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Need to replace your Waukesha Microspin Centrifuge?
Need to improve oil cleanliness and contamination in your INNIO Waukesha engines? Replace your Waukesha Microspin centrifuge with an IOW Group centrifuge filter.
Engine Filtration: Essential Fuel and Lube Oil Solutions for Peak Performance
Engine Filtration: Explore the importance of fuel and lube oil filtration in reciprocating engines. Discover key methods to maintain clean fuel and oil for peak engine efficiency.
Oil Filtration: What It Is, Types, Benefits, and Why It Matters
Efficient oil filtration is vital for engines, hydraulics, and industrial equipment. It removes particles, water, and impurities that can lead to wear, corrosion, and system failure. Discover the best oil filtration methods to optimize performance and extend equipment life.
Announcing an Authorized Distributor Agreement with Facet Filtration & Kaydon Filtration
Houma, LA – April 9, 2025 – Separator Spares & Equipment, LLC is proud to announce it has signed a distributor agreement with Facet Filtration and Kaydon Filtration, two well-established names in the oil filtration industry.
Centrifugal Bypass Filter
Aggressively controlling particle contamination in lubrication oil with a centrifugal bypass filter is one of the best strategies for extending machine life.
CARILEC Engineering & Procurement Conference
Separator Spares & Equipment will exhibit at the 2025 Carilec Engineering & Procurement Conference and Exhibition, which will be held July 20–24 at the Hilton Miami Downtown. Stop by our booth!
Diesel Fuel Filtration Solutions for Marine, Power Generation, and Industrial Engines
Need a diesel filtration system? Contaminated diesel fuel can lead to engine failure, costly downtime, and equipment damage. Proper diesel fuel filtration removes harmful contaminants and water, ensuring clean fuel delivery for marine, power generation, and industrial engines. Discover how diesel fuel filtration solutions from Separator Spares & Equipment can safeguard your fuel system.
International Workboat Show 2025
Separator Spares & Equipment, LLC is a proud participant of the International WorkBoat Show 2025. Make plans to visit us in booth #3229.
Inland Marine Expo 2025
Separator Spares & Equipment, LLC will be exhibiting at the Inland Marine Expo (IMX) in Nashville, TN, on May 28-30, 2025, in Booth #825.
PowerGen International 2026
Separator Spares & Equipment, LLC is exhibiting at the PowerGen International Show. Stop by Booth #2418.
Pacific Marine Expo 2025
Separator Spares & Equipment, LLC is attending the Pacific Marine Expo in Seattle, WA, held on November 20-22, 2024.
Glacier Centrifuge
Glacier Centrifuge Filter is a bypass filter mounted directly on the engine base frame. Bypass centrifugal oil cleaners are known to be efficient in prolonging engine service life. Learn more about centrifugal oil filters.
Bypass Oil Filtration is the answer!
Oil Filtration Methods: The best oil filtration method is to combine both the full-flow oil filters and centrifugal bypass oil filtration.
Full-flow Oil Filter — a one-system approach is not enough!
Combination of full-flow oil filters and bypass oil filters helps improve operational costs, lowers the total cost of ownership (TCO), and extends equipment lifetime. A one-system approach is not enough!
Innovative Bypass Oil Filter Design Enhancements
The bypass oil filter market is dominated by two major bypass filtration players: Mann+Hummel and IOW Group. Each company has its unique offerings, but which one is the best? In this blog post, we compare the performance of the Mann+Hummel centrifugal oil cleaners against the IOW Group bypass centrifuge filters. We will analyze both bypass oil filters based on their ability to remove contaminants from engine lubrication oil.
Engine Lubrication 101: Protect Your Engine and Save Money
Lubrication is the lifeblood of any engine — ensuring smooth operation, efficiency, and longevity. Knowing how engine lubrication works and best maintenance practices are the keys to peak performance and lower cost of ownership (TCO).
Centrifuge filters with monitoring systems provide increase efficiency and reliability
The combination of remote monitoring and patent-protected technology inside makes the IOW Group’s centrifuge filter range 150% more efficient than any other product available.
