• Capto Engineering Co

Agitated Nutsche Filters & Dryers

Capto Engineering Co offers a range of Agitated Nutsche Filters/Dryers. These give excellent separating qualities with good medium filtration products, optimum filtration times and, if used only for filtration application, lowest residual moisture in the cake when compared with other similar systems. Agitated nutsche filter is a closed vessel designed to separate solid and liquid by filtration under pressure or vacuum. The closed system ensures odourless, contamination free and non-polluting working conditions maintaining product purity and hygiene. Agitated nutsche filters are extensively used in chemical, herbal, pharma, agro chemical and food industries. The agitated nutsche filter consists of a cylindrical shell with top dished and welded flat bottom. The base plate is stiffened by supports welded under the base plate. The base plate is having arrangement of bolting bar to hold the filter cloth. Suitable support mesh is provided under filter cloth to facilitate the flow of filtrate. Suitable nozzles are provided including manhole and side discharge nozzle. Solid bar is used for agitator shaft and solid plate for blades made in especially “S” type curved to take high torque generated during solid discharge and re-slurring operation. Salient features: closed batch types operation; repeated and efficient wash with reslurrying; vacuum or pressure filtration; operation from control panel; no toxic fumes in operating area; very high solvent recovery; minimum labour required; and drying of wet cake under vacuum.