development company llc type private headquarters monroe michigan usa number of locations dubai uae singapore area served worldwide products high pressure feed pumps energy recovery turbo boosters and custom combinations divisions global representative network website http www.fedco usa.com fedco headquarters monroe mi fluid equipment development company fedco is a michigan based designer and manufacturer of high pressure feed pumps and brine energy recovery devices erds for brackish water reverse osmosis bwro and seawater reverse osmosis swro systems . with over 3 500 units in service fedco pumps and erds can be found on 6 continents specifically in areas with little freshwater and rainfall or dense populations . reverse osmosis ro applications including swro plants boiler feedwater oil platforms ocean liners military systems hotels and resorts . ro is most commonly used to make potable water from sea water by removing salt and other impurities . in other cases it is used to purify water for cleaning of sensitive materials parts and electrical power generation . the ro process requires one or several high pressure pumps and an energy and dollar saving 1 erd . the fedco patented mss 2 and hpb 3 erd has propelled the company s remarkable growth . 4 5 6 history edit in the early 1980s eli oklejas was chief r & d hydraulic designer and head of the r & d lab at a major pump company . he was assigned the task of testing a piston type ro energy recovery device . after dealing with several failures and being frustrated by the overall system complexity he proposed development of a turbocharger device to boost the feed pressure using brine hydraulic energy however the idea was not pursued . mr. oklejas left to co found pump engineering inc. where he served as president and he led the effort to develop turbochargers for ro applications until his departure in 1996 . fedco was founded in 1997 as a partnership between osmonics inc. and eli oklejas . fedco s goal was to develop innovative high pressure pumps and energy recovery devices . general electric became fedco s partner from 2003 through 2006 . 7 currently fedco is 100 % privately owned and has continued its focus on its growth in michigan innovation quality and cost effective solutions for pumping and energy recovery . 8 this effort culminated with the introduction of the hydraulic pressure booster hpb and the mss series of high pressure feed pumps . mr. oklejas continues to serve as president of fedco as well as leading 9 the development of several new pump and energy recovery product lines reaching new industry benchmarks . 10 in june 2012 fedco and torishima pump manufacturing of osaka japan announced the formation of advanced pumps international a 50 50 joint venture company that will focus on developing and manufacturing pumping equipment for the oil and gas industries . the joint venture will be based in monroe michigan and plans to begin operations in the fall of 2012 . its products will be manufactured in accordance with api standards for a wide range of oil industry applications . 11 the success of fedco continues and its developments have been highlighted on the cbs eye on america . 13 the segment on business and technology focuses on the increasing need for potable water and describes how energy recovery is playing a significant role in the selection of process equipment . gallery edit mss series high pressure multi stage seawater pump mss single stage high pressure feed pump ssd high pressure hydraulic energy management integration hp hemi 12 low pressure drive generates electricity from a brine stream . lpd hydraulic pressure booster hpb hydraulic pressure booster hpb msd series high pressure multi stage duplex feed pump msd references edit 1 d & wr . desalination & water reuse . last updated 28 01 2011 . web . 9 june 2011 . 2 us patent 6309174 filed 26 february 1998 ; 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