2024 Sponsors
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Hydrite Chemical Co.
HYDRITE helps protect your brand through creative solutions and unique formulations. Our customized programs focus on effective and efficient solutions designed to meet specific customer needs. HYDRITE offers ingredients, processing aids, equipment, sanitation and antimicrobial products, wastewater and foam control chemistries, technical service and support, and customized training programs.
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Tetra Pak® Filtration Solutions
Tetra Pak is the world's leading food processing and packaging solutions company. Working closely with our customers and suppliers, we provide safe, innovative and environmentally sound products that each day meet the needs of hundreds of millions of people in more than 170 countries. We believe in responsible industry leadership and a sustainable approach to business. Our motto, “PROTECTS WHAT’S GOOD™," reflects our vision to make food safe and available, everywhere.
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Dupont
DuPont advances nutrition with sophisticated science-based technologies enabling the manufacturing of traditional caloric sweeteners and dairy products to plant-based proteins and healthy sugars. We provide solutions using both membrane and ion exchange technologies to help separate milk components and produce additional products such as cheeses, cultured milk, and whey proteins. Every day we help feed the world through farm to table processing solutions focused on healthier foods and protein-based diets. Our broad range of Life Science products improve the quality of life for humans, plants, and animals in our world.
Ecolab
Drive higher productivity, achieve more consistent quality, reduce water and energy consumption all while extending membrane life when you work with Ecolab. Our global network of membrane experts and analytical and diagnostic capabilities solve your most complex membrane issues. And our continued focus and investment helps keep you on the cutting edge of technology as membrane applications within the dairy industry continue to expand.
Our Membrane Care Program consists of: best-in-class chemistries and automation; a dedicated Membrane Center of Excellence with membrane diagnostic services and strong OEM and academic partnerships; and expert service, advanced problem solving, training and technical hotline.
GEA
GEA membrane filtration systems are known worldwide for leading technology, high performance, and energy efficiency. Specific benefits of GEA systems include - Superior product quality, optimized processes for maximum throughput at minimum investment, reduced energy requirements for lower operating cost and reliable operation for minimum downtime and increased profits.
Every membrane filtration application is different so GEA custom-designs each system to utilize the characteristics of microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration and reverse osmosis to meet customer’s needs. GEA is a world leader in filtration systems for dairy, food and beverage, fermentation and biotechnology, and chemical industries, as well as for wastewater applications.
Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions
Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions has served the dairy industry for over 30 years and is a pioneer of membrane technology for sanitary applications. Our Blister-Free membrane elements offer best in class whey demineralization with low contamination risk and high yield.
Veolia provides solutions to meet the unique needs of the dairy industry. They are designed to optimize:
- Concentrating of milk and whey products
- Isolating and purifying of proteins and sugars
- Clarifying of brines and milk products
- Polishing of permeates for water recovery
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Alfa Laval
Alfa Laval is a world leader within the key technology areas of heat transfer, separation and fluid handling. Founded on a single brilliant invention, innovation remains at the heart of everything we do. With more than 2500 patents, we provide worldwide solutions in areas that are vital to society both today and for the future. Our products are involved in treating water, reducing carbon emissions and minimizing water and energy consumption, as well as heating, cooling, separating and transporting food. Our mission: To optimize the performance of our customers’ processes. Time and time again.
Anderson Chemical Company
For more than 108 years Anderson Chemical Company has provided cleaning and sanitizing products with exceptional service to the food processing industry throughout the US and Canada. Our full-service sanitation programs specialize in membrane and hard surface cleaning & sanitizing. Our field services and technical staff averages over 15 years of dedication to continually enhancing our customers membrane cleaning programs with an emphasis on improving performance results. We take great pride in providing a better service for each and every manufacturing facility’s membrane sanitation program.
Complete Filtration Resources
From design, fabrication, & controls, to installation, training & service - Complete Filtration Resources will deliver for you. When it comes to filtration systems, today’s food, beverage, and dairy processors need a supplier who is experienced in the full spectrum of membrane filtration... one who is already established in your industry, is innovative, yet cost effective...a supplier who can be trusted to handle the entire project. Complete Filtration Resources is the supplier who works within your budget & time constraints to deliver the membrane filtration equipment that your plant needs.
