Pharma separator for aseptic biopharma processing
Achieve precise separation and concentration of sensitive biopharmaceutical components, including vaccines and monoclonal antibodies, while ensuring seamless integration into your aseptic processing line.

Separates and Clarifies Biopharmaceutical Products
The GEA Pharma Separator Aseptic X offers cutting-edge separation technology for biopharmaceutical processing, designed to meet the rigorous demands of aseptic environments. Utilizing a hydrohermetic inlet and optimized bowl designs, it ensures gentle handling of sensitive materials like monoclonal antibodies and vaccines, maximizing yield without compromising purity.
This separator is invaluable for applications involving the clarification and concentration of complex biological products, ensuring contamination-free output of high-purity end-products such as insulin and DNA/RNA vaccines. With multiple customizable bowl configurations, it accommodates varied solid content levels, from 5 to over 35 vol%, seamlessly adapting to your process requirements.
The aseptic X model integrates smoothly into your production line with its PLC-controlled automation and GEA’s Direct Drive technology, reducing operational emissions in cleanroom settings. It supports continuous, high-speed operations with an automatic SIP (Sterilize-In-Place) capability that minimizes downtime and ensures compliance with ASME BPE standards for pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Engineered for efficiency, the separator is available in corrosion-resistant materials, promising longevity and compatibility with sensitive biopharma products. Its comprehensive cleanability and easy-maintenance design, featuring patented, gap-free welded disk spacers, makes it a reliable choice for maintaining high sanitation standards with reduced maintenance needs. For enhanced flexibility, GEA offers customization options to optimize the separator for specific process lines, backed by engineering support for installation and operation.
Benefits
- Enhances product yield with seamless solid content management up to 35 vol%.
- Ensures regulatory compliance with ASME BPE and aseptic processing standards.
- Minimizes cross-contamination risk through hydrohermetic, gentle product handling.
- Reduces operational emissions in cleanrooms with integrated Direct Drive technology.
- Decreases cleaning time with automatic SIP and efficient CIP systems.
- Applications
- Biopharmaceuticals,Pharmaceuticals
- End products
- Vaccines,Blood plasma products,Insulin,Cell culture-derived products,Monoclonal antibodies,Antibiotics,Dna/rna vaccines,Hormones,Recombinant proteins
- Steps before
- Filtration,Homogenization,Suspension Preparation,Mixing
- Steps after
- Sterilization,Validation,Packaging,Lyophilization
- Input ingredients
- biopharma products,shear sensitive products,cells,solid contents
- Output ingredients
- separated biopharma products,clarified liquids,concentrated solids
- 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.
- Aseptic skid bowl sizes
- Four sizes available
- Solid content capacity
- Up to 35 vol%
- Separation performance
- High
- Automation
- Automatic SIP/CIP
- Hydrohermetic inlet
- Patented
- Drive system
- Integrated Direct Drive (IDD)
- Yield optimization
- Optimum yield with flexChange
- Concentration range
- Adjustable during production
- System compatibility
- ASME BPE
- Cleanability features
- Automatic SIP/CIP,highest cleanability requirements
- Liquid acceleration
- Smooth,no splashes
- Bowl design
- Three designs available
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch / Inline Continuous
- CIP/SIP
- Automatic SIP
- Cleaning method
- CIP / SIP
- Automation level
- PLC / SCADA
- Smooth handling
- No turbulences,no splashes,no shear forces
- Flexibility
- Static to flexible production
- Shear sensitivity
- Handles shear sensitive products gently
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- ASME BPE
- Included
- Bowl size
- Four sizes available
- Bowl design
- Three designs
- Feed method
- Hydrohermetic inlet
- Discharge method
- Nozzle bowl
- Skid design
- Optimized for standard and customized requirements
- Integrated Drive
- Direct Drive (IDD)
- Control panel type
- PLC-controlled / HMI
- Integration possibilities
- Plug,produce / SCADA integration
- Bowl design customization
- Three bowl designs (High Sigma,HighVol,Flexicon)
- Capacity adjustment
- Four different bowl sizes
- Concentration adjustment
- Adjustable during production
- Drive system
- Integrated Direct Drive (IDD) with water-cooled motor