Engine Oil Sludge
Engine oil sludge is a thick gel that forms when the oil oxidizes and is contaminated. It causes engine wear and overheating due to poor lubrication. Engine sludge is caused by poor-quality oil, ignoring service intervals, contaminated oil, environmental contaminants, high temperatures, excessive idling time, coolant, and moisture contamination. It is recommended to use centrifugal filters to remove contaminants from the oil.
What is an automatic backwash filter?
Automatic backwash filter is a key component of a complete filtration system. Find out what they do and how they help keep your engine running smoothly.
Understanding the Benefits and Applications of Centrifuge for Oil Cleaning
Using a centrifuge for oil cleaning has revolutionized the oil cleaning industry, offering a faster, more efficient, and more environmentally friendly method of purifying oil. They are versatile enough to be used in various industries and can clean various oils.
Essential Factors to Consider When Choosing a Centrifuge Filtration System
A centrifuge filtration system is a type of equipment that utilizes centrifugal force to separate particles from a liquid. Learn about the different types of centrifuges and key features to consider when choosing one for cleaning fuel oils, lubricating oils, and hydraulic oils.
What is diesel engine soot?
Diesel engine soot is a natural byproduct of the internal combustion process. Soot is one of the leading causes of costly breakdowns and unscheduled maintenance. Upgrading your engine oil filtration system to include a bypass centrifuge filter can make a substantial difference. A bypass centrifuge filter will capture and trap diesel engine soot particles and other solid contamination missed by the full-flow oil filters, reducing the engine’s wear and tear.
Enhance Progress Rail EMD Engine Performance with IOW Group Oil Centrifuges!
Enhance the performance of your Progress Rail EMD engines with IOW Group’s advanced oil centrifuge. Reduce maintenance costs, extend engine life, and ensure smooth operation with the world’s highest-performing self-monitoring oil centrifuge. Learn more now!
Common Filtration Terms
This glossary defines oil filtration terms used in the filter industry and explains how these terms are applied. Filter Industry is a general term intended to include such products as filters, coalescer/separators, prefilters, clay treaters, etc. While many of these terms may have other definitions in other industries or engineering usages, the definitions used herein are limited to the use or application as they relate to the filtration industry.
Industrial Centrifuge
An industrial centrifuge is a mechanical device that uses centrifugal force (g-force) to separate substances or particles of different densities within a liquid or mixture.
What is oil degradation?
Oil degradation occurs throughout the service life of the lubricants, depending on the oil type, the temperature, the operational conditions, and the environment. The baseline for change occurs when further deterioration leads to a level whereby the lubricant can no longer protect the system.
Centrifugal Oil Cleaner: Experience Superior #1 Bypass Filtration!
Centrifugal oil cleaners provide superior bypass filtration that removes solid contaminants from the engine’s lubricating oil using centrifugal force. The centrifugal force enables efficient separation of solid particles, which are only a few microns in size. They can be easily fitted on the engine’s side cover near the front-end box. A centrifugal oil cleaner can extend lube oil change intervals.
Tugs, Towboats & Barges Conference 2025
Separator Spares & Equipment, LLC will be exhibiting at the Tugs, Towboats & Barges Conference in Mobile, AL, on March 25-26, 2025. Join us for Marine Log’s TTB 2025, the premier event dedicated to the tug, towboat, and barge market.
Have ALCO 18-251 Engine? Use the IOW Oil Cleaning Centrifuge to remove more contaminants
IOW Group MP600 oil cleaning centrifuges outperform Mann+Hummel FM600 oil centrifuges. Want to improve your engine’s reliability and lower TCO? Simply upgrade to the IOW Group oil cleaning centrifuges!
Spinner II Oil Cleaning Centrifuge
The Spinner II Oil Cleaning Centrifuge is a centrifugal separator that removes contaminants and particles from industrial lubricating oil and hydraulic fluids. It uses centrifugal force to separate contaminants from the oil, trapping the dirt that full-flow filters miss. Increasing reliability, efficiency, and performance of engines and equipment by removing contaminants like soot and wear metals, reducing friction and wear. Helping extend the life of oil and filters, lowering maintenance costs.
