Scherer Inc.

Manufacturing Facility & Office | Sioux Falls, SD

Scherer, Inc. manufactures grain processing solutions serving the feed, oilseed, and forage processing industry (mill rolls and more). By 2022, operations were split between 3 buildings and Scherer saw the need to improve efficiency by consolidating into a single location. West Plains Engineering was part of the design-build team creating the new $24 million combined manufacturing space and corporate office to achieve that goal.

The new building includes 90,000 square feet of manufacturing space and 15,000 square feet for offices, a large training area, and a break room.

The plant included an area dedicated to welding, which naturally required welding exhaust. The system consists of supply and exhaust ductwork located near the ceiling in a push/pull orientation to entrain welding fumes as they rise to the ceiling. The exhaust air is routed through a dust collection unit that includes multiple banks of filters, including HEPA level filters to remove particulate and odor from the air. That air is then recirculated into the space through the supply ductwork. Recirculating the air provides large energy savings over a typical exhaust/make-up air system, since it limits the outside air needing to be conditioned.