Project

The Orlando–based company provides disposable plastic bags primarily for the health care industry. Streamline Solutions was expanding its business to include plastic recycling.

Assignment

Design all electrical and control systems to support the owner’s recently refurbished recycling equipment
Design control systems for the multiple components of the recycling equipment
Lead the owner in the development and documentation of new operation schematics and sequence of operations
Coordinate and work with UL (Underwriters Laboratories) to achieve the appropriate UL Listings on the control systems for the equipment

Challenges

Old recycling machine — up to four decades in some sections
No schematics to use as a guide
For many parts, the manufacturers were no longer in business
Some parts only available overseas
Bring the previous electrical work that had been installed up to minimum code standards

Solutions

Rely on professional experience and Service Complete’s in–house engineers
Improvise when needed
Redo work previously performed on the recycler by another company

Did You Know?

Five large control relay cabinets had to be built without accurate wiring information.
3,000 feet of control wire was installed.
To identify the components needed to make the system operational, our team had to turn to the Internet and interview different manufacturers.
Even though the odds were against success, all the equipment tested without any faults.

Conclusion

Despite the challenges of working on an old machine without any manuals to serve as a guide, the Service Complete Electric team got the recycler up and running. Streamline Solutions co–owner Dave Arkeilpane said the work done by the first company “was a mess. I wish I had known about Service Complete Electric in the beginning. They did a great job. They not only took the time to explain very well what needed to be done, but they did exactly what they said they would do. They were phenomenal.”