GEA Westfalia CF-8000 Decanter Model

This is a desk-sized model of the CF-8000 decanter centrifuge, made for GEA Westfalia to show at trade shows. It is about 42 cm long, 3D printed in PLA in the real machine's green, grey and black, and stands on a wooden base engraved with PRIME 8000 and the GEA logo.

The brief

GEA Westfalia's team needed a model they could carry from show to show and set up looking sharp every time. They had the 3D file and assembly instructions already. Our job was to print it, put it together, give it a proper base and pack it so it travels safely.

How we made it

We printed GEA’s file as supplied, with each part in its own colour: green for the frame and drum housing, light grey for the bowl cover and gearbox guard, black for the motors and mounting plates. Leaving the parts as printed kept the colours clean and the edges crisp, and there was no paint to chip in transit.

Because the design was GEA’s, the scope set a dry assembly check before any glue went on. Every part was fitted loose first, following their instructions, and only bonded once that fit was approved. Small details come through at this size: the bolt heads and handles on the GEA panel, the threaded rods under the motor plate and the levelling feet under the frame.

The base is plywood, laser-engraved with the model name and the GEA logo. The finished model rides in a hard case with custom foam inserts, so it can go from the office to a show floor and back without loose parts.

The scope was approved in late August and the finished model was photographed in our studio about a month later, ready for collection.

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