Boardman Foods Onion Processing Plant Project

In 1992, Westar Foods (Boardman Foods) contracted with Covert Engineering to provide process engineering and Project Management Support for a new onion processing plant located along the Columbia River at the Port of Morrow Industrial Park in Boardman, Oregon.

 

Plant Project Highlights:

 Boardman Foods Onion Processing  
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• A processing facility capable of producing IQF (Individual Quick Freeze) onion products. Areas of the facility included:

     - Raw receiving
     - Processing
     - Packaging
     - Freezing
     - Storage capabilities

• Storage designed for frozen finished product in an on-site cold storage.

• Building aspects of the facility included:

     - Employee welfare
     - Production office
     - Quality assurance rooms capable of supporting production requirements

• The process water pre-treatment was designed to satisfy the Port of Morrow wastewater discharge requirements.
• Refrigeration design included a belt freezer and cold storage incorporating an energy efficient design for Umatilla Electric and Bonneville Power Administration.
• Construction on the plant was completed December 1992.

In 2001, CEI designed and coordinated installation of a new steam service provided by the nearby PGE co-generation plant.

 

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