"Engineering Specialists for the Food Processing and Packaging Industry"

CEI has completed projects across a broad spectrum of food production processes from very small renovation projects to the design of green-field factories. Our clients benefit from the fact that we are already knowledgeable in things like GMP's, food inspection agencies, sanitary design, QA systems and other food production requirements. Our historical knowledge of food processing methods is a tremendous advantage in helping our clients expand into new directions that were not previously considered while at the same time, we maintain strict confidentiality of proprietary information.

USDA - United States Department of Agriculture

Dairy projects and Refrigeration systems

CEI has considerable experience in Dairy projects and Refrigeration systems.  View more...

3A Dairy

CEI works with 3A dairy standards not only on milk and milk related projects, but also uses 3A standards in specifying work in other processes.  View more...

Columbia River Processing, Inc. Cheese Processing Facility

The Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA) in Tillamook, Oregon embarked on a new project for a 83,500 square foot facility to process cheese in Boardman, Oregon.  View more...

Dannon Yogurt New Processing Plant

Dannon Yogurt contacted CEI to design a refrigeration plant that included a central ammonia refrigeration system in this new dairy product manufacturing facility in West Jordan, Utah.  View more...

Santee Dairy Cold Storage and Distribution Center

When this Santee plant began production began in October of 1997, this fast-tracked, design-build project became one of the largest dairy plants in operation in the United States.  View more...

TCCA Cold Storage & Distribution Center

Covert Engineers, in conjunction, with Tillamook County Creamery's staff  developed a multi-phase plan to expand their facility to accommodate continued growth of Tillamook dairy products.  View more...

WestFarm Foods Serac Line

CEI, along with WestFarm Foods staff, developed a plan to meet the increased 
capacity demand of their consumer products by reducing the downtime on the 
SERAC line and increasing the overall line efficiency.  View more...

Aviko USA, Potato Processing Plant

CEI's responsibilities were Refrigeration in the the Aviko project, a $46 million potato processing plant located on a 146-acre site near Jamestown, North Dakota. The plant produces french fries, hash browns and other potato products for a major fast food corporation.  View more...

Logan Intl. Ltd. Potato Processing Facility

Logan International, Ltd. contacted CEI and was asked to provide process engineering and other services for a new potato processing plant in Boardman, Oregon. View more...

Boardman Foods Onion Processing Plant

In 1992, Westar Foods (Boardman Foods) contracted with Covert Engineers to provide process engineering and other services for a new onion processing plant located in the Port of Morrow Industrial Park at Boardman, Oregon.  View more...

H.C. Brill Confectionery Plant

H.C. Brill, a wholesale producer of bakery products wanted the design of a 100,000-square foot food processing plant featuring process, warehouse and distribution operations.  View more...

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