Semler Industries

In 1982, Semler developed the Sentinel Fuel Unloading System designed for the railroad industry for off-loading their shipments of diesel fuel. This system incorporated some rather unique features and it is still being sold today. In 1986, Sentry Tank Accessories was purchased and merged into Semler Industries, expanding Semler's offering to include storage tank ventilation equipment and accessories. Sentry Tank's product offerings are sold as part of our Liquid Handling group's inventory. 1988, Semler Industries was selected as an equipment supplier for Rockwell International for their Color Liner newspaper press. Sold throughout the United States, Canada and South America; originally, this included a water purification system and a dampner recirculation system. Later, other ancillary support systems were designed and sold to Rockwell; i.e., the dampner concentrate supply system, electric ink vacuums, dampner regulator assemblies and water regulator assemblies to name a few. Also in 1988, Katherine (Semler) Felton, (Loren H. Semler Jr.'s eldest daughter) joined the company as Manager of Information Systems. In 1989, the Company developed the SemFlex Ink Washwater Recovery System for flexographic ink; the first system of its kind to recycle and allow reuse of print ink. This system was eventually patented and trade marked and sold nationwide to major newspapers using flexographic ink. In 1992 Semler started on the renovation of 13 Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus garages; providing them with liquid handling equipment. These designs included miscellaneous fluid unloading systems, diesel and oil dispensers to be used at the "islands", skids for the diesel fuel, dispensers and pumps for various products such as anti-freeze, soap concentrate, grease and various motor oils and waste liquid equipment for used anti-freeze and motor oil. In 1996, Loren W. Semler ,(Loren H. Semler Jr's only son), joined the Company as "Project Specialist" and was tasked with over-seeing and coordinating all the company's work-in-process jobs. It was in 1999 that the first water filling nozzle was designed for the airline industry for potable water. The initial sale was to American Airlines. 2000 started the decade of strict EPA and FDA Regulations for the airline industry for the water quality of their onboard drinking water. Our President, Loren H. Semler took part in some of the sessions that the EPA held in Washington, D.C. and as a result, Semler designed and built the first piece of equipment of its kind, the AWOCS™ or Aircraft Water Ozone Cleaning System designed to use ozone as a sanitizing agent. This system was first sold in 2006 to a regional air carrier and later to major airlines. Over the years, our Fluid Purification and Liquid Handling Groups have assisted our customer in creating systems such as the Turbine Oil Flushing System, sold to major utilities; the Drum Filling System sold to the chemical industry for packaging; water sterilization systems provided to manufacturers of food product cans; and drum testing systems for leak testing of 55 gallon drums, etc. Today, having become a recognized leader in the industrial filtration and liquid handling industry providing custom solutions for varied filtration and liquid handling, both domestically and internationally, Semler continues to provide unique filtration technology to industry with a need for removing impurities in a liquid or gas stream. The company manufactures both custom designed and proprietary liquid handling systems and equipment for specific industry applications which include the movement, metering, blending, and transfer of fluids, i.e., water, oils, inks, paints, chemicals, solvents; etc. Our systems find applications in diverse industry, i.e., food and beverage (chocolate and bottled water), pharmaceutical (diagnostics and heat transfer fluids), chemical (polymers and resins), petroleum refining (naphtha and distillates), printing (ink and blanket solutions), and the transportation (fuel unloading and potable water) industry. Semler Industries is a preferred source that delivers strong technical support along with a commitment to service that reflects the values of a family run business and makes us a truly distinctively different Company. On May 4, 2009, Loren H. Semler, Jr. became Chairman of the Board, Loren W. Semler became the Fifth President, Katherine E. Felton became Senior Vice President, and Joseph M. Palm became Vice President of Plant Operations. Semler also enjoys the distinction of having several of its employees span a career of over 50 years with our Company.