water filter / belt / pressure

Tailings Dewatering Press

The FLSmidth Tailings Dewatering Press (TDP) is a redesigned belt press filter that overcomes old design shortfalls to produce drier cake at lower costs.

Advantages of the Tailings Dewatering Press

Low Profile Gravity Drainage Section
Vertical S-Roll configuration
Elimination of cake re-wetting
Dual Filtration
Rack and Pinion belt tensioning
Lower operating costs

FLSmidth?s experience with belt press equipment dates back to 1979 with its EIMCO? branded belt presses that pioneered the technology. With a long and successful track record in tails management, FLSmidth has taken this proven dewatering technology to the next level.

Maximum cake dryness with vertical S-roll design
Traditional roll patterns run horizontally. This leads to pooling between the rolls resulting in rewetting of the belts. In order to avoid these rewetting issues the TDP has been configured in a vertical S-roll configuration. The belt travels upwards and each roll?s filtrate runs into its own drip tray thus avoiding any pooling or rewetting, this produces a drier cake than the traditional horizontal design.

Increased safety with low profile gravity drainage zone
Safety is at the top of our priorities. With the new TDP design it is no longer required to use a ladder or build expensive platforms for the purpose of inspecting the gravity drainage zone as on traditional designs. This reduces the heights hazard by allowing operators to inspect this area from a standing level.