Commercial Dehydrator Systems

Commercial Dehydrator Systems, Inc. (CDS), and it's sister company Miller Dehydrator Company (MDC) can trace their origin back to the sale of a Prune orchard, and an old Natural Draft Prune Dryer located in Eugene, Or. The year was 1911. Having purchased the orchard and dryer, Mr. L. N. Miller immediately began to up-grade the old dryer. Using his skills and experience from building organs, Mr. Miller applied that knowledge to the Dryer. He used electric powered fans to increase the air velocity through the Dryer, and dramatically improved the unit's production. He continued to experiment and improve the system. Due to his success, Mr. Miller was given the task of upgrading all 1000 Dryers of the Oregon Prune Exchange. By 1918 Mr. Miller had refined his system to a point where he sought existing manufacturers to incorporate this new technology into their designs.