UIC GmbH

UIC GmbH is a German manufacturer of distillation plants based in Alzenau, Bavaria, specialising in gentle distillation of liquid mixtures in the fine and high vacuum range. The company's core technologies are Thin Film (wiped film) evaporators and Short Path evaporators, which form the heart of its laboratory, pilot and industrial-scale plants. UIC describes itself as a leading global supplier of such distillation systems and traces its roots in short path distillation back to 1952, giving it more than 70 years of experience in the field. UIC's plants are used for purification, concentration, removal of low boilers, colour improvement and drying of products, and are applied across process industries including chemistry, pharmaceuticals, food, oils and fats, polymers, recycling, and fragrances and flavours. The company emphasises high recovery rates of valuable components and reduced process-related waste, depending on the specific process and application. It supports customers from laboratory and pilot testing through to design, manufacture, installation and commissioning of complete plants, and operates an on-site innovation centre for feasibility studies and piloting tests. UIC GmbH is a subsidiary of VTA Verfahrenstechnische Anlagen GmbH & Co. KG and part of the STREICHER Group, which the company presents as the basis for a strong and long-term partnership. Contract distillation services are offered through its parent company, VTA GmbH & Co. KG, to cover product development on an industrial scale. Oliver Stoll is named as General Manager. The company reports 9,000 successfully completed customer projects and 2,000 units in operation worldwide, and maintains offices and agents to serve customers internationally.

UIC GmbH traces its origins in short path distillation to 1952, when the technology was born at UIC, according to the company's own account. Over the following decades the company developed and produced plants for gentle distillation in the fine vacuum and high vacuum range, building its expertise around Thin Film (wiped film) evaporators and Short Path evaporators. This long heritage underpins the company's claim of more than 70 years of experience and innovation leadership in the field. UIC grew into a supplier of laboratory, pilot and industrial-scale distillation plants, serving process industries worldwide. Its systems are used for purification, concentration, removal of low boilers, colour improvement and drying of products, with applications spanning chemistry, pharmaceuticals, food, oils and fats, polymers, recycling, and fragrances and flavours. The company established an on-site innovation centre where feasibility studies and piloting tests are carried out to develop the most suitable distillation plant for each customer project. At some point in its development UIC became a subsidiary of VTA Verfahrenstechnische Anlagen GmbH & Co. KG and part of the STREICHER Group. This ownership structure allows UIC to offer contract distillation at its parent company, VTA GmbH & Co. KG, covering product development on an industrial scale. The company reports that 9,000 customer projects have been successfully completed and that 2,000 units are in operation worldwide. UIC continues to operate from Alzenau in Bavaria, Germany, with offices and agents supporting customers internationally, and remains focused on customised distillation solutions for complex separation tasks.

• 1952

  Birth of Short Path distillation at UIC.

• UIC becomes a subsidiary of VTA Verfahrenstechnische Anlagen GmbH & Co. KG and part of the STREICHER Group.

• 9,000 customer projects successfully completed and 2,000 units in operation worldwide.

Leading global supplier of gentle distillation plants for thermally sensitive liquid mixtures, offering customised solutions from laboratory to industrial scale.

• Thin Film evaporators

  Core component of UIC distillation plants for gentle separation of liquid mixtures.

• Wiped Film evaporators

  Core component used in UIC distillation plants.

• Short Path evaporators

  Core component of UIC distillation plants, with roots dating to 1952.

• Laboratory, pilot and industrial-scale distillation plants

  Customised plants designed and manufactured to meet specific customer requirements.

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