Abstract: A separating apparatus for separating a suspension includes a centrifugal separator for reducing cross-contaminations in the processing of products, the centrifugal separator having a frame or a housing and a separator insert mounted rotatably with respect to the frame or housing and forming a preassembled, interchangeable unit. The separating installation has at least one container connected to at least one product-discharge line. The separating apparatus has a filling-level measuring device for determining a liquid level of the suspension within the container and/or at least one limit switch for detecting a liquid level reached within the container.

Abstract: A separator has a frame with receiving areas for rotatably supporting the separator insert. Each receiving area having a stator device as a sub-element of a magnet bearing device, and a separator insert as a pre-assembled replaceable unit for inserting into stator units on a frame or in a housing of the separator. The separator insert has: i) a rotor rotatable about a rotational axis and which having a drum and a drum wall, and ii) at least two rotor units as sub-elements of the magnet bearing devices at two axially spaced positions of the rotor with the drum. The rotor units hold, rotatably support, and rotate the rotor together with the drum in a suspended manner within the housing during a separation mode. The separator has at least one linear drive for linearly moving at least one of the two receiving areas relative to the separation insert.