Project Planning

KOCH Finishing Systems provides project planning services to help transform clients’ visions for projects into detailed action plans with equipment specifications and a comprehensive timeline.

Project Planning Scope

  • Develop a detailed production analysis to include, current and future production needs, available production time, overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), and part sequencing for assembly. 
  • Design appropriate material handling system from the following options: monorail conveyors, power and free conveyors, inverted conveyors, strand conveyors, live roller conveyors, belt conveyors, hoist systems, manipulators, robotics, and automatic guided vehicles. 
  • Work with industry leaders in the supply of coatings and pretreatment chemicals to develop functional performance metrics and a process design with specification that align with individual functionality requirements. 
  • Develop system layout, elevation, and section view drawings. 
  • Develop piping and instrumentation diagrams. 
  • Develop detailed specifications for system electrical controls, including hardware, programming standards, data trending requirements, and MIS systems. 
  • Develop specifications for facility requirements, including building space, pit and trench layouts, foundation loads, roof openings, and civil/structural design. 
  • Develop requirements for utility supply and anticipated operating loads including electrical, gas, compressed air, air makeup, water supply, and wastewater discharge. 
  • Develop any data required for environmental permitting, including air and water discharge points and flow rates. 
  • Work with industry leaders in the supply of emissions control and abatement equipment to develop a detailed equipment design to meet permit levels. 
  • Develop a detailed project timeline that identifies critical path activities. 
  • Develop preliminary cost estimates for project budgeting and cash flow analysis.