GEA OptiPartner® Intellicant®
GEA Intellicant® revolutionizes sludge treatment by seamlessly monitoring, automating, and optimizing your decanter for maximum efficiency.
Designed as an upgrade kit for GEA systems in wastewater treatment plants, it enhances performance while significantly reducing disposal costs. With the GEA Intellicant® subscription model, you can unlock the full potential of your decanter and ensure long-term operational savings.
As part of the OptiPartner® digital solution family, Intellicant® sets new standards for intelligent wastewater management.


Smarter automation, drier sludge, lower costs.
As part of the digital GEA product family OptiPartner, GEA Intellicant® is designed to fully automate centrifuge operations in wastewater treatment plants. By integrating state-of-the-art sensors with an intelligent control algorithm, it enhances dewatering efficiency while significantly reducing operator workload. This advanced automation increases the dry substance content in sludge, lowering transportation and disposal costs.
GEA Intellicant® is particularly beneficial for large wastewater treatment plants that operate continuously at high capacity.

GEA Intellicant® pays off.
*) Calculation of a decanter installation in a treatment plant with a capacity of 385,000 population equivalents and with disposal costs of 60€/t DS.
Next-level dewatering.
At the Parthe wastewater treatment plant in Germany, GEA Intellicant® has transformed sludge dewatering. Operators share their experience with the system, highlighting its automation, reliability, and efficiency. By optimizing dry substance content and reducing manual intervention, Intellicant® has cut transportation costs and ensured stable operation – even during staff shortages.
Watch how this smart solution enhances daily workflows and keeps the plant running smoothly.
GEA Portal
The GEA Portal provides operators with real-time monitoring, allowing them to track plant performance and respond quickly to changes. Continuous data collection enables transparent KPI tracking, helping to quantify savings with GEA Intellicant®. Automated performance reports support data-driven decisions to ensure long-term efficiency.
With remote support, GEA experts can proactively identify issues, quickly resolve problems, and provide tailored recommendations for process optimization. This combination of real-time insight and expert guidance improves plant reliability, efficiency and overall performance.

We care about long-term optimization and have designed GEA Intellicant® as a subscription service to enable continuous support.
Our experienced team answers technical questions, assists with troubleshooting, and provides information on the latest feature updates. No matter where the problem is: We are ready to help – even remotely.

Optimizing performance beyond human capability
Wastewater treatment plants are essential for our modern lives. But how can their operation be continuously advanced and improved? What has long been a challenge in terms of optimization has now been achieved: the automatic control of decanters for sludge dewatering. The smart solution from GEA Intellicant® operates these decanters better than humans were previously able to.
Christian Schramm, head of service business model management at GEA, told us more about the full potential of these smart machines in an interview.

The innovative process diagnostic and consultant service.

Is a FAT (Factory Acceptance Test) of your centrifuge not possible on site due to current travel restrictions, a very tight schedule or other urgent reasons? Are you generally looking for ways to make business processes more digital and to sustainably reduce costs and time?
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