CASE-047 · Engineering case

Winery Centrifuge Filtration

Developed rapid-execution and cost-control plans for winery centrifuge filtration at the facility.

Conceptual engineering visualization: Installed vertical centrifuge separator: Winery Centrifuge Filtration
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Why the Work Mattered

Purpose and Operating Need

Establish filter aid cost targets, including a not-to-exceed ceiling and operating goal.

Engineering Approach

Engineering Approach

Engineering scope: Winery centrifuge filtration, filter aid cost control targets (DE and fiber), rapid execution planning.

Outcome & Engineering Context

Outcome and Context

Set an annual filter-aid cost goal and not-to-exceed threshold. These are cost targets, rather than realized savings.

Workstream Results & Impact

Workstream Portfolio Rollup

18,317,000 USD

Wine Clarification and Vinegar Polishing 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
Post-PO Completion Target3 weeksTarget
Schedule target

Applies to: Winery Centrifuge Filtration

AFE acceptance plan — Completion target following purchase-order issuance for the winery centrifuge.

Engineering scope and design basis

The centrifuge supplier installation recovered approximately 104K gallons/year of vinegar previously lost to wastewater, at an estimated recovered-product value of $37,607/year.

Project scope and individual work packages are presented separately; project totals are not additive to their component values.

12 detail rows; 4,495 K project-family value.

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.

Evaluated diatomaceous-earth and fiber filter-aid use, developed supplier and execution alternatives, and translated performance goals into a defined scope. The analysis connected filtration choices with repeatable operating practices and a clear basis for procurement decisions.

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