IAMS COMPANY
Aurora, Nebraska

NEW PET FOOD MANUFACTURING FACILITY

  1. Contractor/Engineer: Todd & Sargent, Inc., Ames, Iowa

  2. Client Data: The Iams Company manufactures a "Premium" dry pet food and their headquarters are in Dayton, Ohio. Product line is dog, puppy, cat and kitten food.

  3. Work History:
    • Original Slipform Mill Tower Build: 1984-85
    • Dry/Cool Slipform Building Built: 1988
    • Processing & Packaging Expansion: 1989-90
    • Packaging Expansion: 1993
    • Milling Expansion: 1994-95
    • Processing, Packaging & Warehouse Expansion: 1996-97

  4. Summary of Project:
    • New Slipformed Structure - Process Building
      • Extrusion and related material handling.
      • Drying and cooling
      • Flavor Enhancement System.
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    • New Slipform Structure - Finished Product Storage
      • Steel Bins
      • Distribution and Routing Systems
      • Individual Bin Aeration Systems
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    • Packaging:
      • Finished Product Screening
      • Large Bag Packaging Line
      • Full Pallet Wrapping and Conveying System
      • Automation of Packaging Process
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    • Warehouse:
      • 51,250 square foot finish product storage warehouse.
      • 7,820 square foot micro ingredient warehouse.
      • 6,500 square foot packaging materials storage warehouse.
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    • Other Features:
      • Built to follow AIB standards.
      • Milling, batching, processing, routing, and packaging computer controlled using programmable logic controller (PLC) and PC based man-machine interface (MMI) systems.
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