Chemical Process Facility

A leading manufacture of specialty coated web built a new, state-of-the-art, manufacturing facility to increase throughout, and produce multiple products using the same equipment. In addition, consideration for future product needs was incorporated into the design.

Challenges:

• Anticipate future products with more demanding specifications.
• Develop common program procedures for various equipment to increase software development efficiency and reduce required start up time.
• Provide adequate physical and design space for future equipment.
• Project completion date had to coincide with end customers date for product review deadline.

Benefits:

• Maintain relationship with existing end customer.
• To provide quicker means to produce new products or products with increased specifications.
• Reduce costs by streamlining production.

Project Included:

• Sub-micron mills.
• PMD mixers.
• Kneader
• Positive displacement pumps
• iFix HMI stations.
• iBatch recipe system.
• Liquid and dry charging systems.
• Material filtering.
• Production handling piping & valves.
• Class I Div 1 & 2 components & compliance.