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TECHNOLOGY & SUSTAINABILITY
GEA launches new Ariete and laboratory homogenizers
The international industrial technol- ogy group, GEA has recently ex- tended its range of homogenizers with the GEA Ariete Homogenizer 3160 and the GEA TriplexPanda Lab Homogeniz- er for the dairy, beverage, food, phar- maceutical, chemical and cosmetics industries.
The GEA Ariete Homogenizer 3160 completes the series for medium and large sized process lines and closes a gap in this series: It features up to 1500 bar, with significantly increased flow rate capacity between 200 and 1200 bar. Like all Ariete homogenizers, it can be customized with more than 300 options for easy integration into any sanitary or aseptic process line. With their wide range of available materials, low running speed and linear plunger velocity, the Ariete models perform at their best even with abrasive and vis- cous products. Adding options from GEA – such as the patented homoge- nizing valve NanoVALVE or the Oil Pure System for measuring condensed wa- ter and oil –lowers power, water and lubrication oil consumption, delivering further production cost savings.
GEA homogenizer for challenging products
The GEA TriplexPanda Lab Homog- enizer is a three-piston tabletop unit for the treatment of emulsions, dis- persions and nanoparticles for a wide
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The new GEA TriplexPanda is a three-piston tabletop unit for the treatment of nanoparticles, nanodispersions and nanoemulsions.
range of applications. Thanks to high- grade, high-performance super du- plex stainless steel plus special, high- wear-resistant materials, the machine can operate with a very wide range of products. As the best choice for prod- uct development and small production batches of between 1 l/h and 100 l/h, this special design also enables the GEA TriplexPanda to process challeng- ing products such as sticky or highly viscous emulsions, preparations with micro and nanofibers as well as prod- ucts containing pieces or crystals. This makes the new homogenizer suitable
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for even sophisticated applications such as plant-based dairy alternatives, food ingredients and the production of nanocellulose.
The easy-to-use, plug & play unit has been specially designed to meet the demands of laboratory testing as well as small-scale batches. Thanks to its three pistons, it ensures high per- formance in terms of product flow stability and homogenization. Reduced pulsations allow for very smooth and gentle processing as well as quiet run- ning. Like all GEA laboratory homog- enizers, the TriplexPanda is actuated by a camshaft transmission system, allowing maintenance-free operation. Due to its CIP capability, the liquid end guarantees full cleanability with no dead spots. The unit is available in two versions for continuous operation up to 400 bar with a maximum flow rate of 100 l/h or 600 bar for up to 60 l/h. Both ensure full scalability and guar- antee results that are comparable in quality to those of industrial homog- enizers.
All GEA homogenizers are designed according to the EU safety rules (CE standards) and comply with other rele- vant industry certifications and guide- lines such as USDA, FDA, 3-A, ATEX, EHEDG and cGMP.
The GEA Ariete Homogenizer 3160 can be customized with more than 300 options for high performance and reliability in continuous industrial production.
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