Caloris Engineering

What Caloris Engineering does

Caloris Engineering, LLC is a custom process systems provider founded in 2006 in Easton, Maryland, specializing in evaporation, spray drying, and membrane filtration equipment for food, dairy, beverage, and industrial wastewater applications. The company's core technology platforms include a portfolio of custom and pre-engineered evaporators (CALORIS AGILIX mobile, DFC dryer feed conditioner, CUBIX, CONCENTRIX MVR, CVT compact, and FLEXMODE lines), custom spray drying systems with associated components, and membrane filtration systems including reverse osmosis. A key differentiator is the patented Low-Spore Process (U.S. Patent No. 10,182,580), which uses timed CIP cycles and dual high-concentrating evaporators to enable continuous production of low-spore milk powder without interrupting spray dryer throughput.

Caloris generates revenue through three streams: one-time capital sales of custom and pre-engineered process equipment, professional services including systems consulting, pilot testing, installation, commissioning, and field support, and ongoing spare parts and component sales. Distribution is conducted via direct enterprise field sales, with engineering-led consultative engagement from process assessment through commissioning, supplemented by a regional office in Modesto, California serving West Coast wine and juice producers. Marketing is driven by technical content (blog, YouTube webinars, email newsletter), industry conferences (CheeseCon, ADPI), and an education program (Caloris Summer School). The company owns one wholly-owned subsidiary, Seitz Stainless, LLC, which provides integrated stainless steel fabrication and process component manufacturing.

The company serves a diversified enterprise customer base across dairy processors (Lone Star Dairy Products, Ohio Cheese, milk powder facilities), juice and wine producers, ethanol manufacturers, and industrial wastewater treatment clients (Honda Precision Parts of Georgia). Founder-led since 2006 by Art and Linda Zimmer, Barry McFarland, and Daniel Neth, with Jim Peterson as President & CEO as of the 20th anniversary in July 2026, the firm operates as a privately held LLC with no disclosed external institutional investment.

Name

Caloris Engineering

Legal name

Caloris Engineering, LLC

Website

https://caloris.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Caloris Engineering is a private U.S. process systems provider founded in 2006, designing custom evaporation, spray drying, and membrane filtration equipment for dairy, food, beverage, and industrial wastewater customers, anchored by its patented Low-Spore milk powder process and wholly-owned fabrication subsidiary Seitz Stainless.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Easton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Custom Process Equipment Sales: Design, engineering, and sale of custom evaporation systems, spray dryers, and membrane filtration systems for food, dairy, beverage, and industrial applications. Equipment includes custom evaporators, spray dryers, RO systems, and process components.
2. Professional Services: Systems consulting, process assessments, troubleshooting, optimization services, installation, commissioning, and field support. Also includes training services and pilot testing programs.
3. Spare Parts and Components: Replacement parts including evaporator components, membranes, spray dryer components, and process equipment accessories.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Caloris Engineering designs, engineers, and manufactures custom evaporation, spray drying, and membrane filtration process systems for food, dairy, beverage, ethanol, and industrial wastewater applications. The company sells named CALORIS product lines (AGILIX, DFC, CONCENTRIX MVR, FLEXMODE, CUBIX, CVT evaporators) as well as RO systems, spray dryers, and components, and provides consulting, pilot testing, installation, commissioning, and field support services. It also licenses patented process technology including the Caloris Low-Spore Process (U.S. Patent No. 10,182,580) for low-spore milk powder production.

Product overview

Caloris Engineering is a custom process systems provider offering an integrated portfolio of evaporation, spray drying, and membrane filtration technologies for the food, dairy, and beverage industries, as well as industrial wastewater applications. The product portfolio centers on three core technology platforms: Custom Evaporators (including CALORIS AGILIX, DFC, CUBIX, CONCENTRIX, CVT, and FLEXMODE lines), Spray Drying Systems (with associated components and accessories), and Membrane Filtration Systems. Supporting these core systems are proprietary technologies such as the patented Caloris Low-Spore Process for consistent low-spore milk powder production, and Reverse Osmosis systems for water recovery and wastewater treatment. The company also provides comprehensive services including systems consulting, pilot testing, installation, commissioning, and ongoing field support. Solutions are offered for dairy processing, whey processing, juice concentration, plant proteins, industrial wastewater treatment, water reuse, and ethanol production applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CALORIS AGILIX: Mobile Evaporator product line
• CALORIS DFC
• CALORIS CUBIX
• CALORIS CONCENTRIX MVR
• CALORIS CVT
• CALORIS FLEXMODE
• Caloris Low-Spore Process

