PROJECT: Nardone Brothers Baking Company
LOCATION: Hanover, PA
COMPLETION DATE: October 2001
SERVICES: Industrial Plant Systems, Building Systems Engineering

OVERVIEW: Nardone Bros. Bakery is 70,000 Sq-Ft. facility that houses the production line equipment, refrigerated storage, shipping and corporate offices for the company.

The design included all aspects of engineering from developing design drawings to performing final punch-list inspection. Arris also assisted the owner in specifying, engineering and procuring the production line equipment for the project. Production systems included refrigeration compressors, condensers, cooling towers, condenser water pumps, air compressors, baking ovens, spiral tower freezers, conveyors, palletizers and automation systems.

PROJECT: Mission Foods, Crestwood II Industrial Park
LOCATION: Mountaintop, Pa
COMPLETION DATE: May 2005
SERVICES: Building Systems Engineering

The project involved the design for all HVAC, plumbing, fire protection, and electrical systems for a new 139,000 square foot Manufacturing and Administrative Facility. The facility will manufacture tortilla chips. The facility consists of a cold storage warehouse, production, packaging, shipping, receiving, and a 22,000 sq.ft of administrative offices.

The HVAC system design included two(2) 100 ton air cooled screw chillers that delivered 29F glycol to the refrigerated warehouse and the coolers in the production area. The Air system consisted of 290 tons of Packaged DX equipment for the production and packaging areas, and eight (8) split systems for the office area. Fabric type duct socks were utilized in the packaging areas.

The plumbing system design included the sanitary waste with grease interceptor and ejection pump, domestic cold water, hot water recirculation, storm water collection, compressed air, and natural gas. The entire building was sprinkled using a combination of a wet and dry pipe system.

The electrical system design included the normal & emergency power, lighting, fire alarm, and security systems. A new 4000 amp service representing a 4000KVa connected load was required . Power distribution included the design to twelve (12) production lines, process refrigeration, and compressed air systems