CASE STUDY
End-to-End Design and Build of a New Apple Juice Production Facility on California’s Central Coast
Privately-held beverage manufacturing company.
Beverage Manufacturing – Juice Production
Process mechanical design; Automation & controls programming; Equipment specification and procurement; Skid fabrication and installation; Utility and mechanical piping; Field installation and startup; Project and engineering management
Overview
TM Process & Controls, Inc. (TMPC) provided a complete turnkey solution for a new apple juice production facility. The facility was designed for 100,000 gallons per day of juice production with capabilities for both carbonated cold fill and hot fill bottling. TMPC oversaw everything from the mechanical process design and electrical/automation engineering to equipment procurement, installation, and system startup.
Problem
The customer required a fully operational juice processing and bottling facility in a new geographical region to expand production capacity and meet growing demand. The solution had to integrate new equipment and utilities across multiple complex systems, including juice pressing, filtration, pasteurization, and packaging.
Solution
TMPC proposed and executed a comprehensive design-build project involving the installation of six juice presses, buffer and juice tanks, filtration and pasteurization units, a packaging line, and full utility systems including compressed air, glycol cooling, steam, and CIP. TMPC managed all phases from engineering through startup, including equipment skidding and field installation.
Results
- Designed to support 100,000 GPD of juice production
- Seamless integration of hot fill and carbonated cold fill bottling on a single filler
- Fully automated valve manifolds and CIP systems reduce downtime and labor
- Energy-efficient glycol and steam systems installed
- Budgetary project value: $27.56 million
