Separators
At Alfa Laval, we understand the critical role a separator plays in your operations. From food and beverage and pharmaceuticals to marine, oil and gas, and other industries, we provide both the expertise and the separation technology to meet your specific needs. For over a century, Alfa Laval has been known for reliable equipment and continuous innovation that enhances performance, safety, and sustainability.
140 years of innovation and expertise
- Reliable and highly efficient separation performance
- Extensive experience in virtually all separation applications
- The market’s broadest portfolio of disc stack separators
- Expert support from globally accessible trained service technicians
- Rapid delivery of high-quality spare parts anywhere in the world
Alfa Laval is your partner in overcoming any separation challenge. We offer the market’s most complete range of disc stack separators, each optimized for its specific duty and delivered with all essential auxiliary systems and components. With deep application knowledge and long experience, we also provide training and expert support for everything from simple separation tasks to highly complex liquid–solid processes. Combined with our worldwide service network, you can rely on consistent, efficient, and sustainable performance throughout the long lifetime of your centrifugal equipment. Explore how we can enhance separation efficiency for your business by selecting your application area below.
Separators for dairy processing
With deep roots in the dairy industry, Alfa Laval offers a complete portfolio of technologies covering the full scope of dairy separation applications. Contact us to find solutions for everything from milk clarification, skimming (hot and cold) and bactofugation, to anhydrous milk fat production, pre-processing of whey, concentration of fermented milk and more.
Separators for food and beverage industries
For food and beverage processing industries we supply carefully designed separators to fulfil the specific industry demands. Our machines offer you powerful separation performance and gentle handling to ensure the best possible quality for your products. Our unique innovations for energy efficiency and easier maintenance for your centrifugal equipment mean you can expect the lowest total lifecycle cost.
Separators for next-generation food
For decades, we have innovated and improved separation methods for fermented food and biotech products. We know how to get the most out of every culture, no matter how delicate. Alfa Laval provides unmatched separation expertise for this transformation: bringing scalability, profitability, and resource efficiency to next-generation food processes like cellular agriculture.
Separators for biopharmaceutical industry
Cell harvesting is a key step in fermentation-based drug production, and the choice of separation equipment greatly impacts product quality, yield and cost for downstream processing. Alfa Laval has supplied separation systems to the biopharma industry for decades, and we offer technology for all types of biopharma applications. With sterile, fully hermetic disc stack centrifuges for three-phase separation and high solids-handling capacity, we can help you find the perfect equipment for your specific processes
Separators for chemical and manufacturing industries
Alfa Laval has been providing the manufacturing and chemical industries with class-leading separation technology for decades, ensuring optimal performance while reducing environmental impact. We offer a wide range of separators, and our team will help you to find the solution with the capacity and performance that’s perfect for your specific requirements.
Separators for marine industry
For a century, Alfa Laval has pushed the boundaries of separation at sea. Today our equipment removes cat fines from 150 million tonnes of marine fuel oil every year, while simultaneously helping vessels to secure compliance with environmental regulations and achieve unmatched energy savings. Find out why more than 50% of the world’s fleet rely on Alfa Laval separators for handling traditional and new fuels as well as lube and waste oil, bilge water, crankcase gas, and scrubber water.
Explore our innovations
Would you like to know more about our innovations in separation technology? Click on the link below. Alfa Laval invented the first disc stack separator and has led the way in the development of centrifuge technology for over a century. We are glad to share with you the expertise we have gained along the way. Visit our Separator Innovator knowledge base to learn more about advancements in separation, and the steps Alfa Laval is taking to continue revolutionizing the technology.
Test, validate, and scale up your next separation solution
Whether upgrading your production line or running a proof of concept, Alfa Laval helps you choose the right separator solution with confidence. Simply get in touch to arrange a consultation and trial at one of our test centres, or to rent a unit for onsite testing.
Service for your separator
Discover the advantages of continuous innovation and the guarantee of support for at least 30 years for your separator.
