From Charleroi, Pennsylvania, IE Tech manufactures landfill pumps and controls for environmental applications, pairing site-specific equipment with consultative support. The small company draws on more than 23 years of combined solid-waste industry experience and is an approved vendor to major disposal companies, including Waste Management, Republic Services, and Duke Energy CCP. Its U.S.-made level sensors are computer-tested, while its pump shrouds are engineered from field experience to protect equipment in demanding riser applications.
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Elkins Earthworks, LLCBorn from landfill field technician Charles Elkins’s frustration with inflexible instruments, Elkins Earthworks makes field-ready gas analyzers and related monitoring equipment for landfill operations. The Akron company designed its Envision analyzer around technicians’ established practices, with an open data structure and compatibility with a range of handheld field computers. Its Envision systems are manufactured and assembled in the United States, and the company holds multiple U.S. patents for the Envision technology.WADSWORTH, OH
Geiger Pump & Equipment CompanyFounded in 1983 by Jack Geiger and Henry Peck, Geiger Pump & Equipment Company distributes, engineers, manufactures and services industrial and municipal pump and process equipment from its Mid-Atlantic base. The company is known for pairing application engineering and local inventory with in-house machining, fabrication, testing and factory-trained repair, while its packaged fluid systems ship worldwide. Geiger also supports water and wastewater treatment facilities with an experienced environmental process engineering team and customized treatment solutions.ASTON, PA
Somat CompanyFrom its Lancaster, Pennsylvania base, Somat Company engineers and manufactures foodservice waste-management systems that reduce and dewater organic waste. The company traces its roots to Kurt Wandel’s 1940s pulping inventions and was established as Somat Corporation in 1962; today it serves high-volume operations around the world as part of the ITW Food Equipment Group. Somat equipment is used across every surface ship in the U.S. Naval Fleet, an unusual measure of its reach and operating experience.LANCASTER, PA
Erie Technical Systems, IncErie Technical Systems grew from founder Rick Sienerth’s garage start-up in 2001 into an Erie, Pennsylvania manufacturer with a 50,000-square-foot facility. Sienerth launched the company after earning patents for FIBC filling machines and processes, later partnering with chemical engineer Tim Porco to deepen its automation expertise. Today, the company develops custom equipment for handling dry solids in industries such as chemicals, food, mining, and plastics.ERIE, PA