May 2006 - „UNITED FOR TECHNOLOGY“: this is the motto under which the specialists for evaporation, crystallization, and distillation within the GEA Group bundle their competence, offering all customers of all branches of industry concentrated know-how and innovative technological solutions along the complete process chain.

GEA Wiegand is a member of this center of competence which consists of the following companies: 

  • GEA Kestner Evaporation and crystallization plants for the paper, chemical and pharmaceutical industry
  • GEA Messo Crystallization plants for the chemistry, salt production, downstream processes and for the bio-technology
  • GEA Wiegand Evaporation and distillation plants, above all for the chemical, pharmaceutical, and food industry
  • Niro Evap. Div. Evaporation systems, above all for the dairy industry

Objectives of the combination

  • The co-ordination of the sales organizations will allows a faster access to the market, and the communication with our customer shall be improved considerably.
  • In the engineering field and in the project management, the best conceptions and the optimum technical solution over the complete technological field shall be determined and offered to our customers.
  • In the research and development departments, synergy potentials shall be examined and new product developments shall be prepared until they are ready for the market.

„UNITED FOR TECHNOLOGY“ - for our customers in future this stands for only one interface to all companies in the GEA Group supplying evaporation, crystallization, and distillation plants.