Fluid Equipment Development Company - FEDCO

What Fluid Equipment Development Company - FEDCO does

Fluid Equipment Development Company (FEDCO) designs and manufactures high-pressure pumps and energy recovery devices (ERDs) for seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plants. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Monroe, Michigan, the company has accumulated 5,000+ installations totaling 8,000+ devices globally, serving municipal water utilities, industrial water treatment operators, marine applications, and the hospitality sector. Its product portfolio is anchored on proprietary technology platforms protected by 25+ patents, including the BiTurbo multi-stage RO pump, the Water Bearing technology for ERDs, the HPB Ultra ultra-high-pressure turbocharger series, and the HP-HEMI motorized pump. The company holds ISO 9001:2015 certification and operates what it describes as the largest SWRO pump and ERD test system in the world.\n\nFEDCO runs a project-based, custom-engineered business model. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, reflecting the bespoke engineering required for each plant configuration and the technical specification of the high-pressure pumping and energy recovery subsystems. Commercial coverage is delivered through the Monroe headquarters, a Dubai subsidiary established in 2023 to deepen Middle East presence, a Singapore sales office, and regional sales managers covering Latin America and Europe. The customer mix spans anchor municipal projects — such as KAIA, Ras Al Khair, and Jeddah 3 in Saudi Arabia, Orange County Water District, Singapore Changi, and San Diego — alongside industrial, marine, and resort installations. The company maintains channel partnerships with system integrators and engineering firms (e.g., TSG, Acuario, H2O Innovation, Biwater) and a collaboration with DTRI.

Name

Fluid Equipment Development Company - FEDCO

Legal name

Fluid Equipment Development Company

Website

https://fedco-usa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Fluid Equipment Development Company (FEDCO) designs and manufactures high-pressure pumps and energy recovery devices for seawater reverse osmosis desalination. Founded in 1997 in Monroe, Michigan, it serves municipal, industrial, marine, and hospitality markets with 5,000+ installations globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Monroe

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Capital equipment sales (pumps and ERDs): Sale of high-pressure centrifugal pumps (MSD, MSS, SLP series) and turbocharger energy recovery devices (HPB, HP-HEMI, HPB Ultra) to OEMs, system integrators and end customers for new build SWRO/BWRO/ZLD plants. Pricing is quote-based on customer duty point.
2. Custom engineered RO packages (BiTurbo, Mega-scale SWRO): Sale of engineered multi-stage RO packages combining pumps, turbochargers and process design — including the patented BiTurbo™ and POWERLINE mega-scale SWRO configurations — delivered as integrated solutions with engineering and design services.
3. Aftermarket service, parts and retrofits: Recurring and one-time revenue from spare parts, field service and installation support (18-36 month warranty standard), plus upgrades and retrofits replacing legacy positive displacement pumps, Pelton turbines and isobaric chambers with modern centrifugal pumps and turbocharger ERDs.
4. Professional/engineering services: Engineering, design and consulting services bundled with equipment sales, including membrane array design optimization for high brackish, SWRO and ultra-high-pressure RO; minimum capacity 75 m3/d per train and current maximum 25,000 m3/day per train.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

FEDCO designs and manufactures high-pressure centrifugal pumps, energy recovery turbochargers, and related equipment for reverse osmosis (RO) water desalination and treatment systems. Their offerings span municipal, industrial, marine, and hospitality applications, with patented technologies such as BiTurbo multi-stage RO and HPB turbocharger systems engineered to improve recovery rates, energy efficiency, and reliability. The company also provides 3D-printed replacement parts, field service, upgrades, and custom-engineered solutions for seawater, brackish water, and zero liquid discharge applications.

