80,000-Gallon Tank Farm & High-Speed Edible Oils Packaging Integration
Multi-million-dollar facility retrofit and hygienic production buildout including bulk storage tank farm, fluid routing architecture, electrical and pneumatic infrastructure, and integration of three high-speed packaging lines.
Executive Overview
A Southern California edible oils manufacturer engaged Flowtek to modernize and scale its operation. The project required full facility retrofit, installation of an 80,000-gallon bulk storage system, hygienic production area buildout, and integration of high-speed packaging lines under city and health department oversight.
- 80,000-gallon bulk liquid storage and routing architecture
- Three high-speed packaging lines
- Full electrical distribution buildout
- Full compressed air system design and distribution
- ANSI, NSF, and UL coordination
Bulk Storage & Process Infrastructure
The project centered around designing and installing a scalable bulk storage and fluid transfer system capable of supporting current throughput while enabling future expansion.
- 80,000 gallons of bulk storage capacity
- Stainless steel fluid paths and routing architecture
- Serviceable valve assemblies and sanitary transfer systems
- Reinforced foundations and secondary containment
- Integration-ready discharge routing to packaging lines
All routing was designed for clean transfer, maintainability, and long-term serviceability.
Hygienic Production Retrofit
- Enclosed hygienic production environment / clean-room buildout
- Full electrical utility distribution
- Compressed air architecture and distribution
- Integration-ready layout for future line expansion
- Office and employee area improvements
The retrofit required coordination with Building & Safety and Health Department inspectors throughout execution.
Packaging Line Integration
Flowtek integrated three high-speed edible oil packaging lines engineered for stability, clean transfer, and sustained uptime.
- Engineering-led integration model
- Overflow filling technology
- Automated capping and labeling systems
- High-speed throughput with consistent fill accuracy
- Electrical drops and pneumatic routing tailored to layout
Integration was executed under full commissioning oversight with ramp-to-rate support.
Compliance & Certification Coordination
- City approvals and Building & Safety coordination
- Health Department approvals
- ANSI compliance pathway
- NSF coordination
- UL certification coordination
Flowtek served as the integration owner across process systems, packaging equipment, and compliance coordination.
Operational Outcomes
- Certified, compliant production environment
- Stable high-speed throughput
- Scalable infrastructure ready for additional lines
- Improved serviceability and maintenance access
Integration Model
This project demonstrates Flowtek's integration-first execution model: bulk storage and process systems engineered in parallel with packaging equipment and utility infrastructure, coordinated under a single execution framework.
- Flowtek Process Systems – Bulk storage & routing
- Flowtek Liquid Filling Systems – Packaging equipment
- Flowtek North America – Overall integration ownership
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