What KEP Engineering does

KEP Engineering Services Pvt. Ltd. is an Indian industrial equipment manufacturer specializing in wastewater treatment and zero liquid discharge (ZLD) solutions. Founded in 2010 by a group of technocrats and headquartered in Hyderabad, with manufacturing operations in Telangana and Maharashtra, the company designs, manufactures, and commissions custom-engineered evaporation and drying systems for enterprise clients across diverse sectors including chemicals, agro-chemicals, pharmaceuticals, textiles, food and dairy, dyes and paints, solar manufacturing, leather, oil and gas, automotive, and desalination.

The company's core technology portfolio centers on advanced evaporation systems including Mechanical Vapor Recompression Evaporators (MVRE), Multi Effect Evaporators (MEE), Falling Film, Forced Circulation, and Rising Film Evaporators, complemented by Agitated Thin Film Dryers (ATFD), Short Path Evaporators, distillation columns, stripper columns, crystallizers, and gas scrubbers. KEP integrates these components into complete ZLD systems combining stripper columns, evaporators, and dryers to achieve 95% liquid waste recovery and 80-90% water recovery rates, with capacity ranges from 500 L/hr to 100,000 L/hr of water evaporation. The company has delivered 650+ project installations across 35+ industries since inception.

KEP operates under a project-based business model, generating revenue through custom-engineered equipment sales, installation, commissioning, and post-operative services. The go-to-market is direct-to-enterprise via a sales team, downloadable technical brochures, enquiry forms, and direct contact channels. The company is ISO 9001:2015 certified and serves enterprise clients including Tata Steel, Mankind Pharma, Premier Energies, Punjab Chemicals, Glowchem Industries, and Technocraft Industries. The firm is privately held with no disclosed external funding rounds, indicating founder/management ownership, and operates with 251-500 employees primarily in India with some overseas clients.

Name

KEP Engineering

Legal name

KEP Engineering Services Pvt. Ltd.

Website

https://kepengg.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

KEP Engineering Services Pvt. Ltd. is an Indian industrial equipment manufacturer specializing in wastewater treatment, evaporation, and Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) systems for enterprise clients across 35+ industries including pharmaceuticals, chemicals, textiles, and solar manufacturing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Process Equipment Manufacturing

NAICS

Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)

SIC

Industrial Process Furnaces & Ovens (3567), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Drying & Evaporation Equipment (Dryers, Evaporators, Crystallizers) (IMAHAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Water & Wastewater Treatment Plant Equipment (Clarifiers, Aeration, Membrane Systems) (IMAHAEAJ), Brine Concentrate Management & Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) (EUANAFAH), Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment & Treatment Services (BPALAMAC)

Keywords

• Industrial evaporators
• Wastewater treatment systems
• Zero liquid discharge
• Process equipment manufacturing
• Thin film drying

Headquarters

HQ city

Hyderabad

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Manufacturing & Project Solutions: KEP Engineering generates revenue through design, manufacturing, and supply of industrial process equipment including evaporators, dryers, distillation columns, crystallizers, and complete ZLD systems. Projects are typically custom-designed and encompass end-to-end solutions from process design to installation, commissioning, and post-operative services.
2. Installation & Commissioning Services: The company provides installation, maintenance, and upgrade services for the equipment they manufacture, ensuring optimal efficiency and compliance for clients.
3. Technological Consultancy: KEP provides technological consultancy to diverse industries alongside equipment manufacturing, offering process design and engineering services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

KEP Engineering Services designs, manufactures, and supplies industrial process equipment for wastewater treatment and zero liquid discharge (ZLD) applications. Core offerings include Mechanical Vapor Re-Compressor Evaporators (MVRE), multi-effect evaporators (falling film, forced circulation, rising film), Agitated Thin Film Dryers (ATFD), distillation and stripper columns, crystallizers, gas scrubbers, and complete ZLD systems. Solutions are custom-engineered per client requirements and span process design, equipment manufacturing, installation, commissioning, and post-operative services.

