Facility Design & Engineering Services

AC Horn Manufacturing

AC Horn Manufacturing is a single-source supplier for an integrated, complete automated processing line for nut butter. The company can supply all equipment, including roasters, blanchers, grinding mills, ingredient feeders, conveyors and packaging systems. AC Horn designs an integrated control system, in addition to providing complete drawing sets and managing the project so that it is finished on time and meets the customer’s specifications. Company has designed, installed and commissioned turnkey systems for nut butter ranging from 500- to 20,000 lb/hour operations.

Arco/Murray National Construction Company, Inc.

ARCO/Murray is a national design-build firm with more than 35 regional offices in North America. Specializing in food and beverage and other process manufacturing facilities, ARCO/Murray's project managers are engineers, employing the latest technology and proprietary systems. Recent projects featured on ARCO/Murray’s website include design, building, and renovating production, distribution, or cold storage facilities for Dot Foods, Dr. Pepper/Snapple, OLAM Cocoa, Proportion Foods, Premium Waters, and Cargill. “With over 30 years of experience, 5,500+ projects and 75% of our revenue coming from repeat customers, our clients see their visions brought to life with the most advanced technologies and greatest value to their costs,” says ARCO/Murray on the site.

Barry-Wehmiller Design Group

In addition to offering architectural, engineering, process design/automation and process safety and risk management services, the Barry-Wehmiller Design Group is a system integrator for a wide range of filling and packaging line solutions with extensive experience in material handling, printing, labeling, inspection systems, secondary packaging requirements and management information systems. The Design Group provides complete production systems, line upgrades or experienced professionals ready to complement the client’s project team.

Bastian Solutions

As a systems integrator, Bastian Solutions designs, engineers, installs and commissions material handling, order fulfillment and distribution systems by combining equipment, controls and software products into a turnkey solution. Bastian’s experts seek out leading technologies in both equipment and information systems coupled with proven operational strategies. Related areas of expertise include robotics, controls and software integration. Other capabilities include installation and project management, 3D renderings and simulations, site selection and development.

Bratney Companies

Bratney Companies is a provider of design, engineering, and construction services to processing and packaging plants. Recent facility design and engineering services have included popcorn processing plants and flour mills.

Burns & McDonnell

Burns & McDonnell offers engineering, and design-build services for consumer products, food and beverage, life science and other sectors. Its design-build and engineer-procure-construct (EPC) processes are directed to achieve efficient progress, superior quality and a predictable outcome for projects, with safe, on-time and on-budget performance. Burns & McDonnell manages safety, cost, schedule and quality with proven procedures and experienced leadership while implementing Construction Industry Institute (CII) best practices for safety. Burns & McDonnell also offers integrated process design and helps clients evaluate packaging scenarios to help them select the best plant for the line, choose the right equipment manufacturers or determine the best flow through a plant. Burns & McDonnell has experience handling all material and ingredient types and all packaging scenarios.

BW Integrated Systems

Maximizing space and decreasing production time is critical, which is why BW Integrated Systems is dedicated to designing and implementing packaging line optimization solutions that meet the unique space and manufacturing needs of its customers. Leading concepts in BW Integrated Systems’ approach include the importance of line controls and designing with future proofing in mind. Its team consists of strong commercial, applications and controls experts who are focused on delivering systems solutions that meet and exceed client expectations. A division of Barry-Wehmiller, one of the world’s largest packaging companies, BW Integrated Systems is both a machine manufacturer and system integrator, bringing a unique understanding of how to best feed machine centers and ensure proper spacing between equipment centers so that each machine can perform optimally.

bXperts (BEXP)

bXperts offers a wide range of on-site services to support customers in food and beverage, packaging and healthcare. bXperts support OEMs by providing mechanical and electrical, automation and remote tech support, drafters through our extensive global network. We also offer support to end-users including production line services, preventive and corrective maintenance and machine operators.

bXperts (BEXP)

Offering advanced programmable logic controller (PLC) programming services, bXperts tailors projects to elevate the industrial automation systems of clients, ensuring seamless operations and productivity enhancement. Engineering and design services include line diagnostics, control panel building, and programming of systems including PLC, HMI and DCS. Other services from bXperts include installation, commissioning, maintenance and troubleshooting of systems.

CHL Systems

CHL Systems offers multi-disciplined engineering services with a proven track record of delivering the highest quality custom engineered solutions to all manufacturing industries. With 25+ engineers, including numerous professional engineers and certified SolidWorks professionals, CHL uses the latest technology software to design innovative custom machinery, equipment, and systems.

CMC Design Build

As an integrated engineering and construction firm, CMC Design-Build is able to deliver guaranteed project pricing very early in the design process. This allows our food and beverage clients to quickly make major decisions based upon real internal rates of return before expending significant amounts of money and time on a full design and bid process.

Colborne Foodbotics, LLC

Colborne Foodbotics is a FANUC Robotics Authorized System Integrator, specializing in bakery and food processing and packaging applications. Colborne Foodbotics builds designs, builds, and programs systems in-house with both large and small robot cells for handling applications including vision guided loading/collation and pick-and-place, robotic depanning, robotic pan stacking and unstacking, basket/tray handling and loading, case packing, and palletizing. Recent examples of systems integration projects include robotic cheesecake swirling and a robotic pouch transfer for snack/baked goods. Each integrated system is a whiteboard-designed automation solution tailored to customer's specific requirements.

Compass Industrial Group, LLC

Coperion & Coperion K-Tron

Coperion and Körber Supply Chain Software (SCS) have formed a partnership to provide logistics solutions for new plastic processing plant design, network integration and also for retrofit modernization and improved network integration of existing plants. Specializing in polymer production plant logistic concept development, highly specialized logistics management systems for complex material flow processes, logistics management for chemical material flow processes and transportation, Coperion and Körber also offer design for full integration of polymer production and material flow processes for quality and batch tracing accountability and inventory management.

CRB

CRB specializes in engineering, architecture, construction and consulting services for biopharm and food manufacturers. ONEsolution™ is CRB’s integrated project delivery (IPD) method that builds off the lean approaches developed by the industry’s most respected professional organizations to provide a full project solution from initial planning through operational readiness. ONEsolution was conceived to defy the old project management adage of “quality, cost and schedule – pick two.” Instead, ONEsolution aligns stakeholders on those targets from the very beginning.

Dennis Group

Focused on design/build services for the food and beverage industry, Dennis Group provides a comprehensive range of services. The in-house team at Dennis Group is experienced in executing projects from conception through start-up, or providing engineering assistance on specific areas. Dennis Group’s expertise extends from facility design and performance auditing to food safety, sustainability and LEED certification, automation and controls design, environmental engineering, process design, packaging systems and more. Whether it is a large project close to $200 million or a relatively small one under $10,000, Dennis Group has the capabilities to execute everything internally or involve the relevant external subject matter specialists when appropriate for the project. Recent projects have included designing and building bakery, fruit, dairy, dips, meat, frozen foods, beverages, snacks, confectionery, and distillery facilities.

Descon Conveyor Systems Corp.

Descon provides end-to-end services for customized and integrated full line integration and packaging solutions for the food and beverage industry, from concept and design to engineering, manufacturing, and installation. Descon manages each aspect of the line engineering project: line audit, plant layout design, project management and execution, conveyor and machine Engineering, and in-house manufacturing and assembly.

DORAL Corporation

Working with plant engineers, Doral handles rigging, machinery moving and installation of large equipment, ranging from tasks such as setting silos and tanks in a plant to installing complete food and beverage lines. Services include process equipment rigging, setting and installation; production and packaging line relocations within a plant; and conveyor installation and modification. Doral also provides complete plant moving/relocation services, structural steel framing/fabrication for plant construction and structural reinforcement of existing facilities.

DTM Packaging, a Massman Company

DTM Packaging, a Massman Company offers system integration services for bottling lines. DTM’s services include designing and integrating entire bottling lines with the added ability of combining new equipment with remanufactured equipment, producing high-value, low-cost solutions. DTM specializes in integrated equipment throughout a bottling line, including bottle unscrambling and orienting equipment, inline and rotary filling (including DTM’s servo-driven continuous motion Walking Beam Flow system), meter fillers (using magnetic or mass flowmeter technology), inline and rotary capping as well as inline and rotary labeling. In addition, integration services extend to case packing, case erecting and case sealing machines at the end of the bottling line.

