Kieselguhr-free filtration convincing on all continents ...

GEA Westfalia Separator achieved the final market break-through with PROFI® filtration several years ago. Meanwhile, a total of 16 PROFI® installations are convincing on all continents which filter a total volume of approx. 34 million hl per year. Global operations clearly demonstrate that the combined PROFI® separator/membrane filter process from GEA Westfalia Separator/Pall Food & Beverage not only achieves the primary development target of completely replacing kieselguhr. PROFI® filtration is

GEA Westfalia Separator is also the correct partner for this strategy ...

Big is beautiful, this is certainly one of the mega trends in the global beer market. However, the profitable niche is still an alternative to the desire to achieve pure size. This can be of a regional nature, but can also be related to innovative or traditional products for which there is consumer demand. GEA Westfalia Separator has been and still is the reliable partner of the brewing industry also for this strategy. For instance, for many years, profitable niche growth in Germany has been

1909 - 2009: Pioneer GEA Westfalia Separator ...

In 1909, and thus precisely 100 years ago, the first separator was used for beer clarification in a brewery in Vienna – it was built by the Oelde-based company Ramesohl & Schmidt, which later became GEA Westfalia Separator. Since that time, the trend towards the centrifuge has been unbroken. On the contrary, the trend is being reinforced: This is because a separator or decanter removes precisely what it is required to remove, does not require any filter aids and also operates on a continuous bas

GEA Westfalia Separator at ACHEMA 2009 ...

Since the beginning of the year, the new Business Unit “Renewable Resources” has been in existence at GEA Westfalia Separator in order to enable the company to serve one of the major segments of the future from a single source. The previous Business Units Oils & Fats Recovery, Oils and Fats Processing, Starch Technology and Industrial Biotechnology have been combined in this new business unit. With this focus, GEA Westfalia Separator is taking account of the fact that the areas in which users ar

GEA Westfalia Separator at ACHEMA 2009 ...

GEA Westfalia Separator has developed a new gas-tight decanter for applications exposed to the risk of explosions in the chemical and pharmaceutical fields. The new model is based on a powerful non-gas-tight version which has already been launched very successfully on the market and which provides excellent value for money. The gas-tight decanter will be available in two versions as a clarifying decanter and as an extraction decanter. As a flat-conical machine CE 345, the gas-tight decanter will

GEA Westfalia Separator at ACHEMA 2009 ...

With a capacity of up to max. 10,000 litres of fermentation broth per hour, the new CSE clarifier of GEA Westfalia Separator is currently the largest steam-sterilizable centrifuge in the world. The new development focuses entirely on the safety of biotechnology processes and the efficiency of recovering active ingredients. Separators from GEA Westfalia Separator are used in biotechnology for processing animal cell cultures, recovering pharmaceutical proteins and vaccines, making hormones such as

GEA Westfalia Separator at ACHEMA 2009 ...

For the machine and process monitoring system Westfalia Separator wewatch, GEA Westfalia Separator has now created an Internet-based Web portal which, as a simple and self-explanatory tool, notifies the machine operators of possible error statuses at an early stage. The portal generates maintenance messages or alarms which are forwarded directly to the relevant persons by e-mail or mobile telephone. Westfalia Separator wewatch provides prophylactic information and makes virtually live specific

GEA Westfalia Separator at ACHEMA 2009 ...

Separators, decanters and membrane filters of GEA Westfalia Separator are being successfully employed in more than 2500 practical applications. In order to enable this huge pool of knowledge to be used even more efficiently for the benefit of the customer, GEA Westfalia Separator is now installing a technology centre for process development in Oelde. The main feature of this new technology centre is the Central Process Technology department (ZVT) which has already been used very intensively and

Gastight decanter and steam-sterilizable clarifier from GEA Westfalia Separator ...

With a capacity of up to 10,000 litres of fermentation broth per hour, the new clarifier type CSE 170 from GEA Westfalia Separator is currently the largest steam-sterilizable centrifuge in the world. This new development is focused entirely on the safety of biotechnological processes and the efficiency of active ingredient recovery. To meet the stringent demands of production processes in biotechnology, the CSE 170 is equipped with numerous special features to ensure high yields of valuable cons

GEA Westfalia Separator Process Bundles Competences ...

With the merger of the GEA Westfalia Separator sales companies Food Tec GmbH and Industry GmbH to form the high-efficiency GEA Westfalia Separator Process GmbH, GEA Westfalia Separator, Oelde, is meeting the requirements of the market for the benefit of the customers. At Anuga FoodTec in Cologne, the new GEA Westfalia Separator Process GmbH will be presenting itself in this new form. It bundles competences, sales activities and separating processes for the production and refining of products und

GEA Westfalia Separator Process at Anuga FoodTec 2009 ...

There are innovations which raise the question why they were not available on the market much earlier. Because they are so clear, so logical and so consistent. The integrated direct drive is one such far-reaching innovation. This forward-looking drive concept for separators is being used in the field for the first time in the world in the milk bacteria removing separator CSE 500 from GEA Westfalia Separator Process GmbH, and is celebrating its premiere at Anuga FoodTec 2009. With the integrat

GEA Westfalia Separator Process at Anuga FoodTec 2009 ...

In cold milk separation, energy savings, lower operating costs and higher protein quality are the top priorities. With the Westfalia Separator procool-System, GEA Westfalia Separator Process is launching an extremely successful machine which covers a large capacity spectrum. This separator model is characterised by a capacity and separating efficiency in cold milk separation which at present cannot be achieved by any other machine available on the market. The separator type MSE 500 used for t

GEA Westfalia Separator Process at Anuga FoodTec 2009 ...

With the merger of the GEA Westfalia Separator sales companies Food Tec and Industry to form the new, highly-efficient GEA Westfalia Separator Process GmbH, GEA Westfalia Separator GmbH is rising to the challenges of the market for the benefit of the users. At Anuga Food Tec in Cologne, the new GEA Westfalia Separator Process GmbH will be presenting itself in this new form. It bundles competences, sales activities and separating processes for the production and refining of products under one roo

GEA Westfalia Separator Process at Anuga FoodTec 2009 ...

The widely accepted Westfalia Separator proplus process from GEA Westfalia Separator Process GmbH, Oelde, concentrates on the protein in the solids. Through the application of a specific fluid mechanics model, GEA Westfalia Separator Process has succeeded in significantly reducing the ejection frequency and consequently the potential loss of valuable protein. Every gram of additional protein means hard cash for the user. The ejection intervals have been extended by several times over which in

GEA Westfalia Separator Process at Anuga FoodTec 2009 ...

Dairy technology at GEA Westfalia Separator Process GmbH traditionally serves a broad spectrum of applications. Besides the main fields of application of milk skimming and bacteria removal from milk, the centrifuges and processes operate in numerous special applications. One field is the fresh cheese segment which includes quark, labaneh, labneh, Petit-Suisse, cream cheese, double cream cheese. The second major segment of special processes is casein recovery and the third segment comprises lacto

GEA Westfalia Separator Process at Anuga FoodTec 2009 ...

The clarifying decanter GCE 345 in the compact class from GEA Westfalia Separator is presented for the first time at Anuga FoodTec. With a bowl diameter of 340 mm and a capacity of up to 6 m3 / h, this innovation ensures maximum separation in a very confined space. Its good price/performance ratio makes it a very attractive proposition in the small and medium classes for the beverage industry. The decanter finds application in wineries and in fruit juice operations as a multipurpose machine for

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Bochum/Oelde, 2 December 2008 – The Mechanical Separation Division of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft has received two major orders from the Middle East with an aggregate volume of EUR 16 million. The contracts are for the supply of complete fuel treatment systems for power generation purposes based on gas turbines utilizing liquid fuels. The system solutions designed and engineered by GEA Westfalia Separator will desalt, separate water and remove impurities from the crude oil that is used as p

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The new nozzle type separator HDE 200 from GEA Westfalia Separator has been especially designed for ethanol recovery from sugar and molasses. This machine is an advanced version of the HDD 80 which is well-established in this market segment for decades. One feature of the new separator is the larger capacity compared to the HDD. Moreover, the HDE 200 makes for a very high efficiency in the production process. And this is due to its specific design concept: the new nozzle separator comes wi

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Under the new Division President Holger Heinrich, GEA Westfalia Separator is launching an extensive restructuring project. With the project name “Kolumbus”, the company is aiming to bundle existing successful components and dismantle hardened organisational structures. The level of support for this project by the parent company, GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft, and the fact that Holger Heinrich enjoys fullest confidence, is demonstrated by the willingness of the concern to invest 160 million Euros

Kieselguhr-free beer filtration and beer recovery ...

The future of beer filtration is kieselguhr-free. The intelligent and profitable Westfalia Separator PROFI® system combines centrifuge and membrane and is in this way setting standards in beer filtration. Westfalia Separator profi frees the brewery from costly kieselguhr treatment, quality losses and superfluous storage tanks. The complete filtration process flows with maximum yield and easy change of beer types. GEA Westfalia Separator Process will be showing Westfalia Separator profi as a

Westfalia Separator hydry GSC 200 – The Top Separator ...

A new separator is advancing into new performance classes. GEA Westfalia Separator Process has developed the GSC 200 separator, which will be shown at BRAU Beviale 2008, particularly for green beer and wort clarification, for beer recovery as well as must and wine clarification. This “workhorse” is able to clarify up to 700 hl product/hour with a high solid content and is able to discharge the solids in an extremely dry state. Maximum yield With the hydrohermetic feed used, the newly develop

Large Breweries Enthusiastic About the GSE 550 Clarifier ...

With the introduction of the GSE 550 clarifier four years ago, GEA Westfalia Separator Process opened the door to a new dimension in centrifuge design. With a rated capacity of 1500 hl/h, a bowl diameter of 1000 mm and an equivalent clarifying area of 550.000 m² it overshadowed everything previously available on the market for brewery centrifuges. It was received particularly well by large breweries. The GSE 550 is now separating very successfully, for instance in American and Russian bre

Kieselguhr-Free Westfalia Separator PROFI® Filtration ...

Westfalia Separator profi is running. Kieselguhr-free filtration is meanwhile more than merely an additional option when a new filter cellar is built or an existing filter cellar is extended. In many cases, the kieselguhr-free solution is now the first choice, and kieselguhr filtration is only a planning alternative. Westfalia Separator profi is the kieselguhr-free filtration which has proven its worth in practice and reliably complies with forecast consumptions of energy and water or performs e

Optimum Solution for Beer Recovery from Westfalia Separator ...

In this case, a choice is easy: GEA Westfalia Separator Process is the only manufacturer able to offer all three conventional systems for recovering beer from tank bottoms from a single source: separators, decanters and ceramic membrane filters. This means that the company can provide the right solution for every output capacity and each individual application. All alternatives from a single source also mean that GEA Westfalia Separator Process is able to provide neutral advice and make the reco

Westfalia Separator eagleclass ...

The Westfalia Separator eagleclass is a completely new generation of mineral oil separators that GEA Westfalia Separator Systems presented at SMM 2008. These machines are even more precisely customized to the needs of the marine, oil field, energy and industry sectors. GEA Westfalia Separator Systems has expanded the capacity spectrum both upwards and downwards, and has designed the separators compacter, lighter, more energy-efficient and with fewer wear parts. A new sensor technology system fur

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With a self-made newly developed fresh water generator, GEA Westfalia Separator Systems has expanded its product line, providing shipping companies and shipyards with a further module for the engine room from a single source: an ideal supplement to the product range. The entry-level model is the SeaWater Distiller, SWD, with a capacity range of 10 to 30 t/d. Medium-term, the product range will be extended upwards with plate heat exchangers to 70 t/d and downwards to below 10 t/d. The range initi

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Both the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and national legislators have issued stringent guidelines and laws to protect the world’s oceans. The residual oil content may not be greater than 15 ppm when discharging bilgewater into the sea. GEA Westfalia Separator has already succeeded in meeting this target with the BilgeMaster 200 and was awarded a type approval with certification according to the IMO Resolution MEPC 107(49). Without the use of adsorption filters, without chemicals, mere

A combination of centrifuge and high-performance filter ...

Ships are like small villages or towns: all fresh water on board will eventually become grey water or black water. For these types of effluents, the market offers treatment systems with filters or sometimes additionally with biological or chemical components. In the future these systems will no longer be sufficient for the more stringent regulations. With a system including a centrifuge for separating coarse impurities, a buffer tank and an ultrafiltration system for removing extremely fine

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Thanks to a newly designed pump module, GEA Westfalia Separator Systems has ensured that the Visco Booster Unit is more compact and more readily accessible; this reduces the space required for installation and also produces savings in terms of weight. The new Visco Booster Unit with the modular pump components was presented at SMM 2008 for the first time. The Visco Booster Unit from GEA Westfalia Separator Systems for the treatment of fuel oil to drive diesel engines is already a compact modu

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The planned size of gas turbines as well as motor power stations is constantly increasing; but the quality of the fuels used continues to decline: high time for a new separator model with a much higher throughput capacity. The new Westfalia Separator eagleclass, in addition to marine applications, is ideal for use in power generation both for gas turbine and motor power stations. The OSE series presented at SMM 2008 for the first time is moving into entirely new performance classes with its main

New Application-Oriented Service Structures at ...

To ensure that a machine or installation is permanently and reliably available, GEA Westfalia Separator Systems has developed the Westfalia Separator capitalcare program, reflecting a new world of service. Whereas service has previously been related mainly to the areas of repairs, spare parts and customer service, it has now been extended to include application-oriented service consulting and customer training. In this way, GEA Westfalia Separator Systems wishes to establish a permanent win-win

Fermentation residue and liquid slurry recycling in focus ...

Recycling not disposal. This demand is also increasingly applicable for organic substances from animal husbandry. As a response, GEA Westfalia Separator is placing modern decanter processes which make fermentation residue and liquid slurry recycling more economical and efficient at the centre stage of their trade fair appearance at EuroTier in Hannover. Biogas recovery with subsequent conversion to electrical power or gas feed-in has meanwhile become an established practice in the recycling

New Generation of Mineral Oil Separators ...

The Westfalia Separator eagleclass is a completely new generation of mineral oil separators that Westfalia Separator Mineraloil Systems will be presenting at the SMM 2008. These machines are even more precisely customized to the needs of the marine, oil field, energy and industry sectors. Westfalia Separator Mineraloil Systems has expanded the capacity spectrum both upwards and downwards, and has designed the separators compacter, lighter, more energy-efficient and with fewer wear parts. A new s

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Westfalia Separator Mineraloil Systems moved into its new premises in Hamburg-Harburg in the middle of last year. The authorized workshop was opened in the autumn of 2007. All service products of the “Original Manufacturer Service” (OMS), including spare parts, sales, repairs, technical customer service, training and process optimisation, are now united for the first time under one roof at the new location. For professional handling of spare parts logistics, the company has engaged the

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With the new decanter for environmental protection applications presented at IFAT 2008 for the first time, Westfalia Separator has succeeded in constructing a high-performance dewatering decanter with fundamentally improved performance and considerably reduced service and operating costs, building on the already optimised and successful cdforce concept. The result is impressive (also visually). A high-performance dewatering decanter has been developed for use in municipal and industrial envi

New combined homogeniser/decanter process optimises biogas production ...

Westfalia Separator biogasplus boosts the biogas yield by 25 percent and reduces the volume of sludge by the same extent. The intelligent combination of homogenisers and centrifugal decanters. opens up a new dimension of cost-efficiency. The new Westfalia Separator biogasplus process combines low-pressure homogenisers from GEA Niro Soavi and decanters from Westfalia Separator Umwelttechnik, to form an efficient process line without any interface problems. The entire process is in the hands

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To be able to make the best possible decision on an impending new investment at their waste water treatment plant in Apeldoorn, the District Water Board Veluwe invited four Western European centrifuge manufacturers to simultaneously treat the original sludge in parallel under field conditions at the waste water treatment plant with its 350,000 population equivalent. Based on area, Apeldoorn is the largest municipality in the Netherlands, but with a population of only around 150,000. Westfalia Se

Westfalia Separator at BRAU Beviale 2007 ...

The future of beer filtration is kieselguhr-free and profitable. The Westfalia Separator PROFI® system combines centrifuge and membrane and is in this way setting standards in beer filtration. Westfalia Separator PROFI® frees the brewery from costly kieselguhr treatment, quality losses and superfluous storage tanks. The complete filtration process flows with maximum yield and easy change of beer types. Westfalia Separator Food Tec GmbH will be showing Westfalia Separator PROFI® on the exhibit