Interstate Relocation of Product Manufacturing Line
Interstate Relocation of Product Manufacturing Line
Consumer Specialty Products Manufacturer, OH
Services:
- Engineering
- Construction Management
Schedule: 24 Months
Budget: $1,600,000
Tasks:
- Layout of the new production facilities
- Design of extensive modifications to the existing building, as required to accommodate production
- Design of rail spur extensions and railcar unloading facilities
- Specify and prepurchase long-lead equipment, including clay storage bin, conveyors, bucket elevators, and dust collector
- Design of new electrical substation and power distribution to manufacturing line
- Development of P&ID’s, re-install PLC controls
- Design of dust collection system
- Design of heating and ventilating system
Project Highlights:
- Prepared contract drawings for bidding and construction purposes for relocation of all major components of the manufacturing and packaging lines, as well as anticipated new components
- Relocated a hoisting system, a mineral oil addition system, and a premix transfer system with new conveyor to connect to a new bucket elevator
- Performed bid, award, and oversight of structural and architectural work necessary to modify the existing building to accommodate the product line, including foundations, structural steel, and siding
- Performed bid, award, and oversight of fire sprinkler system modifications
- Designed and constructed a new rail spur including a switch and 400 ft of track and a railcar unloading pit beneath the track for delivery of raw materials
- Designed a penthouse, 60’ x 60’ x 17’ in height, to accommodate tall equipment, including storage bins, bucket elevators, and fillers
- Designed new foundations to support the penthouse from the floor of the existing building
- Designed a new dust collection system with a capacity of 6000 cfm
- Relocated existing and purchased new equipment