Dubak Electrical Group

Specialists in electrical construction, Dubak Electrical Group offers industrial electrical design/build, system integration, control and automation, data, fiber optic and related facility design and engineering services for food service, oil processing, manufacturing, packaging, water, automotive and other industries. Integration services include design, plant automation and upgrading, streamline of control systems and other capabilities. Dubak Electric Integration and Process Control works with the leading PLC and SCADA hardware and software applications such as Siemens, Toshiba, Allen Bradley, Modicon and more.

Elm Electrical, Inc.

Elm Electrical offers automation and integration services covering a wide range of plant functions. System integration services range from palletizing to pick-and-place systems and beyond.

Engineered Automation of Maine

EAM Vision is a machine vision integrator, providing turnkey, set and forget vision solutions for the most challenging machine vision projects, with a specialization in AI deep learning. The advantage of AI deep learning vision systems is its ability to achieve high accuracy with low false failure rate by leveraging big data. EAM Vision guides customers through all stages of deep learning implementation, from data collection and labeling to model training and deployment.

ESI Group USA

ESI Group specializes in the design and construction of facilities for food processing, distribution, foodservice, warehouses and related areas. ESI’s design team is made up of architects and engineers who assist clients with a broad range of services ranging from site planning, environmental analysis, feasibility studies, budget estimation and planning to food safety and sanitation planning, master planning, architectural design and engineering, process engineering and piping, structural engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical/plumbing/HVAC and ventilation. ESI’s construction team utilizes a three-phase project approach to create continuous flow for a client's project. The result is a streamlined schedule with a more cost-efficient process that can accelerate the delivery of quality facilities in a safer environment and at a lower cost.

Flex-Line Automation, Inc.

Flex-Line Automation offers custom design of feeding equipment, heavy-duty tabletop, belt, roller, and other conveyor services as well as robotics, with over 30 years of experience helping customers design new or optimize existing manufacturing layouts for manufacturing and packaging processes.

Food Plant Engineering, LLC

Insightful design is critical for the long-term success of any operation. To withstand the rigors of food plant sanitation, each component of a facility needs to be durable and easy to clean in an efficient and cost-effective manner. In fact, the entire operation must effectively and economically use natural energy resources such as gas, electric and water to reduce overall production costs and be environmentally sustainable. Food Plant Engineering’s collaborative team incorporates the necessary facility elements into a cohesive design by using building information modeling (BIM) software, such as 3D Revit and AutoCAD. Each discipline—using knowledge gained from a long history of successful food plant projects—follows best industry practices to design a hygienic facility that will produce food safely and efficiently.

Formers International, Inc.

Formers International, who specialize in bag forming collars, also offer site analysis services that can help brands using bagging and pouching uncover hidden opportunities to streamline operations, reduce costs, and maximize resource utilization. Site analysis services help brands create a safe working environment for employees and customers, enhancing your efficiency and avoiding costly down time. A well-conducted site audit survey helps brands understand how the physical location impacts the overall customer experience.

Foth Production Solutions LLC

Foth has expertise in facility design and engineering services for food and beverage plants. Foth offers construction services, design/build and alternative project delivery services, product manufacturing engineering, manufacturing optimization services, regulatory compliance and permitting and strategic consulting and planning. Recent projects have included: design, procurement, installation and start up of a new bottling line; building and designing three blending lines for the addition of ready-to-drink cocktails and flavored malt beverage (FMB) products to a brewery; and redesigning and building the entire milling process of an almond milk processing line.

Frain Industries

Frain offers engineering, automation, development and integration services. Frain's engineering team offers guidance, and support throughout every stage of the project, offering the benefits of a single source provider with sustainable solutions. From project planning and management to factory acceptance testing and installation, Frain gets the project up and running fast.

Gray Solutions

Gray Solutions offers a range of planning, engineering, design, construction, and development services for food/beverage, manufacturing, distribution and other plants. In addition, Gray specializes in equipment engineering and integration as well as engineering digital services for its clients. Recent facilities Gray has planned and built include beverage plants, distilleries, meat processing plants, pet food processing facilities and cannabis processing plants for leading brands.

Heisler Industries, Inc.

