CASE HISTORY: Fiorini responds to the new requirements of a system and redesigns seven expansion manifolds “in the field”

Production requirements are changing ever more rapidly and every system, even the best, may require modifying on the fly.

This is what happened to the system up and running in a pasta production facility located in Muggia (TS), for which Fiorini had already supplied, during implementation, 7 fully tailored expansion manifolds.

After the system had been put into service, Fiorini was contacted by the customer to modify the existing manifolds and thus, allow the facility to increase its performance and meet new production demands.

Replacing the existing manifolds, all PED certified, would have significantly impacted production costs and schedules. Fiorini, therefore, looked for a different solution which allowed the goal to be quickly reached without any significant impact on the customer from a logistics and economic standpoint.

After analysing the options, ABC, Fiorini’s Technology and Industrial Processes Business Unit, proposed intervening directly on the existing manifolds, working on-site to redesign them based on the new system requirements and re-certify them according to the relevant quality and safety standards.

An “away” job performed entirely at the Trieste worksite, which last September involved Fiorini’s technical department and the certifying body to fulfil the upgrade requirements requested by the customer, all done quickly and at low cost.

Projects evolve and it is important for designers to be supported by an expert, dynamic and proactive partner. Characteristics that Fiorini has once more proven to possess.