Advanced starch washing, evaporation, and mechanical dewatering equipment tailored for high-volume manufacturing facilities.
Ensures precision germ release and kernel disintegration with minimum starch loss, maximizing processing margins.
Optimized for high-viscosity and scaling fluids, providing stable operation in large-scale processing lines.
Integrates secondary steam and waste heat sources to dramatically lower utility expenses in drying lines.
Delivers rapid evaporation with short residence times, preserving key structural traits of organic materials.
Chicago, Illinois stands as the historical and geographical epicenter of North American grain transport, processing, and distribution. Bordering the expansive US Corn Belt, the Chicago metropolitan area and broader regional hubs require massive capacities for corn wet milling, ethanol synthesis, and starch derivative formulation.
Modern processing plants in this corridor face mounting pressures to optimize energy usage and reduce environmental footprints. The transition to high-precision degerming mill machines is key. Efficiently separating the germ from the endosperm allows processors to isolate valuable corn oil and gluten products before starch hydrolysis, enhancing overall plant profitability.
Globally, the food processing, starch, and biofuel sectors are experiencing a tectonic shift toward mechanical thermal integration. Single screw presses, low-emission air dryer configurations, and mechanical vapor recompression (MVR) evaporators have moved from premium alternatives to industry baselines.
By extracting moisture mechanically through robust screw press designs, plant operators minimize thermal load requirements downstream, reducing natural gas dependency. This matches up with the goals of Chicago grain processors aiming for net-zero operational targets over the next decade.
A multi-stage engineering approach designed to maximize starch extraction yield and energy efficiency.
Our degerming mills utilize targeted impact and shearing forces. This design breaks the pericarp and releases the germ whole, minimizing starch contamination within the germ stream and simplifying downstream separation.
YDX starch washing cyclones utilize multi-stage counter-current washing systems to clarify starch slurry and recover high-purity gluten and fiber fractions with low fresh-water input.
Our MVR and waste heat evaporator designs capture low-grade thermal vapor. Recompressing this vapor allows us to recycle latent heat back into the concentration loop, reducing raw steam consumption by up to 80%.
Jiangsu Zongheng Concentrating and Drying Equipment Co., Ltd. (formerly Yixing Yangxi Light Industry Machinery Factory) was founded in 1992. Located along the shores of Taihu Lake in Yixing City, the company spans over 54,000 square meters, including a dedicated 22,000 square meter production workshop.
As an active member of the China Starch and Alcohol Association, Jiangsu Zongheng specializes in advanced evaporator technologies, dry milling structures, mechanical screw presses, and Category III pressure vessels. We deliver robust machinery to grain, chemical, pharmaceutical, and bio-refinery plants worldwide, including customized configurations for North American sites in Chicago and the Midwest.
Today, our facility employs over 120 technicians, engineering staff, and designers. We operate with a total area of 54,000 square meters, exporting major drying and evaporation units worldwide.
Achieved comprehensive ISO quality certification (No. 45021), standardizing internal control and assurance systems for processing heavy machinery.
Obtained the ASME 'U' stamp certification, authorizing Zongheng to manufacture international-standard industrial pressure vessels.
Yixing Yangxi Light Industrial Machinery Factory established. Formed the foundation for modern starch processing equipment lines.
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