Our Story

In the early 1970s, with the passage of the Clean Air Act, electric utilities and companies in other heavy industries (like steel and cement production) called upon original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to improve their precipitators and install new ones.

Established and new OEMs competed against each other, went for big projects, and didn’t focus much on service or upgrades. Neundorfer, Inc. was one of a few non-OEM companies focused on filling the need for better service and cost effective upgrades that improved reliability and performance.

Throughout the 1970s, Neundorfer built credibility with customers by listening first, understanding before being understood, and being curious.

As our customers need for more vertically integrated services increased, we continued to expand our knowledge base which resulted in innovative services and products, made an acquisition, and expanded our facilities to increase our production capabilities. Major milestones during this period were:

• First and Second Generation MicroProcessor Voltage Controls (MVC-I & MVC II)
• First Generation Programmable Rapper Control
• Acquired Lucidyne Controls
• Mitsubishi partners with Neundorfer, Inc. to provide sophisticated performance enhancing algorithm (Intermittent Energization)
• Patented Discharge Electrodes (Spring Shround)
• Expanded our facilities (moved to our current location)

As our consultative approach continued to develop, we found different areas where we could help customers improve performance and reduce costs. The major lesson we learned here was that diversifying for diversifying’s sake was not all that! Major milestones during this period were:

• Patented innovative mechanical boiler de-slagging system
• Patented boiler feedwater heater optimization control
• Patented on-line coal sampler
• First Generation integrated precipitator optimization software system released (POS)
• First Generation MicroProcessor Based Precipitator Rapper Control released (MicroRap)
• First Generation Electric Rapper released (EMR)

Refining our focus on adding value to every step of the process to help our customers solve problems, we continued our efforts to enhance our understanding of our customer’s processes. Our team was evolving into a multi-discipline group with diverse experiences. We continued to innovate and even broke away from traditional internal business disciplines and released a product with a tongue-in-cheek name! Major milestones in this period were:

• Third Generation MicroProcessor Voltage Control (MVC-III)
• Second Generation Electric Rapper released (EMR)
• Windows^„¢ Based precipitator optimization software system released (POS)
• Patented Fly Ash System Optimization Software released (SmartAsh)
• Acquired Wilhelm Technologies – flue gas condition systems

As we continued to gain more diverse experiences helping customers, both organically and through acquisition, we expanded our facilities (in an environmentally friendly way) so we could become more agile and find more ways we can help our customers reduce the cost of a pound pollutant removal. Major milestones in this period were:

• Second facility expansion (Ugly Ducklings Turn Into A Swan)
• Fourth Generation MicroProcessor Voltage Control (MVC-IV)
• Acquired APCO Services; fluid dynamics and gas flow modeling, laboratory services
• Third facility expansion (model lab and expanded production areas)
• Integrated performance modeling in precipitator optimization software systems
• Enhanced consulting with remote monitoring processes and technology
• We celebrated our 40^th Anniversary (July 1, 2015)!