Nozzle separator for baker's yeast production
Achieve consistent yeast concentration and reduce product losses with advanced nozzle separator technology, ensuring optimal separation and purification for various yeast and fermentation products.
Separates and Purifies Yeast and Fermentation Products
The HFx Separator Series from GEA offers cutting-edge solutions for baker’s yeast and yeast extract processing. Utilizing viscon® technology, these separators ensure consistent purity by automatically adjusting to feed condition changes, making them ideal for food, beverage, and biotechnology applications. With capacities reaching up to 260 m³/h, they support high-speed, continuous operations. GEA’s HFx series integrates seamlessly into production lines with CIP capability, minimizing downtime and contamination risks. Situated on a compact footprint, these separators offer high efficiency without sacrificing performance, and optional direct drive models reduce maintenance needs. Constructed from durable materials, they meet stringent industry standards, including CIP and hygiene compliance, ensuring reliable performance in diverse environments.
Benefits
- Ensures consistent product quality through automatic viscosity control.
- Increases production efficiency with high-speed, continuous operation.
- Minimizes maintenance needs with low-maintenance drive systems.
- Enhances safety and hygiene with enclosed, sterile processing.
- Saves operational costs by reducing energy consumption with efficient motor technology.
- Applications
- Baker's yeast,Fermentation products,Yeast extract,Biotechnology applications
- End products
- Sterilized yeast for pharmaceutical use,Baker's yeast for bread and pastries,Ethanol as a fermentation product,Yeast extract for soups and sauces
- Steps before
- Fermentation,Yeast Cultivation,Hydration
- Steps after
- Packaging,Drying,Concentration Adjustment
- Input ingredients
- yeast,yeast cream,feed conditions
- Output ingredients
- baker’s yeast,yeast extract,clarified liquid,concentrate
- 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
- 260 m³/h
- Automation
- Automatic viscosity control
- Discharge method
- Centripetal pump
- Operating principle
- Nozzle separator
- CIP Capability
- Yes
- Drive type
- Flat belt / Direct drive
- Footprint
- Compact
- Working mechanism
- Automatic viscosity control
- Integrated steps
- Automatic flow control with viscon® system
- CIP/SIP
- Completely CIP capable
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Continuous operation with automatic adjustments
- Automation level
- PLC / SCADA
- Cleaning method
- CIP
- Energy efficiency
- Higher capacity with same energy input
- Discharge method
- Hydrohermetic feed and centripetal pump
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Abrasion resistance
- High
- Compact footprint
- Yes
- Discharge method
- Centripetal pump
- Nozzle design
- Viscon® nozzles
- Modular design
- Yes
- Flexibility
- Automatic flow control
- Control panel type
- PLC-controlled / SCADA integration
- Discharge method
- Centripetal pump / Automatic viscosity control (viscon®)
- Automation level
- Automatic flow control / Viscosity-controlled nozzles
- Drive type
- Flat belt drive / Direct drive
- System configuration
- Modular / Sterilizable design for biotechnology