Heisler designs, engineers and integrates complete filling line systems that ensure you achieve your automation objectives such as increased production capacity; low operation costs; prompt return on investment; reduced exposure to worker injury; substantial manpower savings. Heisler’s knowledgeable engineering staff can conduct on-site evaluations to pinpoint and eliminate hidden, high cost packaging problems in the facility. Heisler can manufacture, assemble, service, install and support projects of almost any size. Working from a hand-drawn sketch, a CAD-drawn plant layout, or verbally communicated needs, Heisler’s engineers will present a sensible, economical, and practical line design and provide Auto-CAD layouts customized to suit the project’s specific requirements. Heisler’s project management team is highly qualified and dedicated to satisfying its customers needs and providing the critical leadership required in coordinating both in house departments, as well as, the purchase of equipment from outside vendors during the design, manufacturing, installation and start-up stages of the project.

Hixson Architects, Engineers & Process

Offering a full spectrum of architecture, engineering, and interior design services, Hixson has designed thousands of projects for the most well-recognized food and beverage processors throughout the United States and around the world. Specializing in complex Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) projects for the food and beverage industry, Hixson has 20 integrated in-house design and technical disciplines. Case studies from the food and beverage industry featured on the Hixson website include Maple Leaf Foods, Abbott Nutrition, Mane, Inc., Sara Lee (now Tyson), T. Marzett and Samuel Adams.

HMC Products

HMC provides equipment rebuild, modernization and conversion services, focusing on updating obsolete electronics and schematics on older pouch machines. Standard packages and conversions are available with short lead times and onsite installation by HMC travel service techs.

Integrated Packaging Machinery, LLC

As systems integrators, IPM designs and builds packaging automation solutions that meet the needs of customer's processes and procedures in the dairy, food, and beverage industries. IPM’s team of experienced engineers will align with the business's space constraints and company's operational needs. IPM's packaging professionals oversee all facets of the packaging line, from design, integration, ordering, scheduling, manufacturing, installation, commissioning and training.

Interstates

Projects get easier when you use single-source electrical and engineering experts for design and construction. Interstates offers facility design, engineering, electrical construction and related consulted services, built upon a highly collaborative approach that proactively identifies potential scheduling challenges, allowing extra time to present solutions that fit budgets — no scope creep. The Interstates team handles complex issues with safety, skill, and exceptional quality. Electrical construction and engineering services include 3D laser scanning and modeling, design-assist, design-build, material specification and procurement services and more.

Kice Industries Inc

Kice Industries specializes in process engineering with over 75 years of experience across multiple industries. The company designs, bids, and builds bulk material handling systems of any scale, offering a comprehensive, practical approach that saves both time and money. Kice’s turnkey engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) expertise spans every aspect of a project, from initial design to final construction, ensuring efficient, effective solutions that make operations smoother. With a history of thousands of successful projects, Kice is well-equipped to meet diverse customer needs.

Kiewit Industrial Group Inc.

Specializing in design/build services, Kiewit offers complete project delivery services for the food and beverage markets, including early involvement, feasibility studies, design, procurement, construction, construction management and commissioning. Kiewit’s experience ranges from new facilities, expansions and renovations to maintenance and shutdowns. Its team of experienced engineers and construction professionals provides project solutions in agricultural products; baked, frozen and prepared foods; pet food; and meat processing.

Life Cycle Engineering, Inc.

Life Cycle Engineering provides engineering, design and support services that that solve challenging technical and engineering problems for food and beverage, packaged goods and other market sectors. Expertise extends to offering cybersecurity, IT and the design and delivery of complete HVAC systems.

MAC Automation Concepts

MAC Automation Concepts, Inc offers engineering services including building plantwide systems to automatically transfer boxes, totes and products between production floor and warehouse to reduce labor cost and improve overall efficiency of parts handling. MAC offers solutions to parts management and welcomes the opportunity to analyze specific applications and suggest efficient solutions that meet the individual needs of each customer.

Modular Packaging Systems, Inc.

Modular incorporates years of experience integrating packaging lines coupled with its unique components to make each integration a success. There are many factors that Modular considers when integrating a packaging line, including available floor space, required throughput speeds, proper spacing between machines, future expansion and work flow of the packaging line.

