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When it came to the important decisions
surrounding the HVAC design for the new
240,000-square-foot food processing plant in
St. Louis, pasta maker Borden, Inc. wanted the
best and turned to Jarrell.
Borden engineers and decision makers listened
when Jarrell proposed an alternative design for the
air conditioning and process piping of the new
plant—and they’re glad they did. Suggested design
changes resulted in reduced maintenance costs,
more efficient energy management and initial
cost savings of approximately $200,000.
Moreover, the monumental job was all completed
within a tight time frame.
Borden adheres to strict sanitation standards in
its food manufacturing plants. These standards are
unique for HVAC installations including periodically
bringing the building’s temperature up to 140
degrees to kill bacteria and all HVAC systems to
be accessible for thorough cleaning. The chiller/
boiler unit handles both the air conditioning and
provides process capacity to heat and chill the
water to make noodles and about 650 other
pasta shapes.
The original concept called for 23 air-handling
units with 800 tons of chilling capacity. Jarrell
recognized that 23 units means 23 coils to clean,
23 sets of controls to calibrate and more time
and initial expense than Borden needed to invest.
Therefore, Jarrell proposed an alternative system. The
new design included two penthouses with two large,
built-up, walk-in air-handlers each and four larger, more
efficient fans all sized to handle both the cooling
and process requirements. This design resulted in
reducing first cost expenses, less maintenance costs and
a highly accessible industrial-quality HVAC system.
To further optimize the cost/capacity ratio,
Jarrell suggested maximizing the chiller capacity
from 400 tons to 500 tons—at minimal cost for
increased diversity and future process capacity. In
addition, Jarrell designed the system to easily expand
an additional 1,000 tons of chilling capacity for future
expansion.
As equipment to fill the plant began arriving from
Europe, Jarrell put an engineer to work piecing
together the piping for the pasta lines. Jarrell offered
more than design and installation services. Jarrell
engineers revised Italian specification drawings for
production lines to meet U.S. standards and to be
interpreted by U.S. workers and also added features
to lend more control and flexibility to the lines.
To complete the project, Jarrell designed the
HVAC system for the flour room and the 80-foot tall
semolina storage silos. Jarrell continues to service
Borden through work on the air conditioning of other
pasta facilities throughout the United States.
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As one of the leading mechanical contractors in St. Louis, Jarrell Contracting strives to provide our clients with reliable and functional systems that meet their specific needs. In the industrial field, this becomes even more of a challenge with special specifications, code issues and maintenance requirements.
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With distinguished clients such as Monsanto, Mallinckrodt, Solutia, and Pfizer, our industrial division works closely with key individuals to ensure standards, budgets, and schedules are met.
In this highly technical industry, companies require contractors to complete their training program before entering the facility. Our industrial division has completed these programs and are considered qualified contractors at the major chemical companies in the greater St. Louis Area and Illinois.
Our experience includes design/build, plan/spec and service work including multi-million dollar projects not limited to but focusing on new construction, add-on, renovation/retrofit and process chiller service work.
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