Technology Center

GEA Food Solutions Technology Centers 

The GEA Food Solutions Technology Centers give you hands-on access to 300 years’ of application, process and machine experience!

The facilities are available for individual customer demonstrations as well as training, seminars, applications support and special events. We can also support you with testing new recipes, processes and techniques.

Get closer to GEA Food Solutions expertise 

The GEA Food Solutions Technology Center Bakel (The Netherlands) focuses on ham, sausage, meal components (including heat treatment solutions for ready meals), pâté, petfood and general portfolio coverage for the GEA Food Solutions range of preparation, processing and marination equipment.

Highlights include the new GEA CookStar and GEA PowerGrind 280, GEA EasyFry XL, and a GEA OptiFlour with OptiAir. ColdSteam defrosting in both the mixer and tumbler variations is also present. The facilities are set up in two halls: for preparation and processing.

Available for:

• Demonstrations, process development, recipe testing, prototyping, training and seminars

Facilities include:

• Preparation equipment for grinding, standardization (fat analysis), bowl cutting, mixing and ultra-fast defrosting

• Marination equipment for brine management (mixing, storage and cooling), brine injection, defrosting, tumbling, tenderizing and massaging

• Processing equipment for forming, pre-dusting, coating, frying, cooking, roasting, grilling and freezing

• Packaging equipment for sample runs engineering

Packaging equipment for samples 

Basic packaging is also available for sample packages. The facilities include a

thermoformer, a GEA SmartPacker loaded by a multi-head weigher and a traysealer. 

Four Food Solutions Technology Centers 

In addition to the preparation, marination and processing facility, GEA Food Solutions has dedicated Technology Centers for packaging, slicing and vertical packaging plus confectionery. All offer handson training and consultancy services. 

Packaging Technology CenterWallau 

The Packaging Technology Center Wallau (Germany) offers packaging consulting, package development and package design. Prototyping and production of sample packs helps you to make product and shelf life tests as well as tests with various packaging materials.

Vertical Packaging Technology Center Weert 

GEA Food Solutions also has the fully equipped Technology Center Weert (The Netherlands) to demonstrate vertical flowpacking of confectionery, cheese, lettuce and frozen vegetables on a GEA SmartPacker, and has equipment for lollipop production (forming, filling, cooling and wrapping). 

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