Overview

Constructed from premium stainless steel, these metal filter housings—such as the PG-EG and P-EGS series—adhere to stringent sanitary and food contact standards, including FDA CFR Title 21 and 3-A certifications.

Their flow-efficient designs minimize differential pressure, ensuring optimal performance in process steam filtration systems.

P-EG Steam Filter Housings

The Donaldson P-EG steam filter housing is designed for reliable process steam filtration in industrial and culinary steam applications. Engineered to deliver high-efficiency steam filtration with minimal differential pressure, the P-EG housing is a durable metal filter housing made from 304 stainless steel, with an upgrade option to 316L for enhanced corrosion resistance.

Its design and surface finish options—including pickled and passivated to Ra 63, bead blast, or electropolished—make it suitable for a variety of filter housing applications, including those involving food contact steam and steam filter housings for sterile applications.

The P-EG is a versatile and flow-efficient steam filter housing solution for food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and general manufacturing operations.

Features

  • Constructed from 304 stainless steel, with the option to upgrade to 316L
  • Supports extremely low differential pressure and high-efficiency steam filtration
  • Surface finish options: Pickled, passivated and polished to Ra 63; custom finishes available on request
  • Connection types: FNPT, ANSI flange, BSPF, EN flange, welded ends and others on request
  • Steam capacity range: 100 lb/hr to 17,100 lb/hr at 3 bar / 50 psig
  • Compatible with Donaldson filter elements using double O-ring, plug-in connections
  • Suitable for culinary steam, food contact steam, and steam filter housings for sterile applications
  • Single-round housing are CRN certified

Applications

  • Culinary steam for direct food contact
  • Sterilization of process equipment
  • Humidification in controlled environments
  • Steam injection in beverage production

P-EGS Steam Filter Housings

The Donaldson P-EGS steam filter housing is particularly well-suited for sterile applications in food, beverage, and pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Manufactured from high-quality 316L stainless steel, this metal filter housing has been engineered specifically for the purification of food contact steam in regulated environments. Its flow efficient steam filter housing design allows for low differential pressure even at high steam flow rates.

When paired with a Donaldson LifeTec™ P-GSL N filter element, the P-EGS provides a reliable and high-efficiency steam filtration solution suitable for nearly any application. The stainless steel steam filter housing is available in four different sizes and supports steam mass flows up to 600 kg/h at 2 bar abs., making it ideal for operations that require a compact, sanitary filter housing.

Designed in compliance with:

  • FDA CFR - Code of Federal Regulations Title 21
  • Framework regulation 1935/2004/EU

Features

  • Etched, passivated and polished to Ra 63
  • 316L stainless steel standard
  • 1/2 in. - 3in. connections

Applications

  • Culinary steam for direct food contact
  • Sterilization of process equipment
  • Humidification in controlled environments
  • Steam injection in beverage production

PG-EG Steam Filter Housings

The Donaldson PG-EG steam filter housing series is specifically designed for process steam filtration in industrial, culinary, and sterile steam applications across the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical, and electronics industries.

These sanitary filter housings are designed to meet the hygienic requirements of regulated industries, including food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology applications.

These stainless steel steam filter housings are designed to deliver low differential pressure at high flow rates, making them a flow efficient steam filter housing solution for demanding processes.

For higher capacity needs, multi-round PG-EG housings are nitric passivated to Ra 32 and include ANSI flange connection as standard in North America and EN flange connection as standard in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Features

  • Constructed from 316L stainless steel
  • Single-round housings: electropolished to Ra 32, 3-A and CRN certified
  • Multi-round housings: nitric passivated to Ra 32
  • Connection options include Tri-Clamp®, ANSI flange, EN flange and welded ends
  • Steam capacity range: 100 lb/hr to 17,100 lb/hr at 3 bar / 50 psig
  • Designed for culinary steam, food contact steam, and sterile steam environments
  • Suitable for sanitary, industrial, and biotech process applications requiring validated filtration