Chemical Division
The Chemical Division has over 50 years of experience in designing custom filtering, continuous and decanting centrifugals for every industry from pharmaceutical and agricultural chemicals to flavor extracts and specialty pigments. Western States is the preferred supplier of quality centrifuges to many of the largest chemical manufacturers in the U.S. and abroad. Our team of process and mechanical engineers can select and design the most efficient and cost-effective centrifuge design for your application.
- Vertical Filtering Centrifuges (a.k.a. vertical peeler or basket centrifuge)
- Vertical Decanting Centrifuges
- Horizontal Peeler Centrifuges
- Inverting Filter Centrifuge with Drying Capability
- Custom Designed Centrifuges for specialty chemicals, fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals and one-of-a-kind separation applications
- cGMP, USDA designs available
- Pilot Plant and Laboratory Size Centrifuges Available for Rental or Purchase
Since 1950, Western States chemical division has custom designed and manufactured over 1,000 centrifuges for the general chemical industry, as well as for specialized industrial applications for:
- Fine Chemical
- Pharmaceutical
- API's
- Food
- Spices and Extracts
- Pigments
- Polymers
- Advanced Ceramics
- Agricultural Chemicals
- Herbicides
- Pesticides
- Fertilizers
SPECIALTY CENTRIFUGES - Western States has designed and manufactured centrifuges for such diverse applications as:
- Auto battery manufacturing
- Washing and Spin-Drying Medical Devices
- Ball point pen manufacturing
- Blood collection test tube manufacturing
Western States will custom design a centrifuge for any application that requires a high gravity in a controlled environment. We can generate between 1,000 and 3,000 gravities to fill, compress, empty, wash or dry almost anything. Challenge us with your application!
SOLID BOWL DECANTING - Western States offers solid bowl decanting centrifuges for non-filterable applications including very low-solids content and for recovering particles of less than 5 microns. No matter how small or how dilute, Western States will find the best way to recover your product as efficiently as possible.