CASE-027 · Engineering case

Acetator #6 and Wine Vinegar Filtering Expansion

Developed A6 acetator, centrifuge-clarification, ceramic-polishing and final-loadout scope to support the WDV and wine-vinegar production plan.

Conceptual engineering visualization: Acetator #6 and Wine Vinegar Filtering Expansion
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Why the Work Mattered

Purpose and Operating Need

Developed A6 acetator, centrifuge-clarification, ceramic-polishing and final-loadout scope to support the WDV and wine-vinegar production plan.

Engineering Approach

Engineering Approach

Scoped A6 acetator capability, centrifuge clarification, ceramic vinegar polishing and final-loadout coordination.

Outcome & Engineering Context

Developed A6 acetator, centrifuge-clarification, ceramic-polishing and final-loadout scope to support the WDV and wine-vinegar production plan.

Workstream Results & Impact

Workstream Portfolio Rollup

66,885,000 USD

Vinegar Acetation and Fermentation-Support Modernization

Recorded workstream portfolio reference. This is the workstream-level value and is not a project expenditure or a new total of reassigned projects.

Measures & Operating Detail

MeasureValueType & meaningAttribution & operating context
Annual Transportation-Cost Reduction1,300,000 USD/yearEstimate
Estimated annual benefit

Applies to: Acetator #6 and Wine Vinegar Filtering Expansion

Estimated annual interplant transportation-cost reduction associated with local production expansion.

Engineering scope and design basis

Estimated $1.3M/year transportation-cost reduction associated with a planned 0.5M gallons/year increase in local bulk vinegar production.

Actions, Methods & Controls

ACTIVITIES IN CONTEXT

Additional Technical Detail

Roles & contributions
  • Project Ownership

    Full lifecycle project ownership

    Owned the full project lifecycle: capital planning and prioritization, need definition, feasibility and scope development, engineering and AFE justification, procurement and vendor coordination, construction sequencing and field oversight, commissioning, turnover, and post-startup support. Connected operating requirements with technical scope, funding decisions, execution readiness, and the needs of operations and maintenance.

Workstream context
All portfolio connections
Project ownership and delivery context

Owned the full project lifecycle: capital planning and prioritization, need definition, feasibility and scope development, engineering and AFE justification, procurement and vendor coordination, construction sequencing and field oversight, commissioning, turnover, and post-startup support. Connected operating requirements with technical scope, funding decisions, execution readiness, and the needs of operations and maintenance.

Aligned the acetator scope with wine clarification, ceramic polishing and truck-batch loadout. Developed the transportation business case alongside the process capacity requirements, making production flow and logistics part of the same capital decision.

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