Broadbent - Vertical Basket and Horizontal Peeler Centrifuges, Decanter and Scroll / Screen / 150mm Lab Centrifuges

Thomas Broadbent & Sons are specialists in the design and manufacture of peeler centrifuges, electric basket centrifuges, including the latest GAMP4 requirements, and an extensive range of decanter centrifuges for use in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries.

Broadbent's flexibility in the market place together with our design and manufacturing facilities allows us to quote for new centrifuges or the re-manufacture or service of existing machines of any manufacture. All Broadbent service work carries a standard 12-month warranty and is certified and in accordance with relevant quality standards.

DEDICATED TO CENTRIFUGE SERVICE AND SUPPORT

Established over 135 years ago, Broadbent employ over 230 people in the design, manufacture and service of centrifuges at our main ISO9001:2000 certified facility in West Yorkshire, UK. This team includes 70 service engineers dedicated to centrifuge service and support for our worldwide customer base.

Broadbent specialises in the following:

• Centrifuge refurbishing, service and spares
• Pusher and peeler centrifuges, slotted screens and siphon baskets
• SIL 2 systems
• Replacement baskets - exotic alloys / duplex materials
• Rotating assemblies - ceramic tiles / tungsten carbide tiles
• Electric conversions - single axis ploughs
• Pneumatic suction discharge system
• New control systems - Human Machine Interface (HMI), PLC, DCS, SCADA
• FAT and SAT protocols
• Specialist suppliers of fully refurbished centrifuges
• ATEX (category 2 for use in zone 1) compliant centrifuges

NEW CENTRIFUGE EQUIPMENT

We supply a comprehensive range of the most modern, technologically advanced centrifuges, separators and laboratory test equipment. Our portfolio includes:

• New GAMP4 basket / peeler centrifuge (650mm to 1,600mm diameter)
• New GAMP4 bottom discharge basket centrifuge (260mm to 1,400mm diameter)
• New decanter separators (300mm to 1,800mm diameter)
• New sugar / dextrose continuous and batch centrifuges (1,000mm to 1,700mm diameter)
• New laboratory and test units (225mm to 500mm diameter)

All centrifuges, separators and laboratory test equipment are manufactured to EU standards - CE, ATEX, GAMP4, ASME VIII, EN12547, EN1127 EN60079, EN13463.

REFURBISHED CENTRIFUGES AND SERVICES

We provide refurbishment services for other manufacturers' products. These include Alfa Laval, Robatel, Rousselet, Krauss Maffei, Ferrum, Westfalia, Western States, Flottweg, Bird, Sharples, Reinveld, Comi Condor and Merco.

Service and used equipment sales for the following centrifuge types:

• Decanter (solid and screen bowl), pusher centrifuges
• Batch and continuous sugar centrifuges
• Vertical batch basket centrifuges, peeler centrifuges

Conversion and upgrade services for existing centrifuges including:

• Conversion from hydraulic to electric inverter drive
• New plough / scraper discharge systems
• New PLC controls with advanced safety interlocks
• New vacuum discharge

New components in advanced materials of construction including:

• New baskets fabricated in Hastelloy, titanium or duplex SS
• Dynamic balancing and halar coating

See also Chemicals Technology - BCSL - Centrifuge Refurbishment, Service, Spares, Technical Support, Commissioning and Used Equipment