GEA Process Engineering Inc. Targets Green Projects

Consumers are beginning to realize that the products they use leave a lingering "environmental footprint". They are not simply receiving this message from fringe groups like the so-called "tree huggers" but rather from mainstream media citing real-world examples of successful corporations like PepsiCo, Kraft Foods, 3M, Abbott, Dow Chemical, Johnson & Johnson, and Procter & Gamble which have already implemented far reaching sustainability measures. This trend is apt to continue with more and more companies, either voluntarily or under market and regulatory pressures, implementing sound sustainability systems and procedures - the integration of social, environmental and economic considerations into product, process and energy systems' design as well as the consideration of impact over the complete product and process lifecycle.

Image to visualize the GEA Process Engineering approach to conservation and sustainable engineering.... recover, reuse, reduce, recycle, safety, etc.

Having installed thousands of environmentally friendly process plants and systems, GEA Process Engineering is uniquely positioned to help companies meet their sustainability goals and objectives. To further emphasize our commitment to green (sustainable) engineering projects, GEA Process Engineering Inc. has created a multi-disciplined task force to efficiently and effectively handle all facets of your project. Our approach is designed to help you turn sustainability challenges into a competitive business advantages through:

• Feasibility studies
• Site surveys
• Process audits
• Conceptual designs
• Detail engineering
• Utility studies and calculations
• Project budgeting and scheduling
• Project management, equipment delivery and commissioning

The following are examples of typical sustainability issues that GEA Process Engineering has successfully addressed through our extensive process know-how and renowned engineering excellence:

• Reduced chemical and water consumption
• Water and wastewater treatment
• CIP (Clean In Place) chemical recovery using membrane filtration
• Reduced effluent and emission
• Minimized rework due to consistent product quality
• Reduced energy consumption
  • through heat recovery networks
  • through equipment & high efficiency motors/drives
  • through efficient pipe and tank insulation
  • through efficient heat transfer systems
• Increased yield through product recovery
• Recover by-products in effluents as a marketable product
• Energy optimization
• Electron beam sterilization of flat and sport caps (instead of harmful chemicals and vast quantities of rinse water)
• Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) solutions
• Flue gas desulphurization through spray drying absorption
• Installation of advanced automation systems to boost production efficiency, product traceability and enable repeatability

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GEA Process Engineering develops, designs and sells production plants for the food and dairy, brewery and beverage, pharmaceutical and biotechnology, and chemical processing industries. With sales of more than EUR 1 billion and approx. 4,000 employees working in more than 40 countries, GEA Process Engineering is recognized as a world leader in industrial drying, evaporation, crystallization, membrane filtration, cleaning (CIP), liquid processing, powder transport and packaging, aseptic PET bottle filling as well as process integration and process automation.

GEA Process Engineering is part of GEA Group, headquartered in Bochum, Germany, and listed on the MDAX stock index. It is a globally successful technology group with more than 250 companies in 50 countries. GEA Group employs more than 20,000 people generating sales of EUR 5 billion. The company focuses on specialty mechanical engineering - especially process engineering and equipment and is one of the world's market and technology leaders in 90 per cent of its businesses.