Charlotte, NC
U.S.-based Engineering
Benchtop & Pilot Testing

ENGINEERED FILTRATION, OPTIMIZED SOLUTIONS

Systems engineered for your process. Validated through testing. Backed by 65 years of filtration expertise

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How Does BHS Meet Your Needs

Collaboration

It starts with a conversation. A BHS process engineer — not a salesperson — contacts you directly to understand your feed material, target cake quality, production rate, footprint, and any plant constraints before recommending anything.

Testing

BHS offers benchtop and pilot-scale testing at our Charlotte, NC facility. At completion, you receive a written report covering procedure, results, scale-up calculations, and a discussion of challenges. No guesswork — data-backed recommendations.

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Design

BHS produces a comprehensive quotation and full documentation tailored to your exact specifications — including preferred vendors and models for valves, instrumentation, and controls to match your plant standards.

Support

BHS’s domestic engineering and installation support team in Charlotte, NC is available for onsite commissioning, startup assistance, and ongoing operational support. Fast response, real answers.

Industries / Applications Served

Pharmaceutical / API Manufacturing

cGMP-compliant filtration and contained solid-liquid separation for active pharmaceutical ingredients.

Fine & Specialty Chemicals

Precise cake washing and high-purity filtration for high-value specialty and fine chemical processes.

Mining & Minerals

High-throughput dewatering and concentrate recovery for mineral processing and tailings.

Petrochemical

Robust continuous filtration for catalysts, polymers, and hydrocarbon process streams.

Food & Beverage

Sanitary filtration and clarification engineered for food, beverage, and ingredient production.

Filtration Technology

Rotary Pressure Filter

Continuous, high-rate rotary pressure filtration with integrated washing and drying — a fully contained filter press alternative ideal for hazardous and cGMP continuous filtration processes.

Continuous-Indexing Vacuum Belt Filter

A continuous-indexing vacuum belt filter delivering precision washing with minimal moving parts. This horizontal belt filtration system is configured to order for fully customized industrial belt filtration.

Candle Filters

High-capacity industrial candle filters for low-solids pressure filtration and clarification, discharging either dry cake or concentrated slurry from demanding candle filtration duties.

Pressure Plate Filters

Versatile pressure plate filters with horizontal filter elements — an ideal precoat filtration and cake washing filter system for high-clarity polishing and separation.

Lab Testing

Confirm filter media, cake formation, washing and drying performance with lab testing to support equipment sizing and scale-up.

Pilot Testing

Validate filtration performance under your actual site conditions with pilot testing using rental equipment before full-scale installation.

German engineering. American ingenuity.

BHS-Filtration has supported industrial process teams across North America since 1998, with nearly 200 installations and a Charlotte-based facility housing in-house testing, stocked spare parts, and rental equipment — backed by a global process technology group with roots going back to 1607.

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