NCC Automated Systems

NCC Automated Systems specializes in the design and integration of packaging lines for flexible packaging, rigid, secondary and tertiary applications. NCC has experience integrating packaging lines for a wide variety of applications: portion packs, frozen and fresh proteins; bakery and confectionary applications; bagged, tray-packed, frozen and fresh vegetables; coffee; snacks; and personal care products. NCC is not locked into using only one equipment manufacturer in system designs, which facilitates the research and selection of the equipment that is best suited for the application and customer’s needs.

NorthWind Technical Services

NorthWind specializes in industrial automation design, build, and programming services for the pet food, food and beverage and plastics industries. With a diverse technical team, NorthWindprovides a wide variety of industrial automation services including electrical design, panel build, and programming for processing automation. Northwind provides services ranging from simple programming changes to full installation projects.

nVenia, a Duravant Company

To better serve the needs of its customers, nVenia concepts, designs, manufacturers, integrates, installs, and services equipment and systems for primary, secondary and end-of-line packaging. With a consultative approach, integration projects can range from a few strategically matched machines to complex systems incorporating equipment from multiple OEM sources. The goal is "to deliver optimum packaging system efficiency and performance with custom-engineered, fully integrated solutions that work and provide a true value-add," nVenia says.

Paxiom

In addition to offering turnkey packaging machines, WeighPack provides systems integration services from line layout design to engineering, fabrication, assembly and installation. WeighPack manufactures most parts in its system but often integrates other brands of equipment as well. Every piece of equipment manufactured by WeighPack undergoes individual testing and inspection with strict procedures to follow prior to shipping. WeighPack’s engineering department consisting of over twenty full-time electrical and mechanical engineers is available to work with customers to create floor plans of integrated systems that best suit their needs.

Polytron, Inc.

Polytron provides full-system integration engineering and consulting for everything inside the four walls of the plant. Integration engineering and consulting services include process, project management, smart manufacturing and manufacturing execution system (MES)/manufacturing operation management (MOM), machine safety, industrial network and cybersecurity, packaging and automation and controls.

POWER Engineers

Power Engineering is an engineering and environmental consulting firm specializing in food and beverage facilities. In addition to architecture, buildings and infrastructure design and engineering services, Power Engineering offers a full host of design/build services for process, packaging and controls for the food and beverage industry. Services include technical design, project management, front-end planning, and EPC (Total Project Execution and Turnkey) services. Power Engineering has worked with brands ranging from beverages, spirits and breweries, prepared/frozen foods, to dairy, bakery, cereal, grains, proteins, oils and ingredients processors and manufacturers.

Precision Automation Company, Inc.

From concept development through mechanical and electrical design, fabrication, assembly, testing and installation, Precision Automation Company designs and manufactures integrated and custom machinery for production, assembly, packaging, and much more. Its team of mechanical and electrical engineers, project managers, and technicians use a tested and proven approach that reduces costs and lowers risk for customers, using tools such as CAD and 3D software.

Precision PMD

Precision PMD offers consulting services for companies who are looking to replace an old line, introduce a new product, or simply want existing machinery to operate more efficiently. Consulting services from Precision PMD extend to improving machinery uptime, consulting on packaging material size or material changes on existing packaging, improving operator interface and related services.

Production & Process Technologies

Production and Process Technologies (PPT) offers full turnkey integration services for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries. Specializing in process engineering and design-build services, their approach combines extensive real-world experience with advanced technology to deliver innovative and efficient solutions. PPT emphasizes collaboration, working closely with clients to develop designs that address specific needs while accounting for factors that may not be immediately apparent. With expertise spanning ingredient handling, processing, and packaging, PPT provides comprehensive support, including turn-key project management and integration of clean, sterile, and aseptic processes. Their state-of-the-art solutions are designed to ensure safety, efficiency, and long-term value across diverse production environments.

ProMach Inc.

ProMach's Systems and Integration business line designs and manufactures a comprehensive portfolio of processing equipment for food, beverage, dairy, brewing and other industries. The Statco-DSI brand is recognized as one of the largest process equipment distributors and turnkey systems integrators for the sanitary processing market in North America. Offerings include BlenZer® continuous multi-stream inline blending systems, Therma-Stat™ extended shelf life (ESL)/aseptic processing systems, high-temperature-short-time (HTST) processing systems, and more. Additionally, ProMach represent numerous processing and packaging equipment manufacturers and take responsibility for the installation and support of these systems in the field.

