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New fines return system from GEA reduces down time with automated CIP processes

25 Feb 2021

The new patented No Intervention Fines Return System (FRS) from GEA allows dairy and food powder producers to automate the cleaning-in-place (CIP) processes of their spray dryer fines return system, leading to reduced down time, improved working conditions and guaranteeing product safety.

Thanks to GEA's new patented No Intervention Fines Return System (FRS), the cleaning-in-place processes of the spray dryers' fines return are automated. (Photo: GEA)

Thanks to GEA's new patented No Intervention Fines Return System (FRS), the cleaning-in-place processes of the spray dryers' fines return are automated. (Photo: GEA)

The new patented No Intervention Fines Return System (FRS) from GEA allows dairy and food powder producers to automate the cleaning-in-place (CIP) processes of their spray dryer fines return system, leading to reduced down time, improved working conditions and guaranteeing product safety.

In spray dryers, powder fines are often separated from the exhaust air via cyclones and bag filters. A fines return system returns the fines to the drying process, either for agglomeration or integration with the final powder outlet. Typically, cleaning cyclones and fines return systems first requires opening and dismantling the fines return system from the cyclones outlet. After cleaning, both must be reconnected again, which increases the risk of recontamination as well as the potential for mistakes in reassembly.

Explicitly designed for food and dairy spray dryers, the GEA No Intervention FRS uses patented valves to create a smoother and fully automated CIP process, which negates disassembly before and after cleaning. All connections within the fines return system remain closed and once cleaned, can directly be used for production. The valves were developed to comply with hygienic design criteria of the European Hygienic Engineering and Design Group (EHEDG) and have been proven to reduce the risk of CIP liquid leakage and overall contamination.

“With our new No Intervention FRS, operators no longer need to worry about manual and time-consuming lifts and leakage risks associated with improper assembly,” explains Stig Møller Andersen, Product Manager at GEA. “By avoiding manual intervention before and after CIP, the process becomes quicker, safer, and more reliable.”

Overall, the new GEA No Intervention FRS system promises a more efficient CIP process, improved working conditions, eliminates contamination risks and guarantees product safety. It is suitable for nearly all new GEA spray drying installations and upgrades.

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GEA es uno de los mayores proveedores para la industria alimentaria y para muchos otros sectores de la industria. En 2019 generó unos ingresos consolidados de 4.900 millones de euros aproximadamente.

El grupo tecnológico internacional se especializa en maquinaria y plantas, además de tecnologías de procesos y componentes. GEA proporciona soluciones de energía sostenibles para procesos de producción sofisticados en distintos mercados de consumo, además de ofrecer una amplia gama de servicios. El grupo genera aproximadamente un 70 por ciento de sus ingresos del sector de alimentos y bebidas, un sector que disfruta de un crecimiento sostenible a largo plazo. A 31 de diciembre de 2018, la compañía contaba con unos 18.500 empleados en todo el mundo. GEA lidera el mercado y la tecnología en sus áreas de negocio. La compañía cotiza en el índice bursátil alemán MDAX (G1A, WKN 660 200), en el índice STOXX® Europe 600, y en los índices MSCI globales de sostenibilidad.
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