Alfa Laval MAB 103 Separator
The Alfa Laval MAB 103 separator is a solids-retaining centrifugal separator that can function as a clarifier and a purifier. The Alfa Laval MAB 103 centrifugal separators are excellent for the purification and clarification of mineral oil.
What is a centrifuge?
Centrifuge Principles of Separation: Learn about the fundamental principles behind separation processes involving centrifuges. Understand how density, viscosity, and particle size influence efficient separation methods.
The Future of Bypass Filters is now, and it is called IOW Group!
Upgrade your engine’s filtration system today with IOW Group’s advanced centrifuge bypass filters — empowering your engine to run smoother and last longer.
The solution is adding a Bypass Filter!
New engines and oil require better filtration. The solution is adding a Bypass Filter!
Mann Hummel Centrifuges
Need to replace your Mann Hummel centrifuges? Make the switch to IOW Group centrifugal oil cleaner for a seamless upgrade. The high-quality IOW Group centrifuges will enhance your operations and deliver exceptional results. Contact us today!
SMM Hamburg 2026
Are you planning to attend SMM Hamburg? Let’s Connect!
Different types of Marine Oily Water Separators
Maintaining the bilge oily water separator has never been the easiest or most pleasant task for the engine crew to perform, but after 2005 it became even more difficult. We provide equipment, consumables, spare parts, and services for coalescing filter oily water separators, centrifugal oily water separators, and oil content monitors.
The Comprehensive Guide to Hydraulic Oil Cleaning
Maintaining clean hydraulic oil is essential for the proper functioning and longevity of any hydraulic system. This blog provides a deeper understanding of the importance of hydraulic oil cleaning and various methods to achieve it.
Marine Titanium Wet Exhaust Elbow
When it has to last, replace your carbon or stainless steel marine wet exhaust elbows with a titanium wet exhaust elbow.
The Best Engine Oil Centrifuge!
Improve engine performance and extend the life of your oil with our engine oil centrifuge. Remove impurities and contaminants for a cleaner, more efficient engine. Upgrade to an engine oil centrifuge and say goodbye to sludge, soot, and build-up for good!
Unlock Separation Efficiency with the Power of Disc Stack Centrifuge
A disc stack centrifuge is a high-speed centrifugal separator designed for efficient liquid-liquid or liquid-solid separation. It uses a vertical stack of conical discs inside a rotating bowl to exploit centrifugal force, pushing denser components outward while lighter ones move inward. From purifying marine diesel oil to clarifying lubricants, disc stack centrifuges streamline operations with unparalleled efficiency. Explore how this innovative technology can elevate your processes and meet industrial demands. Read more to learn how disc stack centrifuges work, their history, and applications across industries.
Unlocking Filtration Efficiency with Centrifugal Force!
Centrifugal force plays a crucial role in centrifugation, where it accelerates the separation of substances based on their density. Relative centrifugal force (RCF), a key factor in centrifuge performance, measures the g-force generated by the spinning rotor, directly influencing the separation efficiencies. Understanding centrifugal force and RCF is essential for optimizing centrifugation processes.
Clean Lubricating Oil will maximize equipment lifespan
Maintaining clean lubricating oil is crucial for keeping your equipment operational and extending its lifespan. With all the different types of filters and oils out there, it can be tough to know where to start. This post will give you the knowledge needed to keep your lubrication oil clean and effective, including the benefits of using centrifuge filtration.
Authorized JOWA Service Engineers
Separator Spares & Equipment, LLC has completed JOWA’s ODME and Seaguard bilge monitoring training. Our trained service technicians are Authorized JOWA Service Engineers and are equipped with a JOWA ID certificate.
Ship Repair USA
Separator Spares & Equipment, LLC is a proud supporting organization of Ship Repair USA in New Orleans, Louisiana, on June 10-11, 2025.
#1 Hutchison Hayes Centrifuge Spare Parts
Do you need Hutchison Hayes centrifuge spare parts? Don’t worry. We got you covered! Let us help keep your equipment’s maintenance schedule on track.
How does an Alfa Laval MAB centrifuge work?
