Miura America exhibited its LX-50 steam boiler at PACK EXPO International 2026, held October 18–21 in Chicago, at Booth LU-8035. The company used the show to explain how the compact unit can help packaging and processing facilities respond to changing steam demand, support production continuity and improve energy efficiency.
The LX-50 is a 50 BHP steam boiler that produces approximately 1,730 pounds of steam per hour for processing, cleaning, sanitation and other plant-support applications. It is available in standard-pressure models operating from 70 to 150 PSI and low-pressure models operating at 15 PSI. The boiler uses a once-through, low-water-content watertube design, which Miura says enables rapid startup and on-demand steam production while helping reduce standby losses.
Efficiency and emissions specifications
The unit operates on natural gas or propane and delivers 85% efficiency, according to the company. Miura also lists NOx emissions as low as 20 PPM. Those specifications are relevant to packaging and processing operations that are trying to conserve floor space, maintain reliable daily operations and make progress on energy-efficiency and emissions-reduction goals.
Because the LX-50 is compact and designed for on-demand operation, Miura is framing it as a fit for facilities whose steam requirements vary rather than remain constant. The company presents the boiler as a way to match steam generation more closely to production and sanitation demand, instead of relying on a fixed, continuously operating steam source. The design is intended to reduce the losses associated with keeping a conventional boiler system on standby, although actual results will depend on how a facility configures and operates its steam system.
Boiler-room services alongside equipment
Miura America’s offer extends beyond the boiler itself. The company provides boiler-room solutions intended to improve the safety, reliability and efficiency of industrial steam operations. At the exhibition, it highlighted how its systems and lifecycle services can help facilities address changing production needs and sanitation demands.
Those services include site assessments, system design, installation support, water treatment, remote monitoring, maintenance and ongoing optimization. For packaging and processing plants, that combination can cover the equipment as well as the operational practices that affect steam availability, water quality and long-term performance.
The PACK EXPO appearance places the LX-50 in front of a market that often needs flexible utility capacity rather than a single large, continuous steam source. Miura’s message centers on matching steam generation to demand, reducing idle operation and fitting boiler-room equipment into constrained plant space. The company’s claims about efficiency, emissions and standby losses are product specifications and design intentions; they do not establish results at a specific customer site.