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Discover our range of highly efficient industrial waste heat evaporators. These configurations are designed to optimize thermal energy recycling, minimize operating costs, and meet stringent local environmental regulations.
The greater Chicago metropolitan area, historically known as the industrial engine of the American Midwest, continues to stand as a vital hub for manufacturing, food processing, bio-renewables, and chemical synthesis. With its strategic proximity to the Great Lakes and a vast network of railways and waterways, Chicago-based factories process millions of gallons of liquid products and industrial wastewater daily. However, operating within this region requires compliance with stringent environmental standards governed by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) and the EPA, alongside managing high energy costs.
This is where Multi-Effect Evaporators (MEE) play a transformative role. By utilizing multi-stage heat reuse, these systems dramatically lower the thermal energy required to concentrate liquid products or treat complex industrial waste. Whether it is recovering valuable organic byproducts from food processing lines, concentrating corn steep liquor in wet milling plants, or managing zero liquid discharge (ZLD) systems in chemical refineries, high-efficiency evaporators are key to maintaining both profitability and environmental compliance in the Chicago market.
Chicago's heavy concentration of starch, corn wet milling, and alcohol distillation plants demands robust, continuous thermal concentration equipment capable of handling high viscosity and fouling-prone liquids.
Faced with strict wastewater discharge limits, local factories utilize Multi-Effect Evaporators to achieve Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD), separating pure water from concentrated salts and solids.
With volatile natural gas and steam pricing in the Midwest, integrating Mechanical Vapor Recompression (MVR) or Thermal Vapor Recompression (TVR) into multi-effect setups reduces energy consumption by up to 60%.
Across Illinois and neighboring Midwestern states, corn processing and bio-ethanol production generate massive volumes of thin stillage. Multi-Effect Evaporators concentrate this stream to produce condensed distillers solubles (syrup), which is then blended and dried into DDGS (Distillers Wet/Dried Grains with Solubles). This process requires heavy-duty falling film evaporators designed to resist organic fouling and operate continuously under vacuum conditions to preserve nutrient quality.
Chicago is home to some of the world's largest food ingredient suppliers. Refining starch into glucose, fructose, sorbitol, and erythritol requires precise, multi-stage thermal concentration. Our evaporators ensure gentle heating profiles, preventing product degradation or discoloration, while maximizing steam economy through advanced heat integration designs.
Modern factories are moving away from fresh-steam heating. By capturing low-grade waste heat from flash steam, dryer exhaust, or distillation columns, modern waste heat evaporators turn thermal loss into operational savings. This is particularly crucial for legacy manufacturing facilities in the Chicago area looking to modernize without expanding their boiler capacities.
Jiangsu Zongheng Concentration & Drying Equipment Co., Ltd. (formerly Yixing Yangxi Light Industry Machinery Factory), founded in 1992, is located in Zhoutie Town, Yixing City, on the shores of the beautiful Taihu Lake. The company covers an area of over 54,000 square meters, with a production workshop area of over 22,000 square meters.
Jiangsu Zongheng is a modern high-tech enterprise specializing in the manufacturing of concentration, drying, starch industry, alcohol DDGS, and Category III medium & low-pressure vessel equipment. It is currently a member enterprise of the China Starch and Alcohol Association. Our products are widely used in industries such as food fermentation, alcohol, chemical, pharmaceutical, environmental protection, and petrochemical.
Our commitment to global standards enables us to supply high-performance equipment to demanding markets like North America. In March 2002, the company took the lead in obtaining ISO9001:2015 international quality system certification (Certificate No.: 45021), establishing a complete quality assurance system aligned with international standards. In July 2007, it became a Jiangsu Provincial High-Tech Enterprise. In April 2009, the company obtained the Special Equipment Manufacturing License of the People's Republic of China (License No.: TS2232C42). In August 2012, it acquired the ASME "U" Stamp authorization, marking the company's entry into a new phase of development. The company possesses strong R&D capabilities and advanced manufacturing processes, currently employing over 3 senior engineers and more than 20 engineers and assistant engineers. Multiple innovative technologies have been patented, and many products hold leading positions domestically.
The company's other main products include Tube Bundle Dryers, with design and manufacturing capabilities reaching 1600m² (making it a primary manufacturer of large tube bundle dryers). Other main products such as Single Screw Fiber & Germ Dehydrators and Wash Cyclones are recognized as high-quality products by starch manufacturers and the industry. High-quality products and a sincere service attitude have won consistent praise and trust from numerous users at home and abroad, fully demonstrating the company's first-class technical advantages and manufacturing capabilities for large-scale equipment.
Jiangsu Zongheng is always committed to exploration and innovation. Through years of sincere effort and user support, it has achieved sustained development. Main products include evaporation plants, comprising Multi-Effect Evaporators, Thermal Vapor Recompressors (TVR), Waste Heat Evaporators, and Mechanical Vapor Recompressors (MVR, achieving minimal unit energy consumption). These are widely used for liquid concentration, including distillates, alcohol stillage, ammonium sulfate, corn steep liquor, itaconic acid, threonine, starch sugar, sorbitol, glucose, fructose, trehalose, erythritol, organic wastewater, high-salinity wastewater, etc., making the company one of the domestic manufacturers with the most extensive product variety.
The company currently holds an absolutely leading position in evaporation technology and has extensive cooperation with many renowned large domestic group companies, including Zhuofeng Biology, Meihua Group, Yufeng Group, Yihai Kerry, North China Pharmaceutical Group, Harbin Pharmaceutical Group, Shouguang Juneng, Qilu Pharmaceutical, Qiyuan Pharmaceutical, Xiwang Group, Shengtai Biology, Zhejiang Huakang, Kelun Pharmaceutical (Yili), and Shandong Tianli.
While meeting domestic market demand, the company's DDGS alcohol equipment and tube bundle dryer series products have been exported to Russia and Southeast Asian markets. We are fully capable of providing professional technical support and after-sales service nationwide for our vast user base, extending our engineering support to key industrial hubs like Chicago.
High-quality products and their unique solutions not only enhance our corporate economic benefits but also bring us satisfaction by solving processing challenges for our clients. We warmly welcome friends from various industries, both domestic and international, to visit us for cooperation and mutual development!
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