complete modular pilot size tower press system installed in a shipping container for portability The tower press capable of filtering suspension having 10-500 Kg/cu meter (.65-31.5 lbs/cu ft) of solids content. Capable of performing in sequence the following operations: filtration, 1st cake pressing, cake washing, 2nd cake pressing, cake air drying and cake discharge. Filter press plates closing and clamping by (2) hydraulic cylinders acting in parallel on the (2) sides of a central hydraulic operated mech fixing wedge Max thickness of cake 35mm Hydraulic powerpak pressures: 150 Kg/sq cm (2130 psi) - plates clamping; 20 Kg/sq cm (284 psi) - valves operating Hydraulic powerpak; low pressure pump 1.1 KW; high pressure pump 3 KW Material of construction: frame, plates table and upper counter plate - cast iron and weld CS structure; filter plates and integrated manifolds - titanium; valves (fabricated) - titanium; diaphragms - rubber suitable for alkali and acid of up to 30% concentration @ 100 deg C belt rollers - rubber lined CS cylinders belt wash chamber - titanium leakage vat - titanium