Customer Case: Romanian Edible Oil Processor Introduces Customized Plate and Frame Filter Press

Customer Background

The customer is a medium-sized processing facility in Romania specializing in high-quality sunflower oil and pumpkin seed oil production. Their products are primarily exported to other EU countries, requiring high standards for oil clarity and filtration efficiency. Their original filtration system used an outdated plate and frame filter with severely aged filter plates, slow filtration speed, and inability to meet the 60℃ constant temperature filtration requirement.

Project Challenges

• Material characteristics: Sunflower crude oil with high impurity content, difficult to filter

• Temperature requirement: Filtration must be maintained at 60℃ to ensure oil fluidity

• Capacity requirement: Daily processing volume of 500L, batch production

• Space limitations: Limited factory space requiring compact equipment design

• Special requirements: Filter cloth must be easy to replace, liquid receiving trays need corrosion resistance and mobility

Customized Solution

Based on the customer's specific needs, we provided the following customized configuration:

• Main Equipment: BMQ8/450-25 Plate and Frame Filter Press (Customized Version)

  • Upgraded filter plates: 19 PP filter plates with thickened design, temperature resistance increased to 65℃ for long-term high-temperature operation

  • Filter frame configuration: 20 filter frames with increased spacing for higher single-batch filtration capacity

  • Customized filter cloth: Heavy-duty industrial filter cloth with improved filtration precision, easy to remove and clean

• Auxiliary System Optimization:

  • Gear pump: KCB33.3 cast steel pump with frequency converter for adjustable flow rate to meet different filtration stage requirements

  • Liquid receiving system: Custom widened 304 stainless steel oil receiving tray with universal wheels for easy movement and cleaning

  • Cake receiving tray: Dual-layer design, lower layer for residual liquid, upper layer for filter cake, preventing secondary contamination

• Operational Convenience Design:

  • Manual jack pressing with pressure indicator gauge for operators to monitor pressing force

  • Extended plate shifting handles to reduce operating force and labor intensity

Implementation and Training

Before shipment, we provided the customer with detailed installation drawings and operation videos. After arrival, installation and commissioning were completed through remote video guidance, and two rounds of online training were conducted for the customer's operators to ensure proficient operation.

Performance Results

After commissioning, filtration efficiency increased by approximately 40%, with significantly improved filtrate clarity compared to the old equipment. The thickened filter plates and customized filter cloth performed stably under continuous high-temperature conditions, with no deformation or clogging issues. The mobile oil receiving tray and dual-layer cake tray design substantially reduced cleaning time, and workers reported easier operation.

Customer Feedback

"In this procurement, we particularly valued the supplier's customization capabilities. They not only adjusted the filter plates and cloth according to our working conditions but also optimized the liquid receiving system with thoughtful attention to detail. Since the equipment has been running for six months, the failure rate has been nearly zero, and filtration performance has remained very stable. We will consider continuing cooperation when expanding production in the future."