Propack Processing & Packaging Systems, Inc.

Propack’s team of designers and engineers specialize in integrating best-in-class processing and packaging solutions for customers. Propack's vast experience and depth of knowledge allows them to integrate Propack machinery with existing systems within customer plants, as well as integrate third-party equipment from customer-preferred suppliers seamlessly into proven systems. Using a collaborative design process with the guidance of the customer, Propack's team engineers a robust end-to-end custom solution for each project.

RSS MACLIN

RSS MACLIN provides a comprehensive range of services for can-seaming machines and filling equipment, aiming to increase Overall Equipment Effectiveness (O.E.E.) and productivity. Services include routine maintenance, seamer training, scheduled and emergency service, line maintenance and support, as well as machine audits and overhauls.

Schmersal USA

Schmersal provides facility design and engineering service for every life-cycle phase of machine and plant construction. Schemersal consulting engineers are experts in the design of new machinery and processes, and the retrofitting of safety functions during the modernization of older machines. Schemersal also performs stop time measurements to calculate safety distances for various guarding systems and carry out the validation of safety functions and provide necessary documentation.

Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric offers a suite of industrial automation services and integrated tools, such as the EcoStruxure™ Augmented Operator Advisor, an augmented reality system for instant diagnosis and contactless maintenance, for increased efficiency and lower costs. Services include modernization and upgrades for existing automation systems, cybersecurity services, performance optimization, maintenance and support of hardware and software, operations consulting, as well as design, engineering and execution of automation services. Schneider also offers 200 courses and learning solutions the plant workforce as well as safety services and training.

Sentry Equipment & Erectors, Inc

The Engineering Department at Sentry is fully staffed to support all stages of a project. Sales engineers work directly with their field sales counterparts and the customer to develop an idea and prepare a scope. Mechanical engineers prepare the calculations and design the individual components necessary for the fabrication process. Electrical engineering group implements the system. All electrical drawings, panels, and programming are done in house.

Sidel Inc.

Sidel can help boost the productivity of equipment and the performance of the entire plant through its facility design and engineering services that include line assessments, training and digital solutions. On-site measurements will check machine and conveyor speeds, line balance and operations to evaluate overall line performance and identify production loss impact. Sidel also performs line design simulations detailing how each piece of equipment on a future line would work on an optimized line and present options. Remote performance assessments also available.

Ska Fabricating

Ska Fab is able to customize its equipment to customers' specific needs, and Ska Fab equipment easily integrates with digital printers, fillers, cappers, banders, and other equipment. Customers walk away with a complete custom layout and next steps for implementation of their project. The Ska Fab Project Management Team oversees the entire scope--from the moment the layout is confirmed, all the way through the installation of the equipment in the customer facility. Ska Fab's Field Service Team has installed machinery across the globe and are sought after for their expertise, dedication and breadth of technical skills.

SOCAPS US Inc.

SOCAPS US offers a wide range of consulting services to support clients from food and beverage, health and beauty and other packaging clients. SOCAPS supports manufacturers by leading and optimizing their projects through engineering services such as automation and robotics, mechanical and electrical design, project management and innovation, electrical design and automation and functional analysis. Other engineering services include 2D/3D mechanical design. SOCAPS also offers other professional services including recruitment consulting (expert in technical professions) to technical audits including project management consulting, innovation consulting or technical training, SOCAPS handles a wide range of services.

Statco-DSI Process Systems

In addition to its process equipment, Statco-DSI offers system integrator services, specializing in the sanitary liquid and food processing. With eleven sales and engineering offices strategically located throughout the United States and a network of more than 150 sanitary process professionals and process design engineers, Statco-DSI's field installation crews integrate all processing equipment, as well as handle sanitary welding, and also fabricate pipe hanging systems, platforms, ladders, specialty fittings and other design and engineering services for the food, beverage and dairy industries.

Stellar

Stellar's comprehensive range of design/build services range from planning, design, and pre-construction to construction services for diverse industries. Stellar handles project management, engineering, procurement, as well as specialty projects including refrigeration and thermal/building envelope design/build projects. Stellar’s expertise extends to various industries, such as food and beverage, cold storage and distribution, commercial and institutional, and more. Stellar's commitment to sustainability is evident in their innovative solutions, promoting energy efficiency and environmental responsibility. With a focus on quality and client satisfaction, Stellar positions itself as a reliable partner for businesses seeking cutting-edge solutions across the industrial and commercial spectrum.

