Food-Grade Sanitary Work · Clinton, Illinois · Projects nationwide
Food-Grade Sanitary Process Piping
Sanitary process and utility systems for food and ingredient facilities, built for washdown, inspection, and change windows that do not move.
Family-owned since 2005 · 70+ employees · Projects completed in 38 states · 20,000+ sq. ft. fabrication shop
Before you call anybody
In a food plant, the standard is not negotiable.
These are the conversations happening at the plant before the phone ever rings.
We cannot stay shut down.
We need it done quickly, but it still has to be right.
The drawing is not going to work exactly like this.
Our maintenance guys do not have time for this.
I don’t want to coordinate five different companies.
That is the work we were built for.
What we build
Food and ingredient work we take on
Sanitary process systems, utilities, and plant modifications for food and ingredient processing facilities.
01 / Sanitary Piping
Sanitary Process Piping
Stainless product lines built and finished for washdown environments and routine inspection.
- Food-grade sanitary process piping
- Stainless steel product lines
- Precision orbital welding
- Pressure testing
02 / Utilities
Utility and Support Systems
Steam, water, air, and the utility scope that keeps a processing line supplied.
- Steam piping
- Utility piping
- Cooling water piping
- Chemical piping systems
03 / Plant Work
Plant Modifications and Line Work
Equipment setting, tie-ins, and modifications done inside a short change window.
- Equipment installation and relocation
- Plant modifications
- Valve installation
- On-site custom fabrication
Capabilities
What we bring to a food facility
An 20,000+ sq. ft. fabrication shop and field crews under the same roof, which shortens the time your line has to be down.
- Food-grade sanitary process piping
- Stainless steel product lines
- Utility systems
- Steam piping
- Cooling water piping
- Chemical piping systems
- Equipment installation and relocation
- Valve installation
- Plant modifications
- Precision orbital welding
- Mechanical insulation
- Shop fabrication and modular assemblies
- On-site custom fabrication
Project planning includes in-house AutoCAD drawings and detailing when a job calls for them.
Project gallery
Food and sanitary work, in the field
Recent sanitary piping, utility, and plant modification work. Use the arrows to move through the gallery.
From idea to operation
How a food plant project runs
Depending on scope, AAK handles the project end to end. Planning, drawings, and coordination included when a job calls for it.
01
Site Review
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Project Planning
03
Fabrication
04
Piping
05
Installation
06
Startup
07
Service
The finish line is not the last weld. It is the line running clean.
Related services
Most food plant jobs pull in more than one trade
Which is the point. One team, fewer handoffs, fewer gaps between scopes. Projects completed in 38 states.
Safety
No deadline is more important than everybody going home safe.
Let’s talk
Tell us when the line can come down.
We will tell you honestly what it takes to be running again, and what has to happen first.