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INCORPORATING COLD CHAIN
PROJECT
A wide view of the plant room .
EP managed to reduce disruptions to the absolute minimum , taking into account that Sovereign produces six days a week , as well as the challenges of transferring loads from the old plant to the new .
Project name : Sovereign Foods Hartbeespoort
List of professionals :
Name of company
Owner Owner of the new plant Project manager
Sovereign Foods Energy Partners Assets
Stephan Oosthuizen of Sovereign Foods
A bird ’ s eye view of Sovereign ’ s Hartbeespoort ( HBP ) facility .
Acoustic
Subsonic Designs
Consulting engineer
Mechanical
Energy Partners Engineering
Structural
Central Group
Civil
Van der Linde & Venter
Contractors
HVAC & R
Energy Partners Refrigeration
Wet services
Simply Stainless Steel
Product
Supplier
Compressors
GEA
Condensors
Evapco
Plate heat exchangers
Alfa Laval - IHTSA
Ventilation fans
AMS
Water / glycol pumps
Grundfos
Evaporators
Heating Centre
Water / glycol tanks
Interfab
Checking the pressure .
Product suppliers
Ammonia vessels
Viola
of the plant enables us to quickly identify areas for improvement in our process .”
To combat noise pollution , the plant room has been constructed with double brick walls , rock wool ceilings and specialised acoustic doors . Other noise reduction strategies include strategically placed condensers and noise attenuator filters in the ventilation system .
Designed for future scalability , the system can adapt to increasing cooling demands , and has already achieved a baseline energy
savings of up to 15 %, thanks to EP ’ s digital twin technology , which is vital given the site ’ s electricity constraints .
Ehlers adds : “ It ’ s very rewarding that Sovereign have chosen to leverage EP ’ s CaaS model for a second time , having already seen its value at their Kariega site . The ongoing partnership between our companies shows an unwavering commitment to seeking out and employing innovative , sustainable solutions . We look forward to the next chapter .” CLA
Water remover Air purger Ammonia pumps Gauges PLC Insulation Electrical panels Ammonia
Atlas Hansen Hermetic pumpen Rhomberg GEA OMNI Klinger IMC Haber Transport

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