GEA Filtration is a world renowned leader in membrane filtration systems that utilize technologies including microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration or reverse osmosis This technology is utilized in various industries for specific products and in environmental applications.

A Reliable Partner

GEA Filtration is part of GEA Group AG, 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 GEA Niro, GEA Westfalia Separator, GEA Wiegand and GEA 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 development
• System scale-up
• Project engineering
• Process integration
• 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 include Denmark, Germany and New Zealand in that order.
GEA Filtration (GEA Process Engineering Inc.)
GEA Filtration (GEA Process Engineering Inc., Hudson, WI; USA)

In addition, the Membrane Filtration Center of Excellence located in Hudson, WI (USA) is responsible for the 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

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.
GEA Filtration, (Wiegand)
GEA Filtration, (Wiegand)
Membranes

GEA Filtration offers a wide range of systems and membrane types to allow each and every process to 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 amount of 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.
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.

Services on Membrane Filtration Technology

For a production facility to be truly successful, it must be truly reliable. GEA Filtration provides all the replacement membranes, spare parts and expert services you need.

Reliability

But service is more than just supplying spare parts. Our role as your engineering partner is to assist you to reduce downtime, improve efficiency, enhance performance and increase the lifetime of your plant. Our service agreements for key components or entire plants and our engineering know-how will keep you running -day in, day out.

No matter what the market demands, GEA Filtration offers the process engineering technology to match. GEA Filtration is a one-stop supplier of the most advanced membrane filtration technology available. Your partnership with GEA Filtration is of great importance to your company's overall performance and ensures that, once you have built the ideal plant to meet your requirements, it will remain a profitable investment for years to come.

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