Replacement cloth · vertical tower press
Engineering Review for Replacement Cloth on Metso Larox PF Filters
Replacement filter cloth — one endless zigzag loop in a low-elongation construction — for Metso Larox PF and PF-DS vertical pressure filters. Larox PF is a product line, not a single model, so the quote starts from your plate dimensions.
Independent replacement cloth — not an OEM spare part. Dimensions and construction are confirmed per enquiry.
How the machine works
One cloth through the whole stack
A Larox PF stacks filtration chambers vertically and threads one endless cloth through the entire pack in a zigzag. Every chamber forms cake in the same cycle; the pack then opens and the cloth indexes forward to discharge and wash before it closes again. For the cloth this means two things. It is a single loop serving all chambers, so one failure takes the machine out rather than one chamber. And it is pulled through the pack on every cycle, so elongation control — not raw breaking strength — is what keeps it on its path. Machine selection parameters are the OEM's ground, not ours.
Role of the cloth
What decides the change-out
- Elongation drift comes first, damage second. A loop that has stretched starts working against its guides, and the wear shows at the edges before the cloth itself gives up.
- Cloth form on this machine — Endless zigzag, low elongation. The path length is set by the plate pack, so it is measured, never estimated.
- The weave, polymer and finish language lives on the product page. This page is about fitting your machine.
Key dimensions and duty
Published figures, and what is still open
The filtration-area figure below is Metso's own published value; the other rows are not Metso figures.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Metso Larox PF filtration area | 1.6–168 m² class |
| Cloth configuration | Single zigzag cloth through the plate pack |
| Our mill — maximum plate area and cloth path | Not yet confirmed in writing; confirmed per RFQ |
Replacement route
Third-party cloth is already normal on this machine
Cloth for Larox PF machines comes from the OEM and from independent weavers alike — that is the observed state of this market, and it is why this page exists. We are one of the weavers in it, not an appointed channel.
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Send plate data and the old cloth
Plate size or filtration area, the production line, and the old cloth itself or photos of it including the joint and the guide edges.
How to measure your old cloth → - 2
Dimensions and construction confirmed
Dimensions and construction are confirmed per enquiry, from your measured plate dimensions and cloth path.
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Test, pack, ship
Air permeability and tensile testing on the finished cloth before packing, then export crating labelled with your machine reference. Test methods and rigs are not yet confirmed in writing.
What "fits" means here. Brand names are used only to identify machine models; whether a cloth fits a machine is confirmed in writing for each enquiry.
OEM machine list
This machine, line by line
| OEM family | Typical duty | Cloth form | What we need from you |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metso Larox PF Published size: 1.6–168 m² class | Mining conc., chemicals, food | Endless zigzag, low elongation | Plate size / area + old cloth |
Larox PF is not Larox RT. Metso Larox RT / Pannevis — Chemicals. Indexing vacuum — do not mix with Larox PF or RB. If your
nameplate reads RT or Pannevis, stop here. If it reads RB, that is the rubber-belt legacy line and it belongs to the
horizontal vacuum belt filter family.
Roxia TP and Pneumapress are on the vertical pressure filter family page.
Straight answers
Two questions buyers ask first
Do you make cloth for Larox RT (Pannevis)?
No. RT is an indexing vacuum filter, not a tower press — different cloth mechanics, and we do not map it to this range. If the nameplate says RT or Pannevis, we are the wrong supplier and we would rather say so now than after you have paid freight.
Are you an OEM supplier for Metso?
No, and we will not imply otherwise. The OEM name on this page identifies the machine — nothing more.
What we need from you
Plate size / area + old cloth
- Machine brand — Metso Larox
- PF model or production line, or the nameplate photo if it is unclear
- Plate size, or the filtration area
- The old cloth, or photos of it including the joint
- What went wrong on the last cloth
Engineering RFQ
Request Engineering Review
The brand is pre-selected on the form. Add the plate data and the photos and an engineer picks it up from there.
Sample availability, size, freight and lead time are confirmed per request.