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Lactalis Whey Tower (Sorrento-Lactalis)

A row of industrial electrical panels with switches, wiring, and digital displays in a well-kept Boise, Idaho contractor facility.

Project Summary

In 2009 Sorrento Lactalis began detailed engineering and design of a new whey drying tower at its Nampa facility. This project also included a remodeled milk microfiltration plant and the addition of a new product line encompassing approximately 50,000 square feet. The scope of work performed included power distribution, automation and controls for numerous high capacity pumps and motors for process operations. Production, storage, and office lighting upgrades, additions and controls were added. General power distribution, fire alarm, and telecommunications cabling & infrastructure upgrades were completed. Lea Electric has performed several upgrades and maintenance projects with Sorrento to help their business grow and modernize operations for nearly two decades. Lea Electric is extremely proud of our long term partnership with Sorrento-Lactalis and we’re honored to be a part of their success story.

Project Details

Lactalis Whey Tower (Sorrento-Lactalis)

Location

Nampa, Idaho

Size

50,000 Sqft

Service Areas

Service & Maintenance, Electrical Installation, Maintenance Contracts, Prefabrication, Design-Build

General Contractor

Sorrento Lactalis

Project Gallery

  • Aerial view of Sorrento-Lactalis facility in Boise with storage tanks, Whey Tower, piping, and lots, showing contractor’s scope.
  • An electrical contractor in a lab coat, hairnet, and hard hat stands by industrial machinery and piping in a bright Boise facility.
  • Metal conduits cross an industrial ceiling, converging over gray panels beneath beams and pipes at Sorrento-Lactalis, Boise, Idaho.
  • Electrical control panel with neat rows of breakers, relays, and cables, labeled LOW VOLTAGE FIELD WIRES—Boise Idaho project.
  • A dimly lit room with large gray electrical panels and breaker boxes, wiring, and switches at a Boise Idaho electrical contractor site.
  • A large electrical panel with circuit breakers and labeled switches, surrounded by gray utility boxes and conduit pipes in Boise, Idaho.
  • Industrial control panels and electronics in Boise, Idaho, wired on a metal frame with green and red lights illuminated.
  • A row of electrical control panels with digital displays and cables, indicator lights glowing red and green, installed in a facility.
  • Two gray electrical panels installed by a Boise, Idaho electrical contractor; pipes above and equipment with green lights below.
  • Industrial electrical control panels and cabinets, labeled Sorrento-Lactalis, wired and lit, in a Boise Idaho contractor’s workspace.
  • Electrical control panel at Whey Tower in Boise, Idaho with neat wiring, terminal blocks, relays, and components in a cabinet.
  • Detail of an electrical control panel with neat wiring, labeled terminals, and breakers, typical work of Boise Idaho electricians.
  • An organized electrical control panel with blue, white, and red wires on terminal blocks, managed by a Boise Idaho contractor.
  • Detailed view of a control panel with organized PLC modules, blue and black wiring, and active indicator lights in Boise, Idaho.
  • Detailed view of a control panel with neatly arranged circuits, labeled terminals, and green/black wires for Boise electrical work.
  • PowerFlex control panels with digital readouts and indicator lights installed by a Boise, Idaho contractor at Sorrento-Lactalis.
  • Close-up of a metal pole and clamp securing a black pipe in an industrial plant, surrounded by pipes and machinery in Boise, Idaho.
  • Gray OFF-labeled electrical switch box on metal at Sorrento-Lactalis Whey Tower, with dust and dirt visible; Boise contractor work.
  • Close-up of gray electrical disconnect switches with red handles set to OFF, on equipment at a Boise, Idaho job site, with cables.
  • Close-up of a black pipe fastened to a shiny metal pole with a clamp, inside an industrial electrical room in Boise, Idaho.
  • Close-up of electrical conduit fastened to a larger steel pipe with bracket and screw; some wiring and tag partially visible.
  • Stainless steel pipes, valves, electrical wiring, and control box installed on yellow tile floor in a Boise Idaho facility.
  • Four black metal conduit pipes run alongside a large stainless steel machine in a well-lit, modern Boise electrical facility.
  • Close-up of metal pipes joined with a clamp and screw, yellow wire showing; shiny and black pipes, metallic background—Boise electrician work.
  • Two gray control panels with red ON/OFF switches, warning labels, and connected cables are mounted on pipes at an Idaho facility.
  • An industrial factory complex with Whey Tower, smokestacks, and electrical lines, set on barren land near Boise’s mountains and sky.
  • White industrial buildings and metal structures behind a fence with a sign for Lea Electric, Boise, Idaho. Snow covers the ground.
  • Sorrento-Lactalis facility in snowy Boise with tall tanks, Whey Tower emitting steam, mountains, flags, and vehicles out front.
  • Aerial view of an industrial facility with large white-roofed buildings, storage tanks, and trailers, set amid roads and open land.
  • A tidy, well-lit Boise electrical contractor’s room with organized industrial panels, cabinets, cables, and conduits on walls.
  • Electrical control room at Whey Tower in Boise, ID, showing large panels, switches, cables, overhead conduits, and tidy wiring.

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