Products and services

• CALORIS AGILIX Mobile Evaporator A mobile evaporator system designed to be relocated between facilities or used for temporary processing requirements, giving dairy, food, and beverage processors flexible processing capacity.
• CALORIS DFC Dryer Feed Conditioner Evaporator Evaporator that conditions dryer feed by adjusting solids concentration ahead of spray drying, optimizing drying efficiency and powder output for dairy and food processors.
• CALORIS CONCENTRIX MVR Evaporator

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% wastewater volume reduction through CALORIS CONCENTRIX installation, enabling up to 3 million gallons of water recovery per year
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered notable and core.

• NIZO Food ResearchnotableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 September 2025Caloris and NIZO Food Research co-host 'Spray Drying: From Theory to Practice' seminar on September 24-25, 2025, in Minneapolis. NIZO is a food research organization providing expertise in food processing technology, enabling joint educational initiatives for the dairy and food processing industries.
• Honda Precision Parts of Georgia (HPPG)notableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2016Collaboration on innovative wastewater evaporator project using CALORIS CONCENTRIX CC100 Compact MVR Evaporator. The project achieved 90% wastewater volume reduction and water recovery of up to 3 million gallons per year, earning recognition from Water and Wastes Digest.
• Seitz Stainless, LLCcoreOthersSeitz Stainless is a subsidiary of Caloris Engineering, LLC. Both companies operate under the Caloris corporate umbrella and share resources. Seitz Stainless specializes in stainless steel fabrication and processing equipment. The partnership enables Caloris to provide integrated solutions combining process engineering and custom fabrication capabilities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• GEA Group: Global large-cap supplier of process technology and components for dairy, food, and beverage processing, including evaporation and separation. Broader incumbent that overlaps with Caloris across dairy and beverage verticals but at much larger scale.
• SPX FLOW: Global provider of process equipment and engineering for food, beverage, dairy, and industrial applications, including evaporation and drying. Broader incumbent with overlapping technology and customers.
• Veolia Water Technologies: Global leader in water and wastewater treatment solutions, including evaporation and zero-liquid-discharge systems. Overlaps with Caloris' industrial wastewater and water reuse vertical, though as part of a much larger services-led platform.
• Alfa Laval: Global supplier of heat transfer, separation, and fluid handling equipment, including evaporators and membrane systems for dairy, food, and wastewater. Broad incumbent with overlapping core technologies and verticals.
• Tetra Pak: World-leading dairy and food processing solutions provider offering evaporators, membrane filtration, and processing lines. Significant overlap with Caloris in dairy processing equipment, though at global scale and as part of a much wider portfolio.

Emerging players

• H2O Innovation: Specialty water treatment and membrane filtration provider serving industrial and municipal customers. Partial overlap with Caloris' membrane filtration and water reuse offerings, particularly in industrial wastewater applications.

Direct peers

• Dedert Corporation: U.S. supplier of evaporators, spray dryers, and related process systems for food, chemical, and wastewater applications. Direct comparable in custom evaporation and drying technology for similar end markets.
• C.E. Rogers Company: U.S. custom manufacturer of evaporation and spray drying systems for food, dairy, and chemical applications. Closely comparable niche competitor with similar custom-engineering approach and customer base.
• Swenson Technology: U.S.-based manufacturer of spray dryers, evaporators, and crystallizers for food, dairy, chemical, and mineral processing. Direct competitor in the same core product categories (evaporation and spray drying) serving overlapping dairy and food customers.
• EPCON Industrial Systems: Designer and builder of evaporation, crystallization, and drying systems with applications across food, dairy, and industrial wastewater. Closely comparable technology stack and customer overlap with Caloris.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/caloriseng
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@calorisengineering
• Facebookfacebook.com/calorisengineering
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/caloris-engineering-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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