“Vestal Corporation welcomes Michael Alberswerth, P.E., S.E., as Senior Structural Engineer. His specialties include design and renovation of industrial, commercial, and retail buildings. His expertise and experience in projects from READ MORE
Welcome Wilfredo Marin
Baja Industrial Engineering and Consulting, a wholly owned subsidiary of Vestal Corporation, is pleased to welcome Wilfredo Marin. “Wilfredo is a Mechanical Engineer with more than 10 years of experience in industrialREAD MORE
The VestalView | Q4 2020 News
Check out the last VestalView Newsletter of 2020 to see what we have been up to…
Vestal Designs Wellness Upgrades at Brewer Science Headquarters
Brewer Science chose Vestal Corporation to provide design services for their existing facility located in Rolla, MO. “Brewer Science is a global leader in developing and manufacturing next-generation materials and processes that foster the technology needed for tomorrow.” The awarded design proposal READ MORE
All things are possible when it comes to weather events – including Desert Floods. Vestal Corporation is designing a mega brewery just 30 miles off the arid coast of Gulf of California in Sonora, Mexico. Throughout the year this area experiences very little rainfall, although bordering a coast makes the area prone to seasonal heavy rainfall from pacific coast cyclones creating inundation flooding.
iMAGINit Technologies’ case study featuring Vestal’s Virtual training
Data and Design Analytics Impact on Productivity
by Derek O’Brien, Director | Business Analytics
Anyone who has managed projects understands that project schedule management is mission critical. Schedule development typically starts with enthusiasm and optimism that what is scheduled today, READ MORE
Ice Cream Social(ly Distanced)
Celebrating 2020 #LicensedPEday with an Ice Cream Social(ly Distanced) with our team in St. Louis.
Conditions of Satisfaction Webinar
When we share, we all improve! Thank you to Anthony Augustine, P.E. and all the panelists for sharing your best practices during the LCI St Louis Community of Practice (CoP) Conditions of Satisfaction Webinar, featuring Procter & Gamble‘s St. Louis IPD Team.READ MORE
Drone + Laser Scanning Technology
Manually verifying and documenting existing field conditions is a demanding task. It is slow, labor-intensive, presents safety challenges and does not always produce accurate results. READ MORE
LEAN’ing on Our Tools, Methods, and Techniques during the Covid-19 Pandemic
3D Imaging
Vestal’s BIM team performed 3D Imagining of an existing distillery fermentation process in preparation for major production expansion. Services included full 360 deg. scans and model development to support distillery expansion that included adding Mash and Fermentation Tanks into a very area restricted process floor. The Vestal BIM team used a Leica BLK360 imaging laser scanner and Autodesk ReCap Pro for collecting and processing the data. The ReCap Pro processes used formatted the BLK360 imagery and scans to allow the client to view data points, take measurements, annotate and collaborate into the application in real time.
National Engineers Week
It’s National Engineers Week! E-Week was started in 1951, dedicated to ensuring a diverse, well-educated future workforce by increasing understanding of and interest in engineering and technology careers. Vestal Corporation’s team of engineers and drafters work together in our offices across the United States and Mexico delivering Integrated Project Designs.
Greenfield FDA
Vestal Corporation is conducting a feasibility study for a Greenfield FDA Packaging Facility. Vestal is evaluating multiple sites, developing concepts, determining project scope limits, process design, identifying and evaluating equipment, creating the project layouts, determining the electrical requirements, and preparing a capital cost estimate. The product of Vestal’s efforts will help the client in its evaluation of the proposed project and its potential ROI.
Hydrate Line
Vestal Corporation is providing Integrated Design Services to expand production of hydrated lime with the addition of a new hydrate line. The hydrate line is located in the existing facility to assist in keeping pace with increased demand for its products. In conjunction with the hydrated lime production expansion, Vestal is also providing Integrated Design Services for a new rail spur, product storage silo with rail loading capability.
Import Terminal
Vestal Corporation is providing Integrated Design Services to upgrade an existing cement import terminal in Florida. Import terminal upgrades include a new concrete dock and mobile ship unloader. Additional upgrades include a new ship unloading system to support the installation of a new cement pneumatic transport line that will tie into the existing conveying line.
Boeing
Vestal Corporation has been selected by Kuhlmann design Group to provide electrical and mechanical design for the renovation of Boeing’s Executive Briefing Center in St. Louis, Missouri. KdG is the lead designer for the project providing architectural design and project management services and Vestal is supporting KdG by providing engineering services. Boeing is the world’s largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners, defense, space and security systems, and service provider of aftermarket support.
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Buzzi Unicem
Vestal Corporation was selected to assist Buzzi Unicem with upgrading its existing dust collection system located atop of the cement storage silos at its Festus, Missouri location. Vestal’s Integrated Design will include flow diagrams, demolition plans, arrangement layouts, development of the construction scope of work and project capital cost estimate. Upgrades to the existing dust collection system will improve environmental air quality and life safety for Buzzi’s employees.
New Constellation Brands Cornstarch Storage Facility
Vestal Corporation provided Integrated Design Services to Ziemann Holvrieka GmbH on the new Constellation Brands Cornstarch storage facility at their Nava brewery. Nava is the world’s largest brewery producing 30 million hectoliters of beer per year. Yesterday the first truck with 24 tons of Grits was unloaded and stored at the new Cornstarch Silo facility. Vestal would like to thank all team members for their efforts on creating this outstanding project. #IntegratedDesignExperts #VestalCorporation #ZiemannHolvrieka #ConstellationBrands
Nestle Purina Pet Care
Vestal Corporation has been selected to provide Integrated Design Services for Nestle Purina Pet Care’s – Empty Can Storage and De-Scrambler Building at their new Hartwell, Georgia facility. When completed, the Hartwell facility will be NPPC’s showcase for state-of-the-art pet food manufacturing technology. READ MORE