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Product News 2012
	Cooling Efficiency for Smaller Dairy Farms - PCool Milk Cooling Tanks The faster milk is cooled, the better its quality can be preserved: this applies to any dairy farm, regardless of size. GEA Farm Technologies has now developed a new cooling tank series especially for smaller farms and collection points.
	Deep freezing with high efficiency The Bonduelle Group, suppliers of canned vegetables, deep-frozen vegetables, and processed salads, has modernized and expanded cold-storage facilities at its location in Estrées, close to Péronne (80) France.
	News from and for the kitchen The new generation – CFS CookStar and CFS CookStar Turbo. Convenience food will be more and more important in the daily life and the preparation of food needs special conditions and tools.
	Cow Comfort Twist&Lock – the new self-locking safety feed fence. Dairy cows spend about four hours a day at the feeding table, thus robust, animal friendly and multifunctional feeding fence in free stall barns are very important.
	News from the fermenting room Brewmasters have only limited possibilities to optimize and speed up fermentation and maturation processes. Pressure and temperature influences lead to considerable changes in the odour and taste of the finished beer.
	BiSeptDip – A new 2-component teat dip Total solutions for a top standard of milk quality and maximization of returns - GEA Farm Technologies has expanded its range of non-iodine teat dip to the new BiSeptDip
	High Tech Separating Solution for Overspray in Car Paint Coating - E-Scrub revolutionizes automobile painting Colour is one of the most important means of giving expression to our lively and creative nature. This is also applicable to our car. Irrespective of the colour used, all cars have to be painted.
	LuxSpray 30 – a new GEA Farm Technologies’ dip product Total solutions for a top standard of milk quality and maximization of returns. The teat condition influences the quality of milk production crucially.
Product News 2011
	A giant for China Special in many ways: The 5-stage, directly heated falling-film evaporator from GEA Wiegand which is currently being manufactured at GEA Brewery Systems in Kitzingen for a customer in China.
	Milking robot MIone further expanded Farmers benefit from a high efficiency in terms of labor management and costs - To develop products and technologies further and thereby taking into account customer feedback, that is the philosophy of GEA Farm Technologies. True to this maxim the milking robot MIone has been constantly developed and optimized over the past two years.
	Expansion at Rotkäppchen-Mumm Sektkellereien GmbH GEA Brewery Systems does not only provide technology for beer brewers, but also the new process piping for the sparkling wine producer in the heart of Germany's northernmost wine-growing region Saale-Unstrut.
	Sugar Dissolving Station - Remarkable cost reduction by dissolving granulated sugar in a batch process The GEA TDS sugar dissolving station is a functionally tested unit for dissolving granulated sugar in a batch process. The system enables considerable cost savings compared with the use of liquid sugar.
	Two are better than one At the Power-Gen, GEA PHE Systems has presented its established NT Series in the GEASkid version for the processing industry – a plate heat exchanger module with permanent standby function, comprising two completely independent Plate Heat Exchangers designed to make machine downtimes caused by maintenance a thing of the past.
	UHT System with partial stream homogenization Cost savings by using modern Inline UHT technology for the production of milk.
	Separators for still wine clarification and must pre-clarification at Moët & Chandon "Clarifying still wines in separators offers the great advantage that the wine can be filtered without any problems." Moët & Chandon therefore uses an additional separator type GSE 300.
	Flexible maintenance intervals with Grasso Maintenance Monitor The selection of the highest quality parts and methods enables GEA Refrigeration Technologies to reduce the downtime and maintenance frequency for the Grasso V series compressors significantly compared with the traditional compressor maintenance guidelines.
	E-Brush – The new double comfort brush for dairy cattle Clean skin and hair are important contributors to the overall hygiene and comfort of cows. Specifically the clean skin and hair on the back of the cow improves the blood circulation and the release of heat.
	COMBI-NOZZLE™ (patent pending) for lithium-ion battery materials Today, Li-ion batteries have to be smaller, more powerful, longer-lasting and to recharge faster. Many processes are involved in the production of a Li-ion battery, but one of the most important ones is spray drying, the technology mastered by GEA Process Engineering.
