Alfa Laval BRPX and VNPX Centrifuges

Alfa Laval designed the BRPX and VNPX disc centrifuges to clarify beer, wine, and fruit juice by removing yeast, sediment, pulp, and other suspended solids. Dolphin Centrifuge does not represent any centrifuge it supplies as food grade, sanitary, or suitable for food, beverage, pharmaceutical or other human-consumption use.

Every centrifuge on this page is a remanufactured Alfa Laval disc stack machine with stainless steel wetted parts: the BRPX 313 (originally designed by Alfa Laval for beer), the VNPX 410 and VNPX 407 (originally designed for wine and juice), and the BRPX 207 for polishing duty. Dolphin Centrifuge is the independent specialist in Alfa Laval centrifuges, with remanufactured machines, turnkey systems, parts, and service built on 40+ years of Alfa Laval experience, and every system is sized by Sanjay Prabhu, M.S.M.E. The skid, controls, and piping are Dolphin engineering; the centrifuge inside is proudly Alfa Laval. Dolphin is an independent remanufacturer and is not affiliated with Alfa Laval.

If your operation is still low-volume, start with our paid sample-testing service for separation proof and the feasibility matrix to check whether volume and recovered product value justify equipment yet; if not, keep using simpler methods and reach out when you scale - we'll be here.

Alfa Laval BRPX 313: Original Beer Design

Alfa Laval originally designed the BRPX 313 for beer clarification, where cellaring-off dry hop solids, surplus yeast, and trub carry product away. Dolphin remanufactures the machine with stainless steel wetted parts and mounts it on a Dolphin-engineered skid.

Dolphin DMPX-070-SS module featuring a remanufactured Alfa Laval disc stack centrifuge

The BRPX 313 is a self-cleaning disc-stack Alfa Laval centrifuge that uses centrifugal force to separate yeast particles from beer, the duty Alfa Laval designed it for. With a Relative Centrifugal Force (RCF) of 6,500 Gs, this stainless steel disc stack centrifuge separates fine particles down to 0.5 microns.

Fermentation tank bottoms contain up to 80 percent beer, and more can be recovered from the unclarified hot trub. That recovery is what Alfa Laval designed the BRPX 313 for.

Benefits of Centrifugal Clarification

• Less product carried off with yeast, trub, and dry hop solids on the original beer duty.
• Continuous mechanical separation with reduced energy and labor.
• Multi-purpose clarification duty across process stages.​

Alfa Laval VNPX and BRPX 207: Original Wine Designs

Alfa Laval BRPX 207 - Remanufactured Polishing Disc Centrifuge (Self-Cleaning)

Alfa Laval designed these disc centrifuges for various winery process stages. The most common was must clarification to remove impurities like broken cells, dirt, soil, pesticide residue, bacteria, fungi, or grape decay.

A stainless steel disc centrifuge separates process residue from the liquid continuously. Exerting over 7,000 Gs, the stainless steel disc-stack centrifuge was designed by Alfa Laval to remove organic and inorganic particles down to 0.5 microns from fresh wine.

Alfa Laval also designed them to clarify lees in place of costly lees filters, minimizing loss in the production process, and to take the place of filtration on finished wines, including still and sparkling wines.

Another original Alfa Laval application is spinning off yeast and large particles after fermentation, or during fermentation to remove yeast and stop it, as with dessert-style wines.

If you have simple, routine questions: We have condensed our 40+ years of disc-stack centrifuge experience into 101 Frequently Asked Questions about Disc Stack Centrifuges!

Alfa Laval Cider and Juice Design History

Alfa Laval designed its disc centrifuges for cider and juice clarification. High separation efficiency is attained due to the very high g-force exerted by the centrifuge. Mechanical separation also removes the need for manual filter changes, saving labor and filter media.

Alfa Laval BRPX and VNPX Centrifuges for Sale

The following Alfa Laval centrifuges, originally designed for beer, wine, cider, and juice clarification, are available from Dolphin Centrifuge. Each one is a used Alfa Laval disc stack machine with stainless steel wetted parts that we remanufacture, test-run, and warranty at our Warren, Michigan shop, then mount on a Dolphin-engineered skid with controls and piping.

Alfa Laval BRPX 313 Stainless Steel, Disc-Stack Centrifuge

Alfa Laval VNPX 407 Disc Centrifuge

Alfa Laval VNPX 410 Stainless Steel Wetted Parts Centrifuge