Planning and realization of the process technology in the new production plant Mönchengladbach

The ELOPAK group, with headquarters in Norway and branches worldwide, amongst others in Speyer, Paderborn and Mönchengladbach is one of the leading suppliers of packaging systems and aseptic filling systems for liquid and paste-like foodstuffs. At first, Ruland received a request for planning realization of the plant from the USA to Germany. In the scope of the discussion, the actual project became clear.

In Mönchengladbach, a new fabrication facility for aseptic fillers was to be built on a green field. The concept planning for the building was already underway. In further talks with the customer, his architect and the planner for the buildings technical equipment, further project details came to light. In addition to the moving of the plant from the USA all peripheral systems as e.g. the plants complete energy supply were included in the project.

With the conclusive master plan Ruland was able to convince the customer and received the order to implement the services worked out in the consulting. The plant was dismantled in Detroit, shipped to Germany and erected again on site in Möchengladbach as a whole. In addition, the following were installed: a cooling plant, a steam generator, a pressurised air generator, the low voltage part of the process area, a buffer tank for city water, a buffer tank for waste waters including temperature and

pH-value monitoring, a dosing plant for chemicals as well as the connection to the sterile air unit. The existing process plants were also partially modified and all were serviced and calibrated by the Ruland service department. The production-related demands from ELOPAK made it necessary to implement the project on a very tight schedule. Because of excellent cooperation between all included parties, in spite of the harsh framework requirements, the plant was commissioned and handed over to ELOPAK on schedule.