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Interdisciplinary Methodology
Technology leadership is conditional
on listening readily to customer wishes and market-oriented
needs. Market-oriented machine and process developments
entail close co-operation between science and practice.
Consequently new developments from Westfalia Separator
are accompanied by fundamental research and practical
trials. Since the company's formation in 1893, over 2000
patents have been granted. Since 1989 patents filed numbered
over 300.
The basis for this is the interdisciplinary interplay
of manufacturing possibilities and decades of know-how
gained from experience with the disciplines of
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Machine dynamics |
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Drive engineering |
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Mechanics of fluids |
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Mechanics (hydraulics) |
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Acoustics and |
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Material engineering. |
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Forward-looking innovations from
Westfalia Separator in machine technology included:
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the "short-spindle"
drive on separators for smooth, low-vibration
running |
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the "soft-stream"
feed system on separators for optimum separation
efficiency |
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the "VISCON"
system (viscosity-controlled nozzles) on nozzle
separators for uniform product quality |
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the HydroStop system
on separators for precise and fast bowl ejections
and highly concentrated solids |
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the UNITROL system
on mineral oil separators for optimum treatment
of HFO |
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the two-gear drive
on decanters for optimum dewatering at high
throughput capacities |
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the HyCon hyperconcentrator
for safe separation under clean-room conditions |
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the new D-Type separator
generation for clever separation in the mineral
oil sector |
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the new E-generation for dairies |
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The mechanical developments are
supplemented by milestones in process engineering such
as:
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the Thermo-Quark process
for reliable and efficient production of quark |
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the process for direct
extraction with decanters for the production
of, for instance, antibiotics |
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the FRUPEX® process
using decanters for the production of premium
juice |
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the three-phase technology
for optimum, environment-friendly starch production |
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the FRIOLEX© process
for the production of edible oils from a wide
range of raw materials with high yields |
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the environment-friendly
process for the recovery of olive oil (awarded
the environment prize). |
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the process for the
production of biodiesel |
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the VINEX© process
- continuous grape juicing with decanters |
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