As the pharmaceutical and medical device industries become more global, diversified, and highly regulated, manufacturers are facing unprecedented challenges. Meeting rising demand, managing an expanding product mix, and maintaining flawless consistency across operations requires more than just operational excellence—it demands innovative, compliant, and efficient engineering solutions.

For decades, The CMM Group has been a trusted partner for manufacturers of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and healthcare products. From air pollution control to industrial wastewater systems, we specialize in custom-designed equipment built to meet the highest standards of quality and regulatory compliance.

Pollution Control and VOC Abatement

The environmental impact of pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing has often been underestimated. Yet, just like pesticides or industrial chemicals, pharmaceuticals and solvents used in production and packaging contribute significantly to air pollution.

From active ingredient synthesis and syringe coating to printing and packaging over-the-counter (OTC) products, emissions are present throughout the value chain. As an FDA-regulated company, you’re already navigating a complex regulatory landscape—EPA, OSHA, and the Clean Air Act included. Our goal is to make environmental compliance one less thing to worry about.

Our Pollution Control Technologies:

  • Regenerative Thermal Oxidizers (RTOs) – High-efficiency destruction of VOCs, with up to 98% DRE.
  • Thermal Recuperative Oxidizers – Energy-efficient options for moderate VOC concentrations.
  • Catalytic Oxidizers – Ideal for low-temperature, low-VOC scenarios.
  • Rotary Concentrators + RTOs – A cost-effective solution for high airflow, low VOC applications.

Wastewater Treatment for Pharmaceutical Applications

 The CMM Group and it’s partner, Condorchem Enviro Solutions of Spain offer systems for industrial wastewater treatment and other process technologies to its customers in the U.S. and Canada.

Like many other industries, pharmaceutical manufacturing processes often generate wastewater that cannot be treated at municipal treatment centers. Oftentimes, manufacturers are paying a premium for these waste streams to be trucked off site to be handled externally. Not only can this become an expensive cost of business, but this waste stream often contains large volumes of water that could be used elsewhere at the facility or discharged to the local municipality. In some cases, these streams even contain valuable solvents that could be recovered and re-used elsewhere in their process, or even sold as a valuable by-product, generating additional revenue streams. Our goal is to ensure minimal waste of solvents, and money.

Our vacuum evaporation expertise allows us to offer customers a robust system to manage these waste streams with a physical process, requiring minimal chemical dosing, minimal operator demand, in an energy efficient design.

Some of the benefits our customers are able to achieve working with us:

  • Near-zero liquid discharge
  • Generate valuable product from waste streams
  • Minimize chemicals in treatment process
  • Simplify environmental compliance
  • Reduce waste disposal
  • Use wastewater Concentrate as supplemental fuel
  • Use condensate for reusable distillate
  • Meet discharge regulatory requirements

With our solutions for both air pollution control and wastewater treatment, our customers can take a 360-degree view of their environmental impact, and help to reduce volatile organic emissions and reduce their process water usage.”

Explore how this manufacturer of syringes increased efficiency with a regenerative thermal oxidizer from The CMM Group while meeting the 98% destruction efficiency requirements.

Ovens and Dryers for Medical Manufacturers

In addition to pollution control and wastewater solutions, The CMM Group has designed custom ovens that can handle the exactness and stringency medical manufacturers need to meet—after all, it’s a matter of life and death.

We understand just how specific your needs are, so our ovens are built to your exact specifications. Manufacturers across the world trust The CMM Group to deliver the consistency, reliability, and flawless performance they need.

  • Medical Devices: Whether it’s sterilization of devices, curing of proprietary polymers that coat your devices, or depyrogenation of glassware, the right industrial heating product is critical. We meet the tight temperature tolerances you have while delivering the increased performance and decreased cost manufacturers have come to expect from The CMM Group.
  • Optical Products: Optical product manufacturers need complete uniformity. When perfection in ramp time, soak time, and temperature is needed, you can trust the CMM Group to deliver. Our ovens provide consistency in curing, reduced cycle times, and exceptional product yields.
  • Pharmaceutical: Whatever your role in the pharmaceutical value chain—R&D, production, or packaging, exactness is critical. Our industrial heating products can achieve and deliver accuracy, uniformity, and consistency. Added to this, our custom solutions are able to be built to meet the filtration requirements while handling flammable solvents.

At The CMM Group, we understand that your entire business relies on our ability to deliver, and we have the manufacturing experience to make that happen.

Energy Recovery Solutions for Medical, Optical, and Pharmaceutical Manufacturers

For companies in the medical, optical, and pharmaceutical industry, you need—and use—a lot of heat. With an RTO operating at temperatures up to 1,500 degrees F or an oven operating at up to 1,000 degrees F, explore the opportunity to take the otherwise wasted energy and utilize it for another purpose.

Whether this is heating an oven by capturing and reusing heat from a pollution control system or leveraging energy to provide building heat, there are many ways to turn otherwise wasted energy into something more useful. The CMM Group specializes in air-to-air, air-to-liquid, and air-to-waste energy recovery systems and can provide these solutions as a standalone option or as part of a larger implementation project.

Additional Services for the Pharmaceutical and Medical Industry

Maybe you need some advice, a repair, or an inspection. We can do that too. The CMM Group provides pre-project consulting, engineering, and project management services as well as aftermarket services. Our aftermarket services team can refurbish, retrofit or rebuild your equipment to enhance its performance. By implementing a consistent annual preventive maintenance program or inspections, you can extend the life of your equipment. Learn more about our services and request a quote by contacting us. Learn more about our aftermarket services and preventive maintenance programs and request a quote by contacting us.