Formed in 2006 from the wastewater-products business of CDS Technologies, Rosedale-based Process Wastewater Technologies LLC manufactures sludge thickening and dewatering equipment, along with screening systems for combined and sanitary sewer overflows. PWTech’s Volute™ technology is its signature, combining thickening and dewatering in compact, automated equipment used throughout North America. The company manufactures in the United States exclusively with American-produced stainless steel, using no carbon steel.
OR-TEC, IncorporatedFounded in 1980 by Ciaran O'Melia, Cleveland-based OR-TEC manufactures wastewater treatment equipment for municipal, food-processing and industrial facilities. Its systems are designed around individual site conditions, with a particular signature in superfine Blue Whale screens with openings down to 1 millimeter and automated, unattended sludge-dewatering equipment. OR-TEC serves customers across North America and internationally, with U.S.-made stainless-steel equipment and support from its Cleveland team.MAPLE HEIGHTS, OH
Draygon, LLCDraygon, LLC created the original RUN-DRY wastewater evaporator and builds custom systems that reduce industrial wastewater to sludge or dry powder for easier disposal. Based in North Venice, Florida, the company also makes its LSS liquid-solid separator, which was developed from thermal desalination technology to process aqueous waste streams and recover usable water. Draygon offers free wastewater evaluations to help determine the right treatment approach before equipment is purchased.WEBSTER, NY
KomlineSince Thomas Komline and Wally Sanderson founded it in 1946, Komline has grown from a wastewater-filtration company into a global manufacturer of equipment for environmental and industrial processes. The company operates eight U.S. manufacturing locations and supplies municipal utilities, electric power utilities, and industrial customers worldwide, with service teams supporting equipment well beyond its original installation.SPRINGFIELD, OH
Wet Technologies, IncFounded in 1999 from CEO Frederick Greis’s basement prototypes, Wet Technologies engineers and manufactures custom wet slurry vapor-blasting and high-pressure water systems for industrial surface finishing. The company’s closed-loop systems are designed around each customer’s process, and its manual and automated cabinets are built in the USA at its current facility.HOLBROOK, NY