Met-Chem 19 Cu. Ft. 800mm Industrial Filter Press | 38-Plate Dewatering System

For sale is an industrial-grade Met-Chem 19 Cubic Foot Filter Press featuring an 800mm x 800mm plate configuration with 38 recessed chambers. Engineered by one of the most trusted names in environmental filtration, this heavy-duty sludge-dewatering system is optimized for high-efficiency solid-liquid separation. It is perfectly suited for industrial wastewater treatment, plating and surface finishing facilities, chemical processing, progressive mining, and industrial sludge management cells.

Met-Chem presses are celebrated for their bulletproof frame construction, heavy structural steel skeleton, and chemical-resistant epoxy finishes. At 19 cubic feet of cake volume capacity, this machine serves as a highly versatile and heavily demanded "mid-to-large" asset class on the secondary market.

Key Performance & Operational Highlights

• High-Density Dry Cake Production: The solid steel sidebar skeleton accommodates high clamping pressures to securely lock the 38 plates without leaking. This allows slurry feed pumps (such as AODD pumps) to maximize filtration pressure, forcing liquids cleanly through the filter media and producing dense, easily manageable low-moisture "dry cakes".
• Ultra-Durable Polypropylene Plates: Outfitted with 38 precision-molded 800mm high-density polypropylene filter plates. These plates provide virtually indestructible service life under standard operating pressures and offer superior resistance to both aggressive acids and harsh alkaline chemical slurries.
• Expandable / Reducible Frame Flexibility: The sidebars and structural tail-stand are designed to accommodate varying batch requirements. By introducing a backer plate or distance piece, operators can easily scale this unit down for small production batches, or add more plates in the future if your facility's dewatering demands scale up.
• Drastic Volume & Cost Reduction: By stripping high moisture percentages from settled slurry, this system drastically minimizes total waste volume and weight. This provides an immediate ROI for the facility by slashing ongoing environmental waste hauling and chemical dumping fees.

Technical Specifications

• Manufacturer: Met-Chem
• Cake Volume Capacity: 19 Cubic Feet
• Filter Plate Dimensions: 800mm x 800mm
• Total Number of Plates: 38 Recessed Chambers
• Plate Material: Molded High-Density Polypropylene
• Frame Style: Heavy-Duty Notched Steel Sidebars with Epoxy Paint Finish
• Manifold Piping: Standard Multi-Port Discharge Manifold (Air Blow-Down Capable)
• Application Suitability: Wastewater, Plating Sludge, Mining, Chemical Processing