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end, ALPMA/LTH’s solution was chosen as best
fitting to the processing requirements.
Thorough checks
This happened in December 2018. But then,
things became tough for ALPMA/LTH. Fonterra
has a habit of being involved in all development
stages of equipment its sources on
worldwide scale. This meant that ALPMA/LTH
had first to produce the P&ID (Process and Instrumentation
Diagram). Once this was agreed
by Fonterra, everything had to be transferred
into 3D drawings incl. all peripheral equipment
such a tanks, fittings, valves and pumps. This
draft was then reviewed by Fonterra again,
with team members on aspects like HACCP,
Hazard Analysis, Maintenance etc. stating their
demands for adaptations and changes. “This is
all quite time-consuming and tedious,” admits
Johan Hoeksma, Project Manager at Fonterra.
“But an in-deep preparation of such complicated
projects in a very strict process avoids
mistakes in the end. We never assume that our
counterparts might have understood what we
mean or need, we make sure that there is real
understanding, assumption are not allowed”.
The final agreement took place in mid-
February 2019 and ALPMA/LTH were told to
start the at site installation in mid-September.
At the same time, Fonterra had to arrange
for space to house the new whey processing
line. The solution proposed by Advies- & ingenieursbureau
Het4kant was to build a new
plant on top of the existing one. The 30x30
meter building on the rooftop was finished
right in time when ALPMA/LTH sent the skidmounted
equipment in seven trucks. Everything
had to be lifted by a crane into the new
building for which purpose one of the side
walls was left open. Of course, all trucks had
to arrive in an orderly manner, everything exactly
on time. As the project was prepared so
precisely by Fonterra and ALPMA/LTH everything
was right from the start which was confirmed
by a FAT in August. The first Mozzarella
whey was processed in November 2019.
The turnkey project supplied by ALPMA/
LTH encompassed not only the RO plant, but
also automation (for which long-term partner
Beenen was subcontracted) and a CIP
solution. Before Beenen came into the game,
Fonterra made sure that their IT solutions were
exactly fitting to their very structured and
global proprietary automation concepts.
“The project was all a brownfield operation.
Much more complicated than equipping
a greenfield plant,” is the resumé of Wietze
Jongsma who is the representative of ALPMA/
LTH in the Netherlands. He adds: “We had to
do seven open heart surgeries when installing
and integrating the new whey processing capacities
into the running operation. And given
the thorough preparation and the joint team
spirit of Fonterra and ALPMA/LTH we succeeded
in doing all this without causing havoc to
the ongoing whey processing that was to be
kept running and his high quality”.
Johan Hoeksma comments from Fonterra’s
side: “ALPMA/LTH performed well above the
regular level. They made things right first time,
what isn’t always the standard in projects. Overall,
when taking into account waste water and
utilities consumption, installation and quality of
work, we are absolutely satisfied”.
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