Exhibiting under the banner “Excellence in Protein Processing,” our technology experts are ready to share knowledge, discuss challenges and opportunities, and personally demonstrate the benefits of our solutions. Each was developed to help processors achieve excellence throughout the full lifecycle of the equipment. So, plan your visit now and schedule a meeting with GEA at IPPE, Jan. 30 – February 1, 2024, Booth C35125.

For high volume products such as salami and other deli items, rely on the GEA One Line for the capacity and productivity you need. Its relatively small footprint maximizes output per square meter in your facility (kg/m2). And smart design makes the entire line score exceptionally well for hygiene – along with easy cleaning and maintenance.

Our high-speed slicing machine, GEA OptiSlicer 6000 is designed for regular-shaped products such as calibrated sausage, salami, cooked ham and cheese. Various portion forms like shingle, stack, zig zag, shaved, interleaved and folded are possible. The slicer provides perfect slicing and portioning quality, high performance, easy and flexible operations. The maximum product output and minimum waste is guaranteed.

Whether you need your food products pack-ready for retail or foodservice, GEA SmartPacker CX400 Sanitary is your ultimate choice in terms of capacity, technical options and range of bag styles.  

Boosting Productivity to new heights the CX400’s Smart Sealing System has marked the beginning of a new era of productivity, delivering an impressive increase of up to 20 %. With the ability to seal up to 1 million bags without changing, its ‘click and go’ sealing strip replacement feature ensures minimal downtime and maximum output.s

Ham has been family favorites for centuries. Now, modern techniques are redefining the product by making it healthier with reduced salt. The basis for a successful product is about being in control of your processes. And that process starts at the defrosting, marination and brining step. The market leading GEA ColdSteam T defrosting tumbler features significant reduction of defrosting times and increased yield, with reduced weight loss through purge, whereas the GEA MultiJector 4mm redefines flexibility, accuracy and hygiene in brine injection. The innovative GEA MultiCarve knife tenderizer allows each piece of meat to receive the right tenderizing treatment for high quality ham production.

Hygiene is always a vital issue but particularly for very sensitive products like cooked ham. Smart design on the GEA One Line offers high levels of hygiene especially in open product areas. Modular design also makes changing components like grippers quick and easy. In addition, GEA One Line gives you high capacity and excellent portion appearance options.

Our third generation GEA CookStar 1000 offers ultimate flexibility by providing the opportunity to dry, steam, cook, roast, and smoke food products with more power, unbeatable precision and better performance. The spiral oven provides higher capacity, better yield, better quality and consistency, increased flexibility, greater efficiency and the lowest lifetime cost. 

Adding the SuperHeatSmoke option to the oven enables food processors with in-line production to produce and brand their products with a CleanSmoke label. SuperHeatSmoke is the innovative and award-winning solution for in-line smoking of meat, poultry, seafood and meal components and is generated using a Red Arrow purified smoke condensate. The smoking process is conducted at temperatures above 100 °C.

Succulent, and frequently eaten smoked, the traditional taste of bacon is loved by consumers and it’s still one of the most popular breakfast foods in the world. But with energy costs rising and labor in short supply, how can manufacturers continue to meet demand? We are taking the “batch” out of bacon production with a new continuous process that increases capacity while reducing labor. The inline smoking solution using the GEA CookStar spiral oven with shorter smoking times than conventional smokehouses and complements GEA's innovative technology for injection lines with GEA MultiJector 2mm.

Every great chef has a defining signature dish. Ours is a perfectly succulent chicken while achieving up to 10% more yield. Keeping margins up and consumers satisfied is not an easy job. But we might just have the answer. We’ve combined the best-in-class technology and application know-how in injection and cooking. The accurate GEA MultiJector 2mm locks in juicy marinades, while GEA’s legendary CookStar oven cooks fast and with precision. The result: a signature dish that both your bottom line and consumers will love! GEA Signature Chicken

GEA A-Tec spiral freezers offer top hygienic design for food safety, high product yield and airflow performance, long operating time with effective frost management, up to 15% lower energy consumption with optimized evaporating temperature and customized configuration to match food application.