Protein Enhancement Facility
- PLANNED FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND ANIMAL NUTRITION PRODUCTION FACILITY
- DESIGNED COMPLEX STRUCTURES TO HOUSE SUBSTANTIAL EQUIPMENT LOADS
- INCREASED EFFICIENCY WITH A COMPACT CONVEYING SYSTEM
- 1,250 TON-PER-HOUR LOADING CAPACITY
VAA designed a first-of-its-kind animal nutrition production facility capable of loading out 1,250 tons of final product per hour.
VAA’s multidisciplinary team designed an animal nutrition production facility capable of serving nationwide production needs of digestible proteins used in dairy and animal feed markets. Project included the design of complex structures capable of housing substantial equipment loads as well as a compact conveying system designed as a cost saving measure. VAA partnered with Fagen Engineering, Inc. to help deliver project success.
Disciplines
- General Arrangement
- Industrial Architecture
- Structural Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
Partners
- Fagen Engineering, Inc.
Fromm Family Foods Pet Food Expansion
- REDUCED TRUCK RECEIVING TIME BY MORE THAN HALF
- ADDED NEARLY FOUR MILLION POUNDS OF STORAGE
- ANTICIPATED FUTURE EXPANSION BY ADDING A BASEMENT TO STORE ADDITIONAL PROCESSING EQUIPMENT
- OPERATIONS WERE MINIMALLY DISRUPTED THROUGH DILIGENT PLANNING AND DESIGN, ALLOWING THE FACILITY TO REMAIN OPEN THROUGHOUT DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PROCESSES.
VAA added nearly four million pounds of storage capacity, while reducing truck receiving times by more than half, all while maintaining plant operations.
The client, a nationwide producer of high-quality pet food, required faster speeds for their ingredient receiving and increased storage capacity. Throughout design and construction, the plant needed to remain open—an incredible challenge given the site’s small footprint. In response, VAA successfully kept operations active over the year-long project timeline. Working within the small footprint, VAA’s planning and design preserved productivity, allowing on-site personnel access to the plant and truck drivers access to receiving bays, during the expansion. The result was an upgraded plant with receiving times halved and added equipment storage to readily handle future needs.