Merco
Alfa Laval Merco separators are specifically designed for starch processing, providing an optimal balance of high flow capacity and low energy consumption. Their robust, proven design ensures a long service life, reliable uptime, and minimal maintenance costs. Alfa Laval is the leading global supplier of process equipment and processing lines for the starch industry. Today, more than half of the world’s annually produced starch passes through Alfa Laval Merco starch separators.
Experience the benefits of Merco, tailored for the starch processing industry
- Adjustable production settings enhance flexibility and efficiency
- Simplified maintenance and service
- Easy installation
- 30% reduction in power consumption compared to traditional nozzle centrifuges
- Opportunities for upgrade of the older starch separator models
The Alfa Laval Merco starch separator is a nozzle centrifuge specifically developed for the starch processing industry, designed to continuously discharge solids with optimal performance.
Typical applications for the Merco starch separator include primary starch separation, gluten thickening, mill stream thickening, clarification of middlings. As part of this, they are used for classifying, concentrating and washing solids and clarifying liquids that containing relatively high concentrations of solids.
Merco 32
True working horse
- Smart design with long spindle and hanging bowl
- Stable high quality and high yield
- Patented power saving nozzle design
- Low spare parts demand and cost
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Easy to keep the bowl clean
Merco 38
High capacity starch centrifuge
- up to 30% capacity increase
- up to 25% power reduction
- Better yields at the same capacity and cleaner process water
- Max. bowl speed at 50 Hz - 2950 rpm
- Installed power - 225/260 kW
Services
Extending the performance of your equipment
Our dedicated Global Service Network supports you with parts and expertise, wherever you are, whenever you need it. By ensuring greater uptime, availability and optimization, we help bring you peace of mind, and maximize your return on investment. We can work with you to integrate our services into an Alfa Laval Service Agreement for predictable and worry-free operations.