Syntegon

Raleigh, North Carolina, is home to the North American headquarters for Syntegon Services, responsible for the after sales service requirements of customers with Syntegon equipment in the region. The Raleigh site also provides services for all European food locations. Also located in Raleigh is the American sales subsidiary of the Liquid Food business unit, which supplies integrated packaging solutions for dry, viscous and liquid food products. The portfolio includes packaging material, filling and dosing equipment, vertical packaging machines, thermoform machines as well as preformed cup and bottle filling machines, achieving hygienic levels up to aseptic packaging. As a self-contained business unit of the largest international manufacturer of packaging machines, Syntegon Services is able to offer customers unrivaled service. Service is concentrated on the concerns of customers and can be transferred to third parties due to the modular structure. With new Service Products, such as Embedded Engineers, customers will be able to integrate Syntegon specialists directly into their companies. Syntegon’s aim is to work with clients to find solutions that increase the capacity of packaging machines to the highest possible level.

Tessera Group Inc.

Tessera is dedicated to delivering exceptional and proficient assistance for integration initiatives. Specializing in project management and integration services, Tessera offers deep expertise in enhancing production line efficiency and providing insightful manufacturing consultations. The range of services extends to meticulous installation support, ensuring safety guarding, and conducting Pre-Start Health and Safety Reviews (PHSR) inspections, guaranteeing a comprehensive approach to project needs.

The Austin Company

Using The Austin Method®, the company’s design-build approach, Austin provides its clients a single source for all facility planning, design and construction services, and assumes undivided responsibility for meeting project budget, schedule and quality. In addition to construction, The Austin Company offers plant engineering, facility management, location consulting and related services for food/beverage, pharmaceutical, processing and other industries.

The Haskell Company

Haskell specializes in architecture, engineering and construction (AEC). In addition to design/build services, Haskell's areas of expertise include manufacturing consulting, packaging system engineering, packaging system design and integration, sustainability consulting, and much more. Packaging-line design and development is a complex function affected by a wide variety of performance-related variables. Subtle differences in design can create wide swings in capacity, throughput, accessibility and efficiency. Haskell understands these subtleties and creates systems that perform optimally to meet clients’ needs. Haskell’s depth of experience spans multiple markets and our solutions reflect the latest advancements in packaging-line design and system integration.

The WEBBER/SMITH Group®

The primary focus of the WEBBER/SMITH Group® of branded companies is to provide engineering and building design services to industrial-scale food and beverage manufacturing and distribution and related industries. Industries that the firm services include prepared foods, produce, dairy, meat, poultry, eggs, seafood, confectionery, bakery, snack foods, pet food, juice/beverage, and ingredients manufacturing industries, as well as the wholesale grocery, food service, convenience store, specialty food, and public cold storage distribution industries. The group’s specific engineering expertise includes USDA, FDA/FSMA, HACCP/HARPC, SQF, BRC and cGMP food-safe facility design. Related industrial markets served include pharmaceutical, agricultural, and general industrial manufacturing and distribution.

TM Process & Controls, Inc.

Professional services include process mechanical design, general contractor services, process flow diagrams, piping and instrumentation diagrams, layout drawings, equipment lists, Gantt charts, construction plants and bid-ready packages.

WeighPack Systems Inc. / Paxiom

In addition to offering turnkey packaging machines, WeighPack provides systems integration services from line layout design to engineering, fabrication, assembly and installation. WeighPack manufactures most parts in its system but often integrates other brands of equipment as well. Every piece of equipment manufactured by WeighPack undergoes individual testing and inspection with strict procedures to follow prior to shipping. WeighPack’s engineering department consisting of over twenty full-time electrical and mechanical engineers is available to work with customers to create floor plans of integrated systems that best suit their needs.

ZARPAC

ZARPAC provides fully integrated, OEE availability optimized turnkey packaging lines and packaging line engineering services. ZARPAC works with virtually every packaging equipment OEM to help deliver optimum solutions for customers and has completed over 2,400 integration projects for complete and partial lines. The ZARPAC team takes pride in being packaging line design, packaging line optimization and packaging machinery experts.