Soybean Oil Facility New Process Preliminary Engineering
ADF provided preliminary engineering for a new oil feed pre-dryer and enzymatic process system at a soybean oil facility.
WEBINAR: DHA Implementation – Creating Effective Solutions
About This Webinar This webinar has already taken place. To watch a recording, please see: https://youtu.be/H9nkQ1ECZFo Background In September 2015, NFPA issued NFPA 652 – Standard on the Fundamentals of Combustible Dust. This new standard integrates all of the older, industry specific standards, such as NFPA 61, 654 and 664, into a more consistent set of rules. The key new requirement is that non-food or grain facilities which handle or generate combustible dusts must complete a Dust Hazard Analysis (DHA) by September 2018. Food and grain facilities, under NFPA 61, have until September 2020 to complete their DHA’s. This…
Liquid Malt Extract Plant Expansion
This Ohio malt producer needed to expand their existing malt production facility to install a new vacuum belt spray dryer, new packaging equipment, new product receiving and blending equipment, new MCC room and new office and break areas. WORK COMPLETED:…
Process System Design
The client planned to launch a new product from an existing feed stock and requested process design assistance from ADF Engineering. The new product would need to incorporate ingredient additions from several processes throughout the facility. The new product would…
Turn Head Replacement
The client approached ADF with a request to provide engineering services to replace a Turn Head in the grain receiving elevator. The new Turn Head would need to incorporate two new product receiving spouts while maintaining the existing spouting and…
Steam Tube Dryer Replacement
The client approached ADF with a request to provide engineering services required to replace an aging rotary steam tube dryer. Due to heat, size and continuous operation the rotary steam tube dryer proved difficult to safely work near for field…
FEL Phase 2 and 3 Soy Oil Production Improvements
ADF Engineering provided FEL Phase 2 and Phase 3 engineering support for a client’s implementation of process improvements. The process improvements were in purity and production capacity of Soy Bean Oil. This project included laser scanning of the existing facility…
Cheese Whey Ethanol Plant Design
The client approached ADF with preliminary engineering and pilot test data for producing ethanol from cheese whey permeate, a by-product of the cheese making process. This project involved working closely with the client to complete detailed process engineering, equipment specifications,…
Baking Line Upgrade
The client contacted ADF when they needed to help a sister facility’s demand requirements. The project included the redesign of a baking equipment production line to output a new flavor additive into an existing chocolate cookie coating, alternating outputs between…
Lysine Facility Boiler Design and Installation
The client requested ADF’s services to design and implement a new 100,000 pound per hour natural gas-fired boiler into their existing steam and condensate process. The equipment will be located in a new pre-engineered metal building that meets insurance requirements…
