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AMISTCO Separation Products, Inc. is a world- Trays and hardware are all part of AMISTCO’s
wide supplier of mass transfer and separation commitment to providing customers with a full
equipment, components and packaged systems. range of tower components and internals. These
This equipment is used in a full range of process tray product designs have been proven over
and pollution control applications. AMISTCO decades of use in the field. Most AMISTCO tray
offers mesh, vane and candle type mist eliminators products can also be manufactured to custom
that effectively remove droplets down to less specifications and/or performance requirements.
than a micron in size. AMISTCO also supplies a AMISTCO separation specialists are on hand to
variety of random and structured packing, packing assist customers in the design, sizing and selection
supports and column internal hardware. For of components and hardware.
liquid/liquid separations, AMISTCO manufactures
different types of mesh, corrugated plate pack
and cylindrical coalescers.
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tower trays
materials of
hex nut
construction manway lock clamps
manway (active) manway lock studs
tray floor (active)
AMISTCO offers trays in a wide manway clamps
component assembly
hex-head bolt
standard washer hex nut
frictional washer
hex nut tray floor (inlet panel)
frictional washer tray support ring
downcomer panel bottom tray clamp
downcomer bolting bar hex-head bolt
bottom tray clamp
hex-head bolt downcomer bolting bar
hex-head bolt manway lock clamp manway stud seal plate frictional washer bottom tray clamp
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AMISTCO Separation Products, Inc.
sieve or
perforated trays valve trays
Sieve trays are made from a flat AMISTCO valve trays have better
perforated plate which allows the turndown and slightly higher
passage of vapor through the liquid. efficiency than sieve trays. AMISTCO
They are the most economical tray offers different valve selections
option when low turndown is including fixed valves, floating
required. They have better valves and combination valves.
anti-fouling characteristics and Valve trays cost more than sieve
lower pressure drop than valve trays, but are more economical
or bubble cap trays. Perforations than bubble cap trays.
are typically 1/2” diameter, but
AMISTCO can provide designs with
smaller hole size.
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tower trays
slotted
bubble cap
extruded tray
deck opening
fixed valve
This valve is integral with the tray deck. This is the preferred
option for fouling conditions. However, it provides lower
turndown and less efficiency than floating valves.
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AMISTCO Separation Products, Inc.
donut tray
disk tray
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tower trays
additional tray
design options
For special customer requirements Splash Baffles– For low liquid rate
and/or performance, AMISTCO services, Splash Baffles serve to
Separation Products, Inc. offers maximize the liquid retention time
numerous tray performance- on the trays. They can be used in
enhancing features. Some of the place of, or in conjunction with,
most common features offered by picket fence weirs. Splash baffles
AMISTCO include: are located adjacent and parallel to
the outlet weir. They clear the tray
Cartridge Trays– Suitable for small deck and outlet by 1/2” to 1” forcing
diameter body flanges. Can provide the exiting liquid to flow under the
up to 5 trays per cartridge. Different baffle before it flows over the top of
sealing options are available. the outlet weir.
Call our
AMISTCO stocks an extensive
24 hour number variety of tray hardware.
1-800-839-6374
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Other AMISTCO Products
When it comes to effective mass transfer, separations and pollution control,
come to AMISTCO Separation Products. With a full range of separation
products, we offer individual components or turnkey systems built to your
specifications and/or performance requirements.
MESH and VANE MIST ELIMINATORS RANDOM PACKINGS STRUCTURED GRID PACKING
from knitted mesh pads to vane mist eliminators to facilitate mass transfer under a wide for severe fouling applications
and candle filters for submicron mist removal. range of applications.
We also manufacture our patented Mist FixTM
insertion mist eliminator for applications where
vessel access is prohibitive.