RELCO

RELCO

RELCO, LLC

Willmar, Minnesota, United States

Processing EquipmentAutomation & ControlsEngineering & Services
Founded 198251-200 employeesManufacturer, Engineering FirmSells to Processors
Profile last updated: May 8, 2026

About

Founded in 1982, RELCO is a dairy industry manufacturer based in Willmar, United States selling processing equipment, automation & controls, engineering & services.

RELCO is an engineering and manufacturing company that designs, fabricates, installs and commissions customized processing systems for dairy and food plants. Its core focus is cheesemaking and dairy processing equipment, including evaporation, drying, powder handling, lactose crystallization, cheese vats and curd handling, and integrated turnkey plant solutions. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Willmar, Minnesota, with additional offices in the Netherlands, New Zealand and Brazil. RELCO is part of Kovalus, a separation solutions group, and has acquired several businesses including Wet & Dry Technologies, Whey Systems (KELLER lactose processing), Stoelting Cheese Making Equipment and Savel Technologies. The company reports serving over 500 customers globally.

Location

Willmar, United States

Founded

1982

Employees

51-200

Legal name

RELCO, LLC

Focus areas

cheese processingdairy evaporationspray dryinglactose crystallizationwhey processingturnkey dairy plantspowder handling

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Supply categories

Processing EquipmentAutomation & ControlsEngineering & Services

Supplier role

ManufacturerEngineering FirmService Provider

Sells to

Processors

Customer scale

Industrial

Dairy products served

CheeseWheyPowders & Infant Formula

Equipment

Evaporators & Spray DryersCheese Vats & Presses

Services

InstallationProcess EngineeringSpare Parts

Products

L-Tech Permeate Drying System

Permeate dryer

Dairy permeate drying system, co-developed and patented by RELCO.

CrystaLac Crystallizing Evaporator

Lactose crystallizing evaporator

Evaporator for lactose crystallization in whey processing.

Hi-Con Evaporator

Evaporator

Evaporator for dairy and food processing.

Tall Form Bustle Dryer

Spray dryer

Dryer for powder production in dairy and food plants.

Wide Body Dryer

Spray dryer

Spray dryer for powder production.

SVC Cottage Cheese Vat

Cheese vat

Vat for cottage cheese production.

OO Style Vat

Cheese vat

Cheese vat for cheese production lines.

Curd Table

Cheese processing equipment

Curd handling equipment for cheese plants.

Cheese Belt

Cheese processing equipment

Belt conveyor for cheese handling.

OptiSet 4.1 Coagulation Detection System

Coagulation detection system

System for detecting coagulation in cheesemaking.

Dense Phase Pneumatic Conveying System

Pneumatic conveying system

Dense phase pressure and vacuum conveying of dry bulk solids, supplied via the Savel product line.

Bulk Bag Unloader

Bulk bag handling system

Equipment for unloading bulk bags of powder.

Air to Air Heat Recovery

Heat recovery system

Heat recovery system for drying processes.

Service regions

North AmericaSouth AmericaCentral AmericaMexicoEuropeAsia PacificAustraliaNew Zealand

Standards, references & customers

Reference installations

Grupo Piracanjuba

Brazil

Advanced nutritional ingredient processing facility

Named customers

Grupo Piracanjuba

Sustainability claims

Energy-efficient evaporation and drying systemsAir to Air Heat RecoveryAir-Liquid-Air Heat Recovery

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