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Process Engineering

Process engineering is a primary strength of BSI, as more than a quarter of our staff are degreed chemical engineers, averaging more than twenty five years experience.  Our Process Engineers possess an extensive knowledge of process engineering across diverse industries, with direct manufacturing or operations background, in addition to their extensive design experience.  Some engineering companies are perfectly content with completing designs that will never be built, but because of their manufacturing background, our engineers aren't really satisfied until the design is constructed, your process is running safely & efficiently, and your product meets all the quality standards.   

Process Engineering principles can be applied where manufacturing processes entail physical and/or chemical transformations, whether batch or continuous in nature.  BSI personnel have demonstrated they can execute any size project from concept through start-up in an expeditious and cost effective manner.  We would be more than happy to put you in touch with any one of our more than fifty clients, so you can verify that claim. 

Below is a short description of some of the process engineering activities and unit operations BSI process engineers have been involved in:

Engineering Activities:

Process definition including flow diagrams, material & energy balances & other documents to define the scope.

Economic feasibility studies & estimates of project cost.

Process calculations for unit operations and other operations requiring specialized or detailed treatment.

Process calculations for flows, pressure drops, & heat transfer for sizing piping & equipment.

Materials of construction selections for equipment & piping.

Specification of the required equipment based on suitability, availability, & cost effectiveness.

A small sample of processes, equipment, and services we have experience with follows:

 

Chemical Unit Processes
Utilities & Supporting Systems
    Adsorption
    Vacuum Systems
    Centrifugation
    Steam and Condensate Systems
    Chemical Reactions
    Heat Transfer Fluid Systems
    Chromatography
    Fired Process Heaters
    Crystallization
    Cooling Towers
    Distillation
    Process Refrigeration
    Drying
    Cryogenic Processes
    Extraction
    Clean Utilities: Steam, Water & Air
    Filtration
    CIP Systems
    Heat Transfer
 
    Ion Exchange
 
    Mixing or Blending
 
 
 
Fermentation
Drying
     Antibiotic & Monoclonal Products
    Freeze Dryers
     100 Gallon Inoculum through 50,000 Gallon Fermenters
    Rotary Vacuum Dryers
     Spinners through 12,000 Liters Bioreactors
    Vacuum Shelf Dryers
     Bio­Kill Process
    Vacuum Microwave Dryers
     Steroid, Antibiotic, & Bioprocess Facilities
    Fluid Bed & Spray Dryers
 
    Mills & Blenders
 
 
Recovery
Solids Processing
    Membrane Technology
    Conveying
    RO, Micro, & Ultra Filtration
    Cooling
    HPLC & Gel Columns
    Casting / Flaking
    High­G Centrifugation
    Dissolving
    Liquid­  Extractors
    Dust Collection & Control
 
    Mixing
Purification
    Size Reduction & Classification
    Thin/Falling Film & Forced Circulation Vacuum Evaporation
 
    Membrane Concentrating & Separation
Miscellaneous
    Crystallizers
    Studies
    Centrifuges
    Process Evaluations
    Rotary Vacuum Filtration
    Simulation / Process Modeling
    Resin Columns
    Energy Studies
    Carbon Treatment
    Emission Reductions
 
 
Utilities
Through Coordination
    Integrated CIP Systems
    Automation & Controls
    Purified Water System
    Architectural & Structural
    Water for Injection
    Electrical
    Pure Steam
    Information Technology
    Sterile Gases
    Process Safety
 
    Validation