	Mid-range FlexFormer and BunchWrapper The new manufacturing machines of GEA Convenience-Food Technologies allow lollipop production with smaller volumes without compromising on quality. The new mid-range machines make the quality of high-end/high-volume machines available to smaller sized and start-up companies.
	Reliability and speed characterize the latest vertical bagger The CFS SmartPacker CX400 offers ultrasonic sealing on a continuous film transport machine and delivers up to 120 bags per minute.
	H2O2 Gas Sterilisation for Freeze Dryers GEA Lyophil has developed an alternative to the traditional method of steam sterilization for freeze dryers: The VAPOVAC™ sterilizer that uses H2O2 gas (Hydrogen Peroxide). The VAPOVAC™ steriliser works under a vacuum and so provides superior sterilant distribution within the freeze dryer vessels and all associated piping.
	Verifying the braze with 3D interior screening GEA PHE Systems screens nickel-brazed plate heat exchangers using neutron tomography. The prerequirement for a perfectly finished nickel-brazed plate heat exchanger is to use exactly the right amount of brazing material, no more and no less.
	SepTex® against bacteria and mold Scientific proof: mold and bacteria have no chance in HVAC solutions with GEA Delbag SepTex® filters. GEA Air Treatment GmbH offers bag filters with antibacterial properties. The filters feature antimicrobial protection as a result of a special, patented production process.
	Innovative filter fleece with lotus effect radically cuts energy costs New fleece material with special effect halves power consumption - GEA Air Treatment GmbH has brought onto the market a filter product based on the lotus effect. LoTex® is especially effective in separating droplets of moisture from air flow, by virtue of the fact that this especially processed filter fleece features greatly reduced wettability.
	Granarolo relies on GEA Ariete NS 5355 GEA Niro Soavi wins the worldwide challenge of high pressure homogenizers thanks to a unique bundling of technology. In February 2010, the highlight of GEA Niro Soavi homogenizers, the new Ariete NS 5355, was successfully implemented in the production line of Granarolo Pasturago di Verante factory.
	Panda PLUS - Testing the future GEA Niro Soavi’s new Panda PLUS laboratory table top unit is able to work from only 9 l/h up to 2000 bar even with viscous products containing fibers and particles. The high efficient test homogenizer, PandaPLUS is available in two versions, up to 1000 bar or up to 2000 bar maximum working pressure.
	MILLSTAR™ 2.5 t/h – Beginning of good beer To create good beer means to prepare water, hop and malt for the brewery process in the right way. The process starts with grinding of the malt. From there on, the quality of the beer and the operation of the whole brewery begin.
	New high pressure safety valve with pneumatic CIP-opening device New high pressure safety valve with pneumatic CIP-opening device – GEA Niro Soavi presents a novel safety valve for their high pressure homogenizers and high pressure pumps with a pneumatic driven CIP opening system.
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	Feel-good climate for computer centers Energy-efficient HVAC climate control of computer centers, with GEA Ultra-Denco close control systems - Our society becomes more and more dependent on computer controlled techniques, and normally computers work 24/7 non-stop. To assure that the computers “feel well” and run properly, it is necessary to maintain a comfortable temperature in the computer centers and server rooms.
	Senso Dip 50 R kills two birds with one stone Health and hygiene in stables are very important for human and animal. Vermin annoy milkers and cows, especially during the warm times in the year. Flies carry and spread mastitis-germs, which are responsible for the inflammation of mammary gland and affect the quality and bulk of milk.
	Tons of flake ice: The new Geneglace ND10 ice maker produces up to 3.5 tons daily GEA presents a new ice maker: the Geneglace ND10. It pioneers the new range of ice makers required in the food industry and in supermarkets. With a capacity of 3.5 metric tons of ice daily, this new unit is primarily designed for food operations.
	GEA exhaust gas recirculation coolers for NOX reduction in ship's diesel engines GEA Heat Exchangers has developed a new technology which ensures that exhaust emissions, coming from the exhaust gas recirculation of a ship's diesel engines, are added to the combustion air at the lowest possible temperature. This will effectively reduce NOX-generation during the combustion process.
	BluAstrum: GEA’s ammonia chiller achieves an energy efficiency ratio (EER) of 5.5 At Chillventa, GEA has presented a new chiller design that sets new standards in energy efficiency and compactness.
