Posted on: June 20th, 2025
Aachen, Germany – June 20, 2025 – Kovalus Separation Solutions has opened a new Technology Centre in Aachen, Germany, which will play a central role in innovative process development and implementation of customized membrane filtration solutions for European customers.
At the KOVALUS Technology Centre (KTC), a team of experienced process engineers with decades of expertise in membrane filtration will support customers from the earliest project phases. Through targeted membrane screenings and validation of individual process concepts, the team delivers process data that allows for a joint evaluation of technical and economical feasibility. Based on this foundation, tailor-made separation solutions are developed to meet specific customer requirements precisely.
The heart of the KTC is a state-of-the-art laboratory performing separation tests ranging from membrane screening, to full process trials, supported by a broad range of advanced analytical tools. In addition, the KTC houses KOVALUS’s European pilot plant fleet – comprising more than 20 specialized systems that can be flexibly deployed in the next phase of process development and operated directly at customer sites.
Martin Awe, General Manager Europe & Africa, commented:
“The KTC allows us to support our customers best in the early stages of new or complex processes by bringing together detailed data analysis, comprehensive process expertise, and decades of practical experience at a single spot, called KTC.
Since 1963, KOVALUS has been developing sustainable and efficient filtration solutions. With the rebrand from KOCH to KOVALUS and our new ownership, we can now respond to market needs with even greater agility. The new KTC shall be the centre of real innovation and collaborative partnership, supporting our customers to develop and implement more sustainable and value-generating production processes.”
The KTC will also serve as a platform for knowledge exchange. Workshops and training sessions for partners and professionals from Europe and Africa are planned, with a thematic focus on membrane filtration applications – especially in food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and industrial and municipal water and wastewater treatment.
About Kovalus Separation Solutions
Kovalus Separation Solutions is transforming the landscape of separations by developing and leveraging synergistic technologies such as membrane filtration, ion exchange, evaporation, drying, and more. With over half a century worth of experience, Kovalus offers comprehensive solutions for the most challenging in-process separation and water and wastewater treatment applications across the food and beverage, dairy, life science, and general industrial markets. Our team of dedicated and experienced engineers is committed to delivering value-add solutions to our customers worldwide by enabling resource recovery, waste elimination, reduced footprint, increased productivity, and overall lower costs. To learn more about Kovalus, please visit please visit www.kovalus.com.
