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NEW PLUG AND PLAY HIGH SPECIFICATION MOBILE MEMBRANE FILTRATION PILOT PLANT

Mobile Membrane Filtration Pilot Plant

Axium Process’ new innovative and versatile membrane filtration pilot plant, together with its team of specialist engineers,  are helping manufacturers develop and optimise their separation processes utilising Microfiltration (MF) and Ultrafiltration  (UF) technologies.   Pilot plant separation studies help to determine process feasibility, plant design and economics at an early stage and can give an accurate model of what a full-scale commercial plant could achieve.

Axium’s new mobile pilot plant has been designed to  be ‘plug and play’ and can easily integrate into an existing production plant minimising the set up time for companies wishing to conduct trials at their own site.    The plant, which can be equipped with multiple interchangeable full-scale membrane modules including tubular, spiral, ceramic or hollow-fibre options, uses sophisticated data collection software and digital IO-Link instrumentation enabling an accurate and detailed representation of the physical separation/concentration level achievable from the feed taken from a representative process stream.

PECM Features  “New Plug & Play Mobile Filtration Plant“.

Axium’s filtration engineers routinely carry out pilot trials either at customer sites or at Axium’s dedicated test facility on a wide range of applications which typically include dairy fractionation, cell recovery, clarification, extract filtration, protein separation, removal of suspended solids and bioburden from raw plant extracts as well as the removal of microplastics from water streams.

The company maintains a comprehensive range of mobile membrane filtration pilot plants and supporting plant equipment such as prefiltration, heating and mixing skids as well as in-house laboratory services which are available for manufacturers wishing to evaluate their own particular process from a wide range of membrane filtration options.

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PR Published Date: December 2018

HYGIENIC FABRICATION CAN BE EXOTIC

Axium Process, specialises in hygienic engineering design, fabrication and system solutions utiilising a wide range of corrosion resistant superalloys including exotic alloys; Hastelloy^®, Duplex^®, Inconel^®, and Monel^® as well as high performance engineering plastics such as PEEK^®,  used in the company’s CNC operations for applications where weight, heat resistance and strength are paramount.

Selecting the right material for the right application is crucial to the success of any design project particularly for challenging applications such as those associated with high salt concentrations and where system integrity and optimum plant design life is critical.

Our bespoke design and fabrication expertise has been built on years of diverse and practical experience supplying custom filtration systems and components for the most challenging of applications across a wide range of industries.

Our welders and Procedures are approved to ASME IX, BS EN ISO 9606-1, BS EN 15614-1;   engineering design, procurement and fabrication is carried out in accordance with EHEDG and ASME BPE prinicples and FAT/SAT  testing and training is carried out to the highest levels.

Axium’s design expertise is backed up by our team of qualified engineers who routinely offer advice and cost effective engineering solutions ensuring the best value for money in terms of process development, efficiency and on time delivery.

Hygienic Stainless Steel Fabrication

PR Published Date: December 2018

Our versatile, portable and practical, stand-alone containerised process systems are becoming mainstream for many applications across all sectors of industry.

From hygienic clean-room applications to beverage processing, digestate and effluent treatment systems, the benefits of a quick to install, self-contained process requiring minimal infrastructure is increasingly seen as a preferred option for capital investments.

The advantages of a secure portable asset include, ease of transportation or re-location, even to remote destinations, absolute control of quality during construction and
the ability to conduct pre-delivery commissioning procedures.

The end user benefits include, minimal installation time on-site, minimal civil engineering and planning permissions, which translate into considerable time and cost savings.

BESPOKE STAINLESS STEEL DUPLEX, TRIPLEX, MULTIPLEX FILTER SYSTEMS

Axium Process’ robust and versatile duplex,  triplex and multiplex  stainless steel filter systems are improving process efficiencies and providing substantial cost savings in respect of reduced downtime  and screen disposal costs for processors operating in the pharmaceutical, food, beverage, confectionery and chemical industries.

Engineered to cater for footprint, flow rate and dirt loading restrictions, the company’s duplex, triplex and multiplex filter options are ideally suited for applications where stage filtering is a requirement.   Customised options include support framework, sample points, drain isolation and vent valves as well as pressure gauges on the outlet and inlet to monitor performance.    The filter’s robust construction enables automatic or manual backflush facilities which can be fitted to the filter without fear of damaging the elements.

Axium’s standard range of stainless steel filters provide filtration levels from 5 micron up to 6000 micron and are available with stainless steel wedge-wire or sintered mesh screens. Manufactured in 316L stainless steel to a high specification, the filters are simple and easy to maintain, have built-in safety features and require no specialist tooling.

Suitable for a wide range of applications, Axium’s filters provide a reliable solution for critical applications such as a pre-filter for pumps or debris capture for CIP.   The Pure-Screen wedge-wire filter range is ideally suited for applications where product consistency and smoothness is essential or for powder mixing applications such as dispersing powders into suspension.  For fine particulate applications, the company has developed its Fine-Screen sintered mesh range which offers excellent strength and rigidity providing filtration levels from 5 micron up to 200 micron.

PR Published Date:  May 2018