Food Processing
Glanbia | Cheese and Whey Plant
Location: St. Johns, MI
Project Completion: 2021
Hours Worked: 35,700+
Peak Insulators: 18
Highlights:
- 50,000 LF (lineal feet) of process piping in the production area
- 4,000 LF (lineal feet) of mechanical piping
- 5,700 LF (lineal feet) of liquid – suction and hot gas piping
- Large pump recirculater vessel
- 4 process tanks, and removable blankets on flex joints
- 57,000 Square Feet of HVAC ductwork
Project Description:
The MWC facility is a cheese and whey-processing plant. The cheese produced is sold to other companies to further process it into their own branded or private label retail products or for foodservice; the whey protein concentrates and isolates are sold in bulk to be used in food, beverage, and supplement companies’ consumer products.
The MWC plant receives 8 million pounds of raw milk through its eight receiving bays and produces approximately 850,000 pounds of Cheddar, Monterey Jack and Colby Jack cheeses in either [a] 40 lb or 640-pound blocks, processing through its 16 cheese vats and two cheese belts each day.
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