Process Optimisation

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Process Engineering Consultants & Optimisation Services

Unlock industrial efficiency: Expert solutions for process optimisation in greenfield and brownfield projects. Our expert process engineering consultants can help you start and get to the finish line. 


Optimising the production or manufacturing process can make a world of difference at an industrial site. But often it's a challenge to identify exactly which parts of the process need to be tweaked in order to get the plant really humming along. Our experienced team of process engineering consultants can help, whether Greenfield projects or Brownfield sites.


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Our goal is to partner with you and understand your business. Working together we can make positive long-term impacts on your organisational performance, efficiency and the environment.

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Process Optimisation


DETA’s Process Optimisation service improves asset performance and operational efficiency within your organisation. By assessing asset effectiveness, conducting equipment reviews, optimising and troubleshooting capacity issues we can identify areas for increased efficiency enhancing your project's productivity. Whether it's a Greenfield or Brownfield project, DETA can provide support and assessments to help you optimise overall performance.

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Conducting operational and efficiency review of equipment

Asset Performance entails evaluating an asset’s operational effectiveness and identifying its efficiency and profitability long term. DETA conducts comprehensive assessments to determine the performance of equipment on site to provide your business with identified areas for improvement through analysis and capacity enhancement studies. We then provide you with a tailored recommendation report to enhance asset performance and increase operational efficiency within your organisation. DETA will analyse your asset’s performance by;   


  • Conducting operational and efficiency review of equipment 
  • Performing energy mass balances 
  • Providing equipment optimization recommendations 
  • Conducting pinch analysis 
  • Performing troubleshooting and capacity improvement studies 

eviewing operational and equipment efficiency

An optimisation Review aims to assess and analyse your operational processes and systems. After initial assessment our DETA Team will identify areas for improvement to optimise overall performance. These reviews are conducted to increase efficiency, reduce costs and enhance efficiency, helping your business to gain the most benefit out of your existing processes. A DETA Optimisation Review can include;  


  • Performing pinch assessments 
  • Conducting energy mass balances 
  • Reviewing operational and equipment efficiency 
  • Evaluating life cycle performance 
  • Investigating performance to specification 

Conducting project sustainability reviews

When trying to decide whether a Greenfield project, new projects built on undeveloped land or a Brownfield project, redeveloping existing sites, is more suitable for your business, DETA can advise on which would be more suitable for your organisations goals. Our team of qualified Project Delivery Engineers can assist in the engineering and development of these projects by;  


  • Integrating processes 
  • Site selection  
  • Identifying optimal system placements 
  • Designing process flows 
  • Conducting project sustainability reviews 
  • Performing engineering assessments 
  • Providing consent and project justification.
  • Design management 

Why Choose DETA for your Process Optimsation Project

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Tailored Optimisation

DETA's process engineering services customises strategies to enhance asset performance and operational efficiency, ensuring your project thrives.

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Versatile Expertise

Whether tackling new Greenfield projects or optimising existing Brownfield sites, DETA's skilled process engineers delivers comprehensive support and assessments.

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Expert Analysis and Recommendations

Through detailed equipment reviews and capacity troubleshooting, DETA identifies and implements innovative improvements for increased efficiency and productivity.

Process Optimisation - Production & Manufacturing Case Studies

Foodstuffs Plant Layout | DETA Consulting
by Simon Mullinger 27 September 2019
Check out our Plant Layout & Process Review for Foodstuffs. DETA developed a new facility that will bring about layout, process & productivity improvements.
Waitaki Bioscience Dehydrator Optimisation | DETA
by Simon Mullinger 7 September 2018
Find out how Waitaki Bioscience's new dehydrator was able to be improved to meet performance criteria With DETA's technical engineering support. Read more!
Goodman Fielder CIP Optimisation | DETA Consulting
by Simon Mullinger 27 September 2017
DETA did a CIP improvement project to target water, energy & chemical reductions for Goodman Fielder. This project reduced total CIP costs by 60%. Read more!
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by Simon Mullinger 27 September 2017
Learn how we did Chiller Optimisation for Danone Balclutha. DETA identified the chiller plant settings and worked on the Production targets. Read more!
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by Simon Mullinger 7 September 2015
Find out how DETA Consulting did Generator Optimisation for Pan Pac, allowing PanPac to operate their site utilities at the lowest possible cost. Read more!
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by Simon Mullinger 3 September 2015
Discover how DETA achieved 820,000 KWh annual savings & 94% reduction in missed product temperature for Kraft Heinz's blast tunnel optimisation.
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