GEA has launched its new digital service product, GEA InsightPartner EvoHDry, an advanced condition monitoring tool designed to improve production reliability and operational efficiency in dairy and beverage plants. 

The system has been engineered specifically for complex industrial environments, where uninterrupted operation is essential for producing high-quality products such as infant formula, cream, evaporated milk, condensed milk, and cheese. 

GEA InsightPartner EvoHDry applies real-time condition monitoring, a maintenance approach based on continuous collection and analysis of machine data to detect early warning signs of equipment degradation. Parameters such as temperature, pressure, vibration, and flow are tracked in real time, giving operators a clear view of system performance. 

The solution offers an App and web-based component status to receive real-time information on machine health. 

In the dairy sector, one of the most frequent causes of unplanned downtime is a gradual loss of suction pressure in vacuum pumps within evaporation systems.

This condition reduces evaporator efficiency, causing output to fall below target performance thresholds and potentially forcing an unplanned shutdown. Failures of this kind are commonly linked to dry running, wear in pump components, or lubrication loss when product contamination occurs. 

GEA InsightPartner EvoHDry employs predictive analytics to recognize these patterns early and generate pre-alarm notifications that prompt intervention before a critical failure takes place.

About GEA
GEA is one of the world’s largest suppliers of systems and components to the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. The international technology group, founded in 1881, focuses on machinery and plants, as well as advanced process technology, components and comprehensive services. For instance, every second pharma separator for essential healthcare products such as vaccines or novel biopharmaceuticals is produced by GEA. In food, every fourth package of pasta or every third chicken nugget are processed with GEA technology. With more than 18,000 employees, the group generated revenues of about EUR 5.5 billion in more than 150 countries in the 2024 fiscal year. GEA plants, processes, components and services enhance the efficiency and sustainability of customers’ production. They contribute significantly to the reduction of CO2 emissions, plastic usage and food waste. In doing so, GEA makes a key contribution toward a sustainable future, in line with the company’s purpose: “Engineering for a better world.”