Starch & protein
Processing solutions for Starch & Protein
Backed by more than 50 years of experience in the food ingredients industry, we offer key components, standalone technologies and integrated solutions for a wide range of starch and protein processes. Our experience with these product lines and our comprehensive equipment portfolio means that, no matter what the scale, location or application, our experts are on hand to develop and deliver the reliable and cost-effective plant you need.
Proven technologies
Offering a wide range of functional properties and nutritional value, the protein market is growing. An even bigger one, though, is starch, which is best known for its texturizing functionalities. Both starch and protein are important ingredients in the food industry; often, they’re extracted and isolated from the same raw materials.
GEA’s proven technologies ensure repeatable processing and high product quality, while complying with the strictest food safety criteria. From sweeteners and maltodextrins to vegetable protein powders and hydrolyzed animal proteins, we’ll support your journey and help you to get your premium ingredients to market.
Plant-based proteins
Make plant proteins your business
To produce high quality plant-based protein powders from soy, potatoes, peas, fava beans or mung beans, you need high quality, sustainable solutions designed for long-term productivity and reliability.
Products & Technologies
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Automatic Powder Fillers
Our Inline Automatic Filler range has been designed to provide a flexible powder filling solution to suit plants which may need to increase production capacity to meet future demand.
The Inline Filler range comprises a single head model (IBF-450) that can be upgraded to include a single top-up system (IBF-600) or dual top-up system (IBF-800) to ...
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.
Bulk Powder Fillers
GEA offers a range of Bulk Powder filling systems to suit a wide variety of product applications. Our range includes manual and semi-automated solutions that include conveyor or overhead carriage systems for bag handling.
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GEA Insights
Shifts in food packaging: 4 trends
Thermoforming has long played a central role in food packaging. Now it is facing a major shift. As regulations tighten, materials evolve and costs rise, form fill seal lines must do more than run reliably – they now shape how food stays fresh, affordable and recyclable. Take a look at the key thermoforming trends informing the food packaging and delivery landscape.
Fruit storage at Betko: Control from peak harvest to global delivery
From the orchards of the Cape to store shelves across 40 countries, the South African packhouse Betko has built a business on freshness, timing and reliability. With GEA’s controlled atmosphere refrigeration technology, the company can now store apples and pears for up to 14 months and cut energy consumption by 20%, with a partnership of more than 30 years at the heart of it all.
