Expertises

Process

Agrifood:
Dry ingredient handling, loading/unloading, crusher, grinder, sifting, dust collection, stockage (silos), mixing, separation, decantation, fermentation, pasteurization, brewing, maceration, distillation, evaporation, filtration, centrifugation, extrusion, drying, formulation, cooking, concentration, liquification, emulsification, clean-in-place, sterilization, food-grade clean steam, refrigeration, freezer, deep freezing

Pharmaceutical:
Liquid, ointment and cream formulation, solid processing, aseptic processing, cytotoxic handling, lyophilisation, fermentation, cell culture, inactivation, chromatography, tangential filtration, centrifugation, microfiltration, clean-in-place and sterilization

Bioindustrial:
Process scale-up, media preparation and sterilization, sterile and non-sterile fermentation, solid and liquid fermentation, batch, fed-batch and continuous fermentation, clean-in-place, centrifugation, decanter centrifuge, membrane technologies, filtration, homogenization, cell disruption, concentration, crystallisation, drying

HVAC

• HVAC systems, dust collection, exhaust fans
• Hot water and plant steam heating
• Chillers, cooling towers
• Energy recovery

Electrical

• Design of electrical service entrance and low and medium voltage distribution (underground and above ground)
• High and low resistance grounding distribution systems
• Grounding grid design
• Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) and emergency power supply systems (generator)
• Building electricity (distribution, lighting, lighting control system, specialized equipment power supply)
• Fire alarm system design
• Access control systems, security alarm systems, video surveillance systems design
• Specialized studies:
• • Classification of hazardous location for electrical installations (gases and dust)
  • Protection coordination study
  • Harmonics study and mitigation
  • Arc flash study

Utilities

• Clean gases, clean compressed air, steam, water for injection, and instrument air
• Plumbing and piping
• Sanitary, storm and process drainage
• Effluent treatment and neutralisation
• Fire protection

Validation and regulatory compliance

For more details, visit Laporte Consutlants.

Industrial Refrigeration

• Detailed design of ammonia, carbon dioxide, and freon-based industrial refrigeration systems
• Safety and regulatory compliance
• Energy analysis and optimization

For more information, please visit Cold Dynamics.

Clean rooms

• Analysis of material, personnel, waste flows, etc…;
• Classification of the cleanliness levels of;
• Prefabricated walls, ceilings, floors, and doors
• Recessed accessories: windows, electrical outlets, indicators, lightning, etc.
• Integration of the process, utilities andand HVAC diffusers and return grilles.
• Management of airlocks
• Laboratory and airlock furniture;
• Sealing, cleaning and decontamination.D10

Filling and Packaging

Equipment

Pharmaceutical:
Volumetric or gravimetric filling, dosing pumps, aseptic environment and equipment, RABS and isolators, bag and jar fillers, blister packs, cream and ointment pots and tubes, pick and place system, serialization, vision system.

Food and Beverage:
Bottling lines, package thermoforming, filling lines for liquids, pastes, and divided solids, vertical in-line bagging, vacuum sealing, inspection system.

Packaging:
Rotative or linear labellers, encoders, and printers (laser, UV, ink jet, etc.), safety seal applicators, buffer systems, cartoners, case erectors, flow wrapping, shrink film, palletizers, inspection systems

Health and Safety

Our team of safety experts is here to assist you in all your projects to ensure that the Health and Safety of your personnel and facilities is optimal.

Civil

Sketch file

• Survey of the building (if existing)
• Development of the client’s needs and specifications
• Preparatory studies

Preliminary file

• Sketch phase

Final file

• Plans and specifications for construction

Structure

Sketch file

• Survey of the building (if existing)
• Development of the client’s needs and specifications
• Preparatory studies

Preliminary file

• Sketch phase

Final file

• Plans and specifications for construction

Architecture

Sketch file

• Survey of the building (if existing)
• Development of the client’s needs and specifications
• Preparatory studies

Preliminary file

• Sketch phase

Final file

• Plans and specifications for construction

Automation

• Control system architecture design
• Clean room environmental monitoring system (EMS) design, programming, integration
• Alarm management and optimization
• Quality Management System (QMS)
• Plantwide cabling and installation design, including pharmaceutical clean rooms and food and beverage washdown areas
• Hazardous area installations (flammable liquids and combustible dusts)
• Control panel, MCC, network, and power distribution panel design
• Equipment and control system design, specification, testing (FAT/SAT), integration, troubleshooting
• PLC programming, integration, and migration (Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Schneider Electric)
• HMI programming, integration, and migration (Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Schneider Electric)
• SCADA programming and integration (Wonderware, FactoryTalk, iFix, Ignition)

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