Clean in Place (CIP) System Study
ADF Engineering conducted a CIP system evaluation for a major food manufacturer, identifying inefficiencies, optimizing pump speeds, and recommending automation upgrades.
Safety Device and Pressure Relief Valve Audit
ADF Engineering conducted a safety relief device audit for a global food manufacturer, addressing documentation gaps, verifying valve sizing, and ensuring compliance with ASME, NFPA, and API codes.
Existing Plant Dust Collection Upgrade for Combustible Dust Compliance
ADF upgraded this plant's existing dust collection system to bring them up to compliance with the combustible dust standards.
WEBINAR: Pinch Analysis and Energy Reclaim
In this webinar, Nathan Deutsch, P.E. presents our approach to energy reclaim and focuses on the capabilities of our state-of-the-art Pinch Analysis software. In this presentation, Nathan covers: Energy savings through Pinch Analysis Data collection requirements and what information is needed for analysis Pinch Analysis software capabilities Evaluation of Waste Heat Recovery
WEBINAR: Process Water Footprint Reduction
In this webinar, Rakesh Patel P.E. discusses how to evaluate your freshwater process needs, decrease your water footprint, and reduce your dependency on energy & wastewater chemicals. In this presentation, Rakesh covers: Water Balance, Audit, & Benchmarking Pinch Analysis Water Footprint Reduction Process Improvements Equipment & Utility Upgrades Water-Energy Reduction Case Studies
Mechanical and Piping Contractor Pipe Stress Analysis
ADF assisted a Midwestern contractor with thermal stress and displacement analysis for steam and steam-in-place process piping using Bentley AutoPIPE software.
Sweetener & Beverage Manufacturer Sugar Railcar Unload & Transfer System
ADF Engineering enhanced a sugar railcar unloading system for a sweetener and beverage manufacturer, increasing the unloading rate from 22,000 lb/hr to 60,000 lb/hr.
One of the Biggest Mistakes I See During Construction
Thirty years as a consultant engineer has taught me that typical projects are broken into four major phases: feasibility, preliminary engineering, detailed design, construction and start-up. While the engineering phase is the most critical for your project’s development, the construction phase is the most complex. It’s when the rubber hits the road, when most of your budget is being spent, and when things could go wrong with even the best relationships sometimes ending in dispute and litigation. During the construction phase, there is a lot of complexity dealing with multiple contractors, subcontractors, vendors, equipment suppliers, government oversight, safety,…
Heavy Industrial Facility Air Cylinder Replacement
A Midwest heavy industrial facility was planning a multi-week outage and needed to fit this project into their timing.
Steel Mill Boiler Design and Installation
The integrated steel mill uses Goggle valves to isolate downstream flow. These valves render an absolute tight shut off in blast furnace and basic oxygen furnace applications to assure the safety of personnel working downstream. The client wanted to exchange…