Product overview

FEDCO's offering is a portfolio of related physical products and patented process configurations for reverse osmosis desalination, organized around three core pump families (MSD, MSS, SLP), three energy recovery device families (HPB Turbocharger, HPB Ultra, HP-HEMI Motorized Turbocharger), and the patented BiTurbo™ multi-stage RO configuration that ties them together. The MSD and MSS high-pressure centrifugal pumps provide pressurized feed to RO membrane arrays; the HPB turbocharger and HP-HEMI motorized turbocharger recover hydraulic energy from the high-pressure brine reject to reduce net energy consumption; and the BiTurbo™ process architecture combines a feed turbocharger with an interstage turbocharger to enable high-recovery (up to 70%) two-stage RO with longer membrane life and reduced biofouling. These building blocks are then packaged into application solutions including POWERLINE Mega-Scale SWRO, Brackish & Wastewater RO, Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD), and Upgrades & Retrofits, all backed by FEDCO's worldwide Service & Parts network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BiTurbo: FEDCO's patented multi-stage reverse osmosis (RO) technology combining a feed turbocharger and an interstage turbocharger for high-recovery seawater desalination (up to 60–70% recovery).
• MSMT (Multi Stage Multi Turbo)
• HPB Turbocharger (Hydraulic Pressure Booster)
• HP-HEMI Motorized Turbocharger
• Water Bearing
• HPB Ultra
• POWERLINE

Products and services

• MSD High Pressure Pump

Quantifiable outcome

• Achieves 40-70% SWRO recovery (vs 38-45% with conventional single-stage RO)
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic and supporting.

• BiwatercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative co-development relationship: FEDCO and Biwater jointly designed and presented an innovative brine-staged RO energy recovery system for the San Diego North City Pure Water Facility, including a FEDCO HP-HEMI motor-assisted turbocharger with regenerative VFD for interstage boosting. Co-authored a technical paper presented by FEDCO President Eli Oklejas and Biwater President Richard White at the AMTA Membrane Technology Conference in Knoxville, Tennessee in February 2023.
• TSG Water ResourcescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerImplementation partner for FEDCO's largest BiTurbo™ SWRO system commissioned in the Western Hemisphere: a 1.4 MGD (5,400 m3/d) high-recovery facility in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. TSG Water Resources designed, constructed and operates the facility for the hospitality industry.
• H2O InnovationstrategicImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering support partner on the Cabo San Lucas BiTurbo project; Canadian water solutions provider delivering engineering expertise across the full spectrum of water and wastewater treatment for the joint TSG/FEDCO installation.
• Acuario MercantílstrategicChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMexican installation partner for FEDCO equipment at two new Hilton hotel developments in Cancún (Hilton Cancún and Waldorf Astoria Cancún). Installs and operates the 1,300 m3/d SWRO system using FEDCO high-pressure pumps and turbochargers to supply 750 hotel rooms.
• Desalination Technology Research Institute (DTRI) / Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic collaboration under an August 2020 MOU to advance brine concentration and Zero Liquid Discharge technology. DTRI's Dual Brine Concentrator incorporates FEDCO's patented BiTurbo™ system; the international team also includes PACT Engineering, Hydranautics, PROTEC, Piedmont, Toyobo, Pacifica Water Technologies and FTS.
• Hydranautics (Nitto Group)strategicTechnology or IntegrationCollaborative technology partner within the DTRI/SWCC international team developing Dual Brine Concentrator and ZLD technology that incorporates FEDCO's BiTurbo™ energy recovery system.
• PACT EngineeringsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of the DTRI/SWCC international collaborative team advancing brine concentration and ZLD technology alongside FEDCO and other partners.
• PROTEC (Protec North America)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of the DTRI/SWCC international collaborative team developing brine concentration and ZLD technology alongside FEDCO. Terri Cruz, who later joined FEDCO as VP Sales Western Hemisphere & Europe, previously served as CEO of Protec North America.
• Piedmont (Pacific Water Technologies / Toyobo)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMentioned as members of the DTRI/SWCC collaborative international team working with FEDCO on brine concentration / ZLD technology; specific roles not detailed in source.
• XPRIZE (XPRIZE Water Scarcity competition)strategicGTM or Marketing PartnerFEDCO is a 2026 Semifinalist in Track A: System-Level Innovation of the XPRIZE Water Scarcity competition ($119M, five-year global initiative). Casey Bly, VP Sales & Global Operations, will represent FEDCO at the XPRIZE Water Scarcity Summit in Madrid, May 18-20, 2026.
• Tom Clinton (Executive Vice President – Commercial Development)coreOthersInternal leadership appointment referenced in the 2021 Rory Weaver press release; quotes Tom Clinton as EVP – Commercial Development driving FEDCO's commercial strategy.
• SMM Hamburg (Global Shipbuilding, Machinery & Marine Technology Expo)supportingGTM or Marketing PartnerFEDCO exhibits at SMM Hamburg (September 6-9, 2022 and ongoing) to promote marine RO solutions to the global shipping industry, with booth presence and dedicated landing page.
• International Desalination Association (IDA)strategicGTM or Marketing PartnerFEDCO regularly presents technical papers at IDA World Congress events (e.g., Sydney 2022). Rory Weaver (Director of Marketing) began a term as one of three co-chairs of the IDA's Young Leaders Program, indicating deeper industry leadership.
• European Desalination Society (EDS)strategicGTM or Marketing PartnerFEDCO CEO Eli Oklejas judged and awarded joint first place at the 2023 EDS Congress in Limassol, Cyprus; FEDCO engages with EDS through technical submissions, finalist presentations and award participation.
• ACWA PowersupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerACWA Power sponsors the Miriam Balaban Innovation Award at the EDS Congress; ACWA Power announced FEDCO's joint first place win in 2023.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Flowserve: Flowserve is a major industrial pump and valve manufacturer serving the water, oil & gas and process industries; it competes with FEDCO on high-pressure centrifugal pumps for desalination and offers a much broader product portfolio.
• Sulzer: Sulzer is a global industrial pump and rotating-equipment manufacturer with a broad portfolio of high-pressure pumps and process equipment that overlap with FEDCO's MSD/MSS centrifugal pumps for RO and industrial water applications.
• Grundfos: Grundfos is a global pump manufacturer serving water utility, industrial and marine markets; its CR high-pressure and dosing pump lines overlap with portions of FEDCO's MSD/MSS and SLP product range for RO and water reuse applications.
• KSB SE & Co. KGaA: KSB is a global manufacturer of pumps, valves and related systems with established offerings in desalination and high-pressure pumping, overlapping with FEDCO's MSD/MSS product range but at significantly greater scale and geographic reach.
• Xylem Inc. Xylem is a global water technology major (Flygt, Wedeco, Bell & Gossett) serving municipal and industrial water with a portfolio of pumps, treatment and smart metering that overlaps with FEDCO's municipal desalination and water reuse offerings.
• Danfoss A/S: Danfoss's High-Pressure Pumps division (formerly Danfoss Aqua) is a historical player in RO high-pressure pumps and competes with FEDCO's MSD/MSS pumps, particularly in commercial and industrial desalination and OEM skid deployments.
• Torishima Pump Mfg. Co., Ltd. Torishima is a Japanese industrial pump specialist with a strong installed base in large-scale SWRO and BWRO plants (e.g., in the Middle East and Asia), directly comparable to FEDCO's MSD high-pressure centrifugal pumps for mega-scale desalination.

Direct peers

• Energy Recovery Inc. Energy Recovery Inc. (ERII) is the leading specialist in isobaric energy recovery devices for SWRO, directly competing with FEDCO's HPB turbocharger and HP-HEMI ERDs in the same high-pressure RO equipment category for municipal desalination customers.
• Biwater: Biwater is a global desalination and water reuse EPC / process contractor that co-developed the San Diego North City Pure Water brine-staged RO design with FEDCO and competes for similar mega-scale municipal and water reuse RO projects.
• H2O Innovation: H2O Innovation is a Canadian RO system integrator and water treatment solutions provider that partners with FEDCO on the Cabo San Lucas BiTurbo project and competes with FEDCO-enabled integrator offerings for municipal and industrial membrane systems.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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