Spadoni

Crossflow Filters



FTS Cross-Flow Filters

Tangential flow micro-filtration allows the filtering, clarification and micro-biological stabilization of your wine in one pass. The advanced engineering of the FTS cross-flow filters guarantees the full respect of the structural and organoleptic qualities of your wine.
  • simple regeneration with warm water allows to quickly move from one cycle of filtering to another
  • cleaning is carried out by common alkaline products (100% pure caustic soda)
  • the range of cross-flow filters also includes versions for carbonated beverages (sparkling wines, beer, etc), and products with a high suspended solids (must, fruitís juices, etc)

FTS Polypropylene Membranes: the essential component of the system

  • polypropylene filtering membranes have a capillary structure with symetrical open fiber pores
  • membranes are fixed in stainless steel housings that are pre-assembled on a mobile skid, making the filters immediately ready to use

FTS manual & semi-automatic features
  • feeding pump group built with stainless steel
  • recycle pumps operating at low rotation speed but at high yield, all made of stainless steel
  • back flush system for the periodic and automatic counter-washing of the membranes, carried out during the process with the filtered wine
  • instrumentation control, transducers of pressure for the maintenance of the PTM pressure
  • visual sight-glasses, sample valve, optional flow-meter, optional thermometer
  • control board with PLC
  • pneumatic valves for automated control (on semi-automatic models)
  • semi-automatic (series FTS-SA): the cycle of filtration and the counter-washingare automatically managed

FTS fully-automatic features
  • all the phases of process, from the filling up to the unloading and washing of the filter are automatically controlled
  • buffer tank equipped with level control and automatic product inlet system control with the relevant pump
  • CIP tank for the complete washing of the pump and the pre-filter
  • system for the automatic washing phase control
  • PLC touch-screen instrumentation for the continuos control of pressures, temperatures, output and level in the buffer tank
  • complete system of pneumatic valves for the operational managing of all the functions
  • operational device for the final unloading of the filter


Spadoni Cross-Flow Filters: FTS Series
Model Module n Filtering Surface
m		 Installed Power
kW 		dimensions mm
(l,w,h)
FTS 10 1 10 3 1400 x 1170 x 2300
FTS 20 2 20 4 1550 x 1170 x 2300
FTS 30 3 30 5.5 1750 x 1550 x 2300
FTS 40 4 40 7 1800 x 1750 x 2300
FTS 60 6 60 9.5 2300 x 1750 x 2300
FTS 80 8 80 12.5 2900 x 1850 x 2300
FTS 120 12 120 21 3700 x 2000 x 2300
FTS 160 16 160 27 4300 x 2000 x 2300
FTS 240 24 240 38 5500 x 2000 x 2300
FTS 360 36 360 55 7500 x 2000 x 2300