The Alfa Laval MAB centrifuge is a centrifugal separator designed for the removal of impurities from fuel and lubricating oils.
Expo Pesca 2025
Separator Spares & Equipment estará participando en la Expo Pesca 2025 en Lima, Perú, que se llevará a cabo del 3-5 de septiembre del 2025. Visite nuestro stand #205 para saber más de nuestros últimos productos, servicios y soluciones que ofrecemos para la industria pesquera.
3 Types of Marine Sanitation Device (MSD)
Marine sanitation devices (MSDs) are vital for both legal compliance and environmental protection. We will help you choose the correct marine sanitation device for your marine vessel requirements.
Marine Sewage Treatment Plant Comprehensive Guide
Relentless Pursuit of Excellence! Learn how marine sewage treatment plants protect marine environments by effectively removing pollutants from wastewater. Explore key systems, regulations, and best practices for maintaining vessel sanitation.
Filtro de Aceite de Centrífuga
Filtro de Aceite de Centrífuga. Todas las centrífugas IOW Group MP ofrecen resultados superiores que superan a los productos actuales líderes del mercado ¿Entonces, qué los hace tan diferentes?
Perkins Engines
Contaminated lube oil is one of the leading causes of premature engine failure. Enhance your Perkins Engines filtration system with the IOW Group Bypass Centrifuge Filter!
2024 International Partnering Forum | 2024 IPF
Separator Spares & Equipment, LLC will exhibit at the 2024 IPF in New Orleans, Louisiana, from April 22 to 25, 2024. The event will take place at the Ernest N Morial Convention Center. Stop by Booth #2022 to learn more about our updated products and solutions for the Wind industry. The International Partnering Forum (IPF) is the largest offshore wind conference in the Americas.
#1 Best Secondary Oil Filter
A secondary oil filter will help eliminate nearly all solid contaminants from the engine oil. A secondary oil filter has high flow rate capacities and removes/captures smaller particles missed by the full-flow filters.
Separator Spares & Equipment recognized with GEA Westfalia Partnership Award
Separator Spares & Equipment was recognized with the covenanted GEA Westfalia Centrifuge Bowl Award. The GEA Westfalia Partnership Award celebrates our ability to build successful partnerships within the maritime industry.
High Speed Separator Basics
High speed separators are incredibly efficient in removing fine solid particles and liquid contaminants from different types of service fluids. The centrifugal force inside the high speed centrifuge bowl can achieve in a few seconds, which takes many hours in a settling tank under the influence of gravity.
Black Diesel Centrifuge
A black diesel centrifuge is a centrifugal device designed to separate water, impurities, and contaminants from waste motor oil (WMO), transmission fluid, crankcase oil, power steering fluid, brake fluid, engine oil, gear oil, compressor oil, and other used mineral oils. When blended with diesel fuel, the resulting product is an alternative fuel called black diesel.
Tan Delta Oil Condition Monitoring
Need real time oil condition monitoring? Tan Delta oil condition monitoring solutions enable equipment operators to reduce operating costs, minimize breakdowns, extend equipment life, and increase equipment productivity.
Oil Centrifuge: The Ultimate Guide to Separating Impurities from Oil
Learn all about oil centrifuges and how they can help you get rid of impurities and contaminants in your oil. Oil centrifuges can are highly efficient at cleaning engine lubricants, gear oils, machining fluids, hydraulic oils, and other industrial fluids.
Upgrade your Kidney Loop System with IOW Centrifuge Filter
Want to improve the performance of your kidney loop filtration system? Adding a centrifuge filter is the answer to contamination control inside your kidney loop system.
Rivertrace Smart Bilge & Smart ODME Service Center
Separator Spares & Equipment, LLC has completed Rivertrace’s Smart ODME and SMART Bilge training. We are a Rivertrace Smart Bilge & Smart ODME Service Center.
