06.29.2009
PROFI functions in all applications
Kieselguhr-free filtration convincing on all continents
GEA Westfalia Separator achieved the final market break-through with PROFI® filtration several years ago. Meanwhile, a total of 16 PROFI® installations are convincing on all continents which filter a total volume of approx. 34 million hl per year. Gl + More

06.02.2009
When breweries focus on the profitable niche
GEA Westfalia Separator is also the correct partner for this strategy
Big is beautiful, this is certainly one of the mega trends in the global beer market. However, the profitable niche is still an alternative to the desire to achieve pure size. This can be of a regional nature, but can also be related to innovative or + More

05.11.2009
The first century of beer separation
1909 - 2009: Pioneer GEA Westfalia Separator
In 1909, and thus precisely 100 years ago, the first separator was used for beer clarification in a brewery in Vienna – it was built by the Oelde-based company Ramesohl & Schmidt, which later became GEA Westfalia Separator. Since that time, the trend + More

05.09.2009
GEA Westfalia Separator Process: New Business Unit Renewable Resources
GEA Westfalia Separator at ACHEMA 2009
Since the beginning of the year, the new Business Unit “Renewable Resources” has been in existence at GEA Westfalia Separator in order to enable the company to serve one of the major segments of the future from a single source. The previous Business + More

05.09.2009
New gas-tight decanter for applications exposed to the risk of explosion
GEA Westfalia Separator at ACHEMA 2009
GEA Westfalia Separator has developed a new gas-tight decanter for applications exposed to the risk of explosions in the chemical and pharmaceutical fields. The new model is based on a powerful non-gas-tight version which has already been launched ve + More

05.09.2009
World’s largest steam-sterilizable separator CSE 170
GEA Westfalia Separator at ACHEMA 2009
With a capacity of up to max. 10,000 litres of fermentation broth per hour, the new CSE clarifier of GEA Westfalia Separator is currently the largest steam-sterilizable centrifuge in the world. The new development focuses entirely on the safety of bi + More

05.09.2009
Westfalia Separator wewatch: Machine status monitoring now also in the Web portal
GEA Westfalia Separator at ACHEMA 2009
For the machine and process monitoring system Westfalia Separator wewatch, GEA Westfalia Separator has now created an Internet-based Web portal which, as a simple and self-explanatory tool, notifies the machine operators of possible error statuses + More

05.09.2009
GEA Westfalia Separator has established a new technology centre in Oelde
GEA Westfalia Separator at ACHEMA 2009
Separators, decanters and membrane filters of GEA Westfalia Separator are being successfully employed in more than 2500 practical applications. In order to enable this huge pool of knowledge to be used even more efficiently for the benefit of the cus + More

03.05.2009
GEA Westfalia Separator at ACHEMA 2009
Gastight decanter and steam-sterilizable clarifier from GEA Westfalia Separator
With a capacity of up to 10,000 litres of fermentation broth per hour, the new clarifier type CSE 170 from GEA Westfalia Separator is currently the largest steam-sterilizable centrifuge in the world. This new development is focused entirely on the sa + More

01.27.2009
GEA Westfalia Separator Process at Anuga FoodTec 2009
GEA Westfalia Separator Process Bundles Competences
With the merger of the GEA Westfalia Separator sales companies Food Tec GmbH and Industry GmbH to form the high-efficiency GEA Westfalia Separator Process GmbH, GEA Westfalia Separator, Oelde, is meeting the requirements of the market for the benefit + More

01.27.2009
Integrated Direct Drive. The Evolution of Drive Technology at GEA Westfalia Separator
GEA Westfalia Separator Process at Anuga FoodTec 2009
There are innovations which raise the question why they were not available on the market much earlier. Because they are so clear, so logical and so consistent. The integrated direct drive is one such far-reaching innovation. This forward-looking driv + More

01.27.2009
Enrichment for the cold milk process - Westfalia Separator procool
GEA Westfalia Separator Process at Anuga FoodTec 2009
In cold milk separation, energy savings, lower operating costs and higher protein quality are the top priorities. With the Westfalia Separator procool-System, GEA Westfalia Separator Process is launching an extremely successful machine which covers a + More

01.27.2009
GEA Westfalia Separator Process: Bundling the Activities
GEA Westfalia Separator Process at Anuga FoodTec 2009
With the merger of the GEA Westfalia Separator sales companies Food Tec and Industry to form the new, highly-efficient GEA Westfalia Separator Process GmbH, GEA Westfalia Separator GmbH is rising to the challenges of the market for the benefit of the + More

01.27.2009
A Real Hit: Westfalia Separator proplus from GEA Westfalia Separator Process
GEA Westfalia Separator Process at Anuga FoodTec 2009
The widely accepted Westfalia Separator proplus process from GEA Westfalia Separator Process GmbH, Oelde, concentrates on the protein in the solids. Through the application of a specific fluid mechanics model, GEA Westfalia Separator Process has succ + More

01.27.2009
GEA Westfalia Separator Process Serves a Broad Spectrum of Applications
GEA Westfalia Separator Process at Anuga FoodTec 2009
Dairy technology at GEA Westfalia Separator Process GmbH traditionally serves a broad spectrum of applications. Besides the main fields of application of milk skimming and bacteria removal from milk, the centrifuges and processes operate in numerous + More

01.27.2009
Clarifying Decanter GCE 345 in Compact Design for the Beverage Industry
GEA Westfalia Separator Process at Anuga FoodTec 2009
The clarifying decanter GCE 345 in the compact class from GEA Westfalia Separator is presented for the first time at Anuga FoodTec. With a bowl diameter of 340 mm and a capacity of up to 6 m3 / h, this innovation ensures maximum separation in a very + More

12.08.2008
GEA Westfalia Separator marks the launch of the 90 million Euro project in Oelde with a ground-breaking ceremony
Investment in the ideas and commitment of our employees
GEA Westfalia Separator will invest around 90 million Euros in the German location Oelde over the next three years. The first cut of the spade for the production centre of the future took place on 8.12.2008. The largest single investment within the G + More

12.08.2008
GEA begins investment program in Oelde
Ground-breaking ceremony for new separator production facilities
Bochum/Oelde, December 8, 2008 – The EUR 160 million investment program agreed by the GEA Group in October was officially launched today with a ground-breaking ceremony. GEA will invest almost EUR 90 million in Oelde alone over the next few years in + More

12.02.2008
GEA Mechanical Separation powers the Middle East

Bochum/Oelde, 2 December 2008 – The Mechanical Separation Division of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft has received two major orders from the Middle East with an aggregate volume of EUR 16 million. The contracts are for the supply of complete fuel treatm + More

10.23.2008
GEA Westfalia Separator's new HDE 200 - Non-Stop-Separation for the Ethanol Industry

The new nozzle type separator HDE 200 from GEA Westfalia Separator has been especially designed for ethanol recovery from sugar and molasses. This machine is an advanced version of the HDD 80 which is well-established in this market segment for decad + More

10.16.2008
GEA Westfalia Separator launches an extensive restructuring project

Under the new Division President Holger Heinrich, GEA Westfalia Separator is launching an extensive restructuring project. With the project name “Kolumbus”, the company is aiming to bundle existing successful components and dismantle hardened organis + More

10.01.2008
GEA Westfalia Separator at BRAU Beviale 2008
Kieselguhr-free beer filtration and beer recovery
The future of beer filtration is kieselguhr-free. The intelligent and profitable Westfalia Separator PROFI® system combines centrifuge and membrane and is in this way setting standards in beer filtration. Westfalia Separator profi frees the brewer + More

10.01.2008
GEA Westfalia Separator at BRAU Beviale 2008
Westfalia Separator hydry GSC 200 – The Top Separator
A new separator is advancing into new performance classes. GEA Westfalia Separator Process has developed the GSC 200 separator, which will be shown at BRAU Beviale 2008, particularly for green beer and wort clarification, for beer recovery as well as + More

10.01.2008
GEA Westfalia Separator at BRAU Beviale 2008
Large Breweries Enthusiastic About the GSE 550 Clarifier
With the introduction of the GSE 550 clarifier four years ago, GEA Westfalia Separator Process opened the door to a new dimension in centrifuge design. With a rated capacity of 1500 hl/h, a bowl diameter of 1000 mm and an equivalent clarifying area o + More

10.01.2008
GEA Westfalia Separator at BRAU Beviale 2008
Kieselguhr-Free Westfalia Separator PROFI® Filtration
Westfalia Separator profi is running. Kieselguhr-free filtration is meanwhile more than merely an additional option when a new filter cellar is built or an existing filter cellar is extended. In many cases, the kieselguhr-free solution is now the fir + More

10.01.2008
GEA Westfalia Separator at BRAU Beviale 2008
Optimum Solution for Beer Recovery from Westfalia Separator
In this case, a choice is easy: GEA Westfalia Separator Process is the only manufacturer able to offer all three conventional systems for recovering beer from tank bottoms from a single source: separators, decanters and ceramic membrane filters. This + More

09.23.2008
New Mineral Oil Separator Generation
Westfalia Separator eagleclass
The Westfalia Separator eagleclass is a completely new generation of mineral oil separators that GEA Westfalia Separator Systems presented at SMM 2008. These machines are even more precisely customized to the needs of the marine, oil field, energy an + More

