Refrigeration [70+] – Covert Engineers, Inc.

Refrigeration System Design

A national juice and dairy processor commissioned CEITM to develop a central ammonia refrigeration system performance design for a new cold storage facility (+34 ºF) and future freezer (-10 ºF). The challenge in this project was that the client…

Greenfield Distillery

Greenfield Facilities [80+], Ice, Drink & Beverage [70+], Mechanical [30+], Refrigeration [70+]

Covert Engineers, Inc. was hired by a design-build contractor to provide the utility and process design for a new, brownfield distillery project in Portland, OR including milling, mashing, fermenting, stills, tank storage, blending, maturation…

Ammonia Piping Failure Analysis

Fruit & Vegetables [400+], Refrigeration [70+], Retrofit Projects [400+]

An international food processing company observed corrosion of their aging High-Pressure Liquid ammonia piping on a long run from the engine room to the processing plant so CEITM was hired to perform an engineering analysis and calculations…

Cold Storage Underfloor Heating

Greenfield Facilities [80+], Refrigeration [70+]

CEITM was hired by a freezer construction contractor to provide engineering services in support of a new cold storage building being built in Washington State. CEI’s scope of work included design details for the under-slab glycol heating system…

Greenfield Potato Processing Plant

Fruit & Vegetables [400+], Greenfield Facilities [80+], Mechanical [30+], Refrigeration [70+]

Greenfield Potato Processing Plant In 2016 CEITM was selected as part of the design team for a new, state of the art, greenfield potato processing plant. The total project budget was $250MM and included a 250,000 sq.ft. processing building,…

Dairy Pilot Plant

Dairy [200+], Greenfield Facilities [80+], Mechanical [30+], Refrigeration [70+]

CEITM provided engineering services to aid in the development and installation of a major food processor’s pilot plant. This testing facility included a whey dryer, an HTST, NF/RO membrane systems, tanks, pumps, and other peripheral equipment…

White Wine Energy and Utilities

Energy [30+], Greenfield Facilities [80+], Ice, Drink & Beverage [70+], Mechanical [30+], Refrigeration [70+]

CEI™ was requested to assist with process support utility engineering for a new white wine production facility in Oregon. The goal was to review, from an engineering basis, certain utility loads for the new white wine facility based on a…

Greenfield Brewery

Greenfield Facilities [80+], Ice, Drink & Beverage [70+], Mechanical [30+], Refrigeration [70+]

CEITM provided process and utility engineering services for the analysis, design, and specification of equipment necessary for the installation of a New 92BBL Cast Out Brew House. This project required a full set of block flow/mass balance…

Stillhouse Expansion, Energy and Utilities

Brownfield Facilities [50+], Energy [30+], Ice, Drink & Beverage [70+], Mechanical [30+], Refrigeration [70+]

A Distillery decided to move their existing distillation operation to a new location in Portland, OR while also expanding capacity by adding a new whisky still and brewhouse system. CEITM was engaged by a design-build contractor to provide…