Surdry Food Sterilizers

What Surdry Food Sterilizers does

Surdry Food Sterilizers (legal entity SURDRY, S.L.) is a privately held Spanish industrial-equipment manufacturer, founded in 1980 and headquartered in Abadiño, Basque Country. The company designs, manufactures, markets, and services thermal sterilization systems — batch retorts (static, rotary, and oscillating modes), a patented Continuous Sterilizer, pilot retorts, and complementary modules — for food and beverage manufacturers seeking shelf-stable processing across cans, glass bottles, pouches, and flexible packaging. Its installed base exceeds 100 autoclaves in North America alone, with end markets spanning canned foods, ready-to-eat meals, sauces, soups, beverages, baby food, pet food, and military rations.

The technology stack is anchored on the proprietary Steam Water Spray (SWS) process, invented in the 1980s and introduced to the US in 1991 for military rations, and on the more recent patented Continuous Sterilizer (US and European patents granted in 2018) which claims up to 50% energy reduction versus traditional batch retorts. Supporting modules include the RecN energy-recovery system (20-30% steam reduction, ~10% shorter cycles), the 15-degree oscillating retort mechanism for accelerated heat transfer, the SteriNet 21 control and FDA-compliant data-recording software, and Handling Automation for robotic material flow. Manufacturing is in-house in Spain using first-tier international components, with quality systems certified to ISO 9001, ASME, CE, FDA, and a China Manufacture License.

Commercially, Surdry runs a direct enterprise field-sales motion with regional teams in Spain and North America (Surdry North America, serving the US, Canada, and Mexico), supported by trade show presence (Pack Expo), content marketing via its blog and YouTube channel, and a toll-free North American service line. Revenue is generated from industrial equipment sales, an aftermarket program branded SurdryUP (preventive maintenance, spare parts, upgrades, remote diagnostics), equipment rental for long-lead-time units, and pilot-equipment rental for R&D customers. The company's typical customer is a food or beverage manufacturer operating capital-intensive sterilization lines, where equipment lifecycles of 30+ years create long-tail service revenue and high switching costs.

Name

Surdry Food Sterilizers

Legal name

SURDRY, S.L.

Website

https://surdry.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Surdry Food Sterilizers (SURDRY, S.L.) is a Spanish industrial-equipment manufacturer founded in 1980 that designs, produces, and services thermal sterilization systems — including patented Continuous Sterilizers and batch retorts — for food and beverage manufacturers in Europe and North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Food Sterilization Equipment

akta.pro primary industry

Aseptic, Barrier & Retort Packaging Components Manufacturing (IMANAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Canning & Retort Seafood (Shelf-Stable) (AFANADAD)

Keywords

• Industrial food sterilization
• Thermal processing equipment
• Batch retort autoclaves
• Continuous sterilizer systems
• Food processing machinery

Headquarters

HQ city

Abadiano

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Equipment Sales: Design and manufacture of autoclaves and sterilization equipment sold to food and beverage manufacturers. Equipment includes batch retorts, continuous sterilizers, oscillating retorts, and pilot retorts. First-party manufacturing with quality components from first-tier international brands.
2. Aftermarket Services and Parts: Preventative maintenance programs (SurdryUP), spare parts supply, technical support, remote diagnostics, and equipment upgrades. The company maintains permanent stock of spare parts and distribution centers worldwide for rapid response.
3. Equipment Rental: Rental services available for key equipment with long replacement lead times, offered to prevent customer delays or unwanted production stoppages.
4. Pilot Equipment Rental for R&D: Rental of pilot autoclaves for new product development and testing, supporting customers in developing new products or improving existing ones.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Surdry designs, manufactures, and services industrial thermal sterilization equipment (autoclaves and retorts) for food and beverage manufacturers. The portfolio includes batch retorts, continuous sterilizers, oscillating retorts, and pilot retorts for processing canned foods, glass bottles, pouches, and flexible packaging. The company also provides the SteriNet 21 quality control software, RecN energy recovery systems, handling automation, and aftermarket maintenance services (SurdryUP).

Product overview

Surdry Food Sterilizers offers an integrated portfolio of food sterilization solutions centered on its Continuous Sterilizer and Smart Retort systems. The product line includes pilot-scale retorts for testing, the SteriNet 21 quality control software, and complementary technologies such as SWS (Steam Water Spray) and SST (Saturated Steam Treatment). Add-on modules like the RecN energy recovery system and handling automation enhance core equipment performance, while the SurdryUP program provides ongoing support for North American customers. The company also integrates its sterilization data systems with customer MES and ERP platforms for Industry 4.0 compliance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SurdryUP: Aftermarket services program for maintenance and support of existing equipment
• Surdry North America
• SteriNet 21

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 50% reduction in energy consumption compared to traditional batch retorts
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature7 records

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Marel: Marel is an Iceland-listed global provider of food processing equipment, including thermal processing solutions serving meat, seafood, and prepared food manufacturers - a much broader portfolio than Surdry's sterilization focus.
• Syntegon Technology: Syntegon (formerly Bosch Packaging Technology) is a German processing and packaging equipment supplier for the food industry, including sterilization and thermal processing systems that compete with Surdry's thermal retort focus from a broader processing equipment base.
• GEA Group: GEA is a German-headquartered global supplier of food processing equipment and plant technology, including thermal processing and sterilization systems that compete broadly with Surdry's sterilization equipment.
• JBT Corporation: JBT is a US-listed global supplier of food processing technology with sterilization and thermal processing lines as part of a broader protein, liquid foods, and prepared foods portfolio - overlapping Surdry's sterilization focus while serving far more end markets.
• Tetra Pak: Tetra Pak (part of Tetra Laval) is a global packaging and processing equipment supplier with thermal processing and aseptic capabilities that overlap with Surdry's food sterilization offerings, alongside a vastly broader dairy and beverage portfolio.
• Krones AG: Krones is a German manufacturer of beverage and liquid food packaging and processing equipment, with sterilization and thermal processing capabilities that intersect with Surdry's retort offerings from a beverage-industry perspective.

Direct peers

• Allpax Products (ProMach): Allpax Products, now part of ProMach, is a US-based manufacturer of batch and continuous retort/sterilization equipment for shelf-stable foods. It is the closest direct competitor to Surdry in canned, pouch, and glass sterilization systems.
• Lagarde Autoclaves: Lagarde is a French autoclave and retort manufacturer serving food processing, with batch and continuous thermal sterilization systems that directly overlap Surdry's core offering in cans, glass, and pouches.

Others

• FMC Technologies (FoodTech): FMC Technologies historically supplied food processing equipment including sterilization systems; its food-related operations have largely been absorbed into JBT/TechnipFMC, and it is included here as ecosystem context for industrial sterilization equipment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@Surdry-food-sterilizers
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/surdryautoclaves
• Facebookfacebook.com/surdrysterilizers

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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