Wafilin Systems

What Wafilin Systems does

Wafilin Systems is a Dutch industrial technology company headquartered in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, founded in 2012, that designs, engineers, and installs custom membrane filtration systems for food, dairy, and beverage manufacturers. Its core offering is "smart membrane filtration" applied to resource recovery from process streams, extraction of valuable components, water reuse, protein concentration, dealcoholization, and purification of food-grade process streams, with an embedded service layer covering new builds, factory upgrades, and membrane replacement for both Wafilin-installed and third-party food-grade membrane systems. The technology stack is rooted in physical separation science and proprietary application methods rather than software or AI, exemplified by the Elixr dealcoholization architecture co-developed with brewing equipment OEM Ziemann Holvrieka and by seasonal water-reuse membrane campaigns for potato starch processors such as Avebe.

The company's go-to-market is a direct enterprise field-sales motion selling project-based, custom-engineered capital equipment to large industrial customers, with named reference accounts including Lactalis, Cargill, Arla, Avebe, Dohler, Darling Ingredients, Volac, Liprovit, RFC, Consum Beets, and Aware. Revenue mechanics are one-time license-style project sales of bespoke systems, supplemented by an aftermarket membrane replacement and service stream that creates recurring touchpoints with installed customers. Wafilin operates with 11-50 employees, is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors, and is led by founder and Technical Director Harry van Dalfsen alongside a CEO transition announced in September 2025, indicating an independently owned specialist positioning rather than a platform-scale operator.

Name

Wafilin Systems

Legal name

Wafilin Systems

Website

https://wafilinsystems.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Wafilin Systems designs and installs custom membrane filtration systems and replacement services for food, dairy, and beverage manufacturers, enabling resource recovery, water reuse, protein concentration, and dealcoholization through direct enterprise sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Membrane Filtration Equipment

NAICS

Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241)

SIC

Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment (5084)

akta.pro primary industry

Separation & Filtration Equipment (Filters, Centrifuges, Membranes) (IMAHAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Effluent Polishing & Filtration (MBR/UF/RO/GAC) (EUANADAL), Water & Wastewater Treatment Plant Equipment (Clarifiers, Aeration, Membrane Systems) (IMAHAEAJ)

Keywords

• Membrane filtration systems
• Industrial separation technology
• Food processing equipment
• Dairy processing solutions
• Water reuse systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Leeuwarden

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Membrane Filtration Systems: Design, engineering, and installation of bespoke membrane filtration systems for industrial customers in food, dairy, and beverage sectors. Revenue is generated through project-based capital equipment sales, likely with long sales cycles and custom engineering.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Wafilin Systems designs, engineers, and installs custom membrane filtration systems for industrial food, dairy, and beverage manufacturers. The company delivers bespoke new builds, factory upgrades, and membrane replacement services that enable resource recovery, protein concentration, dealcoholization, and water reuse in industrial process streams.

Product overview

Wafilin Systems is a creator of smart membrane filtration solutions, operating as a single unified product/service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The company's core product is its membrane filtration technology, which includes industry-specific solutions for Food & Beverage and Dairy sectors, dealcoholization capabilities (Elixr), membrane replacement services, and new build/factory upgrade services. These offerings work together as an integrated approach to help industrial clients recover resources, extract valuable components, and optimize production processes through sustainable membrane technology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Smart Membrane Filtration Solutions
• Food & Beverage Membrane Solutions
• Dairy Membrane Solutions
• Elixr Dealcoholization Technology
• Membranes & Service
• New Builds & Factory Upgrades
• High-Capacity WPI System for Liprovit

Quantifiable outcome

• Significant water, energy, and CO2 savings for industrial customers such as Avebe, enabling progress toward sustainability and energy transition goals.

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Ziemann HolvriekacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 August 2025Wafilin Systems collaborated with Ziemann Holvrieka to develop and implement Elixr, an innovative solution for dealcoholizing beer using membrane technology. This partnership combines Ziemann Holvrieka's brewing and processing equipment expertise with Wafilin Systems' membrane filtration capabilities to offer a novel membrane-based alcohol removal solution to the brewing industry.
• AvebecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAvebe, a potato starch manufacturer, is a key customer deploying Wafilin Systems' water reuse membrane technology. Avebe's Director of Energy Transition & Utilities publicly endorsed Wafilin Systems, citing significant water, energy, and CO2 savings enabled by their membrane knowledge and experience. The partnership is ongoing, with Avebe running seasonal potato starch campaigns where Wafilin deploys water reuse solutions.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Pentair: Pentair's water and fluid treatment business supplies membrane elements and treatment systems across food, beverage and industrial customers — a broader-incumbent competitor with greater scale than Wafilin but overlapping membrane/filtration scope.
• SUEZ Water Technologies (Veolia): SUEZ/Veolia supplies water reuse, RO, and process filtration systems into industrial customers including food manufacturers — overlapping with Wafilin's water reuse deployments (e.g., potato starch at Avebe) and beverage applications.

Direct peers

• Alfa Laval: Alfa Laval's HighFlux membrane systems and high-shear separators are widely used in dairy protein concentration and beverage processing — directly competing with Wafilin's WPI capability and brewery/water-reuse applications.
• GEA Group: GEA is the most direct peer: a global dairy and food processing equipment maker with a substantial membrane filtration/separation product line (e.g., reverse osmosis, nanofiltration, ultrafiltration) serving the same Lactalis/Arla-class customers Wafilin targets with custom systems and WPI builds.
• Koch Membrane Systems: Koch manufactures spiral-wound and tubular membrane elements plus engineered systems for food, dairy, and beverage — the same application space where Wafilin designs custom systems and provides membrane replacement services.
• Tetra Pak: Tetra Pak offers membrane filtration solutions within its wider dairy and food processing portfolio, including protein standardization and whey processing lines for the same enterprise customer base that Wafilin serves.
• SPX Flow: SPX FLOW's separation and filtration technologies serve dairy, food, and beverage processors with engineered membrane and plate systems, addressing similar protein- and stream-concentration use cases as Wafilin.
• Pall Corporation: Pall (a Danaher company) sells industrial filtration systems and consumables into food, beverage, and dairy processing. Its broad installed base and aftermarket service network overlap with Wafilin's custom-systems-plus-replacement positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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