COFFEE PROCESSING

Through a referral from Modern Process Equipment, Keen served as the mechanical installer for all dry processing equipment at Westrock Coffee’s Arkansas facility. Our scope included setting and installing process equipment, structural steel, and process interconnections.

The work covered three main areas. In the green coffee area, we installed automated unloading lines for super sacks and burlap sacks, cleaning equipment, and transfer systems feeding 24 bulk storage bins. The roasted coffee area included a 12-silo storage structure, a bulk bag loader, and bulk bag unloaders. In the spent grounds area, we installed the system that removes grounds from the cold brew tanks, runs them through a dewatering press, and conveys them to outdoor dumpsters.

The owner supplied the equipment, and the design kept changing while installation was underway. Our team adapted as things changed and kept the work moving. This was Keen’s first coffee project, and it showed how well our dry flowables expertise carries into new industries.