Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Gea Mechanical Equipment U.S. Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$7M
Total assets Small plan by assets
20
Participants Small participant base
50th
Percentile by assets National rank
$327,566
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Westfalia Separator, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan · Sponsored by Gea Mechanical Equipment U.S. Inc. · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$7M in assets, 20 participants

Gea Mechanical Equipment U.S. Inc.'s Westfalia Separator, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan reported $7M in total assets and 20 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 50th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #6,284 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

2023 asset change

Westfalia Separator, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan pulled back noticeably 8.2% in 2023 ($7M → $7M) for 20 participants.

#6,284
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
-8.2%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $585K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Westfalia Separator, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

Westfalia Separator, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$6,551,311 Top 50% higher than 50% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Westfalia Separator, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Westfalia Separator, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan is a small filing (20 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Westfalia Separator, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$3M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$585K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Westfalia Separator, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan reported participants fell from 23 in the plan year 2022 filing to 20 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Westfalia Separator, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $7M in the plan year 2022 filing to $7M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 274109506 · Gea Mechanical Equipment U.S. Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Westfalia Separator, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan · $7M · 20 · 50th

  • 5500 $7M
  • ASSETS 20
  • PCT 50th
  • EIN Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • RANK near The Webster Apartments Pension Plan
  • PHOTO ind #6284

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in New Jersey →

Westfalia Separator, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Pension Plan for Reynolds BargainingPension Plan for Reynolds Ba…$7MPension Plan for Certain Hourly Employees of Paulo Products Company and AffiliatesPension Plan for Certain Hou…$7MWestfalia Separator, Inc. Employees' Pension PlanWestfalia Separator, Inc. Em…$7MThe Webster Apartments Pension PlanThe Webster Apartments Pensi…$7MThe Restated Noncontributory Retirement Plan for CooperativesThe Restated Noncontributory…$7M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Westfalia Separator, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Gea Mechanical Equipment U.S. Inc. years around the 2023 move

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Gea Mechanical Equipment U.S. Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$7M 7.878599099225965% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$6.4M$6.6M$6.8M$7M$7.2M 202220232024 $7.14M $6.57M ▼ -8.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 23 $7M
2023 1 20 $7M
2024 1 12 $7M

2023 asset-move particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$7M
Net Assets (End of Year)$7M
Net Income-$585K
Employer EIN274109506
Plan Effective Date1963-10-31
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Jersey

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Westfalia Separator, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Westfalia Separator, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.006551311 · Participants: 20Westfalia Separator, Inc. Employees' Pension PlanRetirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson, Total assets ($B): 21.174819996 · Participants: 37749Retirement Plan of Johnson and JohnsonJPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.279006871 · Participants: 90644JPMorgan Chase Retirement PlanNokia Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.864923 · Participants: 7492Nokia Retirement Income PlanThe Prudential Merged Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.225782081 · Participants: 16230The Prudential Merged Retirement PlanVerizon Pension Plan for Associates, Total assets ($B): 10.930667796 · Participants: 23778Verizon Pension Plan for Associates
Westfalia Separator, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare Westfalia Separator, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Westfalia Separator, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is The Webster Apartments Pension Plan in NY ($7M); by covered participants it is Dedert Corporation Employees' Pension Plan in IL (20 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (20 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Westfalia Separator, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Westfalia Separator, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 8.2% during 2023, from $7M to $7M. Reported net income was -$585K.
How have Gea Mechanical Equipment U.S. Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Gea Mechanical Equipment U.S. Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 7.9%, from $7M to $7M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Westfalia Separator, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Webster Apartments Pension Plan in NY ($7M, 6 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Westfalia Separator, Inc. Employees' Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Dedert Corporation Employees' Pension Plan in IL (20 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 274109506.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.