On the exhibition stand GEA Group focussed on process integration. This
means the successful combination of components and products from the GEA
companies with the core business of Huppmann and Tuchenhagen Brewery Systems,
namely the construction of brewery plants.
Comprehensive expertise
At Brau Beviale 2007, Huppmann and Tuchenhagen Brewery Systems were
showcasing their comprehensive expertise in the manufacture of brewery
equipment and highlighting the strategic alliance of the two companies for the
first time. Together they cover the entire process in the brewery: hot and cold
process area from malt intake to the brewhouse and fermentation/storage area up
to the finished beer. The providers include products from GEA Group companies
in their solutions: process components from Tuchenhagen and GEA Ecoflex,
mechanical separation systems from Westfalia Separator Foodtec and measuring
equipment and process systems from GEA Diessel are important components for
top-quality brewery plants.
Market accepts the concept
The “from a single source” philosophy is meeting with widespread market
acceptance. Joint projects for leading brewery groups as well as for private
breweries prove the success. Some examples: This year, the new Cruzcampo
brewing facility in Seville has been completed and the Russian Baltika Group
has received new brewing equipment in Samara and Novosibirsk. In Nuremberg, a
new production plant for Tucher Brewery is under construction. This is also one
of the joint projects of Huppmann and Tuchenhagen Brewery Systems. The
Singha Group in Thailand has met its ambitious growth targets with Huppmann in
the past 18 months. Lion Nathan is building a new cold process area with a
PROFI® filter cellar together with GEA Process Australia and Tuchenhagen
Brewery Systems. After completion, it will be one of the biggest membrane
systems for beer filtration worldwide.