GlaxoSmithKline

Upper Merion, PA; Piscataway, NJ
Expertise
Mechanical
Electrical
Plumbing
Fire Protection
Project Type

This global healthcare company chose Bala to provide engineering services for a variety of their research and development locations. 

Synthetic Chemistry Pilot Plant Upper Merion, PA

The scope of the project involved the installation of six reactors ranging in size from 30 to 300 gallons.  A centrifuge and a vacuum oven were also relocated to the building.  A new mezzanine level was designed to support the process equipment.  A new fume scrubber system, reactor single fluid heat transfer system, and chilled water system, which included an air cooled condenser and a packaged chiller, were also designed.

Manufacturing Process Consolidation Piscataway, NJ

Project included glass lined and stainless steel reactors, centrifuges, vacuum dryers, blenders, dust collectors, pumps, piping and control systems.  A nitrogen inerting and blanketing system was also designed for the reactors.  A single fluid heating/cooling system was designed for two of the reactors.