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Recent News
- LAKOS Filtration Facts Blog launched on October 13th 2009.
- LAKOS is new on Facebook
and Twitter
. - Cooling Tower Filtration video and How A Centrifugal Separator Works video is now available on YouTube
. - New AccuPurge valve for SandMaster separators and new literature LS-772
- Each year LAKOS and Laval Underground Surveys award two $1,000 college scholarships to students pursuing degrees in water-related industries. This year's Ben Everson Scholarship Winners certainly fit that description. Read More.
- LAKOS Expands Pro II Media Tank Filter line for Irrigation market.
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LAKOS Offers Complete Solutions for Your Filtration Needs
LAKOS Separators and Filtration systems can be used in a wide variety of applications, helping to separate settleable solids from liquid or to remove floating organics with our media filters and filter screens. This includes cooling tower filtration which is achieved by cleaning cooling tower basins, to heat exchanger protection to preventing sand damage to submersible pumps and many more. To determine which of our products might be best for YOUR application, start by picking the application shown below which most closely describes your system.
Or, complete our Online Request for Quote Form and let us select the right product for you!
LAKOS Centrifugal Separators are patented* systems designed to separate solids particles from liquid. They feature:
- No moving parts to wear out or replace
- Minimal liquid loss
- No backwashing or other routine maintenance or downtime requirements
- Low and steady pressure loss
- Easily automated
* Over 150 patents worldwide
LAKOS products are environmentally friendly and "GREEN" since they:
- Minimize water loss more effectively than other types of filtration
- In most cases use no additional energy consumption
- Reduce waste of solids being removed PLUS no additional waste is caused by used barrier filters
- Exhaust no harmful pollutants except the solids already present
- Where chemical water treatment is used LAKOS Separators can reduce the amount of chemicals needed.
For more information about LAKOS "green" products, LEED, and energy efficiency, visit our LAKOS Green Page.

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September 13-17 |
Hall A5 / Booth 311 | IFAT ENTSORGA 2010 Munich, Germany |
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| September 28-30 | 3510 | Design & MFG Midwest 2010 Rosemont, IL |
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| October 3-5 |
46 | SRAPPA Conference Point Clear, Alabama |
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| October 4-8 |
230 | Feria Internacional de Bogotá 2010 Bogotá, Columbia |
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| October 26-28 |
1033 | AHR Expo-Mexico Mexico City, Mexico |
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How A LAKOS Separator Works
LAKOS Separators utilize centrifugal action to separate solids from liquids. Our patented design results in low energy usage and minimal water loss while still maintaining high efficiency. To see the How It Works Animation to see how this is done or visit LAKOS Filtration University for more details and for Non-English versions of this animation.



