GEA Process Engineering at 2009 WWFE (Worldwide Food Expo)

GEA Niro

GEA Niro specializes in the development, design and engineering of liquid and powder processing equipment for the manufacture of products in powder, granular or agglomerate form. The company has more than 75 years of experience within the drying business. Serving the food and dairy industry continues to be a major part of GEA Niro's business activities. The food and dairy division of the company supplies food & dairy equipment used to process a wide variety of products. GEA Niro offers either individual systems such as evaporators, spray dryers, fluid bed dryers, extraction plants or freeze dryers or as combinations of these, alternatively as complete process lines on a turnkey basis.

Product applications have been within the industry segments of milk and whey products, carbohydrates, beverages, ingredients & flavors, protein foods, and fruit pulp and juices. Product applications include: baby food, coffee and tea, egg products, juice, fruits & tomatoes, milk products, starch, whey products etc. Many of the world's leading manufacturers have chosen GEA Niro technology for their production of dairy and food products. Some of these products are manufactured in a single plant, others in a fully engineered process line designed and installed by GEA Niro in collaboration with leading suppliers of auxiliary equipment.

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GEA Procomac

GEA Procomac operates in the beverage, food and packaging sector and is a specialist for cutting-edge bottling and packaging technology. GEA Procomac designs and manufactures complete aseptic filling lines for sensitive products such as juices, isotonic drinks, tea, milk-based beverages and is leader for sensitive beverages filling and generally can offer the best option for those markets that require a clean filling environment. It also designs and manufactures complete filling lines for water, carbonated soft drinks, milk and hot fill lines for juices and tea. Thanks to the technological excellence developed over the years, the lines designed and produced by GEA Procomac are capable of meeting the specific and varying needs of its customers. Its equipment enables integrated management of the entire production process, starting from the individual ingredients of the food product or beverage and the related container through to the packaged product.

Delivery program:

• Complete aseptic filling lines
• Complete filling lines for water, soft drinks, milk
• Hot filling lines
• Rinsers, fillers, process units, conveyors
• Palletizers and de-palletizers, robotized palletizers
• Line automation

GEA Filtration

GEA Filtration is a leader in filtration technology, providing membrane filtration plants for microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration and reverse osmosis. GEA Filtration also markets the MICRO FORMULA™ for microparticulation of whey proteins. The MICRO FORMULA™ now makes it possible to utilize whey, to increase the product yield and replace fat. The microparticulation process forms particles similar to milk fat particles. Microparticulated whey can be used in products like cheese, yoghurts, ice cream, dressing, sauces etc. Compared to the existing microparticulation technologies on the market, the MICRO FORMULA™ features a simple procedure, is easy and inexpensive to operate and maintain - and it comes in standardized unit.

GEA Filtration is uniquely positioned to provide standardized filtration units and customized membrane fi ltration plants as well as complete process lines specifically tailored to each customer's specific needs and requirements. GEA Filtration is experienced in processing a wide range of products applied in the food, beverage, dairy, industrial, pharmaceutical and biotechnology segments worldwide. We are known across the world for our design of the most advanced cross-flow membrane filtration systems available.

GEA Liquid Processing

GEA Liquid Processing is one of the world's leading suppliers of process technology for pumpable food - is a result of working closely with customers to develop efficient plants for every application. Our company brings together wide ranging expertise in engineering, technology and automation. Whether in the dairy, fruit juice or food processing industry, their comprehensive know-how ensures that the customer's individual needs are met in the best possible way. We encourage intensive communication with our partners from production and product development, as part of the professional consultation process, to achieve the optimum result. This is achieved through direct contact with the local site to obtain accurate information about the units, process lines or systems required.

Delivery program for the dairy, food and fruit juice industries:

• Turnkey plants
• Process lines and process units
• Heat exchanger solutions
• Pasteurization units
• Aseptic processing
• Engineering, assembling and service
• Process automation and integration

GEA Evaporation & Crystallization

GEA Evaporation & Crystallization (GEA Wiegand, GEA Messo, GEA Kestner, and GEA Niro) is a leading business group for thermal processing plants and technology. We specialize in the concentration and separation of all types of liquid food, organic and inorganic solutions and effluent in evaporation, distillation and membrane plants. Thanks to our long-standing experience we can offer tailor made plant concepts. They range from the calculation, designing and the manufacture up to the delivery, quality control and commissioning of the plant. At the 2009 Worldwide Food Expo the group will emphasize heavily on the current topic of wastewater treatment GEA Evaporation & Crystallization has extended its expertise in thermal separation technology to concentrating waste waters, and effluents, leaving food and dairy processing facilities. Click here for further information about the topic of Wastewater (Effluent) Evaporators.

Main features are:

• gentle evaporation of the product
• customized, state-of-the-art plant design
• low specific energy consumption
• extensive experience that provides the best available technique approach
• proven and reliable

Delivery program:

• Evaporation plants
• Distillation plants

GEA Avapac

GEA Avapac Bag Fillers, Heat Sealers and Bag Handling Equipment - GEA Avapac offers a range of system options for customers wishing to pack powdered products into bags, boxes and drums of varying size and fill weight. With a wide range of upstream and downstream equipment, we can provide a fully automated system for handling products in critical hygiene plants. The GEA Avapac range of bag fillers and heat sealers are designed to pack and close 25kg (55lb) bags with high accuracy. With our extensive experience with a wide range of powdered products and packaging types, GEA Avapac can provide a filling solution to meet the most demanding packing requirements.

At the 2009 Worldwide Food Expo, GEA Avapac will feature the advanced "Lights Out Packing" Concept. The all new GEA Avapac RBF1000 and RBF1200Li Bag Filling System sets a new benchmark for automated powder packing and bag handling. Reliable bag filling and closing, combined with an automated pallet de-stacking system has resulted in the world's first truly "lights out" packing system which eliminates the need for an operator inside the packing room. Starting at the optional fully automated pallet de-stacking systems, bags are delivered to the RBF1000 and loaded on to the filling head ready for filling and closing. Eight independently controlled bag stations are combined into a carousel to perform all bag filling, preparation and closing, whilst the bag is fully held ensuring fault free operation and thereby maximizing throughput of the bag packing plant. Well proven GEA Avapac bag sealing and closing technology has been integrated into the bag filling system to provide a very compact operation which significantly reduces the space required for production. A wireless connected operator panel can be used to monitor the packing process from a control location - which was previously only possible for large automated processing plants. Optional Ethernet connectivity enables both local and remote monitoring and data analysis using the computer SCADA system. By adding GEA Avapac downstream equipment we can provide our customers with a complete solution for fully automated bag filling, conditioning and quality checking which can be matched to any automated palletizing system.

Three new RBF1200Li Packing Lines Leave GEA Avapac. Three Fonterra lines and a further three lines now under construction for customers in the USA and Europe brings the total to 19 "Lights-Out" packaging lines.

GEA Colby Systems

GEA Colby sets the standard for high quality powder handling systems with high levels of sanitation. Our systems are reliable and built to last. We design for a low cost of operation and to ensure the maximum integrity of your product. GEA Colby is capable of meeting all your expectations when it comes to the sanitary filling of food powders. We can supply equipment and machines for filling rigid and flexible containers with a wide variety of food powders. GEA Colby's qualified personnel can support your equipment, worldwide, with timely and cost effective assistance. GEA Colby offers a comprehensive spare parts service with short lead times and prompt delivery.

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