Automated fines return system for food and dairy spray dryers
Enhance your spray drying process by eliminating manual intervention during powder re-circulation, ensuring increased safety and reduced contamination risks with a streamlined fines return system.
Automates Fines Return and CIP Processes
The No Intervention Fines Return System from GEA is designed for automated cleaning-in-place (CIP) in food and dairy spray dryers, eliminating the need for manual intervention and minimizing contamination risks. This system utilizes patented valves adhering to EHEDG hygienic design criteria, ensuring safer and more reliable powder recovery processes. It’s suitable for applications like infant formula, protein powders, and other dairy products, offering efficient powder return with reduced downtime and improved working conditions. Available as a retrofit or for new installations, the system integrates seamlessly into your production line, supported by GEA’s technical expertise for optimized operation in continuous and high-speed environments.
Benefits
- Enhances safety and efficiency by eliminating manual intervention during CIP.
- Reduces downtime and contamination risks in powder recovery operations.
- Improves working conditions with automated, reliable cleaning processes.
- Flexible installation options for both new and existing plants.
- Complies with EHEDG hygienic design for optimal food safety standards.
- Applications
- Food,Whey powder,Milk powder,Dairy powder,Food powder,Dairy
- End products
- Skim milk powder,Coffee creamer,Infant formula,Lactose-free milk powder,Whole milk powder,Cream powder,Protein powder,Yogurt powder,Instant mashed potatoes,Cheese powder,Caseinates
- Steps before
- Spray Drying,Powder Processing
- Steps after
- Packing,Inspection,Quality Control
- Input ingredients
- liquid,whey,milk
- Output ingredients
- powder,free-flowing powder,agglomerated powders,dense milk-powder,whey powder
- Market info
- GEA is known for its expertise in engineering innovative and sustainable equipment and solutions, focusing on sectors such as food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and energy, with a reputation for quality, efficiency, and advanced technological applications in industrial processing.
- Automation
- No manual intervention
- Cleaning method
- Automated CIP
- Contamination risk
- Minimized
- Installation type
- Retrofit / New installation
- Downtime reduction
- Significant
- CIP/SIP
- Automated CIP
- Automation level
- No manual intervention
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Continuous inline
- Cleaning method
- Automated CIP
- Energy efficiency
- Reduced downtime
- Cleaning safety
- Improved working conditions
- Contamination risk
- Minimized
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Compact footprint
- Optimized for space efficiency
- Control panel type
- Automated interface
- Discharge method
- No manual intervention required
- Control panel type
- PLC-controlled
- Integration possibilities
- Retrofit to existing plants