Stainless steel filters and strainers are used to remove unwanted particles of various sizes from the process line. This is necessary to protect pumps, valves and other downline process equipment in the food and beverage, dairy, meat and poultry, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries.
What is the difference between sanitary filters and strainers?
Filters use disposable media to capture fine particles, while strainers are equipped with a reusable wire mesh screen that removes the larger particles. These components serve vital purposes at different points along the production line. Sanitary inline strainers tend to be used at the earliest stages of processes, where there is a higher potential for large particulates to be present in the flow. These must be caught and removed before they find their way into equipment and damage it. Filters, on the other hand, tend to be integrated into the later stages of processing. This is because the fluid already has gone through strainers and should be free from large-scale contaminants. The use of sanitary filters at this stage traps finer particulates that are likely to have a negative effect on the quality of the finished products.
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