Evaporator Factories & Factory for United Kingdom

Jiangsu Zongheng Concentrating and 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. As a modern high-tech enterprise, we specialize in the design, engineering, and manufacturing of concentration, drying, starch processing, alcohol DDGS, and Category III medium & low-pressure vessel equipment. We are a proud member of the China Starch and Alcohol Association, and our systems are deployed globally across the food fermentation, chemical, pharmaceutical, environmental protection, and petrochemical sectors.

Compliance, Quality Standards, and UKCA/CE Markings

For British procurement managers and engineering contractors, compliance is non-negotiable. Following the UK's departure from the European Union, pressure equipment destined for England, Wales, and Scotland must comply with the Pressure Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 and bear the UKCA mark, while equipment for Northern Ireland requires the CE mark or UKNI mark. Jiangsu Zongheng addresses these regulatory requirements through a robust quality assurance framework. Our manufacturing facility holds the ASME "U" Stamp and is fully aligned with the Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) 2014/68/EU standards.

Our engineering team works closely with notified bodies and approved bodies (such as Lloyd's Register, TÜV SÜD, and SGS) to perform design examinations, material verification, and conformity assessments. Every evaporator vessel undergoes rigorous non-destructive testing (NDT), including radiographic testing (RT), ultrasonic testing (UT), and hydrostatic pressure testing, documented in a comprehensive technical file. This ensures seamless customs clearance, installation, and insurance approval at the UK destination site.

The China-UK Supply Chain Advantage

Procuring large-scale industrial evaporators from Jiangsu Zongheng offers a unique balance of cost efficiency and high-end engineering. By leveraging China's mature industrial supply chain, we secure premium raw materials (such as Outokumpu stainless steel and high-grade titanium tubes) at highly competitive rates. Our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Yixing utilizes automated plasma welding, CNC tube-sheet drilling, and large-scale rolling machines, reducing fabrication lead times by up to 30% compared to domestic European fabricators.

To minimize on-site installation costs and risks in the UK—where skilled site labor is expensive and scarce—we specialize in modular, skid-mounted delivery. Entire evaporation stages, including heat exchangers, separators, pumps, piping, and instrumentation, are pre-assembled, pre-wired, and tested at our factory before shipment. This "plug-and-play" approach reduces site construction schedules from months to weeks.

Localized Application Scenarios in the UK

To maximize the return on investment, evaporation systems must be tailored to the specific process conditions of the local industry. In the UK, several key sectors benefit directly from Jiangsu Zongheng's customized thermal separation designs:

• Scotch Whisky Distilleries (DDGS Production): The production of single malt and grain whisky generates vast quantities of spent wash (pot ale). Our falling film and MVR evaporators concentrate this spent wash into a syrup, which is then dried using our ZXG Tube Bundle Dryers to produce Distillers' Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS)—a high-value animal feed. The integration of MVR technology allows distilleries to drastically reduce their fossil fuel consumption, aligning with the Scotch Whisky Association's sustainability goals.
• Starch and Sweetener Refining: In the UK food sector, starch extraction from wheat and potatoes requires efficient concentration of glucose, maltose, and wash water. Our YDX Starch Washing Cyclones and multi-effect falling film evaporators ensure gentle thermal treatment, preserving the functional properties of the starch and sweeteners while minimizing steam consumption.
• Chemical and Pharmaceutical Effluent Treatment: UK chemical manufacturers face strict limits on trade effluent discharge. Forced circulation evaporators and crystallizers from Jiangsu Zongheng are utilized to concentrate highly concentrated salt solutions and organic waste streams, achieving Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) and recovering clean water for reuse within the factory.