Franklin Park, IL facility. Over 6,000 pounds of raw ingredients are used
daily to produce more than fi fty trucks of candy shipped out from the
plant every day. Optimizing production, Scheck supervisors support the
Nestle Maintenance staff with regular piping and equipment maintenance
and repairs, working closely with Nestle engineers on innovative new
designs to increase plant effi ciency.
new Crunch Wafer products. The project included the installation of three
new 1,000 gallon jacketed crème tanks. Stainless steel jacketed piping was
fabricated and installed to maintain an average temperature of 110 degrees
in order to keep the crème and chocolate fl owing. The utility piping included
gas for the wafer oven; compressed air and glycol cooling lines for crème
spreading; cutting and conditioning belts and cooling tunnel areas.
installation of three new 9,000 gallon chocolate tanks in compound coating
area; a new `clean in place' skid and piping for the Nips line; updating old
cooling towers from a glycol system to run off the plant's ammonia high
pressure cooling system; installation of new high pressure steam heating
systems; and general maintenance on all piping systems throughout the plant.
has proven to be an exceptional partner in the execution of capital projects
here at Nestle Franklin Park. The Scheck team provides Franklin Park with
a resource totally committed to safety, plant GMP's, and overall excellence
in project management."
Make a "Sweet" Team
fi nancial institutions, Scheck Mechanical is working to keep J.P. Morgan
Chase's, "Chase Tower", in downtown Chicago, cool. At 850 feet tall, this 60
story skyscraper, completed in 1969, is the ninth tallest building in Chicago,
the tallest building inside the Chicago Loop, and the 32nd tallest in the
United States.
system on the 3rd and 58th Floors. The project included the replacement
of (2) 3,500gpm Chilled Water Pumps, (2) 20" Control Valves, (2) 16"
Control Valves, (1) 10" Control Valve, (2) new motors on additional pumps,
installations of a new pump control package, installation of four new VFDs,
upgrades to the MCCs, large and small bore piping, and upgrades to the
building automation system. Logistics of working in a skyscraper in downtown
Chicago have made the project challenging, but Scheck's team has received
rave reviews from the building management staff.
contractors, the Scheck Team tackled
a local project in its own backyard.
Lyons Township High School is
located roughly one mile from Scheck's
headquarters in Countryside, Illinois.
of the top public schools in Illinois,
but consistently appears on top 100
lists for high schools in America.
The south campus, located in Western
Springs, IL, had ambitious renovation
plans this past summer, centered on
a complete upgrade of the school's
mechanical systems. The project scope
included the replacement of the
school's chillers, cooling tower, class-
room unit ventilators, circulating pumps,
chemical feed system, condensate
system, and a coil retrofi t of the existing
air handling units. LTHS Chief Engineer
Tony Ponziano raved about the prof-
essionalism and expertise of the Scheck
fi eld forces, frequently commenting
to Project Executive Brian Ortiz,
"You've got some great guys!"
chilled water to downtown buildings
by way of underground headers that
run beneath downtown Chicago streets.
P5 plant was built fi ve years ago, with
six 1,600-ton Trane chillers capable of
producing 34 degree water supple-
menting its four existing facilities.
The plant is located beneath a high-
rise tower in downtown Chicago,
utilizing water from the Chicago
River to cool its equipment.
Thermal Chicago as General Contractor
to expand the plant cooling capacity
by an additional 6,400 tons.
· Two new 500 horse power chilled
water pumps
· Six new 500 horse power condenser
water pumps
· One new 16,000 Volt double-ended
secondary unit substation
· New chilled water air handlers
for plant thermal control with new
ductwork distribution systems
· Large bore piping modifi cations
with control valves allowing the
reversal of fl ow through the chillers
· All the required civil work to
support the project
Chicago `Cool'