Handtmann
The Handtmann Armaturenfabrik is one of the leading suppliers of valves, components and processing systems for the beverage industry, biotechnology, the chemical-pharmaceuticals industry, dairies and the food industry. The cornerstones of our success are the many years of experience and process know-how, practical consultancy services, extensive engineering services and extremely modern production.
Again and again, our products prove how reliable they are in daily use throughout the world. With the further development of existing technologies and when implementing new ideas, Handtmann Armaturenfabrik demonstrates impressive innovative strength time and time again
Siemens
Siemens Process Automation Software merges the digital with the real to enhance the process industries. Our mission: drive sustainability, resilience, and competitiveness through innovation. Our software, enriched with AI and deep scientific knowledge, spans product definition to plant operations, ensuring a seamless integration of digital and physical realms. We champion an open ecosystem that connects people and tools, facilitating easy start-up, scalability, and collaboration. With our deep industry expertise and proven implementations, we're transforming products, processes, and supply chains and are leading the future of the process industries towards a more sustainable world.
Synder Filtration
Established in 1994, Synder Filtration manufactures one of the widest ranges of spiral-wound Nanofiltration, Ultrafiltration, and Microfiltration membranes for both sanitary and industrial processing worldwide. Synder is 100% family-owned, financially independent, and has a unique understanding of the membrane industry from its history as both a buyer and supplier of membranes in the biotech industry. Today, the company is developing new polymeric membrane technologies and applications for the Dairy, Food & Beverage, Biotech, Pharmaceutical, Automotive, and other industries in need of cutting-edge liquid separation technology.
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ALPMA
ALPMA is a global mechanical engineering company which produces machines and installations for the dairy and food industries. Our Process Technology, Cheese Production Technology and Cutting and Packaging divisions offer our customers and partners a unique range of products – all from a single supplier – from machines which lead the field both technically as well as technologically, to the processing and packaging of food, to complete system solutions for dairies
ELSNER
Purpose built machines. Purpose driven people.
ELSNER has earned a worldwide reputation for leadership in the design and manufacture of a wide range of automated machinery and converting equipment for the paper, film, foil, and nonwovens industries.
Our promise to our customers is simple. We are always on the job for you. We will do whatever it takes to make your investment in our machines exceed your expectations. And we will treat your company and every individual who serves you with the honesty, integrity and respect that they deserve.
Membrane Process & Controls (MP&C)
One company, one line of communication, one completely customized solution. Founded in 1992, MP&C has built a foundation of integrity for more than 20 years and is a trusted partner for turnkey systems, service and support, from concept to completion of process and automation needs. MP&C continues to expand the industries we work in and can provide process flow design to achieve reduced water use, increased productivity and cost reduction through our extensive use of membrane and automation technologies.
Pentair
Pentair is a leading developer of Pentair X-Flow Membrane Filtration Solutions and one of the world's most renowned pioneers of membrane technology. We see it as our business to help secure access to the right water quality by delivering the right solution and application expertise, anywhere and anytime. We also offer beverage filtration solutions to filter wine, beer and cider. Now we are taking a next step into protein separation, filtration, and concentration. Whether looking for protein treatment from dairy or plant-based sources, Pentair offers the right solution.
Toray Membrane USA
Toray Membrane USA (TMUS) offers a suite of spiral-wound membrane elements using RO, NF, UF, and MF membranes in sanitary full-fit design for dairy, heat-sanitizable, and specialty applications. We also specialize in hollow-fiber UF and flat-sheet MBR technologies. Our manufacturing facility in San Diego, California, manufactures RO, NF, UF, and MF membrane elements under ISO 9001:2015 to ensure consistent quality and ISO 14001:2015 to enhance environmental performance. TMUS has sales offices throughout the Americas. Count on Toray for high-quality products, quick lead times and sales support.
ZwitterCo
ZwitterCo’s breakthrough membrane technology enables filtration for the most challenging separations. We leverage the remarkable power of zwitterions to create an intensely hydrophilic (water-loving) membrane that resists fouling from organic molecules such as fats, oils, and proteins. The unique properties of our membranes make it practical for industries to reuse water and enhance product recovery from historically challenging streams, such as high-strength dairy wastewater. We offer water treatment and separation solutions that cut chemical demands, maintain steady performance, and last.