The 2024 host intern companies and project description are listed below - 2024 Case Summaries Booklet
Anderson Erickson Dairy - Des Moines
Identify sources of product loss throughout the production process and develop/design solutions to eliminate losses.
Anderson Erickson Dairy Case Summary
Anderson Erickson Dairy - Des Moines
Conduct an assessment of targeted process areas to identify water reduction opportunities and make recommendations to reduce usage and associated costs.
Anderson Erickson Dairy Case Summary
Burke Marketing Corporation - Hormel Foods - Nevada
Reduce Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen Demand, (CBOD) in the wastewater by applying P2 strategies to identified points of generation in the decanting and oven areas.
Burke Case Summary
CF Industries - Sergeant Bluff
Assess the cooling tower water treatment process, establish a baseline of usage and costs, and identify areas where chemical dosage and associated costs may be reduced.
CF Industries Case Summary
Gelita USA - Sergeant Bluff
Assess and quantify product losses to the wastewater stream throughout production operations and explore methodologies to reduce loss and reduce nitrogen loads in the wastewater.
Gelita Case Summary
JBS Swift Pork - Ottumwa
Explore water reduction and reuse opportunities throughout the plant to reduce overall water usage and meet corporate reduction goals.
JBS Swift Case Summary
JBS USA, LLC - Marshalltown
Assess the steam system and make recommendations to optimize efficiency and improve condensate return to reduce natural gas usage and associated emissions.
JBS Case Summary
Kemin Industries - Des Moines
Evaluate a pilot scale evaporator and identify operating parameters and variables to determine its viability and potential energy savings of integrating it into the concentration and dehydration production processes.
Kemin Case Summary
Woodward Resource Center - Woodward
Conduct a thermographic assessment of campus structures and targeted equipment to develop recommendations and create an implementation plan to improve energy efficiency and reduce utility costs.
Woodward Case Summary