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Custom Skidded Systems
Modular skid systems and stainless steel platforms, fabricated and assembled in-house

Modular Process Systems That Minimize Downtime & Reduce Cost

Adding a new process shouldn’t mean shutting your plant down for weeks. Anderson Dahlen fabricates modular process skids at our Minnesota facility, and they arrive assembled, piped, wired, and tested, ready to go at your facility. Installation on-site is simplified with utility hookups, minimizing downtime and keeping project timelines on track.

We also design and manufacture the sanitary stainless steel platforms your operators use to access that process equipment. With both fabricated in-house, you get one partner for the process systems and the structure around them.

  • Minimizing downtime: skids are pre-fabricated at Anderson Dahlen while your production line keeps running
  • Shorter installation time: control systems are preprogrammed and verified through factory acceptance testing before shipment
  • Sanitary by design: platforms built without flat surfaces or crevices that harbor contaminants
  • More output per square foot: platforms provide more vertical space and ergonomic working conditions

Proven Skidded Systems Across Industries

Skid mounted systems are used across various industries and industrial applications, from food and pharmaceutical production to chemical processing, water treatment, and the oil and gas industry. 

Past skidded systems include:

  • IBC tote and barrel unloading skids
  • Pharmaceutical skids for high-viscosity personal care products
  • Mixing, dosing and metering skids with application-specific control systems
  • High-Temperature Short Time (HTST) skids with heat exchangers
  • Water-for-Injection (WFI) and Clean-in-Place (CIP) skids

Our platform work includes sanitary platforms, conveyor and production-line platforms, and modifications to existing platforms to improve performance and sanitation.

Why Choose Anderson Dahlen for Modular Process Skids and Platforms?

Turnkey Skid Mounted Systems

  • Process equipment such as pumps, tanks, heat exchangers, valves, instruments, and piping integrated on one frame
  • Utility and CIP piping tested in our shop, with electrical connections verified
  • One point of responsibility for an end-to-end process

Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) Before It Ships

  • Control systems preprogrammed and tested before delivery
  • FAT completed in-house as part of our quality control process
  • Single field connection point for utilities reduces installation time and start-up risk

Modular Skids That Lower Installation Cost

  • Modular design lets skids be constructed in parallel with other plant work, shortening project timelines
  • Easy transportation, connection, and removal when demand or processes change
  • Lower on-site labor costs, with no need to stock individual piping, valves, or fittings

Sanitary Stainless Steel Platforms

  • No flat surfaces or crevices where bacteria or contaminants can collect
  • Tubeless frames built to high sanitary standards
  • Custom drainage designed around your washdown process

Flexible Platform Configurations

  • Add conveyors or production lines to increase output in less floor space
  • Attach operating panels directly to the platform
  • Handrail and frame finishes including industrial epoxy, powder coat, and galvanized
  • Material guidance where corrosion is a concern

Quality Control & In-House Modular Fabrication

  • All fabrication handled in-house by a certified welding manufacturer
  • Engineering, fabrication, and testing under one roof for consistent quality
  • Trusted by manufacturers and companies for more than 80 years

Add Process Equipment Without Adding Downtime

Whether you need a new modular process skid, a platform to support equipment, or both, our engineering team will help you scope a system that fits your plant, process, and schedule. Planning a line expansion or upgrade?

Frequently Asked Questions

A modular process skid includes process equipment, such as pumps, tanks, valves, instruments, piping, and control systems, mounted on one frame. It is fabricated and tested at our facility, then shipped to your plant to be installed.

Traditional process systems are built piece by piece on site, which adds labor costs, installation time, and risk. Process skids are built off-site in a controlled environment, so on-site work is limited to connecting utilities.

Skids are built and tested while your existing line keeps running. On arrival, they connect through a single utility point, so installation and start-up take a fraction of the time of an on-site build.

We have built IBC tote and barrel unloading, mixing, dosing and metering, HTST, WFI and CIP skids, plus pharmaceutical