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Grand Opening Ceremony in Mexico

Last week marked again a milestone in FILTROX history as we unveiled our new production line at our facility in Tlalnepantla, Mexico! It was an honor to host guests from the U.S., Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, and Brazil, including esteemed officials, suppliers, partners, and distributors. His Excellency Piero Piffaretti, the Swiss Ambassador to Mexico, joined José Maria Padilla of the State of Mexico and Carmen Ugalde of Tlalnepantla City for the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

A huge thank you to the organizing committee for their stellar preparation, and to the entire FILTROX Team in Mexico for their outstanding hospitality! This achievement is a testament to the power of teamwork. 

TAKEOVER OF SCHMID AUTOMATION – Management Buy-Out

Simon Sauter completes management buy-out

We are pleased to inform you that the management buy-out process of Schmid Automation AG, which has started five years ago, has now been completed.  Simon Sauter takes over the entire business, including its subsidiaries Schmid Automation GmbH, Augsburg and Schmid Schaltanlagen AG, St. Gallen, retroactively per 1st of November 2022. Simon Sauter has been Managing Director of Schmid Automation since 2017 and already held a minority stake in the company. Until now, the remaining shares belonged to FILTROX Holding AG. In the future, FILTROX wants to focus entirely on its core business, which is depth filtration of valuable liquids. 

“Simon Sauter is the ideal owner for Schmid Automation AG. As an experienced engineer and
long-standing managing director, he is perfectly prepared to lead the company successfully
into the future”, Dr. Cristian Rusch, CEO of FILTROX, is quoted. Simon Sauter adds: “It gives
me great pleasure to further develop the topics of digitalization for the benefit of our
customers with our highly motivated team”. …

Application Note: Color and Odor reduction from a Hard Seltzer base

Filtration of Hard Seltzer, color reduction

Carbon treatment is an excellent technique for color and odor reduction of a Hard Seltzer base. The selection of the most suitable type of activated carbon has to be tested case by case. This application note describes the evaluation and treatment of cider as a hard seltzer base with activated carbon on lab scale and pilot scale.

Read the application note …

TCA and TBA removal from Wine

TCA and TBA removal from wine, wine filtration

TCA / TBA removal with FIBRAFIX® TX-R

Winemakers around the world have been using FIBRAFIX® TX-R filter sheets for more than a decade to remove cork taint and musty tones. At the same time, increasing the wine and beverage freshness, favoring the primary and secondary aromas and thus adding value to the treated products. These specifically designed depth filter sheets contain an inorganic compound, allowing to adsorb TCA and TBA molecules by a lock and key principle.

Aromas analysis before and after treatment
The graph shows the aroma analysis of a wine before and after treatment with FIBRAFIX® TX-R. After filtration, the original TCA concentration (20 ng / L) is well below the flavor threshold of 5 ng / L and no more TCA could be detected. At the same time, none of the aroma compounds examined showed a significant difference.

Aromas analysis of a wine, TCA removal. Wine filtration

Improving the taste of wine
The treatment of wine with FIBRAFIX® TX-R allows to reduce TCA and TBA levels below the flavor threshold while fully preserving the aroma profile. The sheets are available in a wide range of formats which allows application in any commercially available depth filter system, for example in our filter systems. In addition, depth filter sheets are available as FILTRODISC™ lenticular modules. All the materials used for the FIBRAFIX® TX-R production are FDA approved and admitted by the OIV.

Wine filtration test kit lab-scale for TCA, TBA removal from wine

In addition, with our lab- scale TX-R test kit you can test and verify the effectiveness on your wine.


Effective and specific removal of TCA / TBA compared to other methods.

OIV admitted and FDA approved compounds.

Easy to use like conventional depth filtration.


 

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Downloads:

Flyer TCA / TBA removal from wine 
Wine Filtration brochure
Technical Data sheet FIBRAFIX® TX-R sheet
Technical Data sheet FIBRAFIX® product range

FIBRAFIX® AF 11H for Polishing Filtration

High performance filter sheet for beer filtration

The Craft Brewers Choice for Polishing Filtration

In the age of dry hopping, brewers are searching for more efficient ways to clarify their beer. One of the major challenges is high particulate loads or shorter storage times. This will eventually lead to early filter blockages, shorter filtration cycles and subsequently downtime.

In order to increase capacity and filter life, we have developed a new FIBRAFIX® filter sheet. The new FIBRAFIX® AF 11H filter sheet with unique partial perforation technology combines all advantages brewers are looking for when pre-filtering or polishing their hazy beers.

The ideal sheet for pre-filtration when hopping or for polishing naturally cloudy beers!


20% more surface compared to regular filter sheets.

15% more capacity than regular filter sheets.

DE free filter material.

Lowest driploss results in an economic filtration.


 

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LEAFLET FIBRAFIX® AF 11H 

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HARD SELTZER FILTRATION

Hard Seltzer filtration

A Clear Solution – FILTROX Hard Seltzer Filtration

Hard Seltzer. Since the demand for low calorie drinks is growing, hard seltzer products have been successfully implemented by many beverage producers. Are you looking for hard seltzer filtration solutions?
Due to the different raw materials and challenging fermentation conditions, achieving the highest quality in the final seltzer product can be quite the challenge. Usually after fermentation, the beverage is visually hazy with a slight color. 

Get the product ready for flavor addition without too much time and effort with FILTROX depth filtration solutions!


Highest product quality

Quickest set-up time and lowest product losses

Simple and safe manual handling

Sustainable filtration solution

Best aroma & taste preservation


 

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LINKS AND DOWNLOADS:

LEAFLET HARD SELTZER 

VIDEO CARBOFIL™ WITH ACTIVATED CARBON

FIBRAFIX® AF 11H

high performance filter pad for beer filtration

The new FIBRAFIX® AF 11H filter sheet with unique partial perforation technology combines all advantages brewers are looking for when pre-filtering or polishing their hazy beers.

 


20 % more surface
compared to regular filter sheets.

15 % more capacity
than regular filter sheets.

DE free
filter material.

Lowest driploss
results in a economic filtration.


 

The unique partial perforation technology for a special surface gives perfect filtration performance where liquids with a heavy load of particulates have to be filtered.

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