With more than 800 pasta formats, GEA can produce dies and moulds that can satisfy even the most demanding market requests. From the classic penne, conchiglie, spaghetti, lasagne to the more complex ones that feature shapes of animals or cartoon characters.

Inserts play a big role in product shaping but also in the coloring and general appeal of the pasta at the end of the process. In fact, pasta made with teflon inserts has a glossy appearance and a bright colour, whereas the use of bronze inserts gives the product a greater porosity and a lighter shade.
The inserts provided by GEA cover the following pasta formats:

Discover the full GEA inserts collection, composed by more than 800 pasta formats, with technical details such as names, sizes and much more.

Washing unit which can operate one or two dies. The models designed for pasta dies can feature either an electromechanical control or a PLC one, while the snack and pellet and gluten free models feature only the electromechanical one.

Washing unit which can operate two dies. According to the model, they can feature either an electromechanical control or a PLC one.

Washing unit which can operate one die. According to the model, it can feature either electromechanical control or a PLC one. The models designed for pasta dies can feature either one, while the snack and pellet and gluten free models feature only electromechanical control.

The Pennaut is designed with the goal of facilitating and speeding up format change operations in short pasta production plants.
Design and manufacturing of inserts and dies
Together with Mona Neubaur, Minister of Economic Affairs of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, GEA CEO Stefan Klebert has opened a new technology center for pharmaceutical freeze-drying systems in Elsdorf, Germany. GEA employs approximately 260 people at the facility, which combines research and development with production and service under one roof.