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Case Studies

Below you will find a collection of case studies about expansions, modernizations, retrofits, and upgrades in addition to design, build, fabrication and installation challenges and the solutions

Case Studies For Sanitary Process Systems for Wineries, Breweries, Milk, Dairy, Food, and Beverage Facilities

Challenging problems require creative solutions and that’s what we’re all about. From working with small start-ups to partnering with Fortune 500 companies like Nestle, Coca-Cola and Kraft, our successful projects and satisfied customers are what keep us from accepting the status quo. Check out some of our sample case studies to see how we manage a project from start to finish.

High Solids Fruit Drink Ingredient Blending

February 13, 2020

An Alternative to High Shear Mixing to Maintain Texture The quality of a beverage often depends on the size of its ingredients’ particles. Whether these are minute pieces or large chunks can be determined by the shear rate of mixing during production. Beverages such as sports drinks or vitamin waters made using powders are best manufactured with high speed mixers. In the case of pulpy formulations or drinks with high solids content, high sheer mixing can masticate ingredients, destroy consistency,

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Process Water Distribution

February 6, 2020

Without a Master Plan, Changes Can Lead to Distribution Problems At every plant, water distribution demands change over time. New lines, new equipment, new products, and new processes lead to constant evolution. Sometimes the changes are incremental, other times they are dramatic and happen quickly. Often modifications are made to the water distribution without consideration being given to the entire water system. The absence of a master plan to coordinate changes can lead to distribution issues and peak demand can

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Mix Proof Manifolds

January 30, 2020

A major carbonated beverage bottler was experiencing syrup loss and high change-over time. Their manual processes with extensive use of hoses also had the potential for operator exposure to CIP solutions and high temperatures. With material costs, efficiency, and operator safety on the line, the bottler turned to Placer Process for a solution. A Fresh Approach After on-site review of the current system and the needs of the bottler, Placer Process designed a new way for the bottler to transfer

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What is the Best Design to Avoid Contamination?

January 22, 2020

In most sanitary process designs, transfer lines must carry both ingredients and CIP solutions. A key component to any process design then becomes how to keep the two from commingling. So what is the best design to keep the ingredients and solutions apart, the lesser-expensive but labor-intensive transfer panels or automated mix proof valve clusters? Both methods provide an atmospheric break to keep the materials and solutions from mixing. However the way in which this break is achieved is completely

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Wastewater Reuse

January 15, 2020

While upgrading a pasteurization system for a major beverage producer, we were asked to assist with water conservation efforts within the plant. The city water supply was restricted due to local water usage standards, which prevented the facility from running at full production capacity. The plant was also under strict sanitary drain limits, and regularly required third party water treatment services. After a succinct water usage audit, the concentrate reject stream from the nano-quality semi-permeable membrane system was identified as

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Placer Process Systems designs and builds superior quality, customized sanitary process systems for a variety of industries including Wine, Beer, Dairy, Cheese, Beverage, and Food.

Our years of experience enable us to partner with our clients to design and build complete solutions unique to their needs. Our solutions implement industry specific best practices while providing our clients a competitive advantage in speed and efficiency in today’s challenging environment.

On time, On budget. On task. Together, let’s solve your problem. Contact us today to discuss your project. We have delivered successful projects throughout California, including Sacramento, Napa, Santa Rosa, St. Helena, Petaluma, Santa Clara, San Francisco, Fremont, Paso Robles, Sonoma, Fort Bragg, Fresno, Madera, Monterey, Salinas, Calistoga, San Luis Obispo, Eden Canyon, Healdsburg, Stockton, Modesto, Salida, Turlock, Visalia, Merced, and more.

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Placer Process Systems is a design-build contractor providing custom sanitary process systems for process manufacturing plants in the Dairy, Cheese, Wine, Beer, Food and Beverage sectors.  We conceptualize and deliver complete customized solutions to meet your toughest plant needs, from design to fabrication, installation, automation and controls, and ongoing support. Our focus is on mechanical, process, tank, and utility systems for sanitary lines. Whether you need a retrofit, modernization, expansion, upgrade, or repair, we work within your current plant infrastructure to deliver custom solutions that increase efficiency, product quality, throughput, customer satisfaction and profitability.

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