The invention concerns a filtration device comprising a providing fluid connection and mechanical connection comprising a clamping plate movably mounted relative to the manifold and adapted to compress at least one cassette against the manifold, means for driving and guiding the clamping plate comprising a rod extending between the manifold and the plate, an actuator provided with a body and a member moveable relative to the body, which member is adapted to move through a predetermined travel between an extended position and a retracted position, the body being carried by the manifold, and the member carrying the rod and driving the plate via the rod to a clamped position in which the member is in an intermediate retracted position in which it has moved through a shorter travel than the predetermined travel relative to its extended position.

The invention concerns a filtration device comprising a providing fluid connection and mechanical connection comprising a clamping plate movably mounted relative to the manifold and adapted to compress at least one cassette against the manifold, means for driving and guiding the clamping plate comprising a rod extending between the manifold and the plate, an actuator provided with a body and a member moveable relative to the body, which member is adapted to move through a predetermined travel between an extended position and a retracted position, the body being carried by the manifold, and the member carrying the rod and driving the plate via the rod to a clamped position in which the member is in an intermediate retracted position in which it has moved through a shorter travel than the predetermined travel relative to its extended position.

A plate detection apparatus for a filter press comprises a base, a detection device having sensors configured to detect adjacent open plates of the filter press when open. The detection device is coupled to the base, is movable with respect to the base into and out of an extended state, and is resiliently biased to adopt the extended state. The detection device engages with the plates under resilient bias, which steadies the plates as well as enabling the detection device to accommodate variations in the plates, all of which facilitates their detection by the detection device.

A plate detection apparatus for a filter press comprises a base, a detection device having sensors configured to detect adjacent open plates of the filter press when open. The detection device is coupled to the base, is movable with respect to the base into and out of an extended state, and is resiliently biased to adopt the extended state. The detection device engages with the plates under resilient bias, which steadies the plates as well as enabling the detection device to accommodate variations in the plates, all of which facilitates their detection by the detection device.

The invention concerns a filtration device comprising a manifold providing fluid connection and mechanical connection comprising a clamping plate movably mounted relative to the manifold and adapted to compress at least one cassette against the manifold, means for driving and guiding the clamping plate comprising a rod extending between the manifold and the plate, an actuator provided with a body and a member moveable relative to the body, which member is adapted to move through a predetermined travel between an extended position and a retracted position, the body being carried by the manifold, and the member carrying the rod and driving the plate via the rod to a clamped position in which the member is in an intermediate retracted position in which it has moved through a shorter travel than the predetermined travel relative to its extended position.

The invention concerns a filtration device comprising a manifold providing fluid connection and mechanical connection comprising a clamping plate movably mounted relative to the manifold and adapted to compress at least one cassette against the manifold, means for driving and guiding the clamping plate comprising a rod extending between the manifold and the plate, an actuator provided with a body and a member moveable relative to the body, which member is adapted to move through a predetermined travel between an extended position and a retracted position, the body being carried by the manifold, and the member carrying the rod and driving the plate via the rod to a clamped position in which the member is in an intermediate retracted position in which it has moved through a shorter travel than the predetermined travel relative to its extended position.

A belt, for use in a tower press, comprises a first surface and a second surface having different properties such as differing permeability and/or particle capture properties.

A belt, for use in a tower press, comprises a first surface and a second surface having different properties such as differing permeability and/or particle capture properties.

A filtration apparatus that can include a filtering device can be configured as a pressure filter. The filter device can facilitate rapid cycling of cake discharge so that the cake formation and discharge sequence can complete itself in a short period of time (e.g. a few seconds, no more than 30 seconds, no more than 10 seconds, up to 18 seconds, less than a minute, less than 3 minutes, etc.).

A filtration apparatus that can include a filtering device can be configured as a pressure filter. The filter device can facilitate rapid cycling of cake discharge so that the cake formation and discharge sequence can complete itself in a short period of time (e.g. a few seconds, no more than 30 seconds, no more than 10 seconds, up to 18 seconds, less than a minute, less than 3 minutes, etc.).