Pharma separator for biopharma processing
Streamline your production with this advanced separator, designed to efficiently handle high solid contents and ensure precise separation and purification in biopharmaceutical processes, enhancing product yield and quality without manual adjustments.

Processes and Purifies Biopharmaceutical Formulations
The GEA Pharma Separator Pure X is designed for pharmaceutical manufacturers and biopharmaceutical producers seeking reliable and efficient separation of composite biological materials. This equipment employs a hydrohermetic inlet for gentle treatment, minimizing shear forces during the process. Engineered to adapt to diverse applications such as monoclonal antibody purification and vaccine production, it caters to a broad range of capacity needs with its GEA flexChange concept, offering variable bowl designs and sizes.
Automated via integrated direct drive systems, the separator ensures high clean room class levels, while optional ASME BPE compliance underscores its adaptability to industry standards. The advanced automated CIP system facilitates seamless cleaning, promoting minimal downtime and reducing contamination risk. This makes the equipment ideal for continuous, high-speed operations, providing an easy integration point within existing processing lines. With robust design options, including corrosion-resistant materials, it meets the demanding requirements of the pharmaceutical, biotech, and chemical sectors.
Benefits
- Enhances yield and product purity through gentle handling of sensitive materials.
- Adapts to varying production scales with flexible bowl design options.
- Reduces operational downtime with efficient CIP cleaning protocols.
- Minimizes maintenance with integrated direct drive technology, reducing wear and tear.
- Facilitates quick process adjustments, ensuring timely adaptation to production demands.
- Applications
- Biopharmaceuticals,Liquid formulations,Nutraceuticals,Pharmaceuticals
- End products
- Protein powders,Injectable solutions,Vaccines,Probiotic formulations,Monoclonal antibodies,Blood plasma fractions,Herbal supplements,Oral suspensions
- Steps before
- Fermentation,Cultivation,Cell Harvesting
- Steps after
- Sterilization,Filtration,Concentration,Drying,Packing
- Input ingredients
- shear sensitive products,cells,solid contents
- Output ingredients
- biopharma products,concentrate flow,outlet concentration
- 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
- Up to 35 vol% solids
- Bowl Design
- High Sigma / HighVol / Flexicon nozzle
- Automation
- Automatic CIP
- Drive Type
- Integrated Direct Drive (IDD)
- Flow Rate Adjustment
- Seamlessly adjustable during production
- Separation Performance
- High
- Flexibility
- FlexChange concept
- Handling
- Smooth,no shear forces
- Cleanability
- Optimum with automatic CIP
- Validation Ease
- High
- Cooling Method
- Water-cooled motor
- Skid Design
- Optimized and plug,produce
- Working Mechanism
- Hydrohermetic inlet
- Integrated Steps
- Automatic CIP
- CIP/SIP Capability
- Automatic CIP
- Batch vs. Continuous Operation
- Flexible,inline production
- Flexibility
- GEA flexChange concept
- Separation Performance
- High
- Automation Level
- PLC
- Cleanability
- Optimum
- Changeover Time
- Seamlessly adjustable
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Machine footprint
- Compact
- Skid design
- Plug,Produce
- Bowl design
- Aseptic,High Sigma,HighVol,Flexicon Nozzle
- Feed method
- Hydrohermetic inlet
- Discharge method
- Adjustable concentric outlet
- Control panel type
- Customized / Standard
- Bowl design options
- Four different designs
- Drive system
- Integrated Direct Drive (IDD)
- Skid design
- Optimized for standard/customized requirements
- Bowl size
- Multiple sizes for process fit
- Flexibility of operation
- GEA flexChange concept
- Customization level
- Tailored to process requirements
- Hydrohermetic inlet
- Patented design for gentle feeding
- Cleanability options
- Automatic CIP,ASME BPE