Centrifuge separator for food and beverage clarification
Ensure high efficiency and minimal product loss in your production line while preserving delicate flavors and aromas, enabling consistent quality in demanding clarification and separation processes.

Separates and Clarifies Liquids in Diverse Industries
The Clara series from Alfa Laval offers a range of clarifying centrifuge separators designed to execute precise liquid separation and clarification across diverse industries such as pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, and industrial fermentation. Utilizing a unique disc stack separation method, the Clara ensures high-speed continuous operation with gentle handling of shear-sensitive products. The series’ capacity varies from 4,000 to 70,000 liters per hour depending on the model, providing flexibility for different operational scales.
Each model is a plug-and-play system, featuring integrated automation for seamless integration into existing production lines. The Clara separators excel in reducing product oxidization and ensuring superior product quality due to the hermetic, bottom-fed design and efficient fluid acceleration. Models are available with OxyStop technology to minimize oxygen pick-up, essential for preserving flavor and aroma in food and beverage processing.
These separators are engineered for energy efficiency, reducing operational costs with low power consumption. Alfa Laval provides comprehensive engineering support, including customization options and configurations to meet specific process requirements and industry standards. The Clara series is equipped with easy maintenance features, including skid-mounted systems with components pre-installed for hassle-free setup and cleaning.
Benefits
- Enhances product quality by minimizing oxygen exposure and preserving volatile compounds.
- Increases operational efficiency with continuous, high-speed separation.
- Reduces overall energy consumption with optimized motor controls.
- Simplifies integration and reduces setup time with plug-and-play systems.
- Offers versatile application suitability across multiple industries, from pharmaceuticals to food and beverages.
- Applications
- Micro-algae,Bacteria,Yeast,Wines,Food and beverage,Vegetable juices,Coffee extracts,Industrial fermentation,Tea,Fruit juices,Pharmaceuticals
- End products
- Vaccines,Chardonnay,Cheese cultures,Lager,Apple juice,Antibiotics,Tomato juice,Espresso concentrate,Probiotic supplements,Cold brew coffee,Chlorella supplements,Kombucha,Bread yeast,Spirulina
- Steps before
- Purification,Emulsification,Grinding
- Steps after
- Sterilization,Packing
- Input ingredients
- white grape must,young wines,mature wines,tea extracts,coffee extracts,fruit juices,vegetable juices,micro-algae,bacteria,yeast
- Output ingredients
- clarified white grape must,clarified young wines,clarified mature wines,clarified tea extracts,clarified coffee extracts,clarified fruit juices,clarified vegetable juices,clarified micro-algae,clarified bacteria,clarified yeast
- Market info
- Alfa Laval is renowned for its expertise in heat transfer, separation, and fluid handling technologies, providing innovative, energy-efficient engineered-to-order solutions for various industries including food, marine, and energy.
- Capacity
- 4000 l/h,8000 l/h,20,000 l/h,40,000 l/h,70,000 l/h
- Type
- Top-fed,Hermetic bottom-fed
- Seal Technology
- OxyStop,Axial hermetic seal
- Design Feature
- Gentle fluid acceleration
- Power Consumption
- Reduced
- Installation
- Plug-and-play
- System Type
- Skid-mounted,Complete associated system
- Automation
- Automation solutions available
- Fluid acceleration
- Gentle
- Handling of shear-sensitive particles
- Preserved
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch / Inline Continuous
- Operating installation
- Plug-and-play
- Feed design
- Top-fed / Bottom-fed
- System installation type
- Skid-mounted
- Oxidation control
- Close to zero oxygen pick-up
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Foaming tendency
- High / Low
- Heat sensitivity
- Heat-stable / Heat-sensitive
- Shear sensitivity
- High / Low
- Particle size sensitivity
- Small / Large
- Viscosity
- Low / Medium / High
- Volatility of aromas
- High / Low
- Compact footprint
- Skid-mounted
- Discharge method
- Top-fed / Bottom-fed Hermetic Design
- Control panel type
- Automated
- Bowl type
- Disc stack
- Feed type
- Fluid
- Control panel type
- PLC / HMI
- Integration possibilities
- SCADA / Automation Systems
- Feed design
- Top-fed / Bottom-fed
- Oxystop Seal
- Optional
- Hermetic seal option
- Axial / Hydrohermetic
- Portable system type
- Skid-mounted