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Meet us at PPMA - 24-26 SEPT 2024
Hall 5, NEC, Birmingham, UK

GEA stand C120.

Processing & Packaging solutions for:

Pasta, Snack and Noodles

GEA offers a comprehensive range of advanced machinery for the production of pasta, snack, and noodles, designed to meet diverse customer needs.

Leveraging extensive experience in pasta manufacturing, we provide full production lines for various formats, including long and short dry pasta, nest-shaped and noodles, as well as efficient packaging solutions.

Moreover, we provide cutting-edge techologies for the production of snack pellets ensuring high-quality products that can satisfy to a wide spectrum of consumer preferences. Our offerings stand out for their adaptability and innovation, delivering exceptional performance and superior results in the food industry.

Dry Pasta production with GEA’s cutting-edge technology


At GEA, we bring together tradition and innovation to offer advanced solutions for the production of short, long and nest-shaped dry pasta. Our commitment to excellence drives us to continuously refine our equipment and processes, ensuring that every aspect of pasta production meets the highest standards. From optimized drying techniques to precision engineering, our lines produce pasta that stands out for its stability, structural strength, and cooking quality.

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Pasta Packaging Equipments

Our extensive experience and know-how in the pasta manufacturing sector enable us to design also packaging solutions that preserve the shape and unique characteristics of pasta, minimizing the risk of damage. This holistic approach ensures that the pasta’s integrity is maintained throughout the entire process, delivering high-quality products ready for the market.

The new V-Packer IM-IV offers exceptional versatility in packaging types, including pillow, gusseted pillow, square bottom, and 4-seal square bottom bags. Its adjustable sealing core and conveyor inclination ensure smooth product flow, minimizing breakage and dust. Designed with sustainability in mind, the V-Packer series features specialized sealing jaws that can handle both paper-based and laminated plastic films, supporting more eco-friendly packaging solutions

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MULTIDRIVE: the future of pasta drying

The MULTIDRIVE is GEA advanced technology that elevates pasta production to new levels of precision and efficiency

MULTIDRIVE technology is based on a continuous control of thermo hygrometric conditions, by the application of very high gradients of temperature increase and decrease rates, an optimized exhaust air extraction and a Multiple Pulse Ventilation system. The result is an evolution of the well-known GEA Thermo Active System technology (TAS).

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Multidrive - Dry Pasta long-cut processing line

Noodles processing technologies


The very ancient origins of Noodles make them one of the most appreciated traditional foods in Asia, and not only. Consumption habits have made Noodles an extremely versatile product, capable of combining perfectly with a wide variety of ingredients, recipes and cooking methods: cooked in boiling salted water, fried or stir-fried in a wok and then seasoned with meat, fish and vegetables.

At GEA we have developed processing technologies for Noodles starting from their unique taste. We have focused on encapsulating a history of consumption going back thousands of years in a high-quality and completely versatile product, suitable for every preparation and recipe

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Unlock the potential of Snack Pellets with the GEA xTru Twin

At GEA, we empower snack pellet producers with advanced technologies that redefine the production of extruded snacks. Our state-of-the-art machinery offers precise control over every aspect of production, from shape and texture to expansion rate, enabling the creation of a wide variety of snacks that captivate consumers worldwide.

Our key technology for the snack pellets production is the GEA xTru Twin extruder; an advanced twin-screw systems designed to maximize productivity and versatility in snack and food extrusion. With customizable configurations, it efficiently handle a wide range of processes, including mixing, cooking, and forming, while offering up to 40% increased output. Key features such as precise control, superior hygiene, and easy integration make the xTru Twin series an ideal choice for modern food production needs.

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Series of GEA xTru Twin extruders
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