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Juicing citrus fruit
Since I also own a twin gear juicer a citrus press's main function is to speed up the process of juicing citrus fruit.
It does this in two main ways - by being simpler and easier to clean - and by eliminating the need to peel the fruit before juicing.
An obvious downside is that you can only juice citrus fruit on it. If you want your orange juice mixed with juice from carrot, ginger and beetroot it's time to use another machine.
Citrus juice quality
A citrus press is fundamentally a low-RPM device. As such it won't introduce much froth or air into its juice, won't heat it up, and won't smash the enzymes in the juice into pieces.
A citrus press produces a slightly different quality of juice from the twin gear juicer. It doesn't really attempt to process the pith - and perhaps it doesn't try quite so hard to squeeze every last drop of juice out. As a result there's less froth in the resulting juice and - as a result of not being forced through such a fine mesh - there are more intact "juicy bits" in the resulting juice.
Siemens citrus press
The Siemens citrus press produces a good quality of juice. Its "sieve" stage is reasonably fine and will only let through relatively small particles.
It spins faster than other citrus presses I've seen - but probably nowhere near fast enough for the speed to be a concern regarding damage to the juice.
Construction
The Siemens citrus press comes in (essentially) five separate pieces: