WHY DESALINATION PLANTS TURN TO FILTERSAFE FOR THEIR FILTRATION NEEDS

Desalination Plants Can Reduce OPEX Costs When Using Filtersafe's Solutions Instead of Cartridges

Desalination companies around the world use Filtersafe because we provide:

  • Lower OPEX costs
  • Reduced labor
  • Easier maintenance
  • Reliability

Filtersafe’s filters in place of cartridge filters for RO membrane protection reduces plant operating costs. 

The table below presents predicted OPEX savings when comparing Filtersafe’s automatic screen filters in place of cartidge filters for a plant in Israel.

General Costs & Savings for Desalination Plant – Filter vs Cartridges

*RO Pre-treatment nominal capacity 32,000 m3/h. 140 MMY plant-sized
Annual Cost 32,000 m3/h RO Pretreatment
(USD / year)
Potential Savings by Filtersafe’s Technology
Total
272,000
1,117,000
76%
Automatic 20μm Screen
Disposable Cartridge Filters
%
Energy Bill
49,000
490,000
90%
Consumables / Spare Parts
185,000
574,000
68%
Manpower
38,000
53,000
28%

General Costs & Savings for Desalination Plant – Filter vs. Cartridges

*RO Pre-treatment nominal capacity 32,000 m3/h. 140 MMY plant-sized
Annual Cost 32,000 m3/h RO Pretreatment
(USD / year)
Potential Savings by Filtersafe’s Technology
Automatic 20μm ScreenDisposable Cartridge Filters%
Energy Bill49,000490,00090%
Consumables / Spare Parts185,000574,00068%
Manpower38,00053,00028%
Total272,0001,117,00076%

What Could You Be Saving?

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How Filtersafe's Technology Outperforms Cartridges

Absolute Filtration

Filtersafe’s precision weave-wire screens guarantee 20-micron filtration – the level required to protect RO membranes from damage.

Self-Cleaning

Our system cleans itself without manual labor, reducing pressure drop, cutting maintenance time, and delivering real OPEX savings.

Automatic Trigger

Sensors monitor pressure buildup and trigger self-cleaning automatically when a pre-set threshold is reached, ensuring peak performance.

Particle Removal

Filtersafe’s smartweave screen eliminates harmful particles with every cycle, stopping biofouling and extending membrane lifespan.

Why rely on Filtersafe for your desalination project?

Reliable Filters

The dependable filter choice with near-zero maintenance filter options.

Energy Savings

Lower operating pressure capability (down to 1.6 bar) means lower ongoing energy costs.

Modular Design

Horizontal and vertical installation options that can to fit your configuration.

High Flow/Small
Footprint

Just one unit can filter up to 5,000 m3/hr, while taking up minimal space.

Superior Protection

Our first-class filtration protects your system from unplanned maintenance and, when relevant, reduces the amount of secondary treatment required

Global Presence

With manufacturing facilities, offices, and support personnel located across the globe, we’re there when you need us.

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UF & RO Application

OUR PARTNERS

What Our Clients Say About Us

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"ERMA FIRST S.A has chosen Filtersafe due to their technology, their personnel deep knowledge in filtration along with their good service support. The success of our cooperation is confirmed by a long reference list which counts more than 200 installed filters in vessels with operators including international shipping companies with Crude Oil Tankers, Bulk carriers, Container vessels, and ROROs. We look forward to continued successful cooperation with Filtersafe."
Konstantinos Stampedakis
ERMA First Managing Director
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"Ecochlor has been working with Filtersafe for more than a decade. Through that time, we have established a strong partnership as both companies have adapted to the growing market. Filtersafe provides the quality products and excellent customer service that we rely on to deliver our systems."
Justin Knight
Director of Operations, Ecochlor
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"Bloom Agro chose Filtersafe for their unique filtration technologies, that quite simply, allows their filters to work reliably and effectively in situations where other filters have not been able to. We endorse Filtersafe filters for use in applications where reliability and durability are important."
Erez Shalev
Bloom Agro CEO
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"Filtersafe dramatically reduced our problems. Our previous filtration system couldn’t cope with our source water. We work with treated wastewater that was stored in a reservoir and has a lot of red worms and their eggs in it, which creates a goo that mucked up the filtration system and prevented the filters from working properly. The filters would have to be stopped and manually cleaned at least 5-6 times a season. In the 2 years since the Filtersafe filter replaced the previous filtration system, we haven’t had to open it to clean it even once. The Filtersafe filter saves us a tremendous amount of man-hours. Even downstream, where we have more filtration systems, of the previous kind, we previously had to stop and clean them 3 times a week. Now we only have to clean them once a month."
Orr Cohen
Water Manager, Kibbutz Yehi'am Farm
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"Filtersafe auto strainers have been installed in the Sharqiyah Desalination Plant in Oman for UF protection since 2019. The reason for choosing Filtersafe product is due to its compactness and horizontal configuration which is much easier to maintain and service. The product is also equipped with its patented technology which has proven reliable and performs efficiently to the expectation and demands of the plant."
Shariqyah Plant Manager
Water EPC Process Engineering Team
Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction
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"APT Water is very proud to be partnered with Filtersafe Automatic Screen Filtration to work on projects such as the one at Willie Creek Pearl Farm. Throughout the last year, the water quality varied significantly in the tidal creek that also experienced cyclone conditions resulting in very high total suspended solids. Evidence that the Filtersafe Everclear cleaning system is a market-leading design."
Andrew Dean
Director, APT
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"After working with Filtersafe since 2018, we can say that we are quite satisfied with the filter quality and performance thanks to good support on our ECS-Hychlor system."
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The reason of choosing Filtersafe product is due to it compactness, horizontal configuration which cater to ease of maintenance and service. The product, with its patented technology has perform reliably and efficiently up to the process expectation of the plant.
Mr Wasan Hormsuwan
Maintenance Department Manager, B.Grimm Power LTD
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"Filtersafe's auto self-cleaning filters are installed in [Olefin Expansion Plant] as cooling tower side stream filters. 2 units (FS070H) are installed... with its patented technology has performed reliably and efficiently to the process expectation by the plant."
Mr. Yeong Dae Chao
Procurement Team Manager Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd
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In our search for a filter that could do a better job of protecting the cartridge and RO membranes, only Filtersafe was able to offer us filtration down to 10 microns. In addition to this critical feature, their filters are the easiest to maintain. The filters are horizontal, so it's easier and safer for my staff to access them. The TITAN filters are easy to open, access the screen, and put back together. We don't have to touch the motor to reach the screen - it's all designed for convenient maintenance. In addition, because Filtersafe started on ships, they know how to keep each filter's footprint as small as possible.
Barak Horvitz
CEO of Maagan Desalination Ltd.

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