Argo Project - ConGra
Project: Argo Project
Client: Canada Malting Co. Limited
Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Capital Cost: $20 million Cdn
Canada Malting Co. Limited consolidated production of several malting plants and simultaneously undertook to increase plant capacity to handle the additional load, reduce the number of shifts from 3 to1 and reduce operating and maintenance costs.
CMC Engineering and Management Ltd. was awarded the contract to prepare a feasibility study to upgrade the plant and complete the detailed engineering design, procurement, construction supervision, and PLC and computer software development.
- Modify, upgrade and automate the receiving and shipping systems.
- Upgrade the barley cleaning and grading to permit unmanned operation. Upgrading malt cleaning system.
- Upgrading the plant infrastructure to comply with the latest codes and standards.
- Automate the entire facility using PLC’s, personal computers, mini computers and colour VDT MMIS with central control of plant operation, scheduling and management information systems.
Services Provided:
- Feasibility Study
- Project Planning
- Technical Direction
- Automation Software
- Commissioning Services