In 1968, William Dedert founded Dedert Corporation following the purchase of the Reineveld Corporation and the ownership of the Reineveld centrifuge technology specific to the starch industry from Machinefabriek Reineveld NV of Delft, The Netherlands.

Dedert’s initial focus was on providing process equipment to the starch and starch related industries with special emphasis on the supply of evaporators and Reineveld peeler centrifuges. Over the next few years, Dedert also offered screw presses and steam tube dryers, continuing to provide sound quality solutions to the starch and starch related industries.

Dedert had success following the corn wet milling industry. As the industry expanded into high fructose corn syrup markets and developed derivative products from corn, including lysine, lactic acid, citric acid, and maltodextrins, Dedert engineers were there to provide the right technology and support the industry’s needs. Dedert and its evaporators and dryers were, and are still today, known for being innovative and flexible, energy efficient using the latest technology, able to improve plant capacity, and designed and built for a long life with low maintenance.

Dedert soon became a world leader in drying and evaporation, introducing mechanical vapor recompression to the corn wet milling industry, and becoming a pioneer of waste heat evaporation and energy integration. This extensive experience and expertise was leveraged into other industries such as food and chemical and in later years, the fuel alcohol market.