Three new developments for the dairy industry
Westfalia Separator® directdrive∞ for maximum availability
The new integrated direct drive Westfalia Separator® directdrive∞, a drive concept for separators, has been installed for the first time in the world in practice in the separator CSI 500 for removing bacteria from milk. With this system of the integrated direct drive, GEA Westfalia Separator has found the ultimate solution and has made it available to dairy technology as the first user group. The drive is housed directly underneath the bowl in the frame. In the dairy, the CSI 500 is used for bacteria removal of milk and whey.
The new drive concept also comprises a premium service package with Westfalia Separator® wewatch®. With this online condition monitoring system, maintenance activities can be planned in a structured manner and unwanted interruptions are avoided.
The main advantages of the innovation are the improved efficiency with higher reliability and availability compared with gear-driven and flat belt machines, as well as a lower noise level and lower space requirement. Overall therefore, the users can benefit from reduced operating and energy costs.
Cold milk process for the medium performance range
In the field of cold milk separation, the focus is on energy saving, lower operating costs and higher protein quality. With the Westfalia Separator® procool system, GEA Westfalia Separator is now providing the market with extremely successful machines which cover a wide performance range. The separator type used for this purpose is characterized by very high performance and separating efficiency. It is the first fully-hermetic cold milk centrifuge on the market which operates with a belt drive and not with a gear. Customer acceptance of the concept is so high that there is demand for a smaller machine. GEA has therefore extended its product portfolio to include a further cold milk machine in the medium and lower performance range. This also continues the concept of success with optimum positioning of the rising channels and without any compromise being made with regard to the drive.
Higher profit with Westfalia Separator® proplus
The Westfalia Separator® proplus process, which enjoys high levels of acceptance in practice, concentrates on the protein in the solid. This approach provides dairies with high separating efficiency as well as additional volumes of skim milk and thus higher profit. Most new milk separators for separation and bacteria removal nowadays leave the plant in Oelde with the integrated Westfalia Separator® proplus system. Since the market launch, many older machines have also been retrofitted with a Westfalia Separator® proplus Retrofit kit.
