Semi-Solids
Trusted technologies for topicals, creams, gels and personal care applications
GEA is a market-leading provider of plant and equipment for the production of liquids, semi-solids and highly viscous products such as lotions, ointments, creams and emollients. Our expertise includes the reception, storage, distribution and dosing of raw materials, mixing, transfer and finished product storage, and the distribution of utilities such as water, air and steam.
GEA supplies consultancy, engineering, automation, process vessel manufacture, skids/units, installation, qualification and assistance with validation. As your single-source provider of complete lines for the pharmaceutical and greater life science industries, our experienced process engineers will work with your team to develop innovative and efficient process technologies that meet your specific needs.
GEA understands the entire production process, derived from know-how and many years of experience, which guarantees complete integration with up- and downstream processes. GEA likes to challenge traditional thinking, and we are able to offer customized solutions that meet the specific requirements of each single customer.
Process Equipment
Our product selection includes, among others, tanks, mixers, valves, pumps, pigging systems, measurement technology, high pressure homogenization and micronization equipment, and Clean-in-Place (CIP) systems. We offer a selection of well-proven operating systems and data recording options and, when required, a large range of customized CIP/SIP systems, from mobile and independent cleaning systems to diverse CIP satellites fed with conditioned cleaning solutions.
From customized software packages that enable the customer to define each single phase of the process to tailor-made solutions, such as bin lifts for the automatic addition of solid ingredients through fully automatic manifolds for the accurate dosing of highly viscous liquids, GEA guarantees a safe and hygienic production environment that meets the exact requirements of your each specific application.
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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.
Continuous Blenders
For liquid component production processes, GEA's efficient in-line blending systems provide the solution you need!
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...
Homogenizer Compression Block
GEA compression heads are the homogenizer pulsing core since they activate the homogenization process pumping the product at high pressure until it flows inside the homogenizing valve.
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GEA Insights
Beyond the firewall: Securing what matters at GEA
Companies like GEA process and store large amounts of sensitive data. However, security incidents, from ransomware attacks to physical intrusions and industrial espionage, are ever-expanding. GEA’s effective protection of its business partners’ data – as well as its own proprietary information – is evolving into a competitive advantage. We spoke with Iskro Mollov, GEA’s Chief Information Security Officer, about what it takes to protect a global business in a volatile world.
Smart, stylish, circular: polycotton recycling with Circ
Resource-efficient fashion has been a long-sought ambition amid the fashion industry’s considerable contributions to global carbon emissions. The need to close the loop by recycling textile fibers into virgin-like materials is higher than ever but seemed like a distant dream until now: Circ, GEA’s American customer and pioneer in the field of textile recycling, might be rewriting the future of the fashion industry.
New food tipping point
Alternative proteins are promising – yet still expensive to produce. The usual response is that scaling up will solve this issue. But what if the solution was really about getting better, not just bigger? From more efficient, high-yield processes to upcycling waste heat, engineers are reshaping how we grow food.
