Starch & protein
Starch & Modified Starch
Based on years of experience of working with starch applications, our solutions have been designed to ensure that your products are manufactured in a safe, economical and environmentally sustainable way. Whether you need an integrated line to process and/or modify your starch ingredients or just a single piece of equipment to fulfil your needs, GEA specialists can help you to achieve your operational goals.
Working together to make a difference
At GEA, we understand that every starch application is different. No matter what your requirements are, what raw material you use or what the final product is, GEA works closely with you to ensure that your processing line produces high-quality starch products with the right characteristics, every time.
Our equipment can handle a wide range of raw materials, including wheat, potato, maize, rice, tapioca and barley, and starch derivatives that range from chemically, physically and enzymatically modified varieties.
Starch processing solutions
For example, GEA starch recovery clarifying decanters are designed for the initial phase of starch separation. GEA flash, ring and swirl dryers remove free moisture from the surfaces of products and can dry slurries, pastes and sticky or thermally sensitive materials.
Paired with our SWIRL FLUIDIZER®, you can obtain a fine, homogenous, non-agglomerated powder even when using viscous feeds. This can be achieved in a single, compact processing operation.
We also have experience with so-called spray cooking, which is a special type of spray drying process whereby the starch is treated with steam to produce pregelatinized starches for instant viscosity applications.
A process line for starch extraction and purification will often lead to the production of fiber and protein products, as well as other potentially valuable side streams and wastewater; solutions to harvest, purify and recycle these by-products also fall within GEA’s remit.
Put it to the test
GEA test facilities are available to help you develop new products, refine processes and test new formulations ahead of full production. Each facility includes a well-equipped laboratory to rapidly analyze moisture content, bulk density and particle size distribution.
Our technicians work with you to minimize development time while bringing new products to market, confidently and profitably.
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Bag/Sack Powder Fillers
Our range of multi-wall bag/sack fillers is designed to pack powdered products at rates of less than 1 tonne/h up to more than 12 tonnes/h with an accuracy better than 10 g (0.35 oz). Our extensive experience with a wide range of powdered products and packaging types means that we can provide a solution to meet the most demanding powder filling r...
Centrifugal Separator
GEA separators are designed for liquid-based applications. Using centrifugal force, they are used for separating suspensions consisting of two or more phases of different densities, i.e. they can be used for liquid-liquid separation, for liquid-liquid-solid separation or for liquid-solid separation. They are equally as effective at separating liq...
Decanter Centrifuge
The decanter’s hour has come as soon as the solids content in the suspension to be processed is particularly high. These machines provide the benefits of high clarifying efficiency and maximum dewatering as well as the separation of liquids with the simultaneous removal of solids. The main requirements in this respect include a high bowl speed, a...
Flash Dryers
With a history spanning from the Flash dryer's invention in 1928 to the development of unrivaled dispersion equipment and the most efficient integrated systems, no one knows more about Flash drying than GEA.
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