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Whether clients are looking to determine the impact of an ingredient YOUR PARTNER FOR change or need assistance with marketing projections, the Stellar team CONTINUED SUCCESS FOOD PROCESS & combines process engineering expertise with business and operational know-how to provide strategic guidance through: We’re thankful for the PACKAGING ENGINEERING successful partnerships BUSINESS PLANNING Process and packaging lines are the source of a facility’s profitability. Keeping them we’ve had with more than running at optimal capacity while maintaining food safety is crucial to short-term MANUFACTURING PLANNING 100 food processing clients SETTING THE and long-range success. Stellar’s process engineering team combines more than MASTER PLANNING and look forward to 300 years of experience in all key food segments for some of the world’s leading providing you with the STANDARD IN brands to meet client objectives and maximize returns. FEASIBILITY STUDIES innovation and service FOOD SAFETY Stellar has the expertise and depth of resources to self-perform you’ll find only at Stellar. Recognized as a leader in nearly all aspects of a project, from concept through commissioning. food safety, Stellar’s Our in-depth experience in process engineering, facility design and designs meet or exceed construction helps to provide better input and decision-making during the standards set by the front-end planning. USDA, FDA and other industry regulators. Many SELF-PERFORMING SERVICES OEMs improve their designs based on our  Process project management sanitary requirements.  Current equipment evaluations and appraisals

Contact Todd Allsup, Division Vice President,  Plant optimization Corporate Sales, at 904.899.9339 or tallsup@  Process, CIP, packaging & material handling stellar.net to discover how Stellar can improve your  Equipment specification, procurement productivity while enhancing food safety. and installation

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IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY THROUGH Process skids integrated with building - HVAC, utilities, flooring, hose stations, PROVEN EXPERTISE drains, etc.

Acting as one cohesive team, our process engineering experts collaborate with our facility design and construction teams at every phase to ensure the highest quality and food safety. We act as the owner’s rep when specifying equipment, leveraging Our team has optimized close relationships with OEMs to provide the latest in sanitary design and process process lines and innovation for our clients. packaging handling for HMI / controls design Pumps, valves, piping and programming Starbucks facilities PROCESS PROJECT DEVELOPMENT - our comprehensive scope design, specifications throughout the U.S. document informs design from concept to completion through product, Deck design and integration with skid marketing and logistics data CIP skid design, CIP process design Integrated local PROCESS DESIGN/ENGINEERING - we design the most productive, controls to skids energy-efficient and sanitary lines Tank design based on process requirements LINE LAYOUTS (PROCESS OR PACKAGING) - we optimize productivity Sanitary / wash down design of skids Stellar’s team led the through analysis of raw materials, product flow, WIP, finished goods and waste, design efforts for the as well as the flow of operations, sanitary and maintenance employees fastest entrée line in North America and the industry’s EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATION AND PROCUREMENT - we can manage first triple-lane assembly the specification and procurement of equipment, including the competitive line for Heinz. bidding process, or purchase all equipment on the owners’ behalf Packaging equipment integrated with building - SEAMLESS INTEGRATION - acting as an integrator between OEMs, we HVAC, utilities,flooring, hose stations, drains, wall locations / types, etc. ensure all mechanical and electrical components work together seamlessly and safely for operators and employees

EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION - we coordinate and oversee Factory Equipment specifications based Stellar designed a Acceptance Tests (FATs) and procure specialist contractors to install on packaging requirements HMI / controls design, programming processing line that all equipment to integrate equipment increased the production Sanitary conveyor / START-UP/COMMISSIONING - we verify that all equipment is installed equipment design capacity for Pinnacle pizza per design, performing multiple test runs for each line while training by 30 percent. operators and maintenance teams Ergonomic equipment design Integrate accessory equipment and packaging line layouts with packaging line

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