Every successful project starts with a plan. When the leadership at Wente Vineyards (Wente) needed help determining how to achieve optimal return on from its next round of capital expenditures, it turned to our team in search of suggestions. At Haskell, we believe that master planning is one of the most valuable tools we have to offer our clients. A thoroughly researched and data-driven master plan can help clients like Wente make informed decisions on the best areas to invest their capex for a maximum return. Our team of skilled experts carefully evaluated the current manufacturing systems at Wente and laid out a master plan with recommendations for updating the packaging and process systems, including details on the potential impacts and ROI of each suggested option.
After analyzing Wente’s current manufacturing systems, Haskell’s engineers identified several areas for improvement. Within the packaging operations, we suggested upgrading some equipment in areas where the system was creating bottlenecks and slowing production. Some of these suggested upgrades also reduced the burden on labor, freeing up personnel to focus on other areas. On the process systems side, we identified additional tools and Clean-in-Place (CIP) system upgrades that could be used to make the facility’s sanitation procedures and protocols more efficient.
Beyond the manufacturing systems, we also reviewed the layout of Wente’s current facility and provided plans for constructing an additional building on the property that would provide extra office and warehouse space. Projected costs and benefits for this expansion were included in the plan.
Within the master plan, Haskell outlined the order in which the suggested upgrades should occur, the potential impacts on production, and the time expected for the company to see a return on each investment. These details helped Wente review and compare all of its options and determine the best path forward.
For the first few years, Alan Green’s presence at the American Craft Spirits Association (ACSA) annual convention was...
Mentioning beer, wine and spirits may bring to mind festive settings and good times with friends, but make no mistake: The...
Senior Engineers on Haskell’s Packaging Integration team are there from the conception of a project to its commissioning...
By the letter of the law, there’s nothing inaccurate about the term “procure” as it’s used in the name of engineer, procure,...
Speed to the market is considered one of the advantages of integrated project delivery, but what Haskell’s project team...
Replacing or overhauling an entire beverage line is seldom a viable solution. In most cases, the challenge is to optimize...
Rick Elyar has served consumer packaged goods (CPG) clients for 25 years as a business development specialist in the architecture,...
Consumers’ habits have changed drastically in recent years, steered by the pandemic, nutritional trends, environmental...
Since she became the director of Haskell’s packaging operations and its Atlanta office in late 2016, Bela Jacobson’s career...
A flat start-up curve can ruin your game. Demand goes unmet. Startup costs rise. And despite your best efforts to reach capacity,...
Summer internships are, by definition, entry-level positions. But for Luke Mason, participating in Haskell’s Summer...
Haskell’s Atlanta-based Controls and System Analytics teams recently stress-tested a major international distiller...
In basketball, it’s the point guard who has the ball in her hands at crunch time. In football, it’s the quarterback calling...
Si bien la industria de cerveza, vinos y licores nos recuerda buenos tiempos con amigos, es un negocio serio para Haskell....
Growing up, Haskell Project Superintendent Terry DeMauro enjoyed repairing the mechanical equipment on his family’s...
Engineering News-Record’s awards and lists are the gold standard in the construction industry, and as Editor-in-Chief...
If you’ve read our blog series “How to Build a Distillery,” you probably have a good, high-level overview of the steps it...
JACKSONVILLE, FL – Haskell, one of the leading global architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) and consulting...
It’s been a long journey from planning, through design and procurement. And now, construction, for all intents and purposes,...
A client came to us with a familiar problem: Their bottling line was fraught with multiple efficiency and quality problems....
We have reached a pivotal point in the five-step journey to bring your distillery from concept to production. Over the first...
As the craft distilling market has emerged, it has brought distilleries out of the darkness of aging warehouses. Distilleries...
From brunches to baseball games, the popularity growth in wine consumption, particularly among younger generations,...
Now that you’ve defined your business opportunity in Step One of our How to Build a Distillery series, it’s time to assemble...
Whether you want to build your distillery from the ground up, expand what you already have, or modify an existing building,...
When Anheuser-Busch, the world’s largest beer producer, broke ground on a $175 million expansion to their Metal Container...
111 Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville, FL 32202
© 2024 Haskell. All rights reserved.
