{"id":384,"date":"2025-02-01T03:01:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-01T03:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lowayequipment.com\/?page_id=384"},"modified":"2026-09-14T07:17:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T07:17:13","slug":"plate-frame-filter-press","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lowayequipment.com\/cs\/filter-presses\/plate-frame-filter-press\/","title":{"rendered":"Plate &#038; Frame Filter Press | Fine Filtration &#038; Polishing | Loway Equipment"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"384\" class=\"elementor elementor-384\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-410ca38f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"410ca38f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e9c6176 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e9c6176\" 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.pic{background:#f3f4f8;height:160px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:8px}<br \/>\n.lw-pfp-related .pic img{max-width:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:contain;display:block}<br \/>\n.lw-pfp-related .body{padding:14px 16px 16px}<br \/>\n.lw-pfp-related h3{font-size:15px;color:var(--lw-navy);margin:0 0 5px;font-weight:600}<br \/>\n.lw-pfp-related p{font-size:12.5px;color:var(--lw-muted);margin:0;line-height:1.5}<br \/>\n.lw-pfp-related .go{font-size:11px;font-weight:700;color:var(--lw-red);letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:10px}<br \/>\n@media (max-width:900px){.lw-pfp-related{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}}\/* ====== \/LOWAY PLATE & FRAME FILTER PRESS CSS V1 (.lw-pfp) ====== *\/<\/style><\/p><p><script>document.body.classList.add('lw-v7');<\/script><\/p><div class=\"lw-home lw-eng lw-pfp\"><p><!-- ========== HERO ========== --><\/p><section class=\"lw-pfp-hero\"><div class=\"lw-hero-inner\"><div class=\"lw-hero-text\"><p><span class=\"lw-kicker\">PLATE &amp; FRAME FILTER PRESS \u00b7 FINE FILTRATION &amp; POLISHING<\/span><\/p><h1>Plate &amp; Frame Filter Press for Fine Filtration and Polishing<\/h1><p class=\"lw-lead\">Flat plates and hollow frames alternate in the pack, filter paper or fine pad sits on every plate face, and the press shuts the loop on the particles a chamber press lets through. Built for low-solids slurries where the filtrate clarity is the spec \u2014 edible oils, beverage clarification, electroplating rinse water, dye and intermediate solutions. Sized from your lab characterization, not a catalogue guess.<\/p><div class=\"lw-btn-row\"><a class=\"lw-btn-primary\" href=\"\/contact-us\/?topic=plate-frame-quote\">Request a Plate &amp; Frame Quotation<\/a><a class=\"lw-btn-ghost\" href=\"\/engineering\/sludge-testing\/\">Send Your Sample for a Bench Test<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lw-hero-pic\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lowayequipment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/plate-and-frame-filter-press-working.png\" alt=\"Loway plate and frame filter press on the test floor: blue hydraulic frame, white PP plate and frame stack, cloth and frame hardware visible\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lw-pfp-strip\"><div class=\"item\"><div class=\"v\">250\u20131200<small>mm<\/small><\/div><div class=\"l\">Plate sizes<\/div><\/div><div class=\"item\"><div class=\"v\">0.5\u2013200<small>m\u00b2<\/small><\/div><div class=\"l\">Filtration area<\/div><\/div><div class=\"item\"><div class=\"v\">20\u201330<small>mm<\/small><\/div><div class=\"l\">Cake thickness<\/div><\/div><div class=\"item\"><div class=\"v\">0.3\u20130.6<small>MPa<\/small><\/div><div class=\"l\">Feed pressure<\/div><\/div><div class=\"item\"><div class=\"v\">15\u201340<small>min<\/small><\/div><div class=\"l\">Cycle time<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><p><!-- ========== WHERE PFP FITS (3-card chooser) ========== --><\/p><section id=\"fits\" class=\"lw-pfp-sec tone\"><div class=\"lw-sec-inner\"><h2>Where a Plate &amp; Frame Press Fits in the Filter Press Family<span class=\"sub\">Three plate configurations, one factory, one engineering team<\/span><\/h2><p class=\"lw-lead2\">Loway builds recessed-chamber, membrane, and plate-and-frame presses in the same facility. Each suits a different particle-size window and dryness target. Use this map to confirm a plate-and-frame build is the right platform before you request a quote.<\/p><div class=\"lw-pfp-fit\"><div class=\"lw-pfp-card\"><div class=\"tag\">DEWATERING WORKHORSE<\/div><h3>Chamber Filter Press<\/h3><p>Recessed PP plates form sealed chambers. The standard build for mining tailings, municipal sludge, and chemical slurries when the cake is the product and the filtrate is a side stream. Simpler mechanism, lower capex.<\/p><div class=\"lk\"><a href=\"\/filter-presses\/recessed-chamber-filter-press\/\">View Chamber Press \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lw-pfp-card here\"><div class=\"tag\">REVIEWED HERE<\/div><h3>Plate &amp; Frame Press<\/h3><p>Flat plates and hollow frames alternate in the pack; the filter medium is a flat sheet (cloth, paper, pad, or stack). Spec for low-solids feeds and high-clarity filtrate, not for maximum cake production. Smallest plate-to-plate cavities of the family.<\/p><div class=\"lk\">You are on this page.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"lw-pfp-card\"><div class=\"tag\">DRIEST CAKE \u00b7 HIGHER INVESTMENT<\/div><h3>Membrane Filter Press<\/h3><p>Adds a flexible diaphragm behind the chamber face. A secondary squeeze step at 1.0\u20131.6 MPa trims another 10\u201315% moisture off an already-formed cake. Pick when disposal-volume \u2014 not filtrate quality \u2014 is the binding constraint.<\/p><div class=\"lk\"><a href=\"\/filter-presses\/membrane-filter-press\/\">View Membrane Press \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><p><!-- ========== ANATOMY OF A PLATE & FRAME PACK ========== --><\/p><section id=\"anatomy\" class=\"lw-pfp-sec\"><div class=\"lw-sec-inner\"><h2>Anatomy of a Plate &amp; Frame Pack<span class=\"sub\">Plate, frame, and filter medium \u2014 the three layers between feed and filtrate<\/span><\/h2><p class=\"lw-lead2\">Every cavity in a plate-and-frame press is the gap between a flat plate (or pad) and a hollow frame. The frame is the cake chamber. The plate is the drainage face. The medium between is where the actual separation happens. Six features to look at before sizing.<\/p><div class=\"lw-pfp-anat-left\"><div class=\"frame\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lowayequipment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/plate-and-frame-filter-press-manufacturer.png\" alt=\"Loway plate and frame pieces on a white surface: a closed drainage plate in the centre, two hollow frames at the sides, showing the cavity that becomes the cake chamber\" \/><\/div><ol><li><b>Flat drainage plate<\/b>Virgin PP, cast iron, or stainless steel. Grooved on the cloth face to channel filtrate to the corner drain \u2014 the pattern is straight ribs on the Loway standard plate.<\/li><li><b>Hollow frame<\/b>Defines the cake chamber. Frame depth \u2014 typically 20 mm, 25 mm, or 30 mm \u2014 sets the cake thickness. Cast in PP standard; SS304 \/ SS316L on request for edible and pharmaceutical duty.<\/li><li><b>Filter medium on the plate face<\/b>Optional polypropylene cloth supports a finer layer on top: filter paper, membrane pad, nonwoven felt, or activated-carbon pad for colour stripping.<\/li><li><b>Cloth &amp; paper sandwich<\/b>Cloth below carries the paper for re-use across cycles; paper on top catches the finest particles and is the consumable, not the plate.<\/li><li><b>Central feed bore<\/b>Slurry enters through the bore in every plate and frame. The bore is sized larger than on a chamber press to keep low-solids feeds moving without plugging.<\/li><li><b>Frame-to-frame seal<\/b>A flat elastomer gasket between frame and plate carries the hydraulic closing load. EPDM standard; NBR, Viton, or PTFE-coated on request for solvent or hot duty.<\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/div><\/section><p><!-- ========== HOW PFP WORKS ========== --><\/p><section id=\"how-it-works\" class=\"lw-pfp-sec tone\"><div class=\"lw-sec-inner\"><h2>How a Plate &amp; Frame Filter Press Works<span class=\"sub\">A four-step cycle, run with thin cake and a consumable medium<\/span><\/h2><p class=\"lw-lead2\">Steps one to three are the familiar filter-press cycle. The difference at step four is that the loose medium (paper, pad, or thin nonwoven) drops away with the cake. That is intentional: it lets the press pick up particles finer than any cloth-only build.<\/p><div class=\"lw-pfp-cycle\"><ol class=\"lw-pfp-tline\"><li class=\"step\"><h3>Close &amp; seal the pack<\/h3><p>The hydraulic cylinder drives the head plate against the stack. Every plate-to-frame face is loaded against a flat elastomer gasket, so the closing pressure is what keeps the cavities leak-tight during the cycle.<\/p><p><span class=\"meta\">~30 s \u00b7 closing 1.0\u20131.6 MPa<\/span><\/p><\/li><li class=\"step\"><h3>Fill &amp; filter<\/h3><p>The feed pump pushes slurry through the central bore; filtrate passes the paper, then the cloth, then drains out the corner port. Solids build as a thin cake inside every frame. The pack accepts low-solids feed (typically &lt; 2% wt) where a chamber press would under-fill.<\/p><p><span class=\"meta\">10\u201325 min \u00b7 feed 0.3\u20130.6 MPa<\/span><\/p><\/li><li class=\"step\"><h3>Wash (when required)<\/h3><p>For soluble-removal duty (catalyst washing, sugar refining), wash liquid is pushed through the cake in a second pass. A frame-by-frame wash port on the 630 \/ 800 \/ 1000 mm series keeps wash volume per cavity balanced.<\/p><p><span class=\"meta\">5\u201310 min \u00b7 wash to 95% recovery typical<\/span><\/p><\/li><li class=\"step\"><h3>Open, drop paper, and discharge<\/h3><p>The pack opens. Cake and the overlying paper (or pad) fall together onto the receiving tray \u2014 one motion per cavity, no scraping. Filter cloth stays in place; fresh paper is laid on the plate for the next cycle.<\/p><p><span class=\"meta\">3\u20136 min \u00b7 one motion per cavity<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ol><div class=\"lw-pfp-col\"><div class=\"lw-pfp-diag\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lowayequipment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/plate-and-frame-filter-press-diagram-1.png\" alt=\"Working diagram of a Loway plate and frame filter press line: feed tank, feed pump, the plate and frame stack, filtrate to clear tank, dropped paper and cake to collection tray\" \/><\/p><div class=\"cap\">Standard plate-and-frame line: slurry tank \u2192 feed pump \u2192 plate-and-frame pack \u2192 dropped paper + cake into tray \u2192 filtrate to clear tank. Optional wash liquid line ahead of discharge.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"lw-pfp-cycle-cta\"><a class=\"lw-btn-primary\" href=\"\/contact-us\/?topic=plate-frame-quote\">Get a sized plate-and-frame quotation<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><p><!-- ========== SPECIFICATIONS ========== --><\/p><section id=\"specifications\" class=\"lw-pfp-sec\"><div class=\"lw-sec-inner\"><h2>Plate Sizes and Filtration Areas<span class=\"sub\">Standard 500, 630, 800, 1000 and 1200 mm plate series \u2014 full tables below<\/span><\/h2><p class=\"lw-lead2\">All figures are typical values for a standard plate-and-frame build with hydraulic closing and cloth-on-paper sandwich. Smaller non-standard geometries and reinforced frames are available on request. Numbers below are based on our current production series; final sizing is confirmed by a bench test on your slurry.<\/p><div class=\"lw-pfp-ladder\"><div class=\"ser\"><div class=\"mm\">250<\/div><div class=\"area\"><b>0.5\u20133<\/b> m\u00b2<\/div><div class=\"cake\">20 mm<\/div><\/div><div class=\"ser\"><div class=\"mm\">500<\/div><div class=\"area\"><b>3\u201312<\/b> m\u00b2<\/div><div class=\"cake\">20 \/ 25 mm<\/div><\/div><div class=\"ser\"><div class=\"mm\">630<\/div><div class=\"area\"><b>8\u201330<\/b> m\u00b2<\/div><div class=\"cake\">25 mm<\/div><\/div><div class=\"ser\"><div class=\"mm\">800<\/div><div class=\"area\"><b>18\u201370<\/b> m\u00b2<\/div><div class=\"cake\">25 \/ 30 mm<\/div><\/div><div class=\"ser\"><div class=\"mm\">1000<\/div><div class=\"area\"><b>30\u2013120<\/b> m\u00b2<\/div><div class=\"cake\">25 \/ 30 mm<\/div><\/div><div class=\"ser\"><div class=\"mm\">1200<\/div><div class=\"area\"><b>60\u2013200<\/b> m\u00b2<\/div><div class=\"cake\">30 mm<\/div><\/div><\/div><p><!-- 800-U main table --><\/p><div class=\"lw-pfp-specwrap\"><table class=\"lw-pfp-spec\"><thead><tr><th colspan=\"10\">XA PFB18\u201370 \/ 800-U(BK) Plate &amp; Frame Filter Press \u2014 Technical Parameters<\/th><\/tr><tr><th rowspan=\"2\">Model<\/th><th rowspan=\"2\">Filter area (m\u00b2)<\/th><th rowspan=\"2\">No. of plates<\/th><th rowspan=\"2\">No. of frames<\/th><th rowspan=\"2\">Cake thickness (mm)<\/th><th rowspan=\"2\">Frame volume (L)<\/th><th rowspan=\"2\">Foundation length L (mm)<\/th><th rowspan=\"2\">Total length L1 (mm)<\/th><th colspan=\"2\">Machine dimensions (mm)<\/th><th rowspan=\"2\">Weight (t, ref.)<\/th><\/tr><tr><th>Width<\/th><th>Height<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><th>XA PFB18 \/ 800-U(BK)<\/th><td class=\"num\">18<\/td><td class=\"num\">19<\/td><td class=\"num\">20<\/td><td class=\"num\" rowspan=\"8\">25<\/td><td class=\"num\">225<\/td><td class=\"num\">2680<\/td><td class=\"num\">2820<\/td><td class=\"num\" rowspan=\"8\">2050<\/td><td class=\"num\" rowspan=\"8\">1210<\/td><td class=\"num\">~3.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>XA PFB24 \/ 800-U(BK)<\/th><td class=\"num\">24<\/td><td class=\"num\">25<\/td><td class=\"num\">26<\/td><td class=\"num\">300<\/td><td class=\"num\">2980<\/td><td class=\"num\">3130<\/td><td class=\"num\">~3.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>XA PFB30 \/ 800-U(BK)<\/th><td class=\"num\">30<\/td><td class=\"num\">31<\/td><td class=\"num\">32<\/td><td class=\"num\">375<\/td><td class=\"num\">3280<\/td><td class=\"num\">3440<\/td><td class=\"num\">~4.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>XA PFB36 \/ 800-U(BK)<\/th><td class=\"num\">36<\/td><td class=\"num\">37<\/td><td class=\"num\">38<\/td><td class=\"num\">450<\/td><td class=\"num\">3580<\/td><td class=\"num\">3740<\/td><td class=\"num\">~5.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>XA PFB42 \/ 800-U(BK)<\/th><td class=\"num\">42<\/td><td class=\"num\">43<\/td><td class=\"num\">44<\/td><td class=\"num\">525<\/td><td class=\"num\">3880<\/td><td class=\"num\">4040<\/td><td class=\"num\">~6.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>XA PFB50 \/ 800-U(BK)<\/th><td class=\"num\">50<\/td><td class=\"num\">51<\/td><td class=\"num\">52<\/td><td class=\"num\">625<\/td><td class=\"num\">4280<\/td><td class=\"num\">4450<\/td><td class=\"num\">~7.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>XA PFB60 \/ 800-U(BK)<\/th><td class=\"num\">60<\/td><td class=\"num\">61<\/td><td class=\"num\">62<\/td><td class=\"num\">750<\/td><td class=\"num\">4780<\/td><td class=\"num\">4950<\/td><td class=\"num\">~8.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>XA PFB70 \/ 800-U(BK)<\/th><td class=\"num\">70<\/td><td class=\"num\">71<\/td><td class=\"num\">72<\/td><td class=\"num\">875<\/td><td class=\"num\">5280<\/td><td class=\"num\">5450<\/td><td class=\"num\">~9.7<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><tfoot><tr><td class=\"pfp-spec-cap\" colspan=\"11\">Plate 800 \u00d7 800 mm \u00b7 frame 800 \u00d7 800 \u00d7 25 mm \u00b7 feed bore \u00d8 80 mm \u00b7 closing cylinder 1.6 MPa max. Cloth-on-paper sandwich; one paper sheet per cavity, replaced every batch.<\/td><\/tr><\/tfoot><\/table><\/div><p><!-- 1000-U --><\/p><div class=\"lw-pfp-specwrap\"><table class=\"lw-pfp-spec\"><thead><tr><th colspan=\"10\">XA PFB30\u2013120 \/ 1000-U(BK) Plate &amp; Frame Filter Press \u2014 Technical Parameters<\/th><\/tr><tr><th rowspan=\"2\">Model<\/th><th rowspan=\"2\">Filter area (m\u00b2)<\/th><th rowspan=\"2\">No. of plates<\/th><th rowspan=\"2\">No. of frames<\/th><th rowspan=\"2\">Cake thickness (mm)<\/th><th rowspan=\"2\">Frame volume (L)<\/th><th rowspan=\"2\">Foundation length L (mm)<\/th><th rowspan=\"2\">Total length L1 (mm)<\/th><th colspan=\"2\">Machine dimensions (mm)<\/th><th rowspan=\"2\">Weight (t, ref.)<\/th><\/tr><tr><th>Width<\/th><th>Height<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><th>XA PFB30 \/ 1000-U(BK)<\/th><td class=\"num\">30<\/td><td class=\"num\">31<\/td><td class=\"num\">32<\/td><td class=\"num\" rowspan=\"8\">25<\/td><td class=\"num\">375<\/td><td class=\"num\">3050<\/td><td class=\"num\">4660<\/td><td class=\"num\" rowspan=\"8\">2380<\/td><td class=\"num\" rowspan=\"8\">1380<\/td><td class=\"num\">~5.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>XA PFB40 \/ 1000-U(BK)<\/th><td class=\"num\">40<\/td><td class=\"num\">41<\/td><td class=\"num\">42<\/td><td class=\"num\">500<\/td><td class=\"num\">3500<\/td><td class=\"num\">5120<\/td><td class=\"num\">~6.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>XA PFB50 \/ 1000-U(BK)<\/th><td class=\"num\">50<\/td><td class=\"num\">51<\/td><td class=\"num\">52<\/td><td class=\"num\">625<\/td><td class=\"num\">3950<\/td><td class=\"num\">5580<\/td><td class=\"num\">~8.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>XA PFB60 \/ 1000-U(BK)<\/th><td class=\"num\">60<\/td><td class=\"num\">61<\/td><td class=\"num\">62<\/td><td class=\"num\">750<\/td><td class=\"num\">4400<\/td><td class=\"num\">6040<\/td><td class=\"num\">~9.