The use of membrane technology as a processing and separation method in the food industry is gaining wide application for demineralization, desalination, stabilization, separation, deacidification, purification, and reducing microbial load. 

Automatic strainers have many uses, for example, providing necessary filtration for process cooling water, liquid product, and wastewater treatment. Each application requires the removal of suspended solids of various sizes to attain certain characteristics or qualities.