Separator (milk)
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A separator is a centrifugal device that separates milk into cream and skimmed milk. Separation was commonly performed on farms in the past. Most farmers milked a few cows, usually by hand, and separa
Manual separator in a Swedish museum
A man operating a manual separator in 1925
Gustaf de Laval
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Karl Gustaf Patrik de Laval was a Swedish engineer and inventor who made important contributions to the design of steam turbines and centrifugal separation machinery for dairy.
Separator (milk)
…the side, near the nozzle at the bottom, allowed the operator to observe when the milk was drained. The centrifugal separator was first manufactured by Gustaf de Laval, making it possible to separate cream from milk faster and more easily, without having to let the milk sit for a time, and risk it turning sour. Possibly…
de Laval 1875
de Laval's forge in Kloster
Gustaf de Laval at around age 50.
Impulse turbine by Gustaf de Laval. Built in Sweden, 1888. Deutsches Museum, Munich.