Membrane Filtration
GEA Filtration
A Reliable Partner
GEA Filtration is part of GEA, an international process engineering leader in the
life sciences industry with more than 150 companies operating worldwide. As a
team member with technology leaders like Niro, Westfalia Separator, GEA Wiegand
and Tuchenhagen specializing in liquid and powder processing systems, GEA Filtration is uniquely positioned to provide both
customized membrane filtration plants as well as complete process lines
specifically tailored to each customer's specific needs and requirements.
A Proven Track Record
GEA Filtration is world renowned for its design of the
most advanced cross-flow membrane filtration systems available. To effectively
focus on the membrane filtration market, we have established dedicated regional
centers in the USA, Denmark, Germany, New Zealand, and Australia.
The multi-disciplined teams at these centers provide the
following value-added services:
- Pilot trials and application developments
- System scale-up
- Project engineering Process integration
- Controls and automation
- System fabrication
- System installation and start-up
- Service and plant audits
- Replacement membrane inventory
To provide a visual perspective of the dedicated regional
centers that serve the membrane filtration market, we have included photos of
these centers below. Hudson, USA is the global headquarters of Membrane
Filtration. The other regional centers displayed included Denmark, Germany and
New Zealand in that order.
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GEA Filtration (Niro
Inc.) |
In addition, the
Membrane Filtration Center of Excellence located in
Hudson, WI (USA) is responsible for development of new applications and
processes to meet current and future industry needs. These capabilities enable
us to take responsibility for the complete project all the way through design,
procurement, fabrication, installation and commissioning - reliably and
economically. Your
GEA Filtration team follows through
long beyond start up with dedicated after-sales service. We can serve the
industry globally with local presence, guaranteeing on-time delivery, to
specification, on budget…and personalized.
Listening to your needs and expectations, and understanding
them, is the heart of our success. Our expertise, interactive approach and
quality assurance process facilitates the value-added partnership that creates
optimal solutions for you to excel in your marketplace. Simply put, you tell us
your needs and we will take care of the details… anywhere around the globe,
complying with local, national and international standards.
Technology
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GEA Filtration (Liquid Processing
Scandinavia) |
Cross-flow membrane filtration technology is quickly
gaining global acceptance as an important manufacturing step in many of the
process lines in the food, dairy, pharmaceutical/biotechnology and starch and
sweetener industries worldwide. The ability to produce very specific
separations at low or ambient temperatures with no phase change can, in many
applications, make membrane filtration a much more cost-effective solution than
more conventional methods such as rotary vacuum filtration or filter
presses.
Membrane filtration is a pressure driven technology with
pore sizes ranging from 100 molecular weight to 5 microns. The technologies
included in membrane filtration are: Reverse Osmosis RO, Nanofiltration NF,
Ultrafiltration UF, and Microfiltration MF.
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GEA Filtration,
(Wiegand) |
Membranes
GEA Filtration offers a wide range
of system and membrane types to allow each and every completely optimize their
specific separation. The range includes a number of both polymeric and
inorganic membranes:
Polymeric
- Spiral - Due to their compact
layout and relatively large amountof membrane area per element, spirals are
good cost-effective solutions to high volume applications with minimal or no
suspended solids, with the primary advantage being both low capital investment
and energy costs. They are available for all types of filtration from
microfiltration to reverse osmosis.
- Tubular - Highly resistant to
plugging, tubular membranes are typically used when the feed stream contains
large amounts of suspended solids or fibrous compounds.
- Hollow Fiber Membrane - Extremely
high packing density and open channel design; offers the possibility of
backwashing from the permeate side, particularly suited for low solids liquid
streams.
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GEA Filtration
(LiquidTechnologies) |
Inorganic
- Ceramic - Ideally used for value
added or sanitary applications such as milk or fermentation broths as well as
products requiring selective separations from fluid streams with extremes in
pH, temperature or solvents.
- Stainless Steel - Rugged design,
especially effective for demanding applications with aggressive process
conditions or feed streams with elevated particulate solids or viscosity.
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