Metso Outotec introduced a comprehensive range of smart and sustainable mining filtration solutions
15.07.2021Metso Outotec is launching a comprehensive range of smart and sustainable filtration solutions to meet the needs of the mining industry, including the most demanding concentrates and tailings dewatering applications. The selection includes 15 different filter types, ranging from pressure filters of up to 100 bar pressure to vacuum filters and polishing filters, coupled with an unmatched global service portfolio. The well-known Larox® brand, of which Metso Outotec is the sole owner, will be reintroduced as a strategic product family name for selected filters and related services.
Metso Outotec VPA Filter
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“Our unique filtration solutions portfolio is based on a thorough assessment of current and future customer needs and a detailed review of related technologies. As a result, we can now offer an industry-leading option for all types of mining dewatering needs,” says Jussi Venäläinen, Vice President, Filters at Metso Outotec.
Leading filtration and environmental performance
The entire Metso Outotec filtration solutions and service range has been designed to optimize total cost of ownership, as well as capacity and residual moisture to increase performance.
Metso Outotec Larox PF12 Filter
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The filtration solutions feature a sustainable design to improve environmental performance through energy, emissions, and water-efficiency, and are part of the recently launched Metso Outotec Planet Positive offering. In addition, they comply with the highest safety standards, are easy to operate and maintain, and are equipped with highly automated features to support advanced process optimization and remote support. The offering includes filtration solutions that enable environmentally sensitive tailings handling and management, and they form an integral part of Metso Outotec’s tailings filtration plant solutions.
“Metso Outotec’s certified service experts are well positioned to support our customers worldwide in filter-related aftermarket needs. Services and parts can be integrated to any of the dewatering solutions with a Life Cycle Services (LCS) contract to benefit our customers with fixed KPIs,” says Tomi Ravattinen, Vice President, Filtration, Services, at Metso Outotec.
Metso Outotec’s filtration expertise is built on almost one hundred years of R&D and process knowledge, and is supported by the company’s globally unique Dewatering Technology Center (DTC) in Lappeenranta/Finland. The DTC plays a crucial role in Metso Outotec's filtration solution innovations and acts as a hub for close university cooperation related to separation technology research. Up to this day, Metso Outotec has performed over 14 000 filtration tests and has delivered over 5000 filters around the world.
