Bundaberg Brewed Drinks Fully Automated Brewhouse

Triplenine was contracted by Bundaberg Brewed Drinks to upgrade their existing soft drink plant in Bundaberg, QLD. 

This involved the Installation of new tanks and processing equipment along with the automation of their Brew house and associated bulk processing equipment. The new brew-house provided increased plant capacity and improved process repeatability through improved CIP processes and automation. The new plant was installed in an existing warehouse area onsite allowing existing production to continue while the new brewhouse was being constructed.

A number of major components were fabricated in our Silverwater workshop prior to site installation commencing, approx 120mts of access platform complete with 2 x access stairs and incorporated pipe racks were fabricated in a modular format for ease of transport to site, other major items included 16 x valves manifolds in various sizes and shapes, holding tubes, pump and filter skids.

Site works involved the installation of new equipment and the relocation of existing equipment. The plant upgrade involves the following major components:

• A total of 27 new vessels were installed including - Batch sugar dissolving & Storage, Cooking Stage, Wort Mix Stage, Fermentation Stage, Filtrate Holding Stage, Brew Mixing Stage, Brew/Syrup Holding, CIP, vessels ranged in size from 2k lt up 25k lt.

• 1.25T Bulk sugar bag unloading and handling
  Tanker/IBC Loading station
  Juice loading station(2 off)
  IBC Fillers (2 off)
  IBC Cleaning station

• Process and services piping - Steam and condensate, Chilled water/hot water Flow & Return, CIP fluids, Towns water, Product water, Transfer lines and Compressed Air, electrical conduiting.

• Misc - Access platform, lifting equipment, pumps, heat exchangers

16,500 man hours went into this project with zero injuries. Constant performance monitoring was employed through weekly meetings and reporting.