Infrastructure & Material Handling
Updates for HP Hood
Sacramento, California
Concrete infrastructure in process at HP Hood, Sacramento, California (photo credit: SilMan Industries)
SilMan Industries provides Construction and Material Handling support for Infrastructure and Production-Line Improvements as Dairy Producer Expands Capacity.
San Leandro, Calif.: SilMan Industries has commenced work for New England-based diary producer HP Hood on improvements to expand the capabilities of its Sacramento, California plant. SilMan has been retained for two projects: first, to renovate existing infrastructure in support of new technology and equipment, and secondly, mechanical and electrical installation of a conveyance and controls system for a new packaging line.
Jeff Piazza, who leads the Site Services Division for SilMan is the account manager and Scott Wattenbarger is leading the project execution team. The undertaking is being supported by the company’s West Coast project coordination team, based in San Leandro.
SilMan was contracted by Barry-Wehmiller Design Group, also known as “Design Group” (DG) who is acting as “Owner Representative” for the project. Christopher Corder is the project manager, based in Design Group’s San Francisco office.
Tom Mangin, principal at SilMan said, “We appreciate the opportunity to work with HP Hood and to once again partner with Design Group. Our shared history makes this a unique opportunity to provide exceptional value to the client in this complex, multi-phase endeavor.”
The HP Hood contracts represent continued growth in the Food and Beverage industry for SilMan Industries.
Under One Roof
The HP Hood project is a textbook case of SilMan’s commitment to “self-performance” providing unique value to clients: engineering, civil, millwright, electrical services – and in this case, a deep history in both construction and material handling – all from a single management resource.
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Scope of Work: Infrastructure and Mechanical
Design and Build Renovations
The facility improvement phase, known as “Facility, Structural, and Mechanical Design and Build Project,” encompasses three primary aspects of work:
- Subterranean: prepare and install drainage piping to connect new construction with existing waste treatment infrastructure.
- Overhead: prepare walls and ceiling incoming utilities such as water, power, and air.
- Interior: concrete floor, concrete curb, tile installation, IMP wall, bollards, floor sinks, and hand wash/eyewash sinks.
SilMan’s Tupelo, Mississippi-based engineering team will provide design drawings and project management.
Scope of Work: Material Handing
System Implementation: Mechanical and Electrical
The Packaging Line Mechanical and Electrical Installation implements all filler equipment, conveyance, palletizing, motors, and controls elements of the new system. Peripheral control applications include inspector/rejector, labeler, and bottle dryer.
Conveyor and peripheral equipment include Shibuya filler, Ambaflex Case Spiral, Rejects line, KHS case packer, Arol capper, Diagraph case printer, and Intelligrated palletizer.
The team also provided all ground-based and overhead supporting structures for conveyor and associated equipment.
Hood Milk Bottle at the Boston Children’s Museum (Photo credit: OpenRoads.com [Creative Commons])
About HP Hood
HP Hood was founded in Charleston, Massachusetts in 1846. In 2007 Hood acquired Crystal Cream and Butter in Sacramento, completing their national reach. The company is ranked #209 for American privately-owned businesses.
Learn more: To see the Sacramento facility in action, here is a post from the Dairy Foods magazine website that features behind-the-scenes photos of the plant.
Food & Beverage Projects at SilMan Industries
SilMan Material Handling and Site Services teams serve a variety of food and beverage companies. Conveyance projects have been provided to Stags Leap, Dean Foods, and Tyson. The SilMan Site Services division provides infrastructure and specialized equipment services for Constellation Brands and a recently completed filling line for vintner Opus One in Sonoma Valley.
About SilMan
SilMan Industries (previously SilMan Construction) is based in San Leandro, California.
Founded in 2008, the firm operates nationwide in three divisions – Construction, Material Handling and Site Services – and partners with “best in class” companies in the Industrial, Manufacturing, Distribution, and Public Works sectors.
For more information, please visit www.silmanindustries.com/about.
