Plant Optimization for Food and Beverage

Site walk to scope the asset population, criticality scoring against sanitary pump seals, CIP impact on bearings, motor washdown ratings, baseline measurements on the top 30 to 60 assets, then a regular cycle of quarterly performance reviews. Findings get written up against ISO 22400 (KPIs). For Food & Beverage facilities, the engagement usually includes coordination with the plant's existing compliance program — pulling Plant Optimization results into the FSMA, HACCP, FDA, USDA audit file. Initial scope runs $15K-$45K depending on asset count, then ongoing at $12K-$35K per engagement.

Sub-sectors with the highest equipment criticality and longest production runs. Within Food & Beverage, that's typically operations running large rotating equipment 24/7 on tight production schedules. Smaller Food & Beverage operations with mostly batch work and shorter equipment populations get less leverage from Plant Optimization and may be better served by basic preventive maintenance with on-call diagnostic support.