GEA Procomac, a sister company of GEA Niro within the GEA Group, who is
specialized in aseptic filling technology for PET containers, has received an
order for a low acid aseptic filling line from Nestlé USA to be delivered in
2009. The order volume is above EUR 10 million. The line will be installed in
Anderson, Indiana, in a new Nestlé USA production facility where GEA Procomac
has already installed 5 aseptic lines sharing the same technology, which can
produce more than 43,000 bottles per hour of finished product.
The line
consists of all equipment to sterilize, rinse, fill and cap bottles, as well as
all machines connected to the handling, sterilization and application of caps.
Furthermore, all ancillary units to provide sterilizing solution, sterile water
and keep aseptic conditions inside the working area are integrated in the
supply and are all designed, built and installed by GEA Procomac.
In
April 2008 GEA Procomac SAFEASEPTIC™ technology has received a letter of
non-objection (LNO) from the United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
for aseptic filling systems for low acid shelf-stable products. GEA Procomac
FDA-compliant aseptic filling technology for PET uses peracetic acid in liquid
form to sterilize containers. GEA Procomac has pioneered a number of aseptic
technologies in the past ten years, including the use of a microbiological
isolator technology instead of the traditional clean room environment for
aseptic filling lines.
GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft is Germany's
largest listed mechanical engineering group. As an internationally operating
technology group, the company concentrates on specialty mechanical engineering
with a focus on process technology and components. Consolidated sales amounted
to EUR 5.2 billion in 2007. The Group generated over 50 percent of its sales in
the high-growth food processing and beverages industries. The company's
workforce comprised over 20,000 employees based in 50 countries as of June 30,
2008. The GEA Group ranks as a market and technology leader in 90 percent of
its business areas. GEA Group is listed in the German MDAX share index (G1A,
WKN 660200).
Danish version, please click here.