LEADING EDGE SOLUTIONS for BEVERAGE MANUFACTURERS

INNOVATION AND EXPERIENCE ON TAP

Competition is fierce and margins are thin in the beverage industry. Innovation is key for success. Once a new product is approved for production, it must get to market – fast. That means fast-tracking required capital projects at your facilities.

It is innovation that helps drive success in the beverage industry. To The Austin Company, this means reliability, flexibility and food safety are engineered and built into every beverage manufacturing plant. Our experience includes process piping, equipment, controls, refrigeration, packaging and wastewater treatment.

Types of Projects for Beverage Industry

• Production and packaging plants
• Automated distribution and bulk storage warehouses
• Research laboratories
• Distribution centers

PACKAGING CONSIDERATIONS

• Integrated team works to address critical packaging system(s) considerations
• Concept definition and feasibility
• Scope and functional requirements documentation
• Detail design
• Equipment selection assistance and procurement
• Construction, installation, commissioning, and start-up

REFRIGERATION

• High pressure and high temperature piping systems
• Modularization of major piping systems
• Ammonia refrigeration systems and related equipment
• CO2 refrigeration systems and related equipment
• Refrigeration system and refrigerant conversions
• Cascade CO2 and ammonia systems
• 3D system deign platforms
• PSM to satisfy OSHA 191D for large NH3 piping systems, including pipe stress analysis
• Design of freezer walls, racking, floors, under floor freeze protection systems, and vapor barrier

WASTEWATER TREATMENT

• Flow equalization to minimize the overall treatment footprint
• Segregation of streams to treat specific wastes in smaller, more concentrated solutions prior to dilution
•Segregation of storm systems from the process wastewater systems
• pH adjustment of CIP system discharges and production wastes
• Oil and grease removal from wastes, utilizing conventional interceptors, along with rope/belt skimmers
• Solids removal, screens, clarifiers, thickeners, filtration and multiple types of dewatering systems
• Precipitation for conversion of dissolved solids

VIRTUAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

UPFRONT COMMITMENT TO VDC REDUCES TIME AND SAVES MONEY LATER IN THE PROJECT

The Austin Company has been integrating design and construction services for well over a century and today utilizes virtual design and construction (VDC) technology, including Building Information Modeling (BIM), to best serve our clients.

Benefits of VDC Include:
• Reduced risk
• Streamlined data workflows
• Clash detection
• Leveraging of model information
• Increased efficiency
• Increased collaboration and coordination
• Improved decision-making

LEAN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

EMPOWERING PROJECT TEAMS TO ADD VALUE TO PROJECT PERFORMANCE

Austin applies Lean methods to our design, engineering and construction to maximize value and project outcomes, with a focus on relationships, shared knowledge and common goals.

Benefits of Lean Design and Construction include:
• Improved time productivity,
• Reduced safety hazards
• Cost savings
• Improved coordination among all project team members
• Optimization of budgets, including life-cycle costs
• Potential for earlier project completion due to minimized inefficiencies