Innovations at the heart of our separation technologies

Innovations have been at the core of Alfa Laval separation technologies for more than 140 years. From the very beginning, our customers have been the driving force, challenging us to push the boundaries of centrifugal technology and develop new separation methods technologies.

Thanks to our dedicated team and spirit of innovation, we deliver advanced centrifuge operation solutions that combine higher efficiency and robust reliability with low total lifecycle costs. Our aim is to continue to revolutionize separation technology and improve your day-today operations.

Innovation with an impact



Beer clarification

Brewing requires energy for separation. With Alfa Laval Hermetic Design™ and eMotion™, breweries can cut energy use by up to 70-75%, equal to the yearly consumption of 60 households. Let’s stop wasting energy!

Biopharma harvesting

The world of pharmaceuticals keeps on pushing the boundaries and Alfa Laval is driving innovations to make it happen. 40 to 80% less water, energy, and cleaning agents with CultureOne, compared to filter-based harvesting methods, with only a fraction of plastics!

Alternative protein separation

Today’s meat production consumes excessive land, water, and energy. Alternative plant-based and other proteins are key to sustainable food production. Alfa Laval delivers high-performance solutions for these processes, using up to 30% less energy thanks to Hermetic Design™

Innovations for your industry

Food, Dairy & Beverage

Powerful separation performance and gentle product handling is just the beginning of what Alfa Laval innovations can do for the food and beverage industry.

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Next-generation food

Alfa Laval provides unmatched separation expertise for the changing food landscape. Our separator innovations bring scalability, and profitability to next-generation food processes, like cellular agriculture.

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Biotech & Pharma

In biopharma processing, every drop of harvested product adds significant value. Alfa Laval separator innovations help optimize yield and product quality when harvesting and purifying even the most delicate cell cultures.

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Energy & Marine

Alfa Laval has provided the marine and energy sectors with class-leading separation technology for decades.

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How it works

Separation technologies are essential to a broad range of industries - from food, beverage and pharma to marine and energy through to water and waste treatment. Various technologies are used for separating liquid from liquid and solids from liquids with the aim of producing cleaner substances, valuable by-products and less volume of waste to dispose.

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Take advantage of Alfa Laval features

All Alfa Laval separators are developed with the benefit of more than 140 years of experience with disc stack separation technology and our deep knowledge of customer processes. Find out how all that expertise has gone into unique features for improved separation performance.

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