Centrifuge for beverage clarification

Elevate your beverage production with enhanced clarification, ensuring your drinks meet the highest purity and quality standards while optimizing your production line’s efficiency and reducing waste.

Processes and Packages Diverse Beverage Types

The beverage processing and packaging systems from GEA are engineered to streamline beverage production across a wide range of applications, including beer, wine, juices, and ready-to-drink products. This modular system employs a comprehensive approach to beverage manufacturing—encompassing mixing, filtration, homogenization, and packaging—ensuring high-quality output at every stage.

The system integrates seamlessly into existing production lines, offering a continuous, automated workflow supported by advanced PLC control. This not only enhances production efficiency but also reduces manual intervention, minimizing downtime for a more reliable operation. Typically used for non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages, it is capable of handling all product types with variable processing capacities tailored to your needs.

Energy efficiency is at the forefront, with features like variable-speed motor optimization and a smart energy management system reducing overall consumption. Constructed from corrosion-resistant stainless steel, the system complies with international sanitation and hygiene standards, including GMP and FDA certifications, guaranteeing safety and quality.

Equipped with a CIP system, it promises quick and efficient cleaning cycles, maintaining product purity and reducing cross-contamination risks. GEA offers customization options to match specific production requirements, ensuring that all components function optimally within your setup. With extensive global support and engineering expertise, you can expect reliable operational assistance throughout the equipment’s lifespan.

Benefits

  • Enhances operational efficiency with continuous, automated processing.
  • Reduces energy costs through smart energy management and variable-speed motor optimization.
  • Ensures product safety and compliance with GMP and FDA standards.
  • Minimizes downtime with quick and efficient CIP cleaning systems.
  • Offers flexible customization for tailored integration into existing production lines.

General


Applications
Ready-to-drink coffee,Beverages,Plant-based beverages,Water,Wine,Ready-to-drink tea,Still drinks,Alcoholic beverages,Spirits,Cider,Carbonated drinks,Concentrates,Juices,Non-alcoholic beverages,Beer,Hard seltzers,Soft drinks
End products
Oat drinks,Mineral water,Hard lemonade,Vitamin-fortified drinks,Canned iced tea,Non-alcoholic beer,Oat milk,Alcohol-free cider,Sparkling water,Cold brew coffee,Pale wheat beer,Plant-based milk,Wheat beer,Carbonated soft drinks,Protein-enriched juices
Steps before
Mixing,Filtration,Purification,Emulsification,Grinding
Steps after
Filling and Packaging,Sterilization,Labelling,Storage,Distribution
Input ingredients
Juice concentrates,Raw plant-based ingredients,Coffee beans,Tea leaves,Grapes or fruits for wine,Wheat or barley for beer,Base spirits for distillation,Non-alcoholic beverage bases,Water
Output ingredients
Beer,beer mix beverages,Carbonated drinks,Cider,Hard seltzers,Juices,concentrates,Plant-based beverages,Ready-to-drink coffee,tea,Spirits,wine,Still drinks
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.

Technical Specifications


Automation
PLC-controlled
Capacity
Wide range,specific to modular units/turnkey plants
Compliance
International hygiene standards
Energy Efficiency
Smart technologies for reduced usage
Flexibility
Modular/customizable units
Installation Ease
Designed for easy installation
Maintenance
Easy maintenance design
Sustainability
Minimize waste,emissions
Turnkey Solution
Complete system integration
Water Usage
Reduced water consumption

Operating Characteristics


Automation level
Manual / PLC / SCADA
Batch vs. continuous operation
Batch / Inline Continuous
CIP/SIP
CIP 121°C / SIP 135°C
Cleaning method
CIP / Manual
Energy efficiency
0.5–2 kWh/kg moisture

Material Compatibility


Density/particle size
0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm

Product type Characteristics


Beverage type
Non-alcoholic / Alcoholic
Carbonation
Yes / No
Packaging type
Bottles / Cans

Custom Options


Control panel type
Touchscreen / PLC / HMI
Integration possibilities
SCADA / ERP
Modular design
Yes
Scalability
Lab to pilot scale