At GEA, we understand the need to manufacture products that deliver in terms of color, texture and flavor while also preventing bacterial contamination.
As a trusted provider of process technologies for pet food ingredients, GEA technology plays a vital role in the preparation of high-quality ingredients for pet food. Our microfiltration and ultrafiltration technologies ensure the efficient purification, fractionation and concentration of essential pet food components and flavorings from meat and plant extracts. When required, higher separation and concentration efficiencies can be achieved with our nanofiltration equipment. Furthermore, reverse osmosis and evaporation steps can be used to optimize dewatering procedures prior to spray drying purified ingredients.
When working high quality proteins and/or fats, for example, GEA’s centrifugation and separation technology has a long history of process optimization. FDA-approved and made with 1935/2004/EG-compliant components, our equipment is not only designed for easy cleaning, it’s also clean-in-place (CIP)-compatible. Made with product quality, performance and high yields in mind, GEA can supply everything from single centrifuges to complete process lines, including ready-to-connect skid installations including tanks, pumps, valves and control cabinets.
Often containing high concentrations of oils and hydrolyzed proteins, low temperature drying is required to achieve the specific flavor characteristics of pet food ingredients and flavors. To meet these requirements, GEA’s spray and FILTERMAT® dryers not only prevent product deterioration during processing and help to retain key organoleptic properties, they are manufactured to the same high standards as food plant, making them easy to clean and service. They can also be used to handle extruded or pelletized products.
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Bag/Sack Powder Fillers
Our range of multi-wall bag/sack fillers is designed to pack powdered products at rates of less than 1 tonne/h up to more than 12 tonnes/h with an accuracy better than 10 g (0.35 oz). Our extensive experience with a wide range of powdered products and packaging types means that we can provide a solution to meet the most demanding powder filling r...
Box & Drum Powder Fillers
The choice of packaging format is often driven by a consumers needs. GEA understands the requirement for a flexible system to handle a wide range of packaging types. To meet this need, we have developed a range of solutions to handle flexible bags, boxes and drums for powder filling applications.
Decanter Centrifuge
The decanter’s hour has come as soon as the solids content in the suspension to be processed is particularly high. These machines provide the benefits of high clarifying efficiency and maximum dewatering as well as the separation of liquids with the simultaneous removal of solids. The main requirements in this respect include a high bowl speed, a...
Dosing & Feeding
GEA supplies a market-leading range of powder and liquid handling, feeding and dosing solutions. Our volumetric and gravimetric systems ensure precise control and consistent performance in critical applications, including minor and major ingredient preparation, liquid mixing, pre-mixing, recipe management, blending, and packaging.
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The breakthrough that changed spray drying
In 1976, NIRO engineers responded to a competitive challenge by rethinking what spray drying could do. Their idea became the multi-stage dryer MSD. Fifty years later, the same fundamental principle helps turn liquids into the powders used in essential nutrition products and important medicines around the world. Refined through decades of engineering expertise, customer insight and continuous development, MSD is a story of innovation with lasting impact.
Beyond the machine: unlocking better plant performance
An efficient machine does not automatically make an efficient factory. Real improvement often starts by looking beyond individual equipment and understanding how processes, energy systems and operating decisions affect one another. It’s a holistic approach designed to uncover opportunities that might otherwise be missed.
How a valve reshapes the way food and drinks are made
In food and beverage plants, valves are commonly operated using compressed air. GEA Hydract® Actuation Technology moves valves with water instead, in a closed, digitally controlled circuit. The result is a valve that can be held exactly in place and steered in fine-tuned steps. This results in lower energy use and greater control.