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>XA PFB72 \/ 1000-U(BK)<\/th><td class=\"num\">72<\/td><td class=\"num\">73<\/td><td class=\"num\">74<\/td><td class=\"num\">900<\/td><td class=\"num\">4900<\/td><td class=\"num\">6550<\/td><td class=\"num\">~11.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>XA PFB84 \/ 1000-U(BK)<\/th><td class=\"num\">84<\/td><td class=\"num\">85<\/td><td class=\"num\">86<\/td><td class=\"num\">1050<\/td><td class=\"num\">5400<\/td><td class=\"num\">7060<\/td><td class=\"num\">~13.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>XA PFB100 \/ 1000-U(BK)<\/th><td class=\"num\">100<\/td><td class=\"num\">101<\/td><td class=\"num\">102<\/td><td class=\"num\">1250<\/td><td class=\"num\">6100<\/td><td class=\"num\">7770<\/td><td class=\"num\">~15.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>XA PFB120 \/ 1000-U(BK)<\/th><td class=\"num\">120<\/td><td class=\"num\">121<\/td><td class=\"num\">122<\/td><td class=\"num\">1500<\/td><td class=\"num\">7000<\/td><td class=\"num\">8680<\/td><td class=\"num\">~18.5<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><tfoot><tr><td class=\"pfp-spec-cap\" colspan=\"11\">Plate 1000 \u00d7 1000 mm \u00b7 frame 1000 \u00d7 1000 \u00d7 25 mm \u00b7 feed bore \u00d8 100 mm \u00b7 per-frame wash port standard on PFB72 and larger. Cloth + filter-paper sandwich is standard; activated-carbon pad optional.<\/td><\/tr><\/tfoot><\/table><\/div><p class=\"lw-pfp-specnote\">All figures are typical for standard builds with hydraulic closing, cloth-and-paper sandwich, and manual paper change. Final numbers depend on frame count, medium selection, and slurry behaviour. Sizing is confirmed against a bench test on your sample at the Loway lab.<\/p><p><!-- Smaller series --><\/p><div class=\"lw-pfp-more\"><details><summary>Smaller series: 500 and 630 mm plate sizes (pilot, lab, and small-batch duty)<\/summary><div class=\"inside\"><div class=\"lw-pfp-specwrap\"><table class=\"lw-pfp-spec\"><thead><tr><th colspan=\"9\">XA PFB3\u201312 \/ 500-U(BK) Plate &amp; Frame Filter Press \u2014 Technical Parameters<\/th><\/tr><tr><th>Model<\/th><th>Filter area (m\u00b2)<\/th><th>No. of plates<\/th><th>No. of frames<\/th><th>Cake thickness (mm)<\/th><th>Frame volume (L)<\/th><th>Foundation L (mm)<\/th><th>Length<\/th><th>Width<\/th><th>Height<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><th>XA PFB3 \/ 500-U(BK)<\/th><td class=\"num\">3<\/td><td class=\"num\">11<\/td><td class=\"num\">12<\/td><td class=\"num\" rowspan=\"6\">20<\/td><td class=\"num\">30<\/td><td class=\"num\">1100<\/td><td class=\"num\">1335<\/td><td class=\"num\" rowspan=\"6\">705<\/td><td class=\"num\" rowspan=\"6\">835<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>XA PFB4 \/ 500-U(BK)<\/th><td class=\"num\">4<\/td><td class=\"num\">15<\/td><td class=\"num\">16<\/td><td class=\"num\">40<\/td><td class=\"num\">1250<\/td><td class=\"num\">1485<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>XA PFB6 \/ 500-U(BK)<\/th><td class=\"num\">6<\/td><td class=\"num\">21<\/td><td class=\"num\">22<\/td><td class=\"num\">60<\/td><td class=\"num\">1500<\/td><td class=\"num\">1735<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>XA PFB8 \/ 500-U(BK)<\/th><td class=\"num\">8<\/td><td class=\"num\">27<\/td><td class=\"num\">28<\/td><td class=\"num\">80<\/td><td class=\"num\">1750<\/td><td class=\"num\">1985<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>XA PFB10 \/ 500-U(BK)<\/th><td class=\"num\">10<\/td><td class=\"num\">33<\/td><td class=\"num\">34<\/td><td class=\"num\">100<\/td><td class=\"num\">2000<\/td><td class=\"num\">2235<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>XA PFB12 \/ 500-U(BK)<\/th><td class=\"num\">12<\/td><td class=\"num\">39<\/td><td class=\"num\">40<\/td><td class=\"num\">120<\/td><td class=\"num\">2250<\/td><td class=\"num\">2485<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><tfoot><tr><td class=\"pfp-spec-cap\" colspan=\"11\">Plate 500 \u00d7 500 mm \u00b7 frame 500 \u00d7 500 \u00d7 20 mm \u00b7 working stroke 360 mm. Common on edible oil and beverage clarification lines; sanitary cloth + filter-paper sandwich, all contact parts SS304 \/ SS316L on request.<\/td><\/tr><\/tfoot><\/table><\/div><div class=\"lw-pfp-specwrap\"><table class=\"lw-pfp-spec\"><thead><tr><th colspan=\"9\">XA PFB8\u201330 \/ 630-U(BK) Plate &amp; Frame Filter Press \u2014 Technical Parameters<\/th><\/tr><tr><th>Model<\/th><th>Filter area (m\u00b2)<\/th><th>No. of plates<\/th><th>No. of frames<\/th><th>Cake thickness (mm)<\/th><th>Frame volume (L)<\/th><th>Foundation L (mm)<\/th><th>Total length<\/th><th>Width<\/th><th>Height<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><th>XA PFB8 \/ 630-U(BK)<\/th><td class=\"num\">8<\/td><td class=\"num\">19<\/td><td class=\"num\">20<\/td><td class=\"num\" rowspan=\"6\">25<\/td><td class=\"num\">100<\/td><td class=\"num\">2200<\/td><td class=\"num\">2580<\/td><td class=\"num\" rowspan=\"6\">900<\/td><td class=\"num\" rowspan=\"6\">1000<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>XA PFB12 \/ 630-U(BK)<\/th><td class=\"num\">12<\/td><td class=\"num\">29<\/td><td class=\"num\">30<\/td><td class=\"num\">150<\/td><td class=\"num\">2700<\/td><td class=\"num\">3080<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>XA PFB16 \/ 630-U(BK)<\/th><td class=\"num\">16<\/td><td class=\"num\">39<\/td><td class=\"num\">40<\/td><td class=\"num\">200<\/td><td class=\"num\">3200<\/td><td class=\"num\">3580<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>XA PFB20 \/ 630-U(BK)<\/th><td class=\"num\">20<\/td><td class=\"num\">49<\/td><td class=\"num\">50<\/td><td class=\"num\">250<\/td><td class=\"num\">3700<\/td><td class=\"num\">4080<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>XA PFB24 \/ 630-U(BK)<\/th><td class=\"num\">24<\/td><td class=\"num\">59<\/td><td class=\"num\">60<\/td><td class=\"num\">300<\/td><td class=\"num\">4200<\/td><td class=\"num\">4580<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>XA PFB30 \/ 630-U(BK)<\/th><td class=\"num\">30<\/td><td class=\"num\">73<\/td><td class=\"num\">74<\/td><td class=\"num\">375<\/td><td class=\"num\">4900<\/td><td class=\"num\">5280<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><tfoot><tr><td class=\"pfp-spec-cap\" colspan=\"11\">Plate 630 \u00d7 630 mm \u00b7 frame 630 \u00d7 630 \u00d7 25 mm \u00b7 working stroke 360 mm. Common in pharmaceutical intermediates, dye solutions, and small chemical plants where filtrate is the spec \u2014 not the cake.