Benefits of using Sealless Magnetic Drive Pumps
Tired of a leaking mechanical seal pump? You must upgrade to a sealless magnetic drive pump (magnetic drive pump). Magnetically driven triple screw pumps are magnetically sealed and are completely leak-free.
eQlyps Automatic Backflushing Lube Oil Filter
The IOW eQlyps automatic backflushing lube oil filter is a complete filtration solution. It is equipped with IOW Q series backflushing filter, IOW MP centrifuge, and IOW backflush pump. The eQlyps will permanently remove all contaminant particles above 1 micron from your lubrication oil. The eQlyps is the most extensive oil cleaning experience available.
What is Centrifugal Filtration?
Centrifugal filtration or centrifugation is a process that is used to separate or concentrate contaminants suspended in a liquid medium.
Benefits of Oil Spinner Filter
The oil spinner filter functions as a clarifier (centrifugal separation of solids from liquids), removing carbon, dirt, sludge, soot, sediment, and solid wear particles from processed oil. The oil spinner filter uses centrifugal force instead of a filtration barrier to separate solids particles from the contaminated oil.
Add a Centrifuge to your Self-Cleaning Lube Oil Filter for better engine protection
By adding an IOW Group centrifuge filter on the backflushing of the Alfa Laval self-cleaning lube oil filter, you will remove the contaminants (clean the oil) before it returns to the lube oil sump. When adding an IOW centrifuge oil filter, you are ensuring reliable protection.
CECO Environmental acquires Compass Water Solutions
CECO Environmental Corporation announced it has acquired Compass Water Solutions, Inc.
Need Alfa Laval Plate Heat Exchanger Service?
We offer a full range of Alfa Laval plate heat exchanger services. From cleaning to regasketing, we will help you keep your system running smoothly.
6 Reasons to Upgrade your Oil Cleaning Centrifuges!
If you’re like most people, you probably don’t think about your oil cleaning centrifuge all that often. But if you want to keep your business running smoothly, it’s important
What is a Bypass Oil Centrifuge?
A bypass oil centrifuge provides oil care, removing far smaller soot particles than paper filters can. Removes very small, solid, micron-size particles
Authorized Blue Water Desalination Dealer & Service Center
Separator Spares & Equipment, LLC is an Authorized Blue Water Desalination Dealer and Service Center. We provide complete engineered systems, spare parts, consumables, and/or services for reverse osmosis fresh watermakers.
Excellent Alternative for IMO AB Pumps and IMO Pump Parts
We specialize in aftermarket spare parts and drop-in replacement pumps for CIRCOR IMO AB Pumps (Colfax IMO AB Pumps). We allow you to save money without losing quality. Let us help keep your equipment’s maintenance schedule on track.
Superb results with Disc Centrifuge Filters
Extend oil change intervals, lower contaminants in your lube oil, and increase engine reliability with a disc centrifuge filter.
Reliable Alfa Laval Freshwater Generator Service
Separator Spares & Equipment offers service for Alfa Laval Freshwater Generators (Alfa Laval JWP-16, Alfa Laval JWP-26, and Alfa Laval JWP-36).
Using a Centrifugal Oil Filter is proven protection for your engine
Centrifugal oil filters are seen as the most efficient way to remove contaminants. Centrifugal oil separators collect the soot particles on a paper insert inside the bowl. With a centrifuge filter, you do not need to purchase expensive replacement filters making it an economical choice.
H20 acquires BOSS Separators
H20 LLC announced that it had acquired the assets of BOSS Separators, oily water separators designed for the maritime industry, from Recovered Energy, Inc. The BOSS Separator brand will remain intact and become a product of H20 LLC.
IOW Group Distributor & Service Center
Separator Spares & Equipment, LLC is proud to announce that we are an IOW Group Distributor and Service Center. Our customers can now access IOW Group’s high-quality products and services, including bypass centrifuge filters, triple-screw pumps, spare parts, and support.
Announcing an Authorized Distributor Agreement with MME Group
Houma, LA – November 4, 2016 – Separator Spares & Equipment, LLC announces an authorized distributor/agency agreement with MME Group.
