Projects past

Upgrading an existing raisin cleaning line of field raisins while reducing water consumption by adding a Cyclonic Filtration Skid coupled with all the wet processes. The water savings were substantial for drought-stricken plants in California. Other modifications to the line were researched for efficiencies. Improvements on the visual inspection ladder to produce better quality in the 'little red box' were costly but did not impede production volumes.

This Lamb-Weston project involved the processing of locally grown sweet potatoes in Louisiana into fries packaged for a variety of customers in the retail and restaurant Industries. Product Flow's responsibility was sorting out damaged fries and packaging the frozen sweet potato fries from the freezer to the palletizer of one million pounds weekly.

The company cuts and packages most proteins from bulk to retail packaging for the resale markets. The contract was for its expansion to a second location, requiring an assessment of the existing equipment for transfer, upgrade, or mothballing. The facility processes and packs over one million pounds daily.

When the state of Michigan legalized marijuana consumption, our client's business boomed. We automated the bulk infeed of flowers to extremely accurate package weights, which is critical for both the customer and State regulatory agencies. Line versatility and lot control of all package sizes were requirements.