Product News 2010
	GEA presents mobile emergency system for accidents with sulfur dioxide Following on from the successful development of a mobile emergency system for the absorption of chlorine gas, GEA is now offering a similar system for the absorption of sulfur dioxide (SO2). In fielding this new system, the technology developed by GEA Wiegand has now been made available for yet another industrial scenario.
	First Fully Automatic Solution for Producing Human Blood Plasma The requirements applicable to the chemical and pharmaceutical industries are more stringent than ever before. More and more people are requiring more and more medical products and substitutes in order to remain healthy. The economic production of human blood plasma proteins for instance makes a contribution towards improving the quality of life.
	GEA develops aseptic carbonisation plant for premium beverages At Brau Beviale 2010, GEA TDS has presented for the first time an aseptic carbonization plant for premium beverages. The new technology can be easily integrated into existing or new planned process lines, especially if the product is also de-aerated.
	Fully automatic sampling and dosing with the new VARIVENT® Mixproof Sampling Valve A new era of sampling starts: These valves are ideally suited as fully automatic sampling and dosing valves in process plants.
	GEA introduces new cooling tank: TCool GEA Farm Technologies has changed its latest generation of cooling tanks, not only by using the most modern version of EN 1.4372 steel, a new austenitic steel quality, but also by adding improved new technical features which lead to an increase of quality and a decrease of operation and energy costs.
	New CO2 recovery plant at Harboes Brewery in Denmark For more than 125 years, Harboes Brewery has been situated in a fantastic location directly on the coast of Denmark, in the sunny city of Skaelskor with a view over the Skaelskor Fjord. However, not only the location is impressing, the brewery also has a very interesting history.
	Gas-Tight Decanter – New compact model for explosion-hazarded areas For applications in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries operating in explosion-hazarded areas, GEA has developed a new gas-tight decanter; the new model is based on a powerful non-gas-tight version which has so far been very successful on the market and which provides excellent value for money.
	Essen Central Station fitted with GEA ventilation technology The ground-up refurbishment of Essen Central Station has brought about a vast improvement. Not only has much changed in terms of the facility's aesthetic appeal, a range of functional enhancements have been made, too. One of these included the complete renewal of the ventilation technology, which is now based on central GEA CAIRplus units.
	GEA added new pump size to the product range of the TP centrifugal pumps The new pump size TP 2050 is operating within lower flow rate volumes and has been added to the product range of our GEA Tuchenhagen®-VARIFLOW Centrifugal Pumps.
	COMPACT-STAR™ - The new brewhouse concept from GEA The heavy demand at drinktec 2009 and the results of the subsequent market analysis prompted GEA to develop this innovative concept. The analysis of the brewing behavior and the brewing capacity of medium-sized breweries resulted in the demand for brewing plants for quantities between 40 and 100 hl.
	GEA is supplying plate heat exchangers for seawater desalination plant Clean drinking water is a valuable asset. More than a billion people have no access to this primary staple commodity. And global water consumption will continue to increase. Estimates predict by up to 40 percent by 2025. Solutions are called for.
	Successful new CIP concept - GEA optimizes plant utilization at Gutmann Brewery The Gutmann wheat beer brewery in Titting, Bavaria, has been family owned and operated since 1855. Since 1913, wheat beer has been produced in Titting. Meanwhile, the Gutmann family has specialized in this type of beer and is still using the original traditional method.

	Synthetic bag filters with excellent fire-prevention properties GEA recently developed an international filter innovation: its new FireTex filters, which consist of an especially enhanced polypropylene fleece. The new filters are fire-resistant, do not develop smoke, and do not drip in case of fire.
	Milking in feel-good position: GEA develops customized lifting floors GEA Farm Technologies has developed a flexible lifting floor system for group milking parlours and milking carousels. This is an important component to extend our product range as total solutions provider for livestock farming: EGO – the ergonomic pit floor.
	New clarifier for wine and fruit juice GEA Westfalia Separator has designed a new separator in the GSE Series for clarifying wine, grape must and fruit juice. Used for clarifying must and fruit juice, the GSE 100 which has been presented for the first time at the intervitis 2010 provides a capacity of up to 10,000 l/h; for clarifying wine, it provides a capacity of up to 20,000 l/h.
