Liquid food
Processing food in liquid form
In the dynamic global market of liquid foods like condiments, sauces, and dressings, quality is paramount. GEA assists customers in producing top-notch liquid food products to satisfy the increasing demands of consumers worldwide. Through industry-leading solutions and technologies, our customers can be assured of enhanced efficiency and quality improvement in the processing of liquid food products.
Markets we serve
Process design and plant integration
The manufacturing of liquid foods present unique challenges for our customers, as they involve complex ingredients - liquids and powders, and high viscosity all require careful handling.
From single or standalone units, such as high shear mixers, homogenizers and pasteurization units, to entire plant, our experts will develop and configure optimized solutions to meet your needs and also ensure future scalability. We can customize each line to provide a bespoke combination of modules that ensures consistent processing to produce stable, homogeneous products with a long shelf-life. Additionally, our solutions include efficient clean-in-place (CIP) and recovery solutions to maximize safety and improve yields.
Sustainable manufacturing
Manufacturing liquid food products generates significant amounts of wastewater and residual heat energy, which are often wasted but could be utilized elsewhere in your plant. We have developed technologies to minimize water usage, recycle process water, and capture and reuse residual energy wherever possible. Our energy-efficient heating and cooling technologies, including refrigeration systems that use natural refrigerants and heat recycling units, can help you significantly reduce overall energy consumption and carbon footprint.
Test with confidence
Stay up-to-date with changing demands, global trends and industry expectations by testing your formulation at the GEA Test Center for Aseptic Processing & Filling in Ahaus, Germany. From ketchups and mayonnaises to honey, eggs, soups and baby foods, our experts are ready to help you refine your formulations, develop new products and bring them to market quickly and profitably.
Contact your local GEA representative to find out more about any of our technologies and digital tools.
Products & Technologies
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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.
Centrifugal Separator
GEA separators are designed for liquid-based applications. Using centrifugal force, they are used for separating suspensions consisting of two or more phases of different densities, i.e. they can be used for liquid-liquid separation, for liquid-liquid-solid separation or for liquid-solid separation. They are equally as effective at separating liq...
Evaporation Plants
Sophisticated systems integrating all components of a thermal separation process plant, utilizing various types of evaporators and heat treatment, to achieve maximum energy efficiency, sustainability, and economic viability in industrial processes.
GEA specializes in crafting bespoke evaporation solutions that precisely match each client's unique...
GEA Cleaning Technology
The portfolio comprises different types of cleaning devices, such as orbital, rotating and static cleaners, to achieve the optimum cleaning result for different applications. Cleaning technology products can be found working successfully all over the world in numerous industries – from water treatment, chemical and brewing to food and pharmaceuti...
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