2023 Sponsors
Diamond Sponsor
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.
Platinum Sponsors
Complete Filtration Resources (CFR)
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.
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.
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.
Koch Separation Solutions has over 50 years of experience providing complete solutions for the food and beverage, life science, and general industrial markets. Their clients rely on KSS’ technological expertise and expansive portfolio of world-class products to improve product quality, offer reliable water and wastewater treatment, increase efficiency, and drive down costs.
For the dairy industry, KSS offers cutting edge membrane-based solutions, engineering and after sale services, and unsurpassed customer support every step of the way.
Tetra Pak® Filtration Solutions offers a complete portfolio of stainless steel filtration equipment as well as membranes and replacement parts for high-quality dairy production, along with the expertise to support our customers throughout the manufacturing process. Using Tetra Pak proven technology, we have delivered innovations that make our customers’ businesses more profitable and provide consumers all over the world with safe, affordable food.
Stop by our virtual booth during the forum. We invite you to learn more about how we can provide a wide range of membrane filtration solutions for specific challenges with the manufacture of dairy products.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Moving food forward. Together. Processing with Tetra Pak.
Gold Sponsors
Diversey’s mission is to protect and care for people through leading hygiene, infection prevention, and cleaning solutions. We develop and deliver innovative products, services, and technologies that save lives and protect our environment. Over the course of 95 years, the Diversey brand has become synonymous with product quality, service, and innovation.
Our fully-integrated suite of solutions combines patented chemicals, dosing and dispensing equipment, cleaning machines, services, and digital analysis. We are a trusted partner; serving more than 85,000 customers in over 80 countries with a network of approximately 8,500 employees globally. .
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.
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
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.
Silver Sponsors
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.
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.
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.
Bronze Sponsors
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
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.
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.
Membrane System Specialists, Inc.
Membrane System Specialists, Inc. is dedicated to providing fluid separation systems, turn-key projects, equipment and value-added services quickly, efficiently and cost effectively. Our winning combination of people, integrity, experience, technology and state-of-the-art equipment is prepared to work for all of our customers, current and future, in the food and dairy industry.
Solecta helps clients uncover opportunities to optimize their process, recognizing making small changes can have a big impact on the bottom line. By taking a holistic view of client’s operations, Solecta’s experts work to examine, uncover and deliver solutions that capture untapped value based on client business drivers, helping maximize the return on membrane investment. Further, Solecta’s suite of membrane technologies provide consistent performance with excellent stability over time, allowing clients to improve the predictability of their process. Contact us at www.solecta.com
Exhibitors
atech innovations gmbh started in Oberhausen in 1989, distributing ceramic membranes. Since 1992 we have also been successful on the market as a manufacturer. Today our core business is membrane/ module manufacturing „made in Germany“. Our key activities are developing, producing and distributing high-quality ceramic membranes made of aluminum oxide as well as pressure vessels to accommodate the ceramic membranes. We offer a wide range of standard micro-filtration and ultra-filtration solutions to our customer, which are systems integrators, OEMs, distributors and major end user. atech supplies customers around the world from the chemical, biotechnological, food and beverages industries and from the waste water treatment/recycling industry with tailored advice in order to find the best possible filtration solution for their specific requirements.
H2O Innovation is a complete water solutions company focused on providing best-in-class technologies and services to its customers. The Corporation’s activities rely on three pillars: Water Technologies & Services applies membrane technologies and engineering expertise to deliver equipment and services to municipal and industrial water, wastewater, and water reuse customers, Specialty Products is a set of businesses that manufacture and supply a complete line of specialty chemicals, consumables and engineered products for the global water treatment industry, and Operation & Maintenance provides contract operations and associated services for water and wastewater treatment systems. Through innovation, we strive to simplify water.
MANN+HUMMEL Water & Fluid Solutions is a global membrane manufacturer that delivers the membrane products to meet customers’ water and process needs. In business for more than 50 years, we offer the widest range of membrane products, including microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, and reverse osmosis in flat sheet, spiral-wound, and hollow-fiber configurations, as well as MBR technology for treatment of water and wastewater. The company is headquartered in Wiesbaden, Germany with locations in the USA, Europe, and Asia. With robust private label and customization options, we provide solutions uniquely designed for customer applications.
Hydranautics is a part of the Nitto Group and is one of the global leaders in the field of Integrated Membrane Solutions. At Hydranautics’ R&D centers, we focus on technological advances, research and trials that drive and enable product innovation to offer the most effective products for the dairy industry. In addition to our products, we also offer unique custom technology solutions – Integrated Membrane Solutions (IMS) – for every requirement which combines a range of RO, NF, and MF membrane technologies to achieve the, effective, low-cost results most comprehensive in the industry.
QualiTru understands your liquid sampling challenges. Our aseptic and representative sampling solutions for the Dairy and Liquid Food industries are easy to use, versatile and cost-effective. QualiTru’s sampling solutions have proven themselves in installations worldwide since 1983. Our combination of aseptic and representative sampling is unique in the industry.
Reflectronics, Inc. introduced the CoAguLite sensor in 1993 to automate the determination of the milk coagulation endpoint in cheese making. The FluorLite-MC milk coagulation sensor technology was introduced in 2019 and measures both an infrared and fluorescence signal during milk coagulation to determination the coagulation endpoint. The FluorLite-MC excels in process control because it uniquely determines the coagulation endpoint based on gel-firming time. The FluorLite-LX was introduced in 2020 to measures true protein in whey permeate and assist in monitoring whey membrane processes. The FluorLite Protein Meter, a laboratory scale device, was introduced in 2023 for measuring true protein of whey permeate samples.
Co-Producers
ADPI is one of the leading associations representing the manufactured dairy products industry. A solid foundation built upon strong values, a sense of mission and a clear strategy positions ADPI to achieve a bold vision: To Be The World’s "Go-To" Authority on Dairy Ingredients.
ADPI's singular focus is to increase the worldwide use of dairy-based ingredients. ADPI members manufacture and market the majority of the milk-based and whey-based dairy ingredients produced in the United States. These products are in great demand across the world, as consumers recognize the benefits of high quality dairy proteins, carbohydrates, minerals and other dairy components in their diet.
Dairy Foods delivers the information necessary for dairy business success. We analyze and report on technologies, trends and issues. In-depth special features, lively columns and expert technical articles come together and provide innovative ideas for dairy processors.
We serve the dairy processing industry including companies that process, distribute and market these categories: Fluid Milk, Ice Cream, Novelties, Frozen Yogurt and Desserts, Cheese and Cultured Products to include Yogurt, Drinkable Yogurt & Smoothies, Beverages to include Juices, Teas, Water, Energy Drinks, Soy and other Drinks. Plus Butter, Margarine, Dips, Cottage Cheese & Sour Cream.