Clarifying decanters for cheese curd production
Achieve precise separation and clarification of cheese curds, casein, and lactose with cutting-edge decanter technology, ensuring high-quality end products and efficient dairy production processes.

Processes Dairy Products and Separates Cheese Curds
The GEA ecoforce and GEA MCE models are robust decanter centrifuges specifically engineered for the dairy and food processing industries. They employ high-torque summation drives, optimizing energy use and ensuring precise separation of solid, liquid, and slurry products. With capacities reaching up to 60,000 liters per hour, these centrifuges efficiently process cheese curds, casein, and lactose, contributing to the production of fresh cheese and protein powders. Designed for continuous high-speed operation, they integrate seamlessly into existing production lines with PLC control and remote monitoring. Featuring hygienic design variations compliant with EHEDG and 3-A standards, these units support safe and reproducible food processing. The ecoforce series enhances maintainability with gearboxes placed outside of the product space, ensuring swift access during maintenance. Additionally, both models offer CIP-ability for efficient cleaning and reduced downtime, making them ideal for modern production environments requiring high hygiene and productivity.
Benefits
- Increases production efficiency by handling large volumes continuously.
- Saves energy with optimized motor control and high-torque drive systems.
- Ensures product quality with fully hygienic design and CIP-ability.
- Enhances operational safety with customizable compliance options.
- Simplifies maintenance with externally accessible gearboxes.
- Applications
- Casein,Fresh cheese,Curd cheese bars,Cheese curd,Processed cheese,Lactose,Dairy products,Bakers cheese
- End products
- Double cream fresh cheese,Fresh cream cheese,Casein protein powder,Cheese curd snacks,Quark,Strained yogurt,Lactose powder,Processed cheese slices,Baker's cheese filling
- Steps before
- Milk Separation,Coagulation,Curd Formation
- Steps after
- Sterilization,Packaging,Aging
- Input ingredients
- cheese curd,casein,lactose,processed cheese base,raw goods for curd cheese bars,bakers cheese
- Output ingredients
- processed cheese base,curd cheese bars,bakers cheese,reprocessed cheese fines,lactose,casein
- 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.
- Capacity (Cheese fines)
- 2000 - 6000 l/h
- Capacity (Cheese applications)
- 3000 - 45,000 l/h
- Capacity (Casein applications)
- 2000 - 60,000 l/h
- Capacity (Lactose)
- 1000 - 15,000 kg/h
- Energy Efficiency
- Low energy consumption with high-torque summation drive
- Automation
- PLC-controlled
- Hygienic Design
- EHEDG and 3-A guidelines compliant
- Design Feature
- Continuous operation and maximum availability
- Maintenance Accessibility
- Quick access for maintenance due to external gearbox
- CIP-ability
- Complete CIP-ability and reproducible cleaning
- Speed Control
- Adapted bowl speed
- Differential Speed
- Optimal differential speed with summation drive
- Solids Discharge
- Optimized solids discharge port design
- CIP Guidance
- Defined CIP guidance
- Feed System
- Hermetic feed system
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Continuous
- Energy efficiency
- Low energy consumption
- CIP/SIP
- Fully CIP-able
- Automation level
- PLC-controlled
- Hygienic design
- Standard / Comfort / Advanced (EHEDG and 3A)
- Cleaning method
- CIP
- Changeover time
- Quick accessibility for maintenance
- 3A Sanitary Standards
- Yes
- EHEDG certification
- Yes
- FDA materials
- Yes
- Discharge method
- Continuous
- Compact footprint
- Yes
- Control panel type
- PLC-controlled
- Machine design
- Hygienic design
- Hygienic design levels
- Standard / Comfort / Advanced
- Gearbox types
- Seven sizes,three types
- Advanced design features
- EHEDG and 3A guidelines
- Feed system type
- Hermetic / Open