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.