09.23.2008
New SeaWater Distiller from GEA Westfalia Separator Systems

With a self-made newly developed fresh water generator, GEA Westfalia Separator Systems has expanded its product line, providing shipping companies and shipyards with a further module for the engine room from a single source: an ideal supplement to t + More

09.23.2008
Complete BilgeMaster Series in cleandesign

Both the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and national legislators have issued stringent guidelines and laws to protect the world’s oceans. The residual oil content may not be greater than 15 ppm when discharging bilgewater into the sea. GEA + More

09.23.2008
Sewage Treatment
A combination of centrifuge and high-performance filter
Ships are like small villages or towns: all fresh water on board will eventually become grey water or black water. For these types of effluents, the market offers treatment systems with filters or sometimes additionally with biological or chemical co + More

09.23.2008
New Pump Module for Visco Booster Unit from

Thanks to a newly designed pump module, GEA Westfalia Separator Systems has ensured that the Visco Booster Unit is more compact and more readily accessible; this reduces the space required for installation and also produces savings in terms of weight + More

09.23.2008
Higher Capacity for Larger Power Stations with the Westfalia Separator eagleclass

The planned size of gas turbines as well as motor power stations is constantly increasing; but the quality of the fuels used continues to decline: high time for a new separator model with a much higher throughput capacity. The new Westfalia Separator + More

09.23.2008
Genuine Service
New Application-Oriented Service Structures at
To ensure that a machine or installation is permanently and reliably available, GEA Westfalia Separator Systems has developed the Westfalia Separator capitalcare program, reflecting a new world of service. Whereas service has previously been related + More

08.15.2008
GEA Westfalia Separator at EuroTier 2008
Fermentation residue and liquid slurry recycling in focus
Recycling not disposal. This demand is also increasingly applicable for organic substances from animal husbandry. As a response, GEA Westfalia Separator is placing modern decanter processes which make fermentation residue and liquid slurry recycling + More

08.04.2008
Westfalia Separator eagleclass
New Generation of Mineral Oil Separators
The Westfalia Separator eagleclass is a completely new generation of mineral oil separators that Westfalia Separator Mineraloil Systems will be presenting at the SMM 2008. These machines are even more precisely customized to the needs of the marine, + More

08.01.2008
All Service Products Under One Roof at New Location in Hamburg

Westfalia Separator Mineraloil Systems moved into its new premises in Hamburg-Harburg in the middle of last year. The authorized workshop was opened in the autumn of 2007. All service products of the “Original Manufacturer Service” (OMS), includi + More

04.15.2008
New Environmental Decanter for High-Performance Dewatering from Westfalia Separator

With the new decanter for environmental protection applications presented at IFAT 2008 for the first time, Westfalia Separator has succeeded in constructing a high-performance dewatering decanter with fundamentally improved performance and considerab + More

04.15.2008
More Gas, Less Sludge
New combined homogeniser/decanter process optimises biogas production
Westfalia Separator biogasplus boosts the biogas yield by 25 percent and reduces the volume of sludge by the same extent. The intelligent combination of homogenisers and centrifugal decanters. opens up a new dimension of cost-efficiency. The new + More

04.01.2008
Waste Oil Recycling Pays

Waste oils, water containing oil, oil sludge from lagoons as well as spent emulsions pose disposal problems for industry. That waste oil can be much more than merely waste is demonstrated by Westfalia Separator, with economic and environmentally soun + More

11.01.2007
Kieselguhr-Free Westfalia Separator PROFI® Filtration

Westfalia Separator PROFI® is running. Kieselguhr-free filtration is meanwhile more than merely an additional option when a new filter cellar is built or an existing filter cellar is extended, or when an entire brewery is built or extended. In many c + More

11.01.2007
Optimum Solution for Beer Recovery from Westfalia Separator

In this case, a choice is easy: Westfalia Separator Food Tec is the only manufacturer able to offer all three conventional systems for recovering beer from tank bottoms from a single source: separators, decanters and ceramic membrane filters. This me + More

10.26.2007
Best in their class - Westfalia Separator decanters win in direct waste water treatment plant comparison

To be able to make the best possible decision on an impending new investment at their waste water treatment plant in Apeldoorn, the District Water Board Veluwe invited four Western European centrifuge manufacturers to simultaneously treat the origina + More

09.15.2007
Kieselguhr-free beer filtration and beer recovery
Westfalia Separator at BRAU Beviale 2007
The future of beer filtration is kieselguhr-free and profitable. The Westfalia Separator PROFI® system combines centrifuge and membrane and is in this way setting standards in beer filtration. Westfalia Separator PROFI® frees the brewery from costl + More

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