₄, alumina, chemical/ceramic slurries, pharmaceutical cake & municipal sludge.

Product Overview

The XINGAONAI Plate and Frame Filter Press is a batch-operated pressure-filtration machine designed for solid-liquid separation. It uses alternating filter plates and hollow frames, with filter cloth installed between each plate and frame. Slurry is pumped into the frames, liquid passes through the filter cloth, and solids accumulate inside the frames to form filter cakes.

The equipment is suitable for mineral concentrate filtration, tailings treatment, coal-slime dewatering, chemical slurry filtration, ceramic processing, kaolin production and industrial-sludge dewatering. The listed models provide filtration areas of 250, 500 and 800 m² for medium- and large-scale industrial applications.

The press can be configured with hydraulic plate closing and automatic plate shifting to reduce manual cake-discharge work. Filter-cloth material and permeability are selected according to slurry particle size, temperature, pH, chemical compatibility, required filtrate clarity and cake-release characteristics.

Actual filtration capacity and final cake moisture depend on the slurry solids concentration, particle-size distribution, viscosity, feed pressure, cake thickness, filter-cloth selection and filtration-cycle time. When a guaranteed throughput or moisture target is required, laboratory or pilot filtration testing is recommended.

Key Advantages

True Plate-and-Frame Filtration Structure

Alternating plates and hollow frames form uniform cake chambers, while filter cloth between each plate and frame retains solids and allows filtrate to drain through the plate surfaces.

Large Filtration Area

The listed XMZ models provide filtration areas of 250, 500 and 800 m虏. Final dry-solids throughput depends on chamber volume, slurry concentration, cake density and cycle time.

Hydraulic Plate Closing

The hydraulic system compresses the plate pack before slurry feeding, helping maintain sealing between the plates, frames and filter cloth during filtration.

Automatic Plate Shifting

Available automatic plate shifting separates the plate-and-frame assemblies sequentially after filtration, helping reduce manual cake-discharge work and shorten non-filtration time.

Configurable Filter Cloth

Filter-cloth material, weave and air permeability can be selected according to particle size, slurry chemistry, temperature, cake-release performance and required filtrate clarity.

Working Principle

Working Principle of Plate and Frame Filter Press
The Plate and Frame Filter Press operates by pressure filtration. Alternating filter plates and hollow frames are arranged in a plate pack, with filter cloth installed between each plate and frame. Before filtration begins, the hydraulic closing system compresses the plate pack to seal the filtration chambers. The feed pump then delivers slurry through the central feed channel and into each frame. As feed pressure increases, liquid passes through the filter cloth and flows along the drainage channels to the filtrate outlets. Solid particles are retained on the cloth surfaces and gradually accumulate inside the frames to form filter cakes. Filtration continues until the frames are filled, filtrate flow falls to the selected endpoint, or the specified operating condition is reached. The feed pump is then stopped and all internal pressure is safely released. After depressurization, the plate pack opens and the plates and frames are separated manually or automatically. The filter cakes are discharged, and the filter cloth and sealing surfaces are inspected or cleaned before the next cycle.

Technical Parameters

Model

Filter area

(m²)

Filter plate specification

(mm)

Number of filter plates

Filter pressure

(MPa)

Power

(kW)

Pull-plate motor power

(kW)

XMZ250/12502501250x1250x65911.05.50.75
XMZ500/15005001500x1500x751231.0111.5
XMZ800/2000
8002000x2000x851071.0151.5
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Frequently Asked Questions

Provide the slurry type, solids concentration, particle-size distribution, temperature, pH, required dry-solids throughput, operating hours, target cake moisture and available installation space. A representative slurry sample may be required for filtration testing.

Filter press capacity is calculated from chamber volume, cake density, solids concentration, filtration time and the number of cycles completed per day. Filtration area alone cannot determine the final throughput.

A traditional plate-and-frame press uses alternating plates and frames to form the cake chambers. A recessed chamber press forms the chambers between recessed filter plates. The appropriate design depends on the process, cake thickness, automation requirements and cleaning method.

Cake moisture depends on the slurry, particle distribution, solids concentration, cloth selection, feed pressure and cycle time. A guaranteed moisture target should be based on laboratory or pilot filtration testing.

Filter-cloth selection should consider particle size, required filtrate clarity, chemical compatibility, temperature, cake-release performance and cleaning method.

Automatic plate closing and plate shifting are available on the listed XMZ configurations. Cloth washing, drip trays, cake conveyors, membrane squeezing and other functions should be confirmed for the selected model.

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