Solon Consulting
Engineering Consulting Services Built Around Production
Solon delivers engineering consulting services across the full plant lifecycle: design, process, controls, procurement, and commissioning, coordinated owner-side so the pieces meet in the field. Standards from 3-A SSI and FDA shape the sanitary design work throughout.
Engineering and Technical Services
Production environments face constant pressure to deliver more output with fewer interruptions. When a line goes down or a new system needs integration, waiting on generalist advice costs money. Solon organizes its engineering and technical services into clearly defined scopes of work. You can move straight to the capability that fits your immediate problem, whether that involves facility layout, process tuning, automation, cleaning validation, or equipment support. Each area connects you to people who have spent years inside operating plants. They understand the difference between a theoretical fix and one that holds up under shift work. Use the categories below to find the right team quickly.
Choose your starting point
Which Challenge Best Describes Your Situation?
Operations directors face different starting points depending on what is breaking or bottlenecking. You might be staring at a facility that needs a new layout to handle increased volume. You might be losing yield on a specific line and need someone to trace the process variables. You might be trying to get a new packaging system to talk to your existing controls. You might be fighting contamination risks during product changeovers. Or you might need boots on the ground to keep aging equipment running. Each of these situations demands a different skill set. The links below connect you to the team that has worked on that problem in live production environments.
We need to expand or reconfigure our production space.
When your current layout limits throughput or you are adding a new line, facility engineering shapes how material, people, and utilities flow. This path is for capital project planning, building modifications, and infrastructure design.
Our process is unstable and we are losing product.
When yields drop or quality drifts, the root cause is often in the process itself. This path addresses mass and energy balances, cycle time reduction, and process troubleshooting.
We need machines to communicate and run with less operator intervention.
When you are integrating new equipment, upgrading controls, or chasing elusive faults, this path covers PLC programming, SCADA development, and automation architecture.
Our cleaning cycles are too long or failing validation.
When clean in place systems are not hitting their marks, this path focuses on spray coverage testing, cycle optimization, and troubleshooting rinse and chemical delivery.
We need hands on help with equipment or maintenance.
When you need field service, equipment assessments, or maintenance support, this path connects you to technical specialists who work directly on your assets.
Choose your starting point
Find the Engineering Support That Matches Your Operation
Production environments carry constraints that general engineering often misses. Beverage plants balance carbonation, cold storage, and high speed filling. Distilleries manage hazardous area classification and regulatory reporting. Wineries handle seasonal throughput and delicate product handling. Food manufacturing adds sanitation rigor and allergen controls. Solon organizes its engineering and consulting work around these operating realities so an operations director can send a request to a team that understands the equipment, workflows, and compliance demands of that sector. The areas of work below are available.
Beverage Manufacturing
High speed filling, carbonation, and cold storage operations require engineering that accounts for line balancing and hygienic design. This team focuses on beverage production facilities.
Food Manufacturing
Allergen control, washdown environments, and shelf life considerations shape production planning. This team addresses processing, packaging, and sanitation for food production facilities.
Operational Consulting
When the challenge is not a single line but how people, shifts, and workflows interact, this team focuses on production management and operational structure.
Government Services
Public sector projects require specific documentation, access clearances, and procurement compliance. This team navigates those requirements for facility and process work.
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How We Move From Your Call to a Clear Path Forward
The process begins when you describe what is happening on your floor. We listen for the specific operating consequence you are trying to change, not the equipment type or industry label. That description gets matched to the service line built for that problem. You then speak with a specialist who has addressed that issue in a live production environment. They can ask the right follow up questions and discuss a practical scope of work. The goal is to get you to the right capability in one conversation so you can start addressing the problem.
Describe the operating consequence.
Tell us what is happening on your floor and what it is costing you. We focus on the practical impact to your production.
Match to the right capability.
We identify which service line addresses that specific consequence and has the relevant experience.
Connect with a specialist.
You talk directly to someone who can discuss your situation in detail and outline a practical path to resolution.
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Questions Operations Directors Ask Before Choosing a Service
Operations directors often need to understand how we structure our work before committing to a conversation. The questions below address common points of confusion about our model. Each answer gives you enough detail to choose the right starting point without needing a phone call first. If your question is not covered here, the contact form at the bottom of the page puts you in touch with someone who can help.
How do I know which service line fits my problem?
Begin by describing the operating consequence you are facing, such as lost output, failed cleaning cycles, or equipment that will not communicate. The Choose your starting point section above maps those consequences to specific service lines. If you are still uncertain, the contact form at the bottom of the page connects you with someone who can help you sort it out in a brief discussion.
Can Solon work across multiple service lines on the same project?
Yes. Many production challenges require more than one capability. A line expansion might involve facility design, process engineering, and automation integration. When that happens, the specialists from each service line coordinate their work so you receive a single coherent effort rather than disconnected workstreams that create gaps in your project.
Does Solon provide equipment support?
Solon can specify and coordinate equipment procurement, installation support, parts, and startup as technical project support. We help define requirements and manage the integration of assets your production requires, working alongside your team to get systems installed and running. Our role focuses on technical alignment and execution support for your operational needs without acting as a universal vendor.
What happens after I contact Solon?
You will speak with a specialist from the service line that matches your described challenge. That conversation focuses on understanding your specific situation, the timeline you are working against, and what a practical scope of work would look like. The discussion is aimed at giving you useful information to decide on a next step that fits your priorities.
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Identify Your Operating Consequence and Connect to the Right Specialist
You know your production floor better than anyone. Describe the operating consequence you are facing and a specialist who focuses on that kind of production system will pick up the thread. There is no need to figure out which service line fits first. A short conversation can clarify whether the issue falls within the work the firm supports and what a practical next step looks like. This approach moves you from a persistent operating consequence to a direct connection with the right technical resource.