Vicarb Heat Exchangers

Vicarb is a French manufacturer of gasketed plate heat exchangers, known for its V-series range used across HVAC, food & beverage (dairy, brewing, juice pasteurisation), refrigeration, and general industrial heat transfer applications. Vicarb also offers a double-wall (DW) plate variant for applications requiring leak-detection separation between fluid circuits. SRJ manufactures replacement plates and gaskets engineered to match the original port geometry and plate corrugation used across the Vicarb V-series, so units already installed in your plant can be re-plated and re-gasketed without any change to the existing frame.

Our Vicarb-compatible plates are available in AISI 304, AISI 316/316L, Titanium, Titanium-Palladium, SMO254, and Hastelloy C-276, matching the material grades used across the Vicarb range, and gaskets are supplied in NBR (Buna), EPDM, and Viton, in clip-on, glue, or ball-type fixing formats matching your original plate's gasket system. Every plate and gasket is dimensionally checked and pressure-tested before dispatch, giving plant engineers and procurement teams a reliable, drop-in alternative to import lead times.

SRJ manufactures replacement plates and gaskets compatible with Vicarb plate heat exchangers, pressed on tooling matched to original port position, plate corrugation, and gasket groove geometry across the full V-series range - from compact V4/V7/V8-class units up to large V130/V180/V280-class frames. Because each plate replicates the original clamping dimension and port layout, it seats correctly on the carrying and guiding bars of your existing frame and holds the correct plate pack tightening dimension, without requiring any modification to the frame or tightening bolts.

Vicarb's V-series design supports both lateral and diagonal fluid flow configurations, with plates, gaskets, and pass arrangements marked according to the specific flow pattern required for a given duty. SRJ's tooling reproduces the corrugation depth and pattern for each V-series model precisely, so a replacement plate preserves the pressure drop and heat transfer performance the unit was originally designed to deliver, regardless of whether your unit uses a lateral or diagonal flow arrangement.

For applications requiring absolute separation between the two heat-exchange fluids - such as processes where cross-contamination would be a food-safety or process-safety concern - Vicarb offers a double-wall (V-DW) plate design, available across several V-series sizes (e.g., V4-DW, V13-DW, V20-DW, V45-DW, V60-DW). SRJ can manufacture matching double-wall compatible plates to the same paired-plate geometry, so any leak is directed to the atmosphere between the plate pair rather than mixing the two process fluids.

Gasket fixing on Vicarb units varies by plate generation and application: glue-fixed gaskets are typically used in higher-pressure or higher-temperature applications, clip-on gaskets are used where regular cleaning or plate replacement is expected, and ball-type gaskets are common in HVAC or FDA-regulated applications where easy field removal is required. SRJ manufactures Vicarb-compatible gaskets to match whichever fixing method your existing plates use, in NBR (Buna), EPDM, and Viton compounds, selected according to your process fluid, temperature, and pressure.

Plate materials mirror Vicarb's own standard offering - AISI 304/316 for general industrial and process duty, Titanium and Titanium-Palladium for higher corrosion resistance, and SMO254 or Hastelloy C-276 for the most aggressive or high-chloride process media. This ensures the replacement plate matches both the mechanical strength and corrosion resistance the original Vicarb unit was specified for.

SRJ's in-house Noida facility allows Vicarb-compatible plates and gaskets to be manufactured to order, supporting both current V-series installations and older Vicarb units where genuine French OEM spares may involve longer import lead times. Every production batch is backed by our ISO 9001:2015 certified quality process - dimensional and flatness checks on plates, groove-fit verification on gaskets, and pressure testing of assembled plate packs on request - giving your procurement team a documented basis for approving non-OEM Vicarb-compatible parts.

Don't see your exact model listed? Send us your nameplate details or an existing plate sample - we manufacture to your specific Vicarb unit's dimensions, including older or discontinued models.