<\/td><\/tr><\/tfoot><\/table><\/div><div class=\"lw-pfp-specwrap\"><table class=\"lw-pfp-spec\"><thead><tr><th colspan=\"9\">XA PFB60\u2013200 \/ 1200-U(BK) Plate &amp; Frame Filter Press \u2014 Technical Parameters<\/th><\/tr><tr><th>Model<\/th><th>Filter area (m\u00b2)<\/th><th>No. of plates<\/th><th>No. of frames<\/th><th>Cake thickness (mm)<\/th><th>Frame volume (L)<\/th><th>Foundation L (mm)<\/th><th>Total length<\/th><th>Width<\/th><th>Height<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><th>XA PFB60 \/ 1200-U(BK)<\/th><td class=\"num\">60<\/td><td class=\"num\">41<\/td><td class=\"num\">42<\/td><td class=\"num\" rowspan=\"6\">30<\/td><td class=\"num\">900<\/td><td class=\"num\">4200<\/td><td class=\"num\">5780<\/td><td class=\"num\" rowspan=\"6\">2790<\/td><td class=\"num\" rowspan=\"6\">1620<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>XA PFB84 \/ 1200-U(BK)<\/th><td class=\"num\">84<\/td><td class=\"num\">57<\/td><td class=\"num\">58<\/td><td class=\"num\">1260<\/td><td class=\"num\">5000<\/td><td class=\"num\">6620<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>XA PFB110 \/ 1200-U(BK)<\/th><td class=\"num\">110<\/td><td class=\"num\">75<\/td><td class=\"num\">76<\/td><td class=\"num\">1650<\/td><td class=\"num\">5900<\/td><td class=\"num\">7560<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>XA PFB140 \/ 1200-U(BK)<\/th><td class=\"num\">140<\/td><td class=\"num\">95<\/td><td class=\"num\">96<\/td><td class=\"num\">2100<\/td><td class=\"num\">6900<\/td><td class=\"num\">8600<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>XA PFB170 \/ 1200-U(BK)<\/th><td class=\"num\">170<\/td><td class=\"num\">115<\/td><td class=\"num\">116<\/td><td class=\"num\">2550<\/td><td class=\"num\">7900<\/td><td class=\"num\">9640<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>XA PFB200 \/ 1200-U(BK)<\/th><td class=\"num\">200<\/td><td class=\"num\">135<\/td><td class=\"num\">136<\/td><td class=\"num\">3000<\/td><td class=\"num\">8900<\/td><td class=\"num\">10680<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><tfoot><tr><td class=\"pfp-spec-cap\" colspan=\"11\">Plate 1200 \u00d7 1200 mm \u00b7 frame 1200 \u00d7 1200 \u00d7 30 mm \u00b7 working stroke 480 mm. Two-stage build available on PFB170 and PFB200 for plants with length-restricted rooms.<\/td><\/tr><\/tfoot><\/table><\/div><\/div><\/details><\/div><\/div><\/section><p><!-- ========== COMPONENTS (2 split cards) ========== --><\/p><section id=\"components\" class=\"lw-pfp-sec tone\"><div class=\"lw-sec-inner\"><h2>Frame, Plates, Frames \u2014 What Loway Builds<span class=\"sub\">In-house casting and machining, qualified medium supply<\/span><\/h2><p class=\"lw-lead2\">The press frame, the flat plates, the hollow frames, and the hydraulic closing system are designed and built in the Loway facility. Filter papers, pads, and cloths are matched to your slurry through qualified OEM mills \u2014 the same sources we ship for other Loway builds.<\/p><div class=\"lw-pfp-comp\"><div class=\"lw-pfp-card\"><div class=\"pic\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lowayequipment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/plate-and-frame-filter-press-working.png\" alt=\"Loway plate and frame filter press installed on a test floor: blue frame, white plate and frame stack visible at the open end\" \/><\/div><div class=\"body\"><h3>Frame &amp; hydraulic closing<\/h3><p class=\"lead\">The main beam is fabricated from Q345B carbon steel with submerged-arc welding. The hydraulic closing cylinder runs the pack to a regulated 1.0\u20131.6 MPa, which is what keeps the paper, cloth, and frame gaskets leak-tight at full working pressure.<\/p><ul><li>Main beam Q345B carbon steel, submerged-arc welded<\/li><li>Sandblasted to Sa 2.5, three coats marine epoxy<\/li><li>Designed with a 2.0\u00d7 safety factor on closing force<\/li><li>Hydraulic closing cylinder, regulated 1.0\u20131.6 MPa<\/li><li>Overpressure protection and travel limits as standard<\/li><li>Stainless main beam on request for sanitary lines<\/li><li>Swing-open design on the 500 and 630 series for paper change at bench height<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lw-pfp-card\"><div class=\"pic\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lowayequipment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/polypropylene-filter-press-plates-frame-and-plate.png\" alt=\"Close-up of a Loway PP filter plate and frame: vertical drainage ribs on the plate face, seal corner, central feed bore visible\" \/><\/div><div class=\"body\"><h3>Plates, frames &amp; filter media<\/h3><p class=\"lead\">Plates and frames cast in PP standard; SS304, SS316L, cast iron, or rubber-lined frame options on request. The filter medium is a flat sheet laid on every plate: standard monolayer polypropylene cloth, plus filter paper, nonwoven felt, membrane pad, or activated-carbon pad as the spec demands.<\/p><ul><li>PP plate and frame, virgin resin in contact surfaces<\/li><li>SS304 \/ SS316L frame on request for edible, beverage, pharmaceutical duty<\/li><li>Cast iron and rubber-lined frames for abrasive slurries<\/li><li>Straight-rib drainage pattern, 3 mm rib height, 12 mm pitch<\/li><li>CNC-milled sealing face, flatness \u2264 0.1 mm<\/li><li>Cloth materials: polyester, polypropylene, nylon; paper grades: cellulose, glass, qualitative<\/li><li>Custom medium stacks (cloth + paper + pad) on request<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><p><!