Reliable and future-ready production facilities

How can complex production facilities guarantee hygiene, reliability and energy efficiency while remaining flexible for future expansion?

In demanding environments such as food & beverage and high-care industrial production, engineering must go beyond designing standalone systems. Mechanical systems, utilities and process installations need to function as one integrated solution, aligned with real production requirements, capacity targets and operational constraints.

At Haskoning, we combine deep process knowledge with real production insight to design facilities that achieve:

• Reliable and stable performance
• Lower energy and utility costs (e.g. up to 30% lower energy and water costs).
• Hygienic and compliant operations
• Reduced operational risk
• Flexibility for phased expansion

The engineering process typically progresses through several key stages: conceptual engineering, basic engineering, detailed engineering, construction management, and commissioning. Each stage plays a critical role in ensuring the project is fully developed and successfully delivered.

Our EPCM approach provides a structured and strategic backbone for CAPEX projects. It is driven by technically skilled, practically oriented project managers and engineers who understand the details and manage them effectively. Acting as an independent extension of your organisation, we oversee planning, costs, and quality, with a strong focus on stakeholder management and measurable results — ensuring successful delivery within scope, time, and budget.

Mechanical & piping engineering: designed for safety and continuity

In food-grade and industrial environments, mechanical and piping systems directly affect product safety, cleanability and uptime.
Effective engineering starts early in the design process, thoughtfully incorporating hygienic principles, ensuring easy access for maintenance, and achieving seamless alignment with process equipment to optimise performance.

By developing detailed process flow diagrams (PFDs), piping & instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), defining control philosophies and validating constructability, installations are engineered to:

• Prevent bottlenecks by designing robust installations, ensuring they can handle variations in operational conditions 
• Support safe and efficient maintenance through strategic access points and modular layouts. 
• Minimise contamination risks by hygienic design features and material choices lifecycle
• Ensure reliable lifecycle performance through robust materials and flexible designs

The result is a facility that consistently performs under real production conditions, delivering reliability, safety, and efficiency throughout its lifecycle.

Utility engineering: capacity without waste

Utilities are the backbone of industrial production. Steam, cooling, compressed air, industrial gases, water and wastewater systems must continuously meet demand without driving unnecessary operational costs.
We engineer utility systems based on mass and energy balances derived directly from the production process. This ensures correct sizing, operational stability and energy optimisation.

A well-engineered utility concept enables:

• Heat recovery and energy reuse
• Reduced waste streams
• Efficient water management
• Stable temperature control
• Lower lifecycle costs

We can also reassess existing installations to remove bottlenecks, reduce energy consumption and support phased expansions without disrupting ongoing operations.

Process engineering: from concept to operational excellence

Strong process design is fundamental to safe, efficient and profitable production. In food & beverage facilities, especially, performance depends on accurate capacity calculations, validated energy balances and well-informed technology choices.
To support this, we translate process concepts into clear flow diagrams, detailed instrumentation designs and control philosophies aligned with operational realities.

By analysing scenarios, identifying bottlenecks and optimising layouts, including production and packaging lines, we design facilities that deliver:

• Consistent product quality to ensure uniformity and reduce waste.  
• Regulatory compliance meeting industry safety and quality standards.  
• Operational resilience maintaining a robust productivity during disruptions.  
• Long-term efficiency building sustainable, energy-efficient installations to reduce OPEX cost over time.