Shick understands the customer's process, plant layout and unique production schedule.

After thousands of system installations in numerous industries, Shick has gained a level of expertise that allows it to complete each project with a minimum of inconvenience or interruption to a customer's normal operations.

Installation

Mechanical & Electrical - From silo setting through complete electrical wiring, Shick is dedicated to providing professional union and non-union installations.

Site Supervision and Subcontract Management - Shick's site supervisors provide a single point of responsibility for on-site installation activity.

Commissioning

Installation Handoff - Shick employs an installation checklist that is used to confirm the completeness and accuracy of the installation and includes testing motor rotation, blower oil levels, and filter media installation.

I/O Checkout -I/O is checked for continuity through the control program to ensure proper address/physical point relationships.

Field Engineering/Support - Shick's controls team is an active part of the system commissioning effort. This allows us to make on-site modifications to operator interfaces or logic, freeing service technicians to focus on system performance and training.

System "Dry Run" Testing - Shick suggests that a "dry run" of the system be completed to confirm the basic sequencing of the system components. This process minimizes ingredient waste and provides a time for program modifications to be made.

Pre-Production Testing - With both a service technician and controls engineer on site, Shick can support a customer's pre-production testing to confirm the convey rate and sequential performance of the system.

Training and Support

Training - To ensure optimum performance from your system, Shick offers customized training. Shick can train your engineers, maintenance personnel, and operators in everything from the basics of overall system operation and equipment sanitation to preventive maintenance servicing.

Life Cycle Management - Proactive System Evaluation (ProSE) - ProSE is designed to assist customers in the evaluation of ongoing system maintenance and operation processes and to assist in keeping the system in good working order. Shick recommends that customers use this service twice per year. Following the ProSE visit, Shick will send the customer a detailed report of our observations, analyses, conclusions, and recommendations.