This section provides an overview for thin film evaporators as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 38 thin film evaporator manufacturers and their company rankings. Here are the top-ranked thin film evaporator companies as of October, 2024: 1.Swastik Industries, 2.Able Engineers Pvt. Ltd, 3.INCON PROCESS SYSTEMS, INC..
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A thin film evaporator is a specialized apparatus designed for the efficient evaporation of liquids, particularly excelling with heat-sensitive and highly viscous substances that pose challenges for conventional evaporation techniques.
Its functionality is grounded in spreading the liquid across a heated surface as a thin film, facilitated by a liquid feed device. This configuration enhances the evaporation efficiency by maximizing the surface area of liquid in contact with heat, enabling rapid evaporation. The volatile components are then distilled off, with the vapor being condensed and collected, while the non-volatile components are discharged separately.
Employed extensively in industries such as chemicals for solvent recovery, food for concentration and drying, as well as pharmaceuticals and cosmetics for extraction and purification, thin film evaporators offer significant advantages. These include effective low-temperature evaporation, suitability for handling challenging liquids, and the provision for continuous processing, making them invaluable in processes requiring precision and efficiency.
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LCI Corp., founded in 1961, located in North Carolina, United States, and is a manufacturer and provider of specialized equipment and systems for various processes such as evaporation, drying, modular systems, extrusion, and spheronization. It offers services including laboratory and pilot plant testing, process design, system integration, and more, indicating that it provides solutions beyond just product distribution. It has achieved various certifications, including a US Patent for evaporator technologies in 2019, re-certification conforming to 3-A Sanitary Standards in 2018, the introduction of new laboratory equipment products in 2016, and individual awards at the iPBS 40th Anniversary Awards in 2016.
TEFIC BIOTECH CO., LIMITED is based in Xi'an City, China, and has been a manufacturer of laboratory equipment, serving the science and technology community worldwide since 2011. The company offers various products such as rotary evaporators, glass reactors, magnetic stirrers, hot plates, among others. It integrates R&D and design, and exports 1200 ℃,1400 ℃, and 1700℃ standard high-temperature muffle, vacuum tube, and vacuum atmosphere furnaces across the globe. The company also provides 10L to 50L ultrasonic homogenizer sonicator, single layer, and jacketed glass reactors to its customers
Toption Instrument Co. Ltd., established in 2002 and located in Xian, China, is an ISO, CE, and SGS-certified manufacturer of laboratory equipment. The company offers molecular distillation equipment for laboratory solution separation processes, and reactors for providing a low-pressure environment to facilitate the evaporation or condensation of target molecules. It also offers custom manufacturing and OEM services for clients with unique projects or seeking partnership. The company’s products are used by clients in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and life sciences industries.
Huazheng Electric Manufacturing (Baoding) Co.,Ltd (HEMB) is a Chinese manufacturer of electrical equipment and testing instruments established in 2008. Based in Baoding, Hebei, the company produces a wide range of power equipment including high voltage and transformer oil testers, cable locators, pulse capacitors, and energy meter calibrators. It also offers control equipment for grid management and various animal repellent devices. HEMB primarily supplies the Chinese State Grid, power engineering companies, and transformer manufacturers.
DAEYOO TECH. CO., LTD., founded in China in 2013 is a manufacturer of of distillation equipment and beer equipment. The company's product portfolio includes industrial alcohol distillation equipment, home distilling equipment, Alcohol Distillation Equipment, Industrial Distillation Equipment, and copper distillation artillery equipment. Their products are sold to more than 50 countries including the United States, UK, Canada, Australia, Japan, Indonesia, Russia, Mexico, and Greece and they provide global delivery and after sales services.
AGI Glassplant was established in 1950 and is a manufacturer of chemical glass systems based in Omuta, Japan. The company offers various glass products such as pilot plant filter reactor, thin film evaporator, and pilot plant nutsche filter. The company is capable various services such as ring baffle integration, vessel optimization, and rescaling the reaction systems. Detailed case studies and specifications for the company's products in various volumes such as 1 L, 10 L, and 60 L are provided on the website.
Sulzer Ltd. is a fluid engineering and chemical processing solutions manufacturer originally founded in 1775. The company has been headquartered in Winterthur, Switzerland since 1834, maintaining a network of 180 manufacturing facilities and service centers around the world. The company has an expansive product portfolio including distillation and absorption columns, agitators, reactors, crystallizers, and polymerization systems. These supply clients in the metals, plastics, chemicals, power, and pharmaceutical industries. Sulzer Ltd. also offers a range of services, such as testing and diagnostics, prototyping, retrofitting, and upgrades, including technical training with long-term support for their customers.
DE DIETRICH SAS, founded in 1684 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a manufacturer of process equipment and solutions for the fine chemical, pharmaceutical and allied industries. The company offers a range of solutions in reaction, mixing, heat transfer, filtration and drying operations, proprietary processes such as acid concentration and solvent purification, as well as FDA and cGMP compliant multi-purpose synthesis plants. It also engineers and installs turnkey processing systems along with providing field service for the installation and maintenance of glass lined equipment. The company offers a range of equipment that can be rented to perform product tests.
Buss-SMS-Canzler GmbH is based in Butzbach, Hessen, Germany, and is a manufacturer of thermal separation technology products established in 1964 following the merger of Müller-Schuss GmbH and Samesreuther & Co. GmbH. The company’s products include wiped film evaporators for improving the efficiency of industrial separation processes, thin film evaporators for evaporating fouling or viscous fluids, and short path evaporators for molecular distillation processes. It also offers pervaporation systems for separation processes, segmented disc dryers, and thin film dryers. The company serves clients in chemical processing, polymer production, and fat rendering operations.
Ranking as of October 2024
Derivation MethodRank | Company | Click Share |
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1 | Swastik Industries |
25.0%
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2 | Able Engineers Pvt. Ltd |
25.0%
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3 | INCON PROCESS SYSTEMS, INC. |
25.0%
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4 | Acme Process Systems Pvt Ltd. |
25.0%
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Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the thin film evaporator page as of October 2024. Click share is defined as the total number of clicks for all companies during the period divided by the number of clicks for each company.Number of Employees
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Company with a History
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Country | Number of Companies | Share (%) |
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China | 4 | 36.4% |
India | 2 | 18.2% |
United States of America | 1 | 9.1% |
United Kingdom | 1 | 9.1% |
Switzerland | 1 | 9.1% |
France | 1 | 9.1% |
Germany | 1 | 9.1% |