Continuous Filtration Systems

B.Hepworth & Co. Ltd are pleased to announce that we have set up a new division within the Group which is Continuous Filtration Systems. This new division expands our product range into two very different areas. The primary product is a new filtration system which is targeted at reducing manufacturing costs across many industries by allowing reuse of waste water by continuous membrane filtering. This simple and effective system requires little attention and minimal operator intervention, making it an attractive unit for many industries.

The division will also be pursuing the installation of high quality powder coating and metal finishing plant along with other engineering support tasks such as plant relocation and on-site maintenance.

For further information and enquiries, please contact Phil Gardiner on +44 (0)1527 66434.

Water is a precious commodity. Purchasing it for your process and paying even more for it to be put to drain may be an unnecessary cost.

We manufacture systems based around a continuous filtration unit which does not need any regular spares and requires very little attention. The aim of the equipment is to remove all suspended particles down to 1 micron.

The filter may be combined with plant which chemically treats solutions to produce a precipitate for subsequent filtering. The aim of our installations is to provide a ³closed water loop².

Typical uses for this equipment would be:

• Removal of sludge in metal cleaning plant to enable water reuse.
• Concentrating of pottery glazes for reuse.
• Final filtration of water to enable it to be sent through a de-ionising or reverse osmosis plant. This is total closed loop recycling.
• Improvement of hard water without the cost of de-ionising.
• Collection of precious metals in dilute suspension.
• Removing problems of Water Board permission to dispose of rinse waters.

Continual Filtration Systems offer a turnkey powder plant installation Projects are detailed from inception to the final commissioning and normally take the following route; Analysis of the best method of coating. The detail of throughput for several plant options may be computer modelled to provide an accurate 'unit cost of coating '. This cost will include ALL inputs and it provides a figure on which to evaluate the investment. Plant layout and design options and definition of choices for pre-treatment chemicals and powder suppliers. Acquisition of the relevant permissions to operate a plant which now include: Environmental compliance via the local authority Water Board permission to discharge effluent Investigation of Health & Safety issues, plant risk assessment and advice on utility and energy conservation. Rigorous training which include sessions for both management and direct operators. Touch screen, PLC driven system providing options for control strategy, including network integration. Plant is constructed to a very high standard, controlled to ISO 9000. We build all our own electrical systems; fabrications are held to high tolerance on our laser cutters and the ovens we install are the most insulated units in the marketplace, often built outdoors in order to save internal space.