GEA in North America

GEA Process Engineering Inc.

GEA Process Engineering Inc. is a full-service engineering company offering systems and solutions for liquid and powder. Established in 1974, the company is known for innovative processing systems for drying, granulation, agglomeration, coating, evaporation, distillation, crystallization, carbonation, pasteurization, filtration, liquid processing, powder handling and packaging, tableting, mixing, containment, cleaning (CIP), fermentation as well as process integration and process automation.

GEA Barr-Rosin

GEA Barr-Rosin is a world-leading supplier of ring dryers, flash dryers, and rotary dryers. GEA Barr-Rosin is especially known for distillers grain dryers (DDG) and dryers for numerous starch applications.

GEA Evaporation Technologies

GEA Evaporation Technologies supply distillation and evaporation systems and technology to the North American market. Brands and product lines include GEA Wiegand, GEA Messo, GEA Kestner, and Niro.

GEA Filtration

GEA Filtration has maintained its leadership in membrane filtration technology for a long time. Our plants are used to meet special liquid separation requirements by utilizing microfiltration (MF), ultrafiltration (UF), nanofiltration (NF), or reverse osmosis (RO). The simplicity and effectiveness of our technology allows membrane filtration to be utilized in many different industries for the production of specific products, and in environmental applications.

Procomac Inc.

Procomac Inc. is the latest addition to the GEA Process Engineering Segmen. Procomac Group has been operating since 1979 in the beverage and food packaging sector and it is the world leader in the production of aseptic filling lines for PET bottles.

GEA Process Engineering de México S.A. de C.V.

GEA Process Engineering de México handles all the offerings of the GEA Process Engineering Segmen in Mexico except the Niro Pharma Systems brands which for historical reasons are represented by a local independent distributor.

GEA Ecoflex North America

GEA's Process Equipment Division consist of companies that make machines and equipment for optimum heat utilization, machine cooling and various specialized technological fields. Included here is the whole heat-engineering spectrum including equipment such as valves and pumps for liquids processing and high-pressure pumps and homogenizers. GEA Ecoflex embodies the experience gathered during 75 years of development and production of plate heat exchangers. This experience not only becomes evident in process engineering, heavy industry and the construction of heating systems, but is also reflected by the commitment and the know-how of the people standing behind it. GEA Liquid Processing use the GEA Ecoflex plate heat exchangers (PHE) in their pasteurizers and cooling systems.

Tuchenhagen Flow Components

Tuchenhagen Flow Components is in the US located in Portland, ME. Tuchenhagen Flow Components is responsible for the sales and service of Tuchenhagen's world-renowned range of sanitary flow components within the US and Canada. Tuchenhagen Flow Components offer the ultimate is sanitary and high-quality component design for the Dairy, Food, Brewing, Beverage and Pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Tuchenhagen invented the mixproof valve, also known as the double-seat valve in the late 1960's to increase plant and process flexibility in hard-piped sanitary systems. Tuchenhagen eventually expanded the Varivent range of Tuchenhagen flow components to include single-seat, divert, safety relief, modulating and butterfly valves. Other sanitary process components such as a new range of pumps (Variflow), Inline Instrumentation (Varipure), Product Recovery Systems (Varicover), a complete range of Vessel Cleaning devices as well as the modular Varitop vessel over-and-under pressure and cleaning system.

Niro Soavi North America

Niro Soavi is a leading supplier of high-pressure pumps, homogenizers and homogenization technology. Niro Soavi North America is a full service technology center covering all your needs for units, systems, service and application development. Niro Soavi North America is a reliable partner and has demonstrated an unmatched degree of application knowledge and expertise with more than 500 machines installed in North America and 5,000 worldwide. GEA Process Engineering Inc.'s GEA Liquid Processing Group utilize the Niro Soavi high-pressure homogenizers in their cell rupture systems and Niro's dryer group use the Niro Soavi high-pressure pumps for spray dryers with a nozzle atomization.

Westfalia Separator, Inc.

The use of centrifugal force for the separation of solids from liquids or the separation of liquid mixtures is a process engineering technique with an equally promising future. Separators, clarifiers and decanters are not only essential in the production of beer, wine, fruit, dairy, food, beverages, biotechnology products, ethanol, and bio-fuels, they also set new standards in terms of quality, yield and efficiency. Westfalia Separator has also carried out consistent research and development work in these fields and has created new and innovative process techniques.

GEA FES, Inc. (a.k.a. GRASSO)

GEA FES, Inc. manufacture industrial refrigeration equipment and services for the food, beverage, chemical, petrochemical and pharmaceutical markets. The scope of supply includes screw compressor packages, plate and frame heat exchangers, microprocessor controls and computer supervisory systems. We also provide heat exchangers, centrifugal compressor packages, engineered systems, and post sales services and support. GEA FES, Inc. is a company of GEA AG of Bochum, Germany. FES is part of the Process Engineering segment and is included in the Refrigeration Division of GEA. GEA's Refrigeration Division is headquartered in the Netherlands and has 36 operating companies in 15 countries. The Refrigeration Division is active in manufacturing and packaging, product selling, contracting and service. The GEA Refrigeration Division builds key refrigeration system components such as the Grasso reciprocating and screw compressors, Kuba evaporators and condensers, Revalco valves and Geneglace icemakers.

GEA Power Cooling, Inc.

GEA Power Cooling, Inc. is located in Lakewood, Colorado. GEA Power Cooling incorporates leading technology and lifetime customer support in its wet and dry cooling solutions, providing superior performance and years of cost effective service with minimal maintenance requirements.

GEA Rainey Corporation

GEA Rainey is an ISO-9001:2000 certified designer and manufacturer of air cooled heat exchangers using carbon steel, stainless steel, duplex, aluminum, nickel and copper alloys and inconnels.  We serve EPCs and end users in the process refinery, petrochemical, power and large gas compression markets. Products also include replacement parts such as tube bundles, finned tubes, drive components, plugs, gaskets, louvers, actuators and structural steel.  Capabilities include fabrication, installation and maintenance assistance, capacity measurement, vibration testing, noise reduction and inspection services.

WestfaliaSurge

WestfaliaSurge is one of the world's leading milking technology manufacturers and supply products in the fields of animal hygiene, milking parlor cleaning and accessories.

WestfaliaSurge is everywhere milk is produced, helping dairy producers to be more efficient and more profitable. Dairymen associate the WestfaliaSurge name with expertise in technology and service for every aspect of milk production. That is for a good reason: We are one of the largest manufacturers of milking and cooling equipment, herd management technology, and dairy hygiene and supply products in the world. And, our success is steeped in tradition. Since 1906, WestfaliaSurge have been developing, producing, and delivering solutions for successful milk production, and we plan to keep this tradition going well into the future.

NORBCO Inc. — Barn Equipment for the Commercial Dairyman

NORBCO Inc. supply barn equipment and dairy systems throughout the United States. NORBCO is know for state-of-the-art equipment with the ruggedness that is needed in today's large dairy operations. NORBCO Inc. was acquired by the GEA Group to further strengthened GEA's Farm Technologies Division. NORBCO Inc. has been the sole and exclusive supplier of conventional heavy- and medium-duty milking parlor stalls to GEA WestfaliaSurge, Inc. In addition to parlor stalls, NORBCO is a manufacturer and distributor of farm equipment including ventilation equipment, cow mattresses, barn curtains, barn cleaners and free stalls, all with a distinct focus on cow comfort. NORBCO employs around 100 people, and 2007 sales amounted to over US$ 30 million.

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