North American Centrifuge Service Capabilities
Keeping Your Centrifuge Performing Like Day One
With two factory-authorized repair centers, around-the-clock field service and support, genuine spare parts, and comprehensive training capabilities, we keep your separators, clarifiers and decanters running at peak performance — year after year.
Our North American service resources allow customers to enjoy peace-of-mind and benefit from:
- Uninterrupted and optimal equipment performance
- Maximized plant productivity and profitability
- Maximized equipment utilization
- Minimized downtime
- Enhanced plant and operator safety
- Improved product planning and quality
OEM Repair Excellence
Certified North American Repair Centers
Your equipment deserves the same precision it was built with. GEA’s two North American repair facilities deliver exactly that.
• Fully certified repair workshops in Janesville, WI and Patterson
• 80,000 sq ft of dedicated workshop space
• 700+ repairs annually
• 150+ rental bowls and scrolls available
A Repair Process You Can Trust
Every centrifuge or decanter repair follows a documented, traceable workflow—from incoming inspection to final quality certification.
• Disassembly, cleaning, and dye penetration testing
• Detailed inspection and measurement
• Damage reporting and repair quotation
• Precision machining, welding, coating, and balancing
• Safety overspeed runs and functional testing
Advanced Capabilities
Our workshops are equipped for the most demanding repairs of separators, clarifiers and decanters of every size.
• CNC machining, milling, turning
• Hard chroming, de /re chroming
• HVOF, PTA, flame spray coatings
• Laser welding
• Testing of all operational parameters and vibration levels
• Dynamic balancing up to <20,000 rpm
Field Service at Your Facility
OEM Expertise, Delivered On Site
GEA’s field service engineers bring factory level knowledge directly to your facility—reducing downtime and optimizing performance. These highly trained technicians are located throughout North America and are ready to perform any of the following services:
- Preventive maintenance and health checks
- On-site troubleshooting and diagnostics
- Separator and decanter commissioning
- Emergency service and rapid response
- Vibration analysis and balancing
- Process optimization and performance audits
Our technicians are trained to the same standards as our workshop teams, ensuring consistent quality wherever GEA equipment is operating.
Genuine GEA Spare Parts
Engineered for Safety and Reliability
Only OEM parts are designed, tested, and certified to meet GEA’s performance and safety standards. They are developed specifically for our equipment and are process specific. This applies to dimensions, material and manufacturing processes. Safety is further optimized via mechanical tests, chemical analyses, corrosion resistance testing, hardness and surface tests, stress trials and goodness of fit – all to within miniscule tolerances.
Our warehouses support a large North American inventory for fast delivery of:
- Wear parts
- Critical spares
- Upgrade kits
- Exchange parts: old for new or factory rebuilt
Using genuine parts protects your equipment, your product, and your long-term investment.
Training & Knowledge Transfer
Empower Your Team
Well trained operators and maintenance staff are essential for safe, efficient centrifuge operation. GEA offers:
- Operator and maintenance training
- Safety and best practice courses
- Customized on site or workshop based programs
Your team gains the confidence and skills to keep your equipment running smoothly.
Minimize Downtime With Rental Equipment
Stay Operational, Even During Repairs
When repairs are needed, production doesn’t have to stop. GEA maintains a large fleet of rental bowls and scrolls to keep your process moving.
Why Choose GEA?
- Decades of OEM expertise and certified repair processes
- Product Safety Officers in every repair facility
- Equipment built to last—many units from the 1980s and 1990s still in service
- Global knowledge, local support
- Full lifecycle service: repair, field service, parts, training, and upgrades
GEA keeps your centrifuge performing with the same reliability, safety, and precision it had on day one.
