World Milk Day 2025

Empowering the dairy industry with resource-efficient solutions

Innovative ideas for a more sustainable future: We have developed solutions for manufacturers of all sizes that help save energy and water, reduce reliance on fossil fuels, and cut waste and emissions.

World Milk Day - GEA's resource-efficient solutions for the dairy industry

Filtration sensation: The washing machine principle

GEA Smart Filtration reduces water and energy consumption during CIP processes by up to 50%. This approach not only enhances sustainability but also ensures optimal hygiene levels, aligning with our commitment to resource-efficient dairy production.

Bringing centrifuges up to speed with sustainability

Discover how we optimize dairy operations with energy-efficient centrifuges that reduce water and energy consumption, lower CO₂ emissions, and enhance operational efficiency. Through innovations like EngySpeed® and EngyVac®, our separators deliver the same high-quality results at a fraction of the environmental impact.

GEA customer Crailsheim dairy processor

Clean machines, safe food: The power of hygienic design

Our commitment to food safety is evident in the hygienic design of our equiment, which minimizes contamination risks and enhances cleaning efficiency. By focusing on smooth surfaces, easy disassembly, and effective cleaning mechanisms, we ensure that our food processing equipment meets the highest hygiene standards. This approach not only safeguards product quality but also supports sustainable and efficient production processes.

A future-proof cheese factory

A future-proof cheese factory

With a rich history in the cheese-making industry spanning over 50 years, Josef Vögele, Managing Director, Milchwerk Crailsheim, and his team have transformed their plant into a sustainable, and efficient facility.

Safeguarding the “white gold”: Aseptic valve technology for dairy delights

Safeguarding the "White Gold": Aseptic valve technology for dairy delights

Discover how GEA's aseptic valve technology ensures the purity and longevity of UHT and ESL milk, preserving the quality of "white gold" from farm to table. Learn more about our role in advancing dairy safety and sustainability

SalzburgMilch, one of Austria's leading dairies, is saving almost 1,260,000 liters of water per installed GEA Centrifuge Water Saving Unit

Climate-friendlier production: Make every drop matter

SalzburgMilch, one of Austria's leading dairies, has implemented the GEA Centrifuge Water Saving Unit, reducing water consumption by 1.26 million liters annually per unit. This innovation not only cuts water usage but also lowers wastewater costs, aligning with SalzburgMilch's commitment to resource-efficient production.

Tank Cleaners

GEA Cleaning Technology

Our comprehensive portfolio offers different types of cleaning devices, such as orbital, rotating and static cleaners. These products can be found working successfully all over the world in numerous industries – wherever professional cleanliness is of the essence.

Gasper Calandrino, director of engineering, MMPA

GEA OptiPartner improves spray dryer performance at MMPA

For MMPA, implementation of OptiPartner resulted in immediate gain in productivity, higher moisture load, and improved energy efficiency, which have been fully maintained.

Modern herd management: A smarter way to farm

By tracking health, habits and needs, modern herd management tools let farmers care better, work smarter and keep milk flowing. It's the secret behind happy herds and successful, more sustainable dairy farming.

Precision fermentation advances sustainable dairy

Plant-based alternatives are gaining market share, and now precision fermentation is enabling animal-free dairy products that look, taste and feel like “the real thing”.

Milk products

A filling line for the times

GEA’s Whitebloc Aero filling line, designed specifically for ESL, is helping major producers like Latteria Soresina in Italy grow their business and shrink their environmental footprint.

GEA AddCool pilot plant

GEA AddCool makes spray drying more energy friendly

Our high temperature heat pump solution allows you to cut the carbon footprint of your spray drying plant by reducing fossil fuel and primary energy consumption, and increasing process sustainability.

CIP recovery unit for membranes

CIP Recovery Unit with Membrane Filtration

With membrane filtration, it is now possible to recover more than 90 percent of a spent caustic solution by using pH-resistant nanofiltration (NF) membranes.

NiSoMate® Quality Analyzer

Continuous inline control of the consistency and quality of liquids during the homogenization process that allows to continuously adjust the operating parameters and optimizes energy consumption

Aurivo significantly reduces on-site fossil fuel consumption by some 80% with GEA solution

Efficiency up, carbon footprint down with GEA Holistic Engineering Solutions at Aurivo

Aurivo has cut CO2 emissions at its Killygordon site by 80%, thanks to GEA's integrated milk processing and refrigeration and heat pump system.

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