Dairy
Specialists in processing ‘white gold’
Versatile equipment and end-to-end lines for your dairy applications
Here at GEA, we’ve spent 130 years pioneering the development of equipment for processing just about every type of dairy product. We’ve dedicated our expertise to developing components, equipment, services and digital tools that can help you as a dairy manufacturer innovate to develop nutritious, high quality dairy products and ingredients, while staying productive, and reducing environmental footprint. By coupling our expertise in process design with the latest equipment and expertise in automation engineering we can help you to select the best components, digital tools, and integrated equipment for end-to-end lines.
Technology for energy and resource-efficient dairy processing
We really understand the challenges faced by the milk and dairy products sector in today’s fast-moving markets. Dairy manufacturers big and small strive to maximize output, while every area of dairy farming and processing is tasked with improving sustainability. Using GEA systems for processing your dairy products you could significantly reduce energy and resource use for processes such as heat treatment and spray drying. We’ve developed technologies that could let you recycle heat and water, help to cut your reliance on fossil fuels, and reduce waste and emissions. Improving process resource efficiency, could help to reduce your environmental footprint.
Hygienic, reliable systems and support
We offer dairy processing equipment that is designed and engineered to meet strict hygiene, food safety and quality standards, and to give you efficient, reliable operation, for the lifespan of your plants and process lines. Our expertise as a single source supplier covers project management, plant installation, commissioning and after sales service and support. No matter how complex the dairy process, and however big or small your production scale, we will be at your side right from the start. Why not take the time to read about some of our real-world partnerships with dairy companies around the globe?
Dairy processing in action
Explore real-world success stories from dairy processors around the globe.
Discover how industry and GEA are working together to overcome challenges, optimize production, and drive innovation with cutting-edge solutions.
Michigan Milk Producers Association
GEA digital optimization secures significant performance improvement
EUROMILK
Slovak dairy company expands range and increases capacity.
Aurivo
Aurivo, Ireland’s second largest liquid milk processor, has cut CO2 emissions at its Killygordon site by 80%, thanks to GEA’s integrated milk processing and refrigeration & heat pump system.
Vorarlberg Milch
GEA Hilge NOVALOBE in butter production line ensures safe processes and gentle product handling
Test centers for new and existing dairy processes
It’s often a long, and expensive process to convert an idea for a dairy product or process into a high quality, marketed product that your consumers will love. At our dedicated test centers we can offer the equipment and expertise to support testing and optimizing both new and existing recipes and processes at the laboratory and pilot scale, and then demonstrate scale up to commercial production. Our small-scale test plants for critical technologies – including separation, heat treatment, mixing, evaporation, and drying are designed for small batches and are available for you to run tests using a minimum of energy and raw material consumption. We can partner with you to evaluate every stage of your process on individual GEA technologies and optimize entire dairy process lines to maximize quality and resource efficiency.
Test Center for Aseptic Processing & Filling
GEA's Test Center located in Ahaus, Germany, is a key pilot study facility for hygienic processing and filling of liquid dairy, food, new food, beverage and home & personal care products.
Process Test Center
Elevate your investment projects with our Process Test Center (PTC), where advanced technical expertise in separation equipment meets unparalleled customer focus.
Drying Test Center
GEA dairy drying plants are optimized to enhance product quality and characteristics, whether configured as a conventional set up, or alongside technologies including membrane filtration, high-shear mixing, or heat treatment.
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Products & Technologies
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Analytical, in-line control & measurement devices
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.
Ancillary Equipment
Ancillary equipment for centrifuges contributes to more sustainable production by making utilities reusable, saving energy and increasing the overall process efficiency.
Aseptic valves & components
Aseptic valves face exceptionally high demands within UltraClean and Aseptic processes. You can be assured that they all provide highest quality in terms of hygienic design and sustainability.
Automatic Powder Fillers
Our Inline Automatic Filler range has been designed to provide a flexible powder filling solution to suit plants which may need to increase production capacity to meet future demand.
The Inline Filler range comprises a single head model (IBF-450) that can be upgraded to include a single top-up system (IBF-600) or dual top-up system (IBF-800) to ...
Milk lactoferrin for nutrition and health
Dairy
Aurivo entrusts in GEA
Aurivo, Ireland’s second largest liquid milk processor, has cut CO2 emissions at its Killygordon site by 80%, thanks to GEA’s integrated milk processing and refrigeration & heat pump system.
Danone in collaboration with GEA
Video from Danone Nutricia nutritional formula production facility in Cuijk/Haps, the Netherlands, with a nice testimonal and images from our Niro MSD spray dryers, MVR evaporator, and Ariete Homogenizers.
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Farmers reap benefits of tailored GEA batch milking system
Automated milking has become the first choice for many modern dairy farms. The benefits are compelling, and with a new batch milking solution from GEA, automated group milking for large dairy herds is possible without the need – and expense – of rebuilding existing facilities.
GEA earns EcoVadis Platinum again – with higher score
GEA has once again earned the highest rating – Platinum – in the globally recognized EcoVadis sustainability assessment. With a score of 92 out of 100, the machinery and plant manufacturer has improved significantly from last year’s result of 82 points. For the second year in a row, GEA ranks among the top one percent of more than 150,000 rated companies across 185 countries.
How Carlsberg keeps 10,000 valves in play
At Carlsberg’s Fredericia brewery, GEA VARIVENT valves are part of a long-game strategy. By reusing core valve bodies, retrofitting actuators and control tops, and planning maintenance around brewing seasons, Carlsberg extends asset life, reduces downtime and supports its ambitious water and sustainability targets.
