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NEW PRODUCT Westfalia Debuts New Separator Series Four new separators and control units rolled out Westfalia Separator announced four new C-Generation separators last month. Touted by the manufacturer as the "highest capacity separator in the world" (the model 50 @ 43,100 1/h), the units are the result of nearly two years of marine and industrial testing. The units feature a patented water monitoring system that measures the water content in the bowl, a feature designed to ensure optimum separation. The new units also feature a patented Hydrostop bowl hydraulic system, which is designed to enable precise solids ejection in a highly compact- ed state, to eliminate oil loss. Overall, the new line is billed as providing "dramatically longer" maintenance intervals. Westfalia — a subsidiary of Bochum, Germany-based GEAAG — has produced separators contin- uously since 1863. The company manufactures a complete line of high-speed separa- tors (purifiers) for marine, offshore oil & gas platform/drill ships, and a variety of other industrial appli- cations. Integration, Restructure Nearing End Westfalia, following a good year in 1996, reports that it is near com- pleting its integration into the GEA Group with a market-orien- tated Group restructuring and adjustment to its management structure. Battling for business on the world market takes not only a technologically advanced product, but a streamlined approach to designing, manufacturing and delivering that product to market at a competitive price. The compa- ny believes the new structure will enable it to achieve these goals. Westfalia depends heavily on the export market as its primary - source of turnover, and in 1996 nearly 80 percent of its turnover was product sold outside Germany. The big growth area continues to be S.E. Asia, but the company notes that Eastern Europe is grow- ing in importance. The cornerstone of the restruc- turing was announced earlier this year, when the supervisory board of GEA AG approved a plan which has GEA AG functioning as a strategic management holding. A holding board, cut down to three members, will be jointly responsible for all business. Nine divisions — which take the place of the three previous divi- sions — directly report to the hold- ing board. The nine divisions are divided by technological fields. Two of the new divisions have evolved from the previous business units of Westfalia Separator AG: "Agricultural Engineering" and "Mechanical Separation." 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