Ag/Food Processing
Westcon has been a leading U.S. company for the construction of agricultural and food-based processing facilities. The agricultural-related market has been a major part of Westcon’s portfolio of markets for more than 25 years providing comprehensive construction solutions for some of the world’s leaders in the industry. Westcon provides full construction solutions ranging from minor modifications to existing facilities to building entire grass-roots projects.
Westcon’s success in this industry is strongly related to having key project professionals who have worked in the industry for more than 20 years. Additionally, strong knowledge and experience of the “food-grade” requirements for the materials of construction, welding techniques, and project documentation have made Westcon a highly qualified and cost-effective company to support the unique challenges associated with this industry.
Westcon has a diverse background and extensive list of project experience and expertise offered to the agricultural and food processing market that include the following:
- Soybean processing
- Grain milling and processing
- Animal nutrition and feed
- Sugar processing
- Vegetable processing
- Artificial and natural sweeteners
- Food oil processing
- Cultures and enzymes
- Lactic acids and acid-based processes and products
- Food and beverage ingredients
- Corn-related products and technologies (including corn-based ethanol)
- Protein synthesis products
- Salt processing
- Specialty foods
- Vitamins and bulk pharmaceuticals
- Seed treatment and preparation
- Genetically-modified seeds
- Animal processing
- Agricultural chemicals – fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides