Pleated filter cartridge is manufactured from randomly laid metal fibers, sinter-bonded to form a uniform high porosity filter medium, it demonstrates a significantly low pressure drop, high permeability and excellent dirt holding capacity. Moreover, sintered metal fiber may be pleated to increase the available filtration area of a filter element, thereby further increasing dirt holding capacity and so minimising maintenance and maximising on-stream processing.
With the feasibility to formulate metal fibres to meet specific application requirements combined with inherent durability, sintered metal fibre filters can be cleaned in-situ without interrupting process flow thereby providing the ultimate in process economics by reducing downtime to a minimum. Available alloys include 316L stainless steel, 316 stainless steel, 310S stainless steel, Inconel®, Hastelloy® and Monel®