Renaming of GEA Bloksma to Kelvion Machine Cooling
Almere, The Netherlands – December 2, 2015 – After a change of ownership, Kelvion is now the new corporate brand name of what was formerly the heat exchanger segment of the GEA Group. What has not changed is their well-known performance and quality. Although the name Kelvion is new, they are successfully continuing to do business as worldwide specialists for heat exchange with their proven expertise and unique skill in this field. Today, we would like to inform you that the transformation from GEA Bloksma B.V. has been completed and the company has now been renamed to Kelvion Machine Cooling B.V.
GEA Heat Exchangers becomes Kelvion
Bochum, Germany – November 9, 2015 – Something’s happening in the international Heat Exchanger business: another new standalone company has been created out of the former Heat Exchanger division of the GEA Group AG.
Due to a change of ownership, the company is now ready to take on the competition around the world under the name Kelvion.
Authorized Rivertrace Smart Bilge Verification Center
Separator Spares & Equipment, LLC is trained in the installation, verification, operation, faultfinding, commissioning, and maintenance of Rivertrace Smart Bilge & OCD CM Bilge Monitors. We are an approved verification center, in accordance with the recommended operating instructions from Rivertrace Engineering Ltd.
Authorized GEA Bloksma B.V. Distribution Center
Almere, the Netherlands – August 11, 2015 – GEA Bloksma B.V. has signed a Distributor Agreement with Separator Spares & Equipment. Separator Spares & Equipment is the Authorized GEA Bloksma Distribution Center for their products in the United States. We offer the complete line of GEA Bloksma’s machine cooling solutions; including Box Coolers, Oil Coolers, Plate Fin Oil Coolers, Oil-Water Heaters, Safety Coolers, and Custom Built Coolers. Above all, includes replacement spare parts, replacement units, and spare bundles for your specific range.
Authorized GEA PHE Systems Marine Distributor
Effective May 1, 2015, GEA Heat Exchangers, Inc PHE Division has expanded Separator Spares & Equipment territory coverage. Separator Spares & Equipment is now the Authorized GEA PHE Systems Marine Distributor for sales of all plate heat exchangers and plate heat exchanger replacement parts for any maritime customer inside the United States, including all U.S. territories and possessions.
Compass Water Solutions announces Distributor Agreement with Separator Spares & Equipment
Houma, LA – February 2, 2015 – Compass Water Solutions announces an Exclusive Authorized Distributor/Agent Agreement with Separator Spares & Equipment for the states of Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Missouri. Effective immediately, Separator Spares & Equipment is providing Compass Water Solutions’ products and services; this includes all current and future Compass Water Solutions’ Ultra-Sep, Heli-Sep, VG-Sep, Aqua-Sep, and CRP-Sep customers.
Redfox Environmental Services announces new US Gulf Coast Sales Distributor
Youngsville, LA – December 11, 2013 – Redfox Environmental Services announced today that it has appointed Separator Spares & Equipment, LLC as its Wastewater Treatment Systems Sales Distributor for shipyards and marine vessel owners in the states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and North Florida.
GEA PHE Systems & GEA Westfalia Separator BBQ Luncheon
Separator Spares & Equipment, GEA PHE Systems, and GEA Westfalia Separator partnered up to host a BBQ lunch-and-learn in Houma, Louisiana.
Announcing an Authorized GEA PHE Systems Representative
Houma, LA – July 11, 2012 – GEA PHE Systems is announcing today that it has signed Separator Spares & Equipment, LLC as its representative for sales of its plate heat exchangers and plate heat exchanger replacement parts on all marine vessels for Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Eastern Texas and Western Florida. Effective immediately, Separator Spares & Equipment now offers the complete line of brazed, welded and gasketed plate heat exchangers from GEA PHE Systems for use onboard ships.
Announcing an Authorized Distributor Agreement with GEA Westfalia Separator Division
Houma, LA – April 30, 2012 – Separator Spares & Equipment, LLC is announcing an authorized distributor agreement with GEA Mechanical Equipment US, Inc. (GEA Westfalia Separator Division) for the Gulf Coast region.
Recovered Energy | BOSS Oily Water Separator Service Center
Recovered Energy announces that Separator Spares & Equipment, LLC has been appointed as an Authorized Service Center for support of the BOSS Bilge Oil Water Separators.