Centrifuges | PRAB
Compliance
The industrial solid bowl centrifuge is an economical solution for separating solids from liquids where removal of fines is important for recycle and reuse goals- adhering to ISO-14001 standards.
Low Maintenance
The solid bowl centrifuge provides efficient and continuous operation with low maintenance requirements.
Health & Safety
The industrial solid bowl centrifuge offers consistent, reliable operation over long lifecycles.
Value
  • No consumable media
  • No special pumps
  • High performance separation for all types of particles, metallic, ferrous, non-ferrous, and non-metallic
  • Prolongs coolant and tool life
  • Improves surface finish of the component part
  • Minimizes hauling of waste coolants and water

Minimize maintenance & haul-away costs with a solid bowl industrial centrifuge.

Separate solids from liquids where removal of fines is important for recycle and reuse goals. The PRAB industrial centrifuge is ideal for separating all types of ferrous and non-ferrous solids from oils and water-based coolant with flow rates up to 50 gpm. Eliminates consumable media and minimizes maintenance.

PRAB’s solid bowl industrial centrifuge is specifically engineered for heavy-duty applications, such as chip processing and industrial wastewater treatment. Our centrifuge provides consistent, reliable operation over long lifecycles.

The industrial centrifuge effectively separates solids from liquids in metal processing applications where removal of fines is important to recycle and reuse goals. It provides high performance liquid/solid separation for all types of particles including metallic, ferrous, non-ferrous and non-metallic solids. Available in manually cleaned basket style (complete with reusable liner), semi-automatic, and fully automatic self-cleaning designs.

Benefits and Features

  • Removes ferrous and non-ferrous metals
  • Prolongs coolant and tool life
  • Removes particulate down to 10 micron level
  • Improves surface finish of the component part
  • No consumable media is required, adhering to ISO-14001 standards
  • Minimizes hauling of waste coolants and water
  • Complete with reusable liner
  • Manual or semi-automatic
  • No special pumps required for feed or discharge
  • Suitable for centrifugal filtering of oils and water-based coolant
  • Available as a stand-alone unit or can be incorporated into a customized centrifuge filtration system
  • Flow rates up to 20 gpm working at 900 times the force of gravity

PRAB’s liquid/solid industrial centrifuge is designed exclusively for industrial use in the following applications:

  • Grinding applications
  • Vibratory deburring
  • Polishing and lapping
  • Separation of  zinc and iron phosphates
  • Honing
  • Sawing
  • Pre-filtration
  • Rolling mills
  • Tube mills
  • Water jet cutting
  • De-scaling operations
  • Wire drawing
  • Parts washers
  • Quench tanks
  • Precious metals recovery

Manual Centrifuge

PRAB’s solid bowl manual clean industrial centrifuge is designed exclusively for industrial use. Process liquid is either pumped or gravity fed to the centrifuge inlet. Process solids are centrifugally separated from the liquid phase and collected in the rotor that has an easily removable flexible liner. The entire clean-out process can be accomplished in as little as 5 minutes with the inclusion of a spare liner.

Model
Flowrate
Bowl Volume
CL-50
15 GPM
1.3 Gallons
CL-80
20 GPM
2.6 Gallons

Semi-Automatic Centrifuge

Using no filters or consumables and very few moving parts, the feed enters the dirty liquid inlet and progresses upward through the rotor body. Centrifugal force is applied to the liquid stream in the main body of the rotor, causing solid particulate to move toward the rotor wall. Solids are deposited at the rotor perimeter while clean liquid overflows through the top of the rotor. The clean overflow discharges at atmospheric pressure via gravity through the clean liquid outlet. Solids deposited in the rotor are compacted by centrifugal force and allowed to build up until they are removed during the cleaning cycle. The clean cycle is manually initiated by the operator.

Model
Flowrate
Bowl Volume
CL-60SA
12 GPM
1.6 Gallons
CL-100SA
25 GPM
2.6 Gallons
CL-150SA
50 GPM
4 Gallons

Automatic Centrifuge

Using no filters or consumables and very few moving parts, the feed enters the dirty liquid inlet and progresses upward through the rotor body. Centrifugal force is applied to the liquid stream in the main body of the rotor, causing solid particulate to move toward the rotor wall. Solids are deposited at the rotor perimeter while clean liquid overflows through the top of the rotor. The clean overflow discharges at atmospheric pressure via gravity through the clean liquid outlet. Solids deposited in the rotor are compacted by centrifugal force and allowed to build up until they are removed automatically during the pre-set cleaning cycle.

Model
Flowrate
Bowl Volume
CLA-100
25 GPM
2.6 Gallons
CLA-150
40 GPM
4 Gallons

Specialty Centrifuge

For operations where a standard, lined-bowl centrifuge is not sufficient, PRAB offers specialty units.

316L Automatic Centrifuge

Using no filters or consumables and very few moving parts, feed enters the dirty liquid inlet and progresses upward through the rotor body. Centrifugal force is applied to the liquid stream in the main body of the rotor, causing solid particulate to move toward the rotor wall. Solids are deposited at the rotor perimeter while clean liquid overflows through the top of the rotor. The clean overflow discharges at atmospheric pressure via gravity through the clean liquid outlet. Solids deposited in the rotor are compacted by centrifugal force and allowed to build up until they are removed during the pre-set automatic cleaning cycle. All wetted parts are made of 316L stainless steel.

High-Speed Stacked Disc Centrifuge

The feed is introduced to the rotating centrifuge bowl from the top and is accelerated in a distributor before entering the disc stack. It is between the discs that the separation takes place. The water and heavier solids are forced towards the bowl wall where the solids accumulate and the water proceeds over the top disc to a clean outlet. The light phase moves towards the center and leaves the bowl through an open outlet (oil discharge). The machine can have a manual or automatic solids cleaning cycle depending upon the chosen unit.

PRAB completes comprehensive sample testing to establish an accurate understanding of the unique characteristics of your mixed solution and its industrial applications. This test determines the correct centrifuge system design and capacity to optimizes the filtration process within your facility.

To receive a free test contact us today at (800) 968-7722.

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