Alfa Laval

Gum processing

Gums are essential in the food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical industries, offering unique properties and diverse applications. Alfa Laval provides advanced gum processing equipment, ensuring efficient purification, separation, and temperature control to maintain the quality and functionality of hydrocolloids, biopolymers, and pectins.

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Advanced gum processing equipment

  • Efficient purification
  • Advanced separation
  • Versatile heating/cooling
  • Enhanced product consistency

A wide variety of gums, including hydrocolloids, biopolymers, and pectins, play crucial roles in the food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical industries. These natural ingredients are key to products like margarine, chocolate, chewing gum, and more. Alfa Laval offers advanced gum processing equipment that ensures efficient purification, separation, and precise temperature control. Our membrane filtration systems handle microfiltration, ultrafiltration, and nanofiltration with ease, preserving the unique properties of each gum. Specialist decanter centrifuges deliver superior separation, optimizing yield and ensuring product consistency. Our Contherm scraped-surface and spiral heat exchangers provide versatile, accurate heating and cooling, maintaining the stability and functionality of processed gums. Alfa Laval's solutions support the growing use of natural gums, helping you meet industry demands with enhanced efficiency and quality.