Product overview

KEP Engineering Services Private Limited is an industrial equipment manufacturer specializing in wastewater treatment and zero liquid discharge (ZLD) solutions. The product portfolio centers on evaporation technologies including Mechanical Vapor Re-Compressor Evaporator (MVRE), Multi Effect Evaporator (MEE), and various evaporator types (Falling Film, Forced Circulation, Rising Film), complemented by drying solutions such as Agitated Thin Film Dryer (ATFD) and Short Path Evaporator. Recovery systems include Distillation Columns, Stripper Columns, Crystallizers, and Gas Scrubbers. The integrated ZLD systems combine stripper columns, evaporators, and ATFD units to achieve complete liquid discharge elimination. The company also offers wastewater treatment plants, effluent treatment systems, heat exchangers, and reverse osmosis solutions. These products serve diverse industries including pharmaceuticals, chemicals, textiles, food and beverages, and solar manufacturing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mechanical Vapor Re-Compressor Evaporator (MVRE) Energy-efficient evaporation system that uses electrical power to recompress vapors through a centrifugal turbo fan or roots blower, eliminating the need for fresh steam and cooling water. Capacities range from 500 L/hr to 100,000 L/hr of water evaporation, achieving 80-90% water recovery with 75 kg water evaporated per kW of power consumed.
• Evaporator Plant Industrial evaporation systems optimized for steam economy, including multi-effect evaporators that utilize vapor from one effect to heat feed in subsequent effects at progressively lower pressures.
• Falling Film Evaporator Tubular evaporator suited for temperature-sensitive products with low viscosity and tendency for fouling. Liquid is fed at the top of the calandria and distributed as a thin film inside tubes with high heat transfer coefficient and short residence time.
• Forced Circulation Evaporator High-velocity pumped evaporator for concentrating high-viscosity materials and products with higher solids. Liquid pumped through tube side of calandria at high velocity to avoid precipitation and fouling; usable as an evaporative crystallizer.
• Multi Effect Evaporator (MEE) Apparatus for efficient heat utilization from steam to evaporate water through sequential vessels at progressively lower pressures. Supports falling film, forced circulation, and rising film configurations.
• Rising Film Evaporator Vertical long tube evaporator operating on thermo-siphon principle where ascending steam causes liquid and vapors to flow upward in parallel flow, creating high turbulence for viscous and fouling-prone products.
• Industrial Dryer Industrial drying systems for processing large bulks of material to required moisture levels, including spray dryers, fluid bed dryers, paddle dryers, and spin flash dryers.
• Agitated Thin Film Dryer (ATFD) Continuous processing dryer that converts concentrated liquid to dry powder or flakes up to 5% moisture. Features cylindrical vertical body with heating jacket and rotor with pendulum blades, operating under vacuum for temperature-sensitive products.
• Short Path Evaporator High vacuum distillation/fractionation system operating down to 0.001 mbar with built-in internal condenser minimizing distance between heating and condensing surfaces for heat-sensitive products.
• Recovery System Solvent and chemical recovery systems for industrial processes, enabling recovered materials to be reused to reduce manufacturing costs.
• Distillation Column Distillation systems including continuous/batch, single/multi-stage, extractive, and azeotropic distillation with structured packing, random packing, trays, and column internals for high mass transfer efficiency.
• Stripper Column Packed and tray stripping columns for solvent removal from effluent feed streams using stripping steam and vacuum action, designed for de-acidification and deodorization applications.
• Crystallizer Equipment Crystallizer systems including adiabatic vacuum crystallizers, Oslo crystallizers, and Swanson Walker crystallizers for chemical and sugar industry applications.
• Gas Scrubber Gas cleaning system designed to remove acidic contaminants and hazardous gases including HCl, Ammonia, and Carbon dioxide from wastewater and process streams.
• Waste Water Treatment Comprehensive wastewater treatment solutions using physico-chemical, biological treatments, and membrane separation technologies including reverse osmosis and ultra-filtration.
• Industrial Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) Customized effluent treatment systems for converting industrial wastewater into effluents suitable for return to water cycle or reuse with minimal environmental issues.
• Zero Liquid Discharge System (ZLD) Complete ZLD systems that eliminate liquid discharge from industrial systems, recovering approximately 95% of liquid waste for reuse and producing dry solid cake for disposal. Includes stripper column, multi-effect evaporator, and agitated thin film dryer integration.
• Stripper Column Evaporator with ATFD Three-unit ZLD system combining stripper column for solvent removal, evaporator for effluent concentration, and ATFD for final drying, designed for bulk drug, API, and pharmaceutical industries.
• Evaporator with ATFD Two-stage ZLD solution for chemical and dye industry effluents with 5-20% TDS, combining evaporator concentration with agitated thin film drying for 98% water recovery.
• Evaporator with Crystallizer and Pusher Centrifuge ZLD system for textile, desalination, and salt-containing effluents using evaporator and centrifuge for easy economical operation with 98% water recovery.
• Heat Exchanger Industrial heat exchange equipment as part of the process equipment manufacturing portfolio.
• Reverse Osmosis (RO) Membrane separation technology for water treatment and purification, integrated into wastewater treatment and ZLD solutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80-90% water recovery achieved with MVRE technology
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments12 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Praj Industries: India-headquartered process engineering company with strong overlap in evaporator/MEE systems, ZLD, and effluent treatment for ethanol, brewery, sugar, pharma and chemical industries — directly comparable customer and technology footprint.
• Ion Exchange (India) Ltd. Indian water and wastewater treatment specialist covering resins, membranes, and ZLD/ETP systems across pharma, chemicals, and textiles. Direct overlap with KEP in industrial wastewater and reuse, and is also listed as a KEP partner/customer.
• Thermax Limited: Indian engineering major offering evaporation, ZLD and wastewater treatment systems for process industries. Closely comparable product portfolio (evaporators, ZLD, effluent treatment) and customer base (chemicals, pharma, textiles) to KEP.

Broad incumbents

• VA Tech Wabag: Larger Indian water and wastewater treatment EPC firm with municipal and industrial ZLD capabilities. Competes with KEP for industrial effluent and ZLD contracts, though Wabag operates at a much larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• SPX FLOW: Global provider of process equipment including evaporation and drying technologies used in chemical and food processing. Overlaps with KEP in falling-film and thin-film evaporation for industrial effluents and specialty chemicals.
• Alfa Laval: Global supplier of heat transfer, evaporation and separation equipment widely used in ZLD and process industries. Represents the larger, multinational incumbent that KEP competes against for high-end evaporation packages.
• GEA Group: Global engineering group with a large separation/evaporation and drying portfolio (including thin-film dryers similar to KEP's ATFD). Competes in pharma, chemicals, and dairy evaporation projects, especially for multinational clients.

Regional players

• Envirotech Engineers: India-based supplier of ETP/STP/ZLD systems and related process equipment. Comparable in size and product mix to KEP, focused on the domestic Indian industrial market with overlapping customer verticals.

Emerging players

• H2O Innovation: Water treatment specialist focused on membrane and ZLD systems for industrial clients. Comparable niche positioning in industrial water reuse with somewhat smaller scale and more geographic concentration than KEP.
• Permionics Membranes: Indian membrane separation and ZLD component supplier referenced as a KEP partner/customer. Comparable focus on industrial wastewater reuse and complementary to KEP's thermal ZLD offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/KepLimited

Compliance1 record

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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