-- ========== MEDIA OPTIONS (3x2 cards) ========== --><\/p><section id=\"media\" class=\"lw-pfp-sec\"><div class=\"lw-sec-inner\"><h2>Filter Medium Options<span class=\"sub\">Mix and match cloth, paper, pad, and pre-coat to match the spec<\/span><\/h2><p class=\"lw-lead2\">The medium on the plate face is where plate-and-frame filters earn their name. Six configurations cover most industrial clarification duties; sample-driven selection picks the right one for your slurry. Talk to engineering if your duty does not fit one of these six.<\/p><div class=\"lw-pfp-media\"><div class=\"lw-pfp-card\"><div class=\"mat\">CLOTH ONLY<\/div><h3>Woven PP \/ polyester cloth<\/h3><p>Single-layer multifilament cloth on the plate face. Re-use for many cycles; replacement when blinding drops flux. Workhorse medium for clarification where capture down to ~10\u00a0\u00b5m is enough.<\/p><div class=\"where\">Common in: electroplating rinse water, dye solution polishing<\/div><\/div><div class=\"lw-pfp-card\"><div class=\"mat\">CLOTH + PAPER<\/div><h3>Cloth-supported filter paper<\/h3><p>Filter paper laid over cloth. The paper is the consumable; cloth carries it cycle after cycle. Drop in capture down to ~2\u00a0\u00b5m without giving up cloth life. The plate-and-frame standard for edible oil refining.<\/p><div class=\"where\">Common in: edible oil refining, juice clarification, sugar refining<\/div><\/div><div class=\"lw-pfp-card\"><div class=\"mat\">CLOTH + MEMBRANE PAD<\/div><h3>Membrane pad on cloth<\/h3><p>Polyethersulfone or PVDF membrane pad replaces paper for fine chemistry. Absolute pore size from 0.1 to 5\u00a0\u00b5m. The membrane is the consumable; pad is cut to frame size and replaced by batch.<\/p><div class=\"where\">Common in: catalyst recovery, pharmaceutical intermediates, lithium salts<\/div><\/div><div class=\"lw-pfp-card\"><div class=\"mat\">ACTIVATED-CARBON PAD<\/div><h3>Activated-carbon overlay<\/h3><p>Carbon-impregnated nonwoven pad over the cloth. Combines mechanical capture with adsorption for colour stripping and trace organics. One-shot consumable, replaced each batch.<\/p><div class=\"where\">Common in: decolorization, solvent polishing, APIs polishing<\/div><\/div><div class=\"lw-pfp-card\"><div class=\"mat\">MULTI-LAYER STACK<\/div><h3>Multi-layer stack<\/h3><p>Papers and pads stacked to filter from coarse to fine: a coarse paper on the bottom to protect the cloth, a fine paper in the middle for particle capture, a membrane pad on top for absolute cutoff. Captures multiple contaminant classes in one cycle.<\/p><div class=\"where\">Common in: pesticide intermediates, dye intermediates, fine chemicals<\/div><\/div><div class=\"lw-pfp-card\"><div class=\"mat\">PRE-COAT<\/div><h3>Body-feed pre-coat<\/h3><p>Diatomaceous earth or cellulose powder dosed into the feed stream forms a renewable filter cake on the first run. The pre-coat is the medium; the cake becomes the filter. Use when the slurry would blind a plain medium within a few cycles.<\/p><div class=\"where\">Common in: beverage, fermentation broth, brewery trub<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><p><!-- ========== SELECTION GUIDE ========== --><\/p><section id=\"selection\" class=\"lw-pfp-sec tone\"><div class=\"lw-sec-inner\"><h2>Selection Guide<span class=\"sub\">Three questions to size the right plate-and-frame build<\/span><\/h2><p class=\"lw-lead2\">Use these three questions to bracket your build. The exact plate size and medium stack is confirmed after a bench test on your slurry at the Loway lab \u2014 but the answers below point our engineers to the right starting series.<\/p><div class=\"lw-pfp-sel\"><div class=\"q\"><div class=\"num\">Question 1Feed &amp; target<\/div><div><h3>What is in the slurry, and what does the filtrate need to look like?<\/h3><p>Feed solids concentration, particle size distribution, viscosity, pH, temperature, and target filtrate clarity (NTU or TSS). These set whether a plate-and-frame build is the right call at all, and which medium stack on the plate face will hit the spec.<\/p><p><span class=\"rec\">Send a 3\u20135 L slurry sample and a clarified-filtrate spec \u2192 <a href=\"\/engineering\/sludge-testing\/\">Lab page<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"q\"><div class=\"num\">Question 2Throughput<\/div><div><h3>How many cubic metres per day, and is the filtrate or the cake the spec?<\/h3><p>Plate-and-frame presses run on low-solids feeds (typically &lt; 2% wt) where filtrate clarity \u2014 not cake production \u2014 is the binding constraint. If your slurry is &gt; 5% wt, the cavity fills too quickly and a chamber press is the better-fitting platform.<\/p><p><span class=\"rec\">For sizing, share daily m\u00b3, feed solids %, target NTU, and shift pattern<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"q\"><div class=\"num\">Question 3Medium &amp; consumables<\/div><div><h3>Which filter medium, and how often will it change?<\/h3><p>The medium on the plate face is a consumable (paper, pad, or membrane), so the operating cost is paper or pad, not cloth. Filter paper, nonwoven pad, membrane pad, and activated-carbon pad are all factory-stock; custom medium stacks on request.<\/p><p><span class=\"rec\">Paper cost per batch is the recurring line item; cloth is a multi-cycle consumable<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><p><!-- ========== APPLICATIONS (2x2 image cards) ========== --><\/p><section id=\"applications\" class=\"lw-pfp-sec\"><div class=\"lw-sec-inner\"><h2>Applications<span class=\"sub\">Filtration duties where plate-and-frame is the standard build<\/span><\/h2><p class=\"lw-lead2\">Plate-and-frame presses are the workhorse of liquid-polishing duties. Where the spec is the filtrate \u2014 not the cake \u2014 and where the slurry carries too little solid for a chamber press, a plate-and-frame build with the right medium stack is the right call.