Larox Corporation

Supplier of Value-Added Solid/Liquid Separation Solutions for Food, Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology

Larox Group is unrivalled in its range of filtration options for the food, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

This dynamic group of companies delivers filtration solutions and services to the world's process industries, and is a leader in the field with more than 50 percent market share in selected markets.

Larox now operates in 40 countries and has over 430 employees. The Group brings together the capabilities and resources of Larox automatic pressure filters, Scheibler polishing filters, Pannevis horizontal vacuum belt filters and Hoesch membrane filters. These technologies enable Larox to offer a full range of filter options for many food, pharmaceutical and biotechnology applications.

Larox is dedicated to serving these industries by developing high-performance, reliable separation solutions, which expand production capacities, simplify processes, reduce energy and manpower requirements and improve product quality and recovery.

The new grouping brings together over 100 years combined experience in supplying cost effective and reliable solid/liquid separation solutions. Proven applications include antibiotics, enzymes, fermentation broths, intermediate and final product pharmaceuticals and vitamins, including B2, B12, C and E. Currently there are over 100 installations worldwide.

Understanding the customer’s needs is an important part of product development for Larox. Partnering with customers from initial development through to full-scale manufacturing while helping to reduce costs and uncertainty while increasing yields and confidence) has led to the development of the Larox C 3.2 series pressure filter, the Pannevis RT-GT gas tight filter and the Larox DS pressure filter.