Octa project managed the Cream Cheese 2 Expansion Project at Fonterra’s Te Rapa site. The business case objectives included increasing productivity and plant availability, adding 5kg packing capability, without changing existing labour requirements. A design process was completed with the following work fronts:
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Construction of a new building to house the new and existing pasteuriser. Plus, a new dedicated hygiene facility
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A new pasteuriser and curd cooker capable of the same throughput as the existing plant
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Relocation of the existing pasteuriser, curd cooker and homogeniser
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Extension of the packer room to accommodate the new packers, sealer, weight checker and conveyors
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Installation of two new fermentation tanks through the existing wall plug
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Addition of new valves and reconfiguration of existing pipe
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Bolting the new plant onto existing services and CIP lines.
