GEA Bischoff has added an innovative version of electrostatic precipitator (ESP) technology to its portfolio. The technology came as part of the acquisition, in December 2009, of Finland's Ion Blast Oy, a company that specializes in the ESP field. With this innovative technology, and a worldwide patent protection, GEA Bischoff has widened its product range in the area of de-dusting plants. The technology allows for a construction of lighter ESPs and high-efficiency particle removal by using the ionic wind. With more than 100 reference plants, this technology is already being applied successfully in various industries in the Nordic market.

The Ion Blast technology has been marketed worldwide by GEA Bischoff, a company in GEA Process Engineering, since 1 January 2010, in close co-operation with the newly established GEA Bischoff Oy in Helsinki, where Timo Seppälä is Managing Director.