Caloris Engineering designs, builds and supports custom process systems for evaporation, membrane filtration and spray drying, with applications ranging from dairy and food production to industrial wastewater and ethanol processing. Based in Easton, Maryland, the company combines process-systems engineering with in-house manufacturing through its 2019 acquisition of Seitz Stainless. Its technical contributors bring more than 250 years of cumulative Caloris-related experience, and the company’s patented Low-Spore Process won the 2018 ADPI Breakthrough Award for Dairy Ingredient Innovation.
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GLM Hydro LLCFrom its New Jersey base, GLM Hydro designs and delivers thermal-separation equipment and engineered process systems for evaporation, crystallization, and drying. The company brings more than 50 years of combined experience in falling-film and forced-circulation applications, with particular depth in food and dairy processing. GLM Hydro also specializes in diagnosing difficult operating problems, including fouling and cleaning challenges in legacy evaporators, and tailoring upgrades or new systems to the process and budget.CROFTON, MD
Sterling Process Equipment and Services, IncFounded in 1983, Sterling Process Equipment and Services engineers, fabricates and installs sanitary stainless-steel process equipment and systems for food, dairy, beverage and other regulated industries. From its 35,000-square-foot facility, the company carries projects from concept through installation, with particular depth in custom fabrication and modular systems such as CIP skids. Sterling began in Jerry Martin’s home with two employees and has since expanded to offices in Ohio and Florida while retaining its emphasis on direct, accountable service.COLUMBUS, OH
Spray Drying Systems, IncFrom its Eldersburg, Maryland base, Spray Drying Systems, Inc. designs and supplies new spray dryers and complete spray-drying systems for manufacturing plants. The private, family-owned company is led by owner and president Jeff Bayliss, who brings more than 25 years of spray-dryer design and operating experience and remains involved in day-to-day decisions. SDS engineers and manufactures its equipment in the United States, serving applications from ceramics and catalysts to industrial chemicals while offering both small-scale units for pilot work and custom systems across a wide range of sizes.ELDERSBURG, MD
Membrane Specialists LLCMembrane Specialists LLC designs, fabricates and commissions customized membrane-filtration systems for liquid separation, supported by laboratory testing and process-development services. Based in West Chester, the company draws on 30 years of experience, while principals David Pearson and Lewis Pain bring more than 70 years of combined membrane-technology experience and prior careers with PCI Membranes. Its independent approach to membrane selection spans applications from water treatment to food and beverage processing, with pilot systems available for trials from benchtop scale to 15,000 gallons per day.WEST CHESTER, OH