Combining process monitoring using online analyzers, together with solid process engineering principles and advanced process modelling techniques will enable processes to be actively controlled in order to compensate for input variations.
Data capture and metering systems measure, monitor and ensure traceability of collected milk or similar liquid product from farm to table.
Every plant or machine, which is designed for a reliable long-term operation, requires a control unit that enables the communication between the different system parts. It is one of the most important component that guarantees reliability and efficient operation.
As system integrators we bring our knowledge from process technology and plant engineering together with software products from market leaders.
Innovative CIP concepts of GEA meet comprehensive high standards. Our experts guarantee product safety at every point of the process. Every upgrade is adapted to individual local conditions and customer requirements and leads to noticeable savings.
In addition to providing complete containment services, GEA also offers multifunctional wash skids that can be moved from one location to another and used to clean different parts of the process. Every plant delivered by GEA has a tailor made CIP, WIP or Wash-Off-Line (WOL) system to suit your application.
Concentrated food products need to be sterilized before they can be stored, packed or dried.
Our cleaning devices are designed for todays hygienic standards. They have shown best success in the brewing and beverage industry as well as in the dairy, food, pharmaceutical , fine chemical and personal & health care industries. As a specialist in hygienic and sterile applications, we can offer you economical, flexible and service-oriented solutions.
GEA is the process plant specialist for liquid pharma & biotech products. We offer unsurpassed experience in process plant construction, and the collective expertise of the entire GEA, with its unrivalled technological resources worldwide.
Distillation technology is used throughout the chemical, pharmaceutical, food and beverage and environmental technology industries.
Fermentation is a process by which yeast and some bacteria convert sugars to compounds such as alcohols and acids. The process is exploited by the bio-industry and the pharmaceutical industry, as well as the beverage and food industries.
GEA is your competent partner for the manufacture of individual or multi-stage fermentation systems for the cultivation of micro-organisms and human/animal cells and complete plants for the pharmaceutical industry.
The handling of high-value pharmaceutical products require the highest possible quality from the vessels used.
The GEA Column Processors are used for cooling, heating and purging of residual moisture and volatile components from free flowing materials including amorphous or crystalline powders and granules.
At GEA, we believe that continuous processing improves the quality of pharmaceutical end products: by focusing on quality during the whole product lifecycle, not just tested in quality; and by understanding the capability of your processes, managing sources of variability and decreasing any associated risks.
With several types of Extractors in the portfolio, GEA is at the forefront when it comes to solids/liquid extraction for instant coffee production and for production of herbal and other extracts in the food industry.
With a history spanning from the Flash dryer's invention in 1928 to the development of unrivaled dispersion equipment and the most efficient integrated systems, no one knows more about Flash drying than GEA.
Fluid bed technology is a core technology of GEA. We supply several different types of Fluid Bed units for application within food and dairy products, chemicals and pharmaceuticals. All are applied for drying and/or cooling of particles - powders, agglomerates or pellets - and for production of agglomerates and granulates from fine powders.
Whether it is for food and beverage or pharmaceutical applications, GEAs expertise in freeze drying plants is unrivalled. Building on decades of experience, we supply freeze drying plants that meet the individual industries specific regulations, standards and requirements.
GEA's thorough understanding of the lyophilization process enables them to supply a comprehensive range of products and services, comprising laboratory equipment, pilot plants for research and small-scale production batches, industrial size pharmaceutical production freeze dryers.
The pelletizing process for the production of pharmaceutical pellets - including extrusion and spheronization, production of pellets by powder layering and liquid layering and pelletization via melt and wet granulation processes.
GEA's versatile range of R&D drying & particle processing equipment - for advanced powder processing within food and dairy products, chemicals and pharmaceuticals.
The collection of GEA Ring Dryers are group of proprietary pneumatic type drying systems which are essentially modified flash dryers with the addition of a various classifying manifold to provide selective recirculation of semi-dry material, lowering exhaust temperatures, increasing efficiency and improving product quality.
The GEA Rotary Dryer is extensively used throughout the process industries and is highly reliable under the most arduous operating conditions with it often described as the "workhorse of the industry".
Whether your requirement is for mixing, granulation or drying, at GEA we have a solution for every pharmaceutical processing challenge. UltimaPro Single Pot Processors (One-Pot Processor) offer a choice of mixing, granulation and drying options integrated into one processing vessel. With our help, choose the most appropriate technique for the product.
GEA has a long history supplying Spray Coolers to producers of melts - oils and fats, glycerines, etc. - all over the world. Our supply includes spray cooling plants for bulk product as well as for advanced special applications.
No one knows more about spray drying than GEA. Our expertise has been gained over close to a century, in which period we have designed and supplied more than 10,000 GEA drying plants all over the world, and made even more tests for customers.
Whether your requirement is for mixing, granulation or drying, at GEA we have a solution for every pharmaceutical processing challenge. UltimaPro Single Pot Processors (One-Pot Processor) offer a choice of mixing, granulation and drying options integrated into one processing vessel. With our help, choose the most appropriate technique for the product.
GEA has a long history supplying Spray Coolers to producers of melts - oils and fats, glycerines, etc. - all over the world. Our supply includes spray cooling plants for bulk product as well as for advanced special applications.
No one knows more about spray drying than GEA. Our expertise has been gained over close to a century, in which period we have designed and supplied more than 10,000 GEA drying plants all over the world, and made even more tests for customers.
GEA has been pioneering emission control systems since we built our first electrostatic precipitator (ESP) for removing particle-bound pollutants in 1913.
The operation of gas scrubbers is based on the principle of absorption, i.e. absorbing or dissolving a substance in a liquid.
Volumetric electronic fillers for any kind of drink can be filled, including high and low acid varieties, those with and without pulp, fibers or pieces, and still and carbonated beverages.
Aseptic Filler Fillstar CX EVO
Aseptic Filler Fillstar FX AS
Aseptic Piston Doser PX
IBCfill® Filling System
VARI-DOS-ASEPT
GEA offers a range of bag closing systems to suit most powder packing applications. Flexible bags come in a variety of sizes, types and construction, all of which have different requirements for handling and closing. Our range of hygienic closing and sealing systems has been designed to meet the needs of the world's powdered food, dairy and nutraceutical producers.
Continuous Heat Sealer/Closer
Continuous Leveler/Sealer/Closer
Impulse Sealers
Static Heat Sealer/Closer
Our range of multi-wall bag/sack fillers is designed to pack powdered products at rates of less than 1 tonne/h up to more than 12 tonnes/h with an accuracy better than 10 g (0.35 oz). Our extensive experience with a wide range of powdered products and packaging types means that we can provide a solution to meet the most demanding powder filling requirements.
Automatic Powder Fillers
Inert Gas Packing (Modified Atmosphere Packing/MAP)
Limited Intervention Powder Fillers
The choice of packaging format is often driven by a consumers needs. GEA understands the requirement for a flexible system to handle a wide range of packaging types. To meet this need, we have developed a range of solutions to handle flexible bags, boxes and drums for powder filling applications.
Automatic Powder Fillers
Inert Gas Packing (Modified Atmosphere Packing/MAP)
The choice of container decontamination technology depends largely on the application, the customers requirements and the quality, production pasteurization and cold chain temperature of the raw material.
GEA Whitebloc Filling System ESL
The heart of all fillings systems is the filling machine itself. To make a system requires a lot more. GEA offers complete filling lines which means that we also take care of the complicated task of line integration and control. In order to provide an efficient production line, it is important to consider all parts of the system together. Our experience and our intelligent automation enable us to guarantee the total line performance.
Bag, Box and Drum Container Handling
Convair 2000 Air Conveyors
Loose Package Conveyors
Pack Conveyors
Ventilo Container Dryers
GEA offers a variety of sterilization technologies for any PET preform, PET/HDPE bottle and/or closure, allowing beverages with different pH values to be filled on the same system.
Aseptic Blow Fill System ABF 1.2
Aseptic Filling Bloc ECOSpin2 Zero
Aseptic Filling Bloc Modulbloc
GEA Whitebloc Filling System Aseptic
The filling of sensitive beverages in a cold chain distribution demands high levels of hygiene and safety. GEAs range of volumetric electronic fillers has been designed to meet those clean environment requirements.
ESL Filler Fillstar DX
ESL Filler Fillstar FX
GEA offers a range of FIBC (flexible intermediate bulk container) filling systems to suit a wide variety of applications. Our range includes manual and automated solutions that include conveyor or overhead gantry systems for bag handling.
Automatic FIBC Fillers
Inert Gas Packing (Modified Atmosphere Packing/MAP)
Manual FIBC Fillers
GEA fillers represent the industrys most advanced technology for the filling of liquid products into plastic bottles. They combine flexibility, performance and operational safety for applications throughout the sector.
Filler Fillstar DX
Filler Fillstar LXf
Filler Fillstar LXi
Filler Fillstar PET2
Hot Fill Fillstar HF
The twentieth century witnessed a major shift in eating habits as processed and packaged foods gained popularity alongside fresh products.
Thermoformers
Vertical form fill sealer
The GEA range of palletizers and depalletizers covers all beverage, food and home & care applications, all container and secondary packaging configuration and every type of pallet management.
Depalletizer Resolvis
Depalletizer Velox
Layer Preparation System Polaris EVO
Palletizer Agilis
Palletizer Artis EVO
Palletizer Fluens
Palletizer Opera
Robotic Isles Omnia
PowerPak is an innovative thermoformer concept for the highest horizontal packaging standards, complex applications and high output demands. This machine combines unsurpassed top performance with outstanding cost-saving potential thanks to low machine downtimes. An additional advantage for you with GEA: the PowerPak is tailored exactly to your needs by means of configurable functional modules so you achieve your personal peak performance.
GEA OxyCheck
Medical PowerPak
TiroLabel and TiroPrint
Through unique robustness and interlocking design, GEA Q-belt ensures a more reliable stacking system. Our enhanced patented interlocking system ensures robust, more stable stacking and minimize friction between tiers of long belts.
GEA Q-belt
GEA carton freezers can freeze or chill your food products in cartons, plastic totes or shrink-wrap.
GEA I-VRT
GEA Spiral Freezers and Chillers are the most hygienic spiral freezers on the market today.
CALLIFREEZE® control system
GEA A-Tec
GEA S-Tec
GEA Static Pressure Control System
GEA Tunnel Freezers and Chillers: State-of-the-art freezing and chilling tunnel technology.
GEA A-series
GEA AY-series
GEA HVF-series Impingement Freezers
GEA S-series
Continuous Processing is becoming more and more important in the pharmaceutical industry. GEA takes the lead in introducing this innovative technology with ConsiGma - continuous high-shear granulation and drying lines.
ConsiGma™ Continuous Tableting Line
Continuous Processing for Pharma R&D
For more than 50 years, GEA has supplied fluid bed processors for blending, granulating, drying, pelletizing and coating for the pharmaceutical industry. This includes small capacity systems designed for R&D as well as industrial size plants for batch production of pharmaceutical compounds under cGMP conditions.
AirConnect™ Fluid Bed Processor & Coater
FlexStream™ Fluid Bed Processor
Fluid Bed Processing of Pharmaceuticals
PharmaConnect™ PLUS
Our High Shear Granulator plants and granulation process expertise is based on experience and R&D. With plants installed around the world and literally thousands of tests performed, we have established a solid base of expertise related to the needs of the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry.
Gral™ High Shear Granulators
PMA™ High Shear Processor
UltimaPro™ Single Pot Processors
Current good manufacturing practices increasingly require that product is fully contained during processing to protect both operators and the environment. Integrated process systems not only offer containment, but also provide improved productivity through automation, increased yield and efficient cleaning procedures.
Integrated Granulators & Dryers
PharmaConnect™ PLUS
Granulation lines for research and development, takes the process from dispensed raw materials to finished tablet. Our systems clearly demonstrates the flexibility that can be achieved throughout the process including high shear granulation, pelletizing and blending, etc.
AirConnect™ Fluid Bed Processor & Coater
Continuous Processing for Pharma R&D
Fluid Bed R&D Processing of Pharmaceuticals
PharmaConnect™ PLUS
PharmaConnect™ R&D Processing
GEA compression heads are the homogenizer pulsing core since they activate the homogenization process pumping the product at high pressure until it flows inside the homogenizing valve.
Homogenizer Compression Block NiSoCLEAN
Homogenizer Compression Block OpenXFLO™
Homogenizer Compression Block Standard
Homogenizer Compression Block VHP
GEA offers a wide range of accessory components for the homogenizers to expand the additional services of the homogenization technology and the flexibility of use. In this respect, the peripheral devices reflect the green vision of the company as designed to minimize the user consumptions of the machines.
NiSoPURE - Improving your aseptic dairy & food production
O.P.S. Oil Purification System
SLRV-PO Over Pressure Safety Valve
Homogenizing valve is one of the most important elements of GEA homogenizers to make happen the homogenization products effectively.
GEA NiSoX-Valve
Homogenizing NanoVALVE
Homogenizing NanoVALVE HP
Homogenizing Re+VALVE
Homogenizing Standard Valve
GEA Industrial homogenizers are machines made by two essential elements: a compression block, which allows to pump the product in high pressure and a homogenizing valve, able to micronize dispersed particles down to the order of micrometers and nanometers, depending on products characteristics and the desired results.
