The Decanter Centrifuge
for the Food Industry

Food manufacturers consider the high quality of their end products and a cost-effective overall process to be crucial factors for success in competitive markets.

Flottweg food centrifuges support many separation processes in food processing. Our decanters and separators are high-quality machines with numerous functions and automatic processes; they contribute to a high yield and consistently high product quality.

Our Flottweg industrial centrifuges and centrifugal separators separate the starch and protein components from the various flour suspensions, separate and dewater fibers in the individual production processes, or recycle the wash and process water. Flottweg decanter centrifuges and nozzle separators can process a high volume of the solid-liquid mixture and ensure consistent quality of the discharged solids.

Flottweg decanter centrifuges and Sedicanter® are used in almost all steps of protein production. In the area of plant protein, Flottweg offers complete system solutions or individual equipment, depending on customer requirements. With the help of Flottweg system solutions, high-quality plant-based protein can be obtained with maximum yield in an efficient and resource-conserving way. Thanks to the holistic Flottweg concept, the by-products that are obtained are also optimally refined and add value. This optimizes the creation of value and minimizes waste material flow for a completely sustainable process.

Plant-based milk substitutes are becoming increasingly important in the food industry and among consumers due to various health and environmental aspects. Flottweg decanter centrifuges, Sedicanter® and belt presses help increase efficiency in the production of plant-based milk alternatives while achieving consistently high product quality.

Our Flottweg decanters and separators clarify whey by removing fine particles. They also efficiently separate and dewater lactose, casein, and whey dust, and they fractionate filtration water into valuable phases during the production of mozzarella. Our food centrifuges are used in various process steps, be it in the separation of cheese dust from whey, in the dewatering of cheese curds, or in the various washing processes used in the production of lactose or casein.

Sugar beets must be cleaned of soil and sand at the start of processing. This results in significant amounts of washing water. The resulting sludge must be separated from the water as efficiently as possible. Flottweg decanter centrifuges efficiently dewater the sludge and save the producer transport and disposal costs. The clarified process water can also be returned to the washing process.

A viscous, dark brown syrup known as molasses is a byproduct of the extraction of sugar from sugar beets and sugar cane. After Flottweg decanters have separated unwanted components (such as sand, salts, proteins), the by-product molasses can be used as a valuable material for many other processes (e.g. fermentation processes).

Viresol's main concern was to reduce the company's environmental footprint. Above all, it was about using less energy and water. Flottweg supplied the right overall package for this: two Tricanters®, four decanters, two Sedicanters®, and the associated equipment.