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BRINGING ON A NEW LINE • Safety and quality management to meet owner requirements. • Schedule optimization controlling project resources. • Utility downtime coordination with production systems. • Manage equipment suppliers to control technician labor costs. Last, ﬁeld engineering often is not considered in engineering ﬁrm selection. Over the lifespan of a project, people, products and process requirements will change, and that results in the need for ﬁeld engineering. These changes often occur once equipment starts to be installed in the ﬁeld, requiring quick design changes. If an inexperienced engineering design ﬁ rm does not understand these needs, it may limit support during installation and have difﬁculty supplying the necessary engineering resources. Field engineers also perform submittal reviews, installation acceptance reviews and commissioning preparation. Phase 4: Line commissioning Commissioning considers every factor that determines how and when line equipment will begin functioning. To manage the process, the owner should craft and follow a comprehensive commissioning plan. A well developed, organized plan will enable a new manufacturing operation to come on line sooner, reduce downtime and provide quicker returns. Some of the key plan components include: • Identifying commissioning team roles and responsibilities. • Creating a schedule and start-up budget that includes train- ing, testing and start-up dates. • Arranging for start-up assistance with key equipment suppliers. • Obtaining initial supplies and spare parts and conﬁrming availability during start-up. The ﬁnal stage in commissioning is the performance acceptance test. These critical tests are often developed with each equipment supplier during the equipment procurement phase and are the contractual basis for equipment acceptance by the owner. The tests need to be scheduled and executed with each major equipment supplier. The commissioning plan documents the test protocol and the required results, whether they are operational or maintenance, and the approved follow-up proocess to correct deﬁciencies A successful manufacturing line launch requires the development of a methodical design, implementation and commissioning plan. This often is developed as a team effort among the owner, equipment suppliers and an engineering group. The selected project execution method deployed, whether it is turnkey, DBB or a hybrid, determines the source of the engineers and specialists that will execute the plan. Lloyd Snyder, P.E., is vice president-food & beverage at Woodard & Curran (www.woodardcurran.com), an engineering, science and operations company that has been serving food & beverage clients for more than 25 years. Contact Snyder at 800-426-4262. We Rent Solutions Cooling Heating Dehumidification Rental Experts We keep food processing plants running at peak capacity. Don’t let temperature or humidity control problems degrade production rates or quality. Our engineers speak your technical language. Chillers Cooling Towers Pumps Heat Exchangers Air Conditioners Spot Coolers Air Handlers Dehumidifiers Heaters Boilers Generators 800-586-8336 CarrierRentals.com 38 • FOOD PROCESSING FEBRUARY 2008 We are the rental cooling, heating and dehumidification experts. WWW.FOODPROCESSING.COM http://www.woodwardcurran.com http://CarrierRentals.com http://CarrierRentals.com http://www.foodprocessing.com

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