GEA Ariete Homogenizer 5400
Homogenizers Ariete Series
Homogenizers One Series
GEA laboratory homogenizers, small and compact, allow to test the homogenization effects on the product and evaluate which are the best process parameters.
Homogenizers Pilot Plant
Homogenizers Table-top
For some time, GEA has set the standard for very high pressure (VHP) homogenizer units for pharmaceutical and biotechnology applications. Our scope of supply ranges from benchtop laboratory machines through to the in-house design and manufacturing of pilot-scale and production skid-mounted systems for cell lysis and particle size reduction applications.
Homogenizers Plug & Play Pharma Skid
GEA offers a range of self-contained pilot plants for product testing and process development. These are available for use at the GEA facility in Hudson, Wisconsin or can be hired for on-site testing.
Membrane Filtration Pilot Plant C
Membrane Filtration Pilot Plant G
Membrane Filtration Pilot Plant L
Membrane Filtration Pilot Plant P
Membrane Filtration Pilot Plant R
Membrane Filtration Pilot Plant T
Membrane Filtration Pilot Plant U
Membrane Test Facilities at Karlsruhe R&D Center
Pilot Testing and Application Development
GEA membrane filtration systems are used throughout industry. In many applications they have taken over from the more traditional technologies of centrifugal separation, evaporation and coagulation to provide significant benefits in terms of efficiency, product quality and sustainability.
Beer Recovery Unit
CIP Recovery Unit
Clearamic BeerFiltration
COLDSAN™ - Cold Sanitation of Cheese Brine
Condensate Polisher
Custom-Designed Filtration Plants
De-Alcoholization Membrane Unit
Membrane Unit to Produce FAB
Filter membranes are critical components in dairies. It is essential, therefore that they are maintained well and replaced when necessary to maintain plant performance and product quality. GEA has a comprehensive suite of service programs designed for dairies large and small. They include the monitoring and replacement of membranes and dedicated service technicians who have the experience and know-how to keep plants running efficiently round the clock.
Ceramic Membrane
Service Is Key to Membrane Separation
Spiral Membranes
Stainless Steel Membrane
For liquid component production processes, GEA's efficient in-line blending systems provide the solution you need!
DICON™ Continuous Blenders for Beverage
DICON™ Continuous Blenders for Dairy
DICON™ Continuous Blenders for HPC & Chemicals
GEA offers a comprehensive range of advanced processing components that guarantee efficient and successful mixing and a high quality end-product.
Gral™ High Shear Granulators
High Shear Batch Mixer
High Shear In-Line Mixer
PMA™ High Shear Processor
GEA's wide range of container blenders offers the most flexible and highest quality blending solutions available today.
IBC Blenders
Liquid jet mixers are ejectors (jet pumps) to mix and circulate liquids. They are simple and reliable, having no moving parts and are hardly subject to any wear.
Liquid jet mixer
Mixing is a vital process in the production of a diverse range of products in a wide range of industries. Based on our extensive experience and technological know-how, GEA offers a variety of batch, continuous and in-house custom designed mixing solutions for unique applications that meet specific customer needs.
Batch Mixing Systems
DIMA™ & DI-BATCH™ Batch Mixers
Tailor Made Mixing Systems
GEA is your knowledgeable partner for the selection and integration of highly purified media production plant and the implementation of storage and CIP/SIP distribution systems within Pharma Liquid Dosage.
Pharma Preparation & Pressure Vessels
Pharma Process Vessels
Storage & Transportation Vessels
The GEA beverage mixer is designed for the highly accurate continuous blending and carbonation of beverages.
DIMIX™ Mixer/Carbonators
GEA's blending technology is further extended with our range of post hoist blenders. All of the features and benefits of the pedestal container (IBC) blenders are repeated with the post hoist range, with the added benefits that the IBC can be elevated post-blending to allowing for direct discharge into a downstream process or vessel.
IBC Blenders
GEA suppliers a range of R&D and small-scale mixers and blenders for the Pharma & Nutraceutical industries.
PharmaConnect™ R&D Processing
Contained Materials Handling solutions for Primary and Secondary Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare. With extensive experience within the generics sector, supply a wide range of technologies and equipment that improve and enhance the efficiency and performance of Oral Solid Dosage production.
BUCK® Containment Valves
Contained Powder Sampling
Hicoflex® Disposable Containment System
IBC Blenders
IBC Post Hoists
IBC Systems for the Pharma Industry
GEA supplies a market-leading range of powder handling, feeding and dosing solutions. Our volumetric and gravimetric powder feeding systems guarantee highly accurate processing in critical applications such as minor/major ingredient preparation, pre-mixing, recipe handling, blending and packing.
Screw Conveyors
Vibrating Conveyors
Vibration Feeder
Vibration Spiral Elevator
Vibration Table
The design, development and production of loading and unloading systems for applications in numerous industries is a core competence of GEA. Whatever the product or process, standard or tailor-made solutions, both manually operated and fully automated, can be built and delivered to meet the individual needs of our customers.
ALUS™ Load & Unload of Lyophilizers
Grain Handling Systems
IBC Post Hoists
GEA has been manufacturing pneumatic conveying Systems for more than 40 years and has the experience to select the best system for each product and application.
Pressure Conveying - Dense Phase
Pressure Conveying - Lean Phase
Vacuum Conveying - Dense Phase
Vacuum Conveying - Lean Phase
GEA offers a range of powder sampling systems to suit the most demanding quality assurance processes in food and dairy plants. Our samplers are able to handle a wide range of containers including bags, bottles, jars and large blow molded containers as required to suit your testing and handling requirements.
Contained Powder Sampling
Powder Sampler (PAS)
Vacuum Powder Sampler
GEA offers the widest range of sifting systems for powdered products, including rotary, vibratory and circular systems designed to suit a variety of product types and duties.
Sifters for Powders
GEA supplies a wide range of bulk storage solutions for both raw materials and finished goods, including internal/ external stainless steel bulk silos, hoppers and IBC containers.
Powder Silos
Monitoring of the product quality or determination of the ingredients of the liquids is often only possible in a laboratory procedure. For this, regular samples have to be taken from the liquid (sampling) to ensure the binding traceability.
Samplers for Liquid Processing
Contained product transfer for R&D and small-scale applications.
BUCK® Containment Valves
Hicoflex® Disposable Containment System
The ConsiGma DC for direct compression is the latest expansion of GEA's continuous portfolio for cost effective, compact, high yield manufacturing systems. It offers a robust and flexible manufacturing method for a wide range of products.
ConsiGma™ Continuous Direct Compression
ConsiGma™ Continuous Tablet Coater
At GEA we believe that continuous processing improves the quality of pharmaceutical end products: by focusing on quality during the whole product life-cycle, not just tested in quality; and by understanding the capability of your processes, managing sources of variability and decreasing any associated risks.
ConsiGma™ Continuous Direct Compression
ConsiGma™ Continuous Tablet Coater
ConsiGma™ Continuous Tableting Line
Manual to automatic rotary tablet press for research, pilot-scale and full production, presses for normal, clean-room, contained and highly contained environments and presses for the production of single and bi-layer tablets.
MODUL™ D Tablet Press
MODUL™ P Tablet Press
MODUL™ Q Tablet Press
MODUL™ S Tablet Press
MODUL™ Tablet Press Technology
PERFORMA™ Lite Tablet Press
PERFORMA™ P Tablet Press
Formulation & Small-Scale Production - increased versatility - increased safety - increased productivity - increased flexibility
MODUL™ P Tablet Press
With 100 years of experience, GEA has developed a unique expertise in designing, manufacturing and servicing the widest available range of industrial rotary presses.
PERFORMA™ Lite Tablet Press
R0/2 Tablet Press
R233 Tablet Press
R253 Tablet Press
R353 Tablet Press
R5 Tablet Press
R55 Tablet Press
R57 Tablet Press
Presenting a paradigm shift in tablet coating, this new type of coater subjects tablets to a cascading tablet movement that enables greater fluid application rates (higher coating build-rates) than traditional coating pans.
AirConnect™ Fluid Bed Processor & Coater
ConsiGma™ Continuous Tablet Coater
FlexStream™ Fluid Bed Processor
Fluid Bed R&D Processing of Pharmaceuticals
PharmaConnect™ PLUS
Our Viswill product range for the pharma industry includes inspection systems for both tablets and capsules. All Viswill visual inspection technology is distinguished by high accuracy, high speed and operational efficiency.
Visual Inspection System for Capsules
Visual Inspection System for Tablets
Ejectors, are devices for the conveyance, compression or mixing of gases, vapors, liquids or solids in which a gaseous or liquid medium serves as the motive force. They are "pumps without moving parts".
Ejector Test facilities at Karlsruhe R & D Center
Ejectors
Variable - Flow Ejectors
Vacuum systems are based on jet pump technology. They essentially consist of combinations of jet pumps and condensers.
Combined Steam Jet and LRVP Systems
Dry condensing vacuum systems
High Corrosive Resistant Vacuum Systems
Multi-stage steam jet vacuum pumps
Product Driven Steam Jet Vacuum Systems