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Process Engineering supplies stand alone intallations and processing lines for costumers in the dairy, food, brewery, beverage, pharmaceutical and chemical industry.

A comprehensive group of companies makes up GEA Process Engineering - each a leader in its field and each committed to meeting the costumer`s exact requirements.

Decades of experience, innovation and dedication to testing and development enable GEA Process Engineering to offer the market`s widest range of technologies and applications. A full range of engineering services supports the division`s activities.

GEA’s advanced processing technologies are making a difference around the world:

• Consider the starch industry: the world’s largest evaporator constructed by GEA Wiegand is helping save fossil fuels and reduce carbon dioxide emissions. The energy efficient design of the plant realizes annual savings of almost 5600 megawatt.
• Meanwhile, the compact new pipe work system of GEA Brewery Systems, called ECO-MATRIX™, is preventing brewery product losses and optimising manufacturing space.
• IFD™ (Integrated Filter Dryer) spray drying technology, GEA Niro’s novel spray drying concept, is delivering superior powder quality in less factory space and making it easier to protect facilities against fire and dust explosions.
• And the challenges of coating hygroscopic and oddly shaped tablets are being solved by GEA Niro Pharma Systems’ SUPERCELL™ Coating Technology, a breakthrough for the pharmaceutical industry.

Applied Technologies

The GEA Process Engineering supplies a complete range of process systems and services based on the following technologies:

• Liquid processing
  GEA’s supply of liquid processing systems includes CIP/SIP units, UHT and pasteurizers, membrane filtration systems and process integration and automation systems.
• Concentration and pre-treatment
  For concentration and pre-treatment, GEA Process Engineering offers crystallization, evaporation, freeze concentration and solids/liquid extraction technology.
• Drying
  The GEA Process Engineering offers a range of contact and convection type drying technologies, including spray dryers, fluid bed dryers, freeze dryers, flash dryers, ring and rotary dryers, and vortex disintegrator dryers.
• Powder processing and handling
  Cutting-edge solutions for manufacturing granulates and agglomerates.

With companies and representatives in more than 50 countries, the GEA Process Engineering is a strong global partner – and one that goes to great lengths to meet customers’ needs. For example, the division’s financial experts have access to an extensive network of local and international banks and financial institutions. By securing funds and/or guarantees, the GEA Process Engineering are able to help customers implement their projects: especially in markets where access to investment capital is limited.

Tailored to individual product specifications

Every single technology solution is carefully designed to meet individual product specifications and comply with official standards. Superior hygiene and safety are, of course, integral features of every modern plant the GEA Process Engineering supplies. With project management as one of the division’s core competencies, efficient planning and contract execution is also a certain.

Problem free delivery, installation and commissioning

When a project is ready for installation, supervisors from the GEA Process Engineering inspect the individual plant components and are on site to ensure a smooth start – and finish.

The division’s project engineers are present during mechanical commissioning and start-up to optimise operating conditions, demonstrate guaranteed performance and train plant operators. The GEA Process Engineering companies are all committed to and known for staying with a project until it meets the customer’s
expectations in every respect.

Optimal product and process development

Designing the optimal processes for manufacturing specific products and developing
new products or production methods is the job of the GEA Process Engineering’s
product and process specialists. Pilot plant facilities are also available for test processing and manufacturing product samples.

The Test Centre for Food and Chemical Products in Denmark is one of the world’s major competence centres. This cutting-edge resource offers food and chemical companies the possibility for making tests on various types of extraction-, evaporation- and drying technology.

Global after-sales service network

A global network of local companies, offices and service centres provides all the support customers need, including: plant and process optimisation, capacity increase, retrofitting and upgrading, plant safety evaluation, training programmes, technical service and spare parts supply. GEA’s Process Engineering companies represent all the GEA Process Engineering’s technology centres locally and provide a one stop-shop for customers requiring any combination of products, systems and services available within the division. There are currently GEA Process Engineering companies in the following countries: the Netherlands, France, Italy, UK, Poland, Australia, New Zealand, China, India and Singapore and the United States, which serves the USA, Canada and Mexico.