	New clarifying decanter GCF 465 for beverage technology Low Energy Decanter - With the new decanter GCF 465 which has been presented for the first time at the intervitis interfructa 2010, GEA Westfalia Separator has succeeded in designing a clarifying decanter with a fundamentally improved capacity combined with considerably lower service and operating costs.
	Full steam ahead thanks to perfect cooling: VX plate heat exchangers The MAN V12 yacht engine is the top-of-the-range model from this traditional Nuremberg-based company. The high-performance units are cooled using VX plate heat exchangers from GEA PHE Systems. In order to meet the customer’s product specifications the VX plate was pressed using titanium for the first time and fitted with a newly developed gasket to enable diagonal flow.
	Sterilbeam: FDA approvable energy based cap sterilization Technological innovation is something that has never been done before, in a useful and easy to use way. GEA’s Sterilbeam matches all these requisites: integrated with the cold aseptic filling technology, it is transforming the sterilization concept from chemical to energy based.
	Target reached in four steps with the central air handling unit GEA COM4plus The GEA COM4®plus offers a compact solution which unites all the required functions of central air handling into one unit. Based on the CAIRplus design, those outstanding characteristics are also employed in the COM4®plus units.
	GEA extends its PERFORMA tablet press range with the PERFORMA™ S The PERFORMA™ S, the larger-sized twin of the PERFORMA™ P, is capable of producing up to 374.000 tablets per hour when fitted with conventional dies and up to 389.000 tablets per hour when GEA Courtoy’s unique Die Shells technology is used to enhance productivity. No other single-sided tablet press on the market can match these output figures.
	GEA wind ventilators - ventilation with natural power The Center of Experiencing the Elements on the island of Sylt, in the German North Sea, shows its trust in GEA wind ventilators: The operators of the Center of Experiencing the Elements on the German island of Sylt have, toward the goal of sustainability, relied on natural supply and exhaust of air for their building complex.
	New generation of hygienic, self-priming centrifugal pumps By combining the existing GEA Tuchenhagen®-VARIFLOW TP series with a screw rotor, a new generation of hygienic self-priming centrifugal pumps has been created: the GEA Tuchenhagen®-VARIFLOW TPS series.
	Process innovation with GEA Flue Gas Scrubbers GEA Wiegand has actually delivered three scrubber systems to remove hydrofluoric acid and hydrochloric acid from off gases produced by a periodic kiln.
	Krombacher Brewery chooses OTAS™ 7 from GEA as new automation system In 2009, after a thorough market analysis, Krombacher Brewery placed an order with GEA Brewery Systems for the complete conversion of the automation system to OTAS™ 7 in all cellar and filling areas.
	New decanter generation for beverage technology With the F series, GEA Westfalia Separator has introduced an entirely new decanter generation. The decanter GCF 405 is specially designed for products which are difficult to discharge.
Product News 2009
	GEA Tuchenhagen After Sales Service avoids downtime of process plants GEA takes care by regular service for an optimum performance and minimum downtime of process plants. The After Sales Service is an opportunity for an excellent and efficient plant operation – even after many years of production.
	Three new developments for the dairy industry The new integrated direct drive Westfalia Separator® directdrive∞, a drive concept for separators, has been installed for the first time in the world in practice in the separator CSI 500 for removing bacteria from milk. With this system of the integrated direct drive, GEA Westfalia Separator has found the ultimate solution and has made it available to dairy technology as the first user group.
	Motor driven orbital cleaners with operating pressure up to 25 bar Newly added to the VARIPURE® cleaner program: The motor-driven variants TMC 85 and TMC 45 complete the existing program range of GEA’s orbital cleaners for an optimal cleaning of process plants.
	Traditional Belgian brewery Orval goes for GEA Brewery Systems In one of the most beautiful regions in Belgian Luxembourg, in the south of the extensive Ardennes forests, lies a centuries-old monastery: the Cistercian Abbey of Orval. The abbey‘s history dates back more than 900 years. Already in 1070 AD, it was inhabited by the first Benedictine monks of the region.
	The new Grasso V Series - Reciprocating compressors for industrial refrigeration With its new Grasso V-series reciprocating compressors, GEA Grasso is heralding the start of a completely new era for the industrial refrigeration market. GEA continues to invest in reciprocating technology with a clear vision for the future.
