Chemical Centrifuges
The Chemical Division has over 50 years of experience in designing custom filtering, continuous and decanting centrifuges for every industry from pharmaceutical and agricultural chemicals to flavor extracts and specialty pigments. Western States is the preferred supplier of quality centrifuges to many of the largest chemical manufacturers in the U.S. and abroad. Our team of process and mechanical engineers can select and design the most efficient and cost effective centrifuge for your application.
Sugar Centrifugals
The Sugar Division has for 90 years been supplying the beet and cane sugar mills and refineries around the world with the highest performing and most reliable batch and continuous centrifugals available. Western States is known world wide for its reputation for handling all types of massecuite and delivering robust equipment - in fact, many of our centrifugals have been in operation for over 50 years. Our design team continues to improve our centrifugals in terms of performance, reliability and cost reduction.
Welcome to The Western States Machine Company
The Western States Machine Company was founded in 1917 to develop and manufacture improvements for centrifugals in the sugar industry. In 1950 Western States expanded its centrifugal line to include centrifuges for non-sugar industries including the separation of fine chemicals, agricultural chemicals and pharmaceuticals. Since its inception, Western States has grown to become a world-wide supplier of centrifugals for both the sugar and non-sugar industries, with more than 6,000 centrifugals installed.
Western States specializes in the application, design and manufacture of:
- Vertical Filtering Centrifuges (vertical peeler / basket centrifuge)
- Laboratory / Benchtop Filtering Centrifuges for less than 1 kilogram batches
- Pilot Scale Filtering Centrifuges
- Vertical Decanting Centrifuges
- High-Speed Tubular Centrifuges (20,000 gravities)
- Continuous Open Cone centrifuges
- Horizontal Peeler Filtering Centrifuge
- Inverting Filter Centrifuges with Drying Capability
- Batch and Continuous Centrifugals for Cane Sugar, Beet Sugar, Dextrose and other Natural and Artifical Sweeteners.
- Large Parts Inventory for old and new centrifuges.
- Complete In-house Rebuild and Upgrade Services for Sugar and Chemical Centrifuges.
+ News & Events
Western States awarded the Ohio Governor's Excellence in Exporting Award
The Western States Machine Company has been awarded the Ohio Governor's 2008 Excellence in Exporting Award (E-Award) in conjunction with the Ohio Department of Development Global Markets Division.
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Western States and Comi-Condor Agreement
Western States is pleased to announce an agreement with Comi-Condor of Milan, Italy, manufacturers of high quality horizontal peelers and inverting filter centrifuges/dryers. Western States will offer these high quality centrifuges to the U.S. and Canadian markets. Comi-Condor has over 50 years of expertise designing and manufacturing high quality fine chemical and pharmaceutical centrifuges. Together, Western States and Comi-Condor offer our customers over 150 years of separation experience.
ASSCT (American Society of Sugar Cane Technologist)
June 16-21
Beau Rivage resort
Biloxi, MS
+ WS 90th Anniversary
