Y&S Candies Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor Process Piping Modifications

Key Accomplishments

• The company installed a new vent assembly for AnMBR No. 2 based on the existing arrangement serving AnMBR No. 1.
• JCC installed a new biogas flowmeter on the AnMBR No. 2 biogas-suction piping.
• The scope included installation of a new biogas enclosure, support stand, process tubing, pressure-regulation components, and associated piping connections.
• JCC installed two new position switches on existing butterfly valves 56-V-42 and 56-V-35.
• The company furnished and installed the required process piping, pipe supports, bolts, gaskets, fittings, and associated mechanical components.
• JCC installed equipment, valves, instruments, and accessories furnished by ADI Systems.
• The work included heat tracing, thermal insulation, and protective jacketing for the modified process piping.
• JCC furnished and installed conduit and wiring between the field-mounted valves and instruments and the existing programmable logic controller panel.
• The work was planned and sequenced around a scheduled plant shutdown, with AnMBR No. 1 required to return to full operation by September 11, 2020.
• JCC supported system testing, startup, commissioning, cleanup, and restoration of the affected operating areas.
• Johnston Construction Company performed the Y&S Candies Process Piping Modifications project at the company’s Lancaster, Pennsylvania facility.
• The work upgraded process piping, valves, instrumentation, venting, and biogas-related equipment serving the facility’s anaerobic membrane bioreactor treatment system.