	Reducing the risk of drug development and production for Synthon BV GEA Pharma Systems has helped develop a complete process line for one of Europe’s most successful pharmaceutical companies for the manufacture of generic medicines. The ‘Pellet Processing’ project includes the supply and integration of granulation technology with a Collette™ UltimaGral™ and Aeromatic-Fielder™ NICA™ Pelletizing System, Coating technology with GEA’s unique PRECISION COATER™ and Fluid Bed Drying.
	GEA builds innovative emergency unit for chlorine gas accidents In Germany, approx. 250,000 tons/year of chlorine are transported by rail. Despite high safety standards applicable already today for the transport of this chemical substance there is a residual risk in case of railway accidents. In such a case, the tank wagons would have to be completely emptied at short term. Therefore, Akzo Nobel Industrial Chemicals GmbH in Ibbenbüren decided to invest in an innovative mobile emergency unit for chlorine gas accidents.
	New measuring precision: the IZMAG™ In a world driven by automation and quality management, there is no doubt that flow measurement brings added value to companies. The new IZMAG™ is an outstanding device for flow measurement. Its excellent properties include its chrome-nickel-steel design, internal calibration and very good value for money. Furthermore, flexible process integration and optional additional functions make it a convincing individual system solution.
	GEA Natural Draft Cooling Towers for the New Lignite-fired Power Plant with optimized plant technology (BoA) 2&3 of RWE Power AG Increasing emphasis is placed on efficient and resource-saving power plant cooling. The European Water Framework Directive has also given rise to higher efficiency and performance requirements for the cooling towers to be installed. At the same time, there is a need to keep on top of the investment costs for new building projects.
	Effective Ocean Protection Transport water treatment in fish meal installations with decanters - An example of genuine sustainability. The fish industry is dependent on the oceans, and also is dependent on the oceans being clean. Accordingly, the fish meal industry is interested in ensuring that the oceans are kept clean in order to secure the basis of its very existence. Protection of the world‘s oceans is high on the agenda.
	SensoDip 50 - Give germs a nasty surprise! SensoDip 50 is a ready-to use teat dip with high disinfection power against mastitis-causing organisms. This year, it has been successfully released into the market by GEA Farm Technologies. Its constituents guarantee safe and quick disinfection in combination with excellent teat care. The outstanding visibility ensures optimum monitoring of dipping effectiveness, while good adhesion ensures long-term protection. SensoDip 50 achieves optimum results with all herd sizes even after only a few days use.
	Single-effect falling film evaporators heated by mechanical vapour recompression How residues, resulting from by-products from alcohol distilleries, can be concentrated, and the contained high-value ingredients can be recovered and further processed, is shown by GEA Wiegand with its single-effect falling film evaporator, heated by mechanical vapour recompression at DIAGEO.
	The climate theme centre Klimahaus® Bremerhaven 8° Ost: reliance on GEA With fresh air around the world - Beginning in late June of 2009, the climate theme centre Klimahaus® Bremerhaven 8° Ost will open its doors to visitors for a trip, through 5,000 m² of exhibition area, around the world along the eighth degree of longitude east. To cool the various geographical zones being simulated in the giant building, the centre operators have installed fan coil units from the GEA Power-Geko and GEA Flex-Geko families of products.
	FlexStream™ - Granulation, Drying and Coating in One Process with built in linear Scale-up GEA Pharma Systems has introduced FlexStream™, the latest in fluid bed technology, at ACHEMA 2009. This technology addresses the current shortfalls of fluid bed technology like the difficulty in scaling up the process and the need to have special configurations and extra product containers depending on whether the machine is to be used as a dryer, granulator or coater.
	Big, bigger, better: NT 500 Achema highlight: GEA PHE Systems was exhibiting its new high-performance plate heat exchanger with a volume flow of 4,500 m3/h. Size matters. Whether in chemical engineering, power station construction or in the oil and gas industry, increased efficiency can be best achieved using larger plants. And size of the plant components has to keep pace. With its new NT 500 GEA PHE Systems as the technology leader in plate heat exchanger manufacture is introducing a new model from the successful NT Series that sets new performance standards with a volume flow of up to 4,500 m3/h and was specially developed for the petrochemical and power station industry.
	ESL milk production processes: all variants offered by GEA TDS GEA TDS offers four process engineering variants for ESL treatment processes: direct heating, indirect heating, microfiltration and deep-bed filtration.
	MIone – The Milking Robot for Future Oriented Dairy Farms The new milking robot from GEA Farm Technologies is called MIone. MIone stands for "Milking Intelligence", and is a statement of an entire installation concept that sets a new benchmark.
	Digital jet monitor for cleaning systems The VARIPURE Sensor SMW 100 is a digital sensor for monitoring jets in cleaning systems. This is the first sensor worldwide that is able to detect every single jet in the cleaning process. It enables the user to control several monitoring processes in various expansion stages of the overall plant. An integration period of approx. 20 seconds allows to monitor the operation of the cleaner. If no jet passes the sensor during this period, the sensor’s output signal switches off and the sensor signals that the cleaner is stationary.
	GEA HeaMo: Warm and cold at the same time GEA HeaMo combines heat pump with chiller. What seems paradoxical at first sight proves on closer examination to be a key to energy saving: the GEA HeaMo simultaneously provides heating and cooling.
	Strong - agile - indefatigable: for perfect stall hygiene With the successful start of sales of the scraper robot in Europe, GEA Farm Technologies has taken another step on its path to becoming a full-supplier. In November of last year, GEA Farm Technologies introduced this Mr Clean for the cow barn. The SRone reliably ensures good barn hygiene by provision of automatic cleaning of the slattered floor.
	The greatest food show on earth ANUGA FoodTec 2009 promises to be bigger and better than ever, with 1,200 companies from over 40 countries exhibiting a dazzling array of innovations in dairy, food and beverage technology.
	Energy-saving juice preheater GEA Ecoflex improves economic sugar production. Sugar production is a highly energy-consuming and cost-intensive process. Right on time for the start of the sugar beet campaign GEA Ecoflex, one of the leading manufacturers of plate heat exchangers (PHEs), has revamped its GEAFlex model and installed it for the first time as a juice preheater in the Agrana sugar factory near Vienna.
	GEA Group Continues to Conquer the Chinese Market The Thermal Engineering Division of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft continues its successful strategy in international markets.
	GEA Group Continues to Conquer the Chinese Market The Thermal Engineering Division of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft continues its successful strategy in international markets.
	First Double Cream Cheese Installation for Russia Butter and processed cheese from the house of Karat are familiar to anybody who has used Aeroflot to travel to Russia. Karat owns three dairies in Russia, and has been known primarily as a manufacturer of processed cheese specialities since 1934. In Moscow, the company has now invested in an installation for making double cream cheese.
Product News 2008
	Indirect UHT pilot heating plant for the validation This newly designed indirect UHT pilot plant can reliably support the product development. Depending on the viscosity of the product, the plant is suitable for the heat treatment of liquid foodstuff at flow rates between 500 and 1,000 l/h.
	Application on the high seas Special models of water-cooled chillers made by GEA Air Treatment (in Herne, Germany) are designed to meet requirements for application on the high seas.
	T-smart: a new valve series of GEA Tuchenhagen With the new T-smart valve series, GEA Tuchenhagen offers a solution with basic functions – favorably priced and designed for less complex tasks.
	Dryers with adjustable nozzles for better agglomeration flexibility GEA Niro has recently developed the concept of adjustable nozzles in its spray dryers. The new system allows the nozzles within the dryer to be moved in relation to each other to enable fine adjustments in the powder properties while the dryer is running.
	ConsiGma™ wins GEA Product Innovation Contest 2008 And the winner is … ConsiGma™. The acronym stands for „Continuous Granulation and Drying System” in combination with the Six-Sigma philosophy – an innovation in the manufacture of granules for tablet production.
	New Bioethanol Decanter – DG 300: special design for safe hot operation The DG 300 decanter is the new development with a hybrid design. It has been built and designed for applications in industrial biotechnology, the chemical industry, starch technology and the food industry.
	High-tech T!TAN robotic milking system The T!TAN milking robot of GEA Farm Technologies is a state-of-the-art milking system that enables the cows to be milked when they choose.
	GEA makes just-in-time installation possible “Just in time” delivery is not only in demand in automobile manufacturing but also for ventilation systems. For large scale systems, meticulous planning is often necessary. For example, for the central system of a large clothing store in Berlin, several teams worked together in close cooperation to manage delivery and installation in a period of one day. The size and weight of the GEA system consisting of 14 modules meant that the plan would be a considerable challenge.
	Reduce costs and save the environment By using the new VARIPURE® cleaners for tank and vessel cleaning GEA’s customers can reduce their investment expenses and additionally protect the environment. The cleaners by GEA Tuchenhagen are carefully designed and need a minimum of cleaning media, they achieve an optimal cleaning result by means of a strong, mechanical spray pattern.
	Top-notch engineering Plate heat exchangers from GEA Ecoflex prove their worth in the world's largest test center in the paper manufacturing industry. It would be hard to find another product whose roots go back thousands of years, but can still cause a sensation today. You can rely on the paper industry to come up with a surprise for its customers time after time. But innovations aren't just chance discoveries. In the Paper Technology Center (PTC) the search for new ideas has been given a professional approach and a large-scale test center for all aspects of paper production has been set up. And plate heat exchangers from GEA Ecoflex guarantee the right process temperatures.
	New 24/7 PMO Valve™ for non-stop production in dairy plants In cases where any blending of materials results in a disaster, the GEA Tuchenhagen mixproof valve has been doing a fantastic job for 40 years. It is the basic element for an entire valve tool box that continues to meet all requirements and yields new groundbreaking developments again and again. A recent example: The 24/7 PMO Valve™. By 1967, GEA Tuchenhagen had attained its goal: A newly developed mixproof valve was the first to enable manufacturers to separate two media or products in a completely blending safe manner. To be more specific, VARIVENT® made it possible to...
	Cameras help spray dryers perform better Niro A/S has developed a revolutionary system to monitor the performance of spray nozzles system in its dryers, using TV cameras. The cameras show a continuous picture of the spray zone allowing operators to ensure that there are no leaks or any build-up of solid matter and that the spray dispersal within the drying chamber remains at an optimum level.
	Unique process for the dealcoholization of wheat beer GEA Wiegand were awarded the order for the delivery of a plant for the dealcoholization of wheat beer by Private Weissbierbrauerei G. Schneider & Sohn in Kelheim, Germany, in the middle of 2007. Taste tests led to the decision in favor of the GEA Wiegand process. The plant is a 2-effect falling film evaporator which is particularly suited for this application. GEA Wiegand developed this process already during the 80s and this process stands out for...
	Safe processes in compact form Heat exchangers are at the core of many technical processes. Reliability and robustness are two of the qualities found at the top of the list of requirements. As space is generally at a premium in most chemical facilities, a compact unit offering maximum performance is what is needed. An example of this in practical operation is the new GEABloc series in an adipic acid production plant.
	A virtual smoker’s booth with 100% smoke capture Wherever the GEA Clarifair air-control and filter system is in use, the problem of second hand smoke vanishes into nothing but pure air. At the service counter, at the dinner table, or in the tea room in an office: GEA Clarifair fights smoke where it originates.
	Direct Extraction Decanter combines two essential process stages Extraction is a separating stage which is characterized by low energy requirements. It is the technology of the future in many technical applications, for instance biotechnology, the pharmaceutical and food industries as well as environmental protection, all of which are key areas of life sciences. With the decanter for continuous direct extraction, Westfalia Separator has succeeded in developing a centrifuge which combines two essential process stages...
	The first greenhouse in the Netherlands without using natural gas The first greenhouse in the Netherlands without using natural gas but using a high efficiency heat pump system from Grasso. The Dutch Phalaenopsis (Orchid) grower Maurice van der Hoorn has built a greenhouse of approx. 15.000 m². Half of it requires cooling (+20°C), while the other half requires warmth (+28°C).
	Niro A/S develops a DRYING KINETICS ANALYZER™ Niro A/S has developed a novel DRYING KINETICS ANALYZER™ that can be used to design an industrial scale spray dryer for a given product based on a feed sample as small as a few milliliters reducing the time spent on pilot tests.