<\/p><div class=\"lw-pfp-apps\"><div class=\"lw-pfp-card\"><div class=\"pic\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lowayequipment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Loway-filter-press-for-beer-production-and-food-oil-treatment-project.png\" alt=\"Polished oil dripping from the discharge troughs of a Loway plate and frame filter press with stainless sanitary pipework, on a food oil treatment project\" \/><\/div><div class=\"body\"><div class=\"tag\">EDIBLE OIL REFINING<\/div><h3>Crude oil &amp; wax clarification<\/h3><p>Filter paper over cloth catches waxes, residual gums, and trace solids after degumming and neutralization. Cake falls with the paper; cloth is re-used for many cycles. SS316L contact parts standard.<\/p><div class=\"out\">Filtrate spec: clear, polished, ready for bleaching<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lw-pfp-card\"><div class=\"pic\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lowayequipment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/beer-production-line.png\" alt=\"Bottling lines in a brewery, upstream of the plate and frame press that polishes beer and bright beer before packaging\" \/><\/div><div class=\"body\"><div class=\"tag\">BEVERAGE &amp; FERMENTATION<\/div><h3>Fruit juice, wine, and fermentation broth<\/h3><p>Body-feed pre-coat on the first cycle; cellulose paper + DE on subsequent cycles. Captures pectin, yeast, and protein haze without stripping the colour or flavour. Sanitary surface finish on every contact part.<\/p><div class=\"out\">Filtrate spec: brilliant, low-turbidity, ready to bottle<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lw-pfp-card\"><div class=\"pic\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lowayequipment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/project-2.png\" alt=\"Stainless steel plate and frame filter press system with sanitary pipework in a clean plant, the configuration used for pharmaceutical and fine chemical intermediates\" \/><\/div><div class=\"body\"><div class=\"tag\">CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES<\/div><h3>Pesticide, dye, and pharmaceutical intermediate<\/h3><p>Multi-layer paper + membrane stack catches trace catalyst residue in pesticide intermediates, dyed intermediates, and APIs. Wash-pass port on 630 \/ 800 \/ 1000 mm series for soluble-removal duty.<\/p><div class=\"out\">Filtrate spec: low-turbidity, low-catalyst-residue<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lw-pfp-card\"><div class=\"pic\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lowayequipment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/%E4%B8%8D%E9%94%88%E9%92%A2%E6%9D%BF%E6%A1%86%E5%8E%8B%E6%BB%A4%E6%9C%BA2.jpg\" alt=\"Compact stainless steel plate and frame filter press on a mobile frame, the small-rig format used for plating rinse-water polishing and dye bath clarification\" \/><\/div><div class=\"body\"><div class=\"tag\">ELECTROPLATING &amp; DYES<\/div><h3>Rinse-water recovery and dye solution<\/h3><p>Cloth-only on the plate face for low-solids rinse water and dye solutions. Recovers water for re-use in the plating bath; captures dye solids for disposal. PP standard, SS316L on request for acid rinse duty.<\/p><div class=\"out\">Filtrate spec: low-TDS rinse water, clear dye filtrate<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><p><!-- ========== FAQ ========== --><\/p><section id=\"faq\" class=\"lw-pfp-sec tone\"><div class=\"lw-sec-inner\"><h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2><p class=\"lw-lead2\">The questions buyers ask most often about plate-and-frame presses. If yours is not below, our engineering team replies within one working day.<\/p><div class=\"lw-pfp-faqs\"><details><summary>Q1. How is a plate-and-frame press different from a chamber press?<\/summary><div class=\"ans\"><p>A chamber press builds the cavity from two recessed plates pressing against each other; the cake is the product. A plate-and-frame press builds the cavity from a flat plate (or pad) on one side and a hollow frame on the other; the cake and the medium drop together at discharge.<\/p><p>Plate-and-frame is the right choice when the binding constraint is filtrate clarity on a low-solids feed, or when the duty needs a consumable medium (filter paper, membrane pad, activated carbon) on the plate face. Chamber is the right choice when the binding constraint is throughput on a high-solids feed \u2014 <a href=\"\/filter-presses\/recessed-chamber-filter-press\/\">view the chamber press page<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details><summary>Q2. How often do I change the filter paper?<\/summary><div class=\"ans\"><p>Every cycle. The plate-and-frame build expects a fresh sheet of paper (or pad) on every plate for every batch. The cloth below the paper does not change every cycle \u2014 it is a multi-cycle consumable that carries the paper.<\/p><p>Paper change on a 60-frame press takes one operator about 3\u20135 minutes once the pack is open. Pre-cut paper to plate size is available from the Loway accessories page; activated-carbon and membrane pads are cut to order.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details><summary>Q3. Is the cake from a plate-and-frame press drier than a chamber press?<\/summary><div class=\"ans\"><p>Yes, often by 5\u201310 percentage points at the same closing pressure. The plate-and-frame cavity is thinner (typically 20\u201330 mm vs 25\u201330 mm on a chamber), the medium on the plate face is a finer pore, and the feed-side flow is lower resistance. Drier cake means lower disposal tonnage.<\/p><p>Cake quantity per cycle is smaller than a chamber press on the same frame count, because the cavity is smaller. Pick plate-and-frame for filtrate quality; pick chamber for cake quantity. Pick membrane when both need to be at their best \u2014 <a href=\"\/filter-presses\/membrane-filter-press\/\">view the membrane press page<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details><summary>Q4. How many plates and frames do I need?<\/summary><div class=\"ans\"><p>Frame count sets the cake volume per cycle. Plate count is frame count + 1 (one plate at each end of the pack). The frame count that fits your duty is set by daily m\u00b3 \u00d7 feed solids % \u00f7 frame volume \u00f7 cycles per day.<\/p><p>Take a 60\u00a0m\u00b3\/day feed at 1.5% solids, 25 mm frame at 750 L cake volume per frame. 60\u00a0000 \u00d7 0.015 \u00f7 750 = 1.2 frames per cycle for clean removal, rounded up to 2; at 3 cycles per day the press fits with a comfortable margin. Confirm against a bench test on your slurry.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details><summary>Q5. SS304 or SS316L \u2014 which do I need?<\/summary><div class=\"ans\"><p>Both are available on the Loway plate-and-frame line. SS304 covers most food, beverage, and standard chemical duties (pH 4\u20139, &lt; 80\u00a0\u00b0C). SS316L lowers carbon and adds molybdenum \u2014 needed for chloride-bearing service, hot acid, or pharmaceutical-grade polishing.<\/p><p>Tell our engineering team the pH, chloride level, and operating temperature and we will spec one of the two. Switch to SS316L whenever the spec sheet calls for it; the capex difference is small compared with the cost of a chloride-stress-corrosion rebuild.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details><summary>Q6. Can I mix plate and frame counts after the press is built?<\/summary><div class=\"ans\"><p>Yes, in batches. The Loway plate-and-frame pack is built so additional frames can be inserted or removed on site \u2014 the foundation length changes with frame count, but the head plate, hydraulic pack, and control cabinet stay in place.<\/p><p>Use this when you are scaling from a pilot campaign to a production line, or when the feed solids concentration changes through the year. We supply bare frames to match the existing series so the press stays as one platform.<\/p><\/div><\/details><\/div><\/div><\/section><p><!-- ========== CTA ========== --><\/p><section id=\"quote\" class=\"lw-pfp-cta\"><div class=\"lw-sec-inner\"><div><h2>Get a Sized Plate &amp; Frame Press Quotation<\/h2><p>Send your slurry characteristics, target filtrate spec, and shift pattern. Our engineering team will propose a plate size, frame count, and medium stack, and quote the complete line including the feed pump, paper supply, and receiving tray if needed.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"btnbox\"><p><a class=\"lw-btn-primary\" href=\"\/contact-us\/?topic=plate-frame-quote\">Request a Plate &amp; Frame Quotation<\/a><a class=\"lw-btn-ghost\" href=\"\/engineering\/sludge-testing\/\">Send Your Sample for a Bench Test<\/a><\/p><div class=\"meta\">Quotation in 1\u20132 working days \u00b7 bench-test result in 5 working days \u00b7 factory acceptance test video before shipment<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><p><!-- ========== RELATED ========== --><\/p><section id=\"related\" class=\"lw-pfp-sec\"><div class=\"lw-sec-inner\"><h2>Related Platforms<span class=\"sub\">Other filter press platforms and dewatering lines for adjacent duties<\/span><\/h2><p class=\"lw-lead2\">The plate-and-frame press is one of the filter press platforms Loway builds. If your duty points to a different platform, these are the natural next reads.<\/p><div class=\"lw-pfp-related\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"pic\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lowayequipment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Slurry-filter-press-loway-equipment.png\" alt=\"Loway recessed chamber filter press, complete unit with clothed plate pack on the factory floor\" \/><\/div><div class=\"body\"><h3>Chamber Filter Press<\/h3><p>Recessed-plate dewatering on a cloth \u2014 the workhorse for mining tailings and chemical slurries.<\/p><div class=\"go\">View \u2192<\/div><\/div><p>\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"pic\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lowayequipment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Loway-filter-press-membrane.png\" alt=\"Loway membrane filter press with PLC cabinet and hydraulic station\" \/><\/div><div class=\"body\"><h3>Membrane Filter Press<\/h3><p>Secondary squeeze for the driest cake in the filter press family.<\/p><div class=\"go\">View \u2192<\/div><\/div><p>\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"pic\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lowayequipment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Quick-Opening-Filter-Press-Loway.png\" alt=\"Loway quick opening filter press on the factory floor\" \/><\/div><div class=\"body\"><h3>Quick Opening Filter Press<\/h3><p>Fast-release plate shifter for labs, small batches, and frequent grade changes.<\/p><div class=\"go\">View \u2192<\/div><\/div><p>\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"pic\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lowayequipment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/screw-press-43.jpg\" alt=\"Loway multi-disc dewatering screw press in factory\" \/><\/div><div class=\"body\"><h3>Dewatering Screw Press<\/h3><p>Continuous mechanical dewatering for high-solids sludge; complementary to a plate-and-frame line.<\/p><div class=\"go\">View \u2192<\/div><\/div><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/section><div class=\"lw-pfp-cb\" style=\"height: 72px; background: #fff;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;!doctype html&gt; PLATE &amp; FRAME FILTER PRESS \u00b7 FINE FILTRATION &amp; POLISHING Plate &amp; Frame Filter Press for Fine Filtration and Polishing Flat plates and hollow frames alternate in the pack, filter paper or fine pad sits on every plate face, and the press shuts the loop on the particles a chamber press lets through. 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