Ridley Block
Flemminsburg, KY
Expanding an existing facility to better serve livestock producers.
Expanding an existing facility to better serve livestock producers.
Ridley Block Operations (RBO), an Alltech company, manufactures and markets block supplements, loose minerals and dried molasses for a variety of livestock. RBO is the largest manufacturer of block forms, and it is recognized as the industry leader in block supplements. It turned to Knobelsdorff when it expanded its livestock feed supplement low-moisture block manufacturing at its Flemingsburg, Kentucky, plant.
Knobelsdorff provided electrical design and installation for a complete electrical system on the project, including the installation and termination of:
KE also provided design and engineering for the controls and automation system, as well as programmed the PLC and SCADA to support the new system. Additional components of the job included:
The new facility will help reduce freight costs for RBO customers and improve RBO's ability to respond more quickly to customer demands for low-moisture blocks in the eastern U.S. and Canada. RBO now utilizes a KE Fully Automated Customized Grain System, which includes: