Confectionery

GEA technologies and know-how are the key drivers for our longstanding experience in the lollipop industry. Our expertise spans R&D, production and the installation of lollipop lines. We can provide single machines or complete lines for forming, cooling, wrapping and packaging.
Lollipop machines from GEA are designed to be compact, user friendly and flexible, while operating at the highest performance levels. Our systems are fully automated with integrated controls, monitoring and interfacing software, and are tuned and balanced to integrate with each other. GEA works in close partnership with the industry so that we can develop technologies that make it easy for our customers to devise new flavors and forms, and to ensure that we meet all current and future requirements. Any system from GEA comes with the assurance of low cost of ownership and future ease of upgrade. And by constantly monitoring the global market, the GEA network of agents provides local back up and market knowledge for clients around the world. Customers working with our industry and technology experts, product support and after sales teams can be confident that they will stay one step ahead of the competition.

Ball Lollipop
Whether you need a single machine to boost existing line performance or a complete line solution for a new factory GEA is the right partner for you. On these lines you can produce tasty hard candy ball lollipops with or without filling, flat lollipop shapes or 3D lollipop shapes. GEA Aquarius technology allows forming, cooling and wrapping of hard candy lollipops in a complete line solution.

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Discover GEA Aquarius ball lollipop equipment for forming and wrapping of ball lollipops in one single machine.

The GEA Aquarius Coating line is the first in the world, complete line solution for forming, cooling, coating and wrapping of 3D shaped lollipops. With a speed up to 600 lollipops per minute it forms and powder-coats 3D hard candy lollipops which can also be center filled.

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 exp...

GEA offers a complete range of state-of-the-art machinery for the production of flat lollipops.

Refrigeration & heating for food processes

Elevate your production with the GEA Aquarius FlexFormer
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