About Us
Messinger Engineering develops laboratory systems and pilot plants for membrane process development and scale-up. We focus on practical testing, reliable process data and sound engineering.
Our Engineering Approach
We combine experimental testing, engineering and pilot-scale development to generate the knowledge needed for reliable industrial scale-up.
Our Vision
We believe that innovation in food and biotechnology begins with a deeper understanding of biological, physical and membrane processes.
Membrane processes already play a key role in food and biotechnology. They separate, concentrate, purify and fractionate molecules under comparatively mild conditions. This makes them especially valuable for proteins, enzymes, fermentation products, plant-based ingredients and many other sensitive compounds.
But the decisive factor is not only the membrane or the equipment. The decisive factor is the understanding of the process interactions: mass transfer, fouling, concentration polarization, pressure drop, flow conditions, cleaning behavior, product yield and scale-up all influence one another.
Companies that understand these interactions develop better processes. Industrial systems can be designed more accurately, operated more safely and implemented more economically. Process understanding reduces uncertainty — and uncertainty is one of the most expensive factors in industrial process development.
Understanding is not an academic exercise. It is the most cost-effective form of engineering.
200+
Membrane systems and process plants realized from laboratory and pilot scale to industrial production.
100+
Developed, modified and automated systems for process understanding, scale-up and industrial implementation.
70+
Specialized membrane processes developed for separation, concentration and recovery of valuable molecules in food and biotech.
Alain Messinger
Founder and Managing Director
Experience in Membrane Process Engineering
Messinger Engineering was founded by Alain Messinger, a food engineer from ETH Zurich with more than 30 years of experience in membrane processes, pilot plants, automation and industrial scale-up.
Process engineering, enzyme technology and control engineering
Engineer — Bucher Guyer AG, Switzerland
2006 — Natan GmbH
2016 — Messinger Engineering
More than 200 membrane systems designed, built and commissioned — from laboratory and pilot systems to industrial plants.
Philosophy — University of Zurich, Switzerland