At SMM, Sven Mario Jadzinski explains the challenges and opportunities of the digitalization and smart connectivity for the marine industry. Therefore, GEA introduced the present achievements by the MTP (Module Type Package) working group for the marine industry. The new GEA marine separators can follow a "plug and produce" approach by using state-of-the-art technology utilizing the GEA IO touch panel control and a simplified connection to a SCADA system (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition).