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Snap-Ring filter bags are designed for use with bag filter housings. Snap-Ring filter bags are the "economy" choice for basic liquid filtering applications to a nominal 65% to 70% level of efficiency. As the filter bag model/design improves, the material it is made from become thicker and the sealing method becomes more efficient. Snap-Ring filter bags utilize a sewn construction and are made from virgin materials.

Snap-Ring filter bags seal the bag to the internal restrainer (support) basket via a metal or plastic "snap-ring". Generally speaking Snap-Ring filter bags should be used when the particle retention level is >25 microns and for applications that do not have much particle loading.

UniBag filter bags are designed for use with bag filter housings. UniBag filter bags are considered to be a slight improvement over Snap-Ring filter bags and as such are also considered an "economy" choice for basic filtering applications to a nominal 65% to 70% level of efficiency. As the filter bag model/design improves, the material it is made from become thicker and the sealing method becomes more efficient. As with the Snap-Ring filter bags, UniBag filter bags are made with a sewn construction, although unlike Snap-Ring filter bags, UniBag filter bags are made from recycled fibers.

What makes the UniBag filter bags an improvement over Snap-Ring style filter bags is the sealing method. UniBag filter bags have a crush seal design per the higher quality Sentinel, DURAGAF, LOFCLEAR, ACCUGAF and PROGAF filter bags. Unlike the snap-ring closure, the Sentinel style crush ring seal has larger contact area against the restrainer (support) basket. Downwards pressure from a separate sealing ring or from the bag filter lid (goose neck style bag filters) creates a bypass free seal and is therefore recommended for all applications, especially when the desired retention is

Sentinel filter bags are the industry standard "every day" filter bags for industrial applications. Unlike less expensive Snap-Ring and UniBag filter bags are made from a heavier material and are all made from a fully welded construction. The heavier material provides slightly more depth filtration, essentially a torturous path for the fluid and particles to navigate; the particles are retained and the liquid passes through.

The fully welded design increases the strength of the filter bag. The restrainer (support) basket relieves most of the weight stress from the filter bag, however the differential pressure stress will usually cause sewn seams to burst before welded seems would.

Sentinel filter bags are made in the widest number of materials and retentions and their universal #1 through #4 sizes will fit any brand of bag filter designed for #1 through #4 sizes. Sentinel filter bags also provide nominal retention efficiencies of 65% to 70%.

Filter bags are designed for applications requiring removal from 0.00004" to 0.0314" (1 to 800 microns) from flow rates up to 9, 000 GPM.

We provide Eaton filter bags to the global market and we can offer value-added services such as emergency stocking, blanket order processing to support JIT delivery and application focused engineering support to help ensure you are selecting the best filtration product.

LOFCLEAR filter bags are a specialized, premium filter bag. LOFCLEAR filter bags are designed to have "absolute", 99% efficiencies. There are multiple styles available, some are pleated to increase the available surface area and others are made from a denser material with the specific intent of trapping gelatinous particles as well as traces of silicon oils which negatively effect coating applications (especially in the automotive industry).

LOFCLEAR filter bags are specialized and not typically applied to applications other than final coating applications. We've created a separate website called http://www.eatonfilterbags.com to provide all of the information you would ever want to know about any of the filter bags we offer. The link to the LOFCLEAR filter bag page is online at http://www.eatonfilterbags.com/lofclear.html.