Kovalus invests more than $30m in Mexico production facility

Kovalus has completed a new spiral element assembly facility in Monterrey, Mexico. The company said the project represents an investment exceeding $30m, equivalent to €25.82m, and expands its manufacturing capacity by 30%.

The Monterrey site extends Kovalus’s existing manufacturing footprint, which includes facilities in Massachusetts, Minnesota and Ontario. The company said the additional facility will support customers in the food, dairy, beverage and industrial markets by providing more manufacturing flexibility, greater supply reliability and additional capacity.

The facility assembles Sani-Pro and KPAK PLUS elements using Kovalus membranes. According to the company, the arrangement increases production flexibility and improves its ability to respond to customer requirements. Kovalus also said the site is intended to help reduce lead times.

Investments at the facility include lean-manufacturing processes, advanced artificial-intelligence automation and extensive testing. Kovalus said these measures improve throughput, consistency and yield, while enabling earlier detection of issues, predictive maintenance and continuing operational improvement. The company said the products will maintain the quality and performance expected by customers.

“This capacity expansion is a significant step forward in our ability to meet customer demand,” said Manny Singh, Kovalus’s chief executive. He said the team produced at its targeted capacity in July and August, demonstrating what he described as a more efficient and scalable operation prepared to support customer growth.

Kovalus describes itself as a provider of advanced membrane technologies. The Monterrey investment adds production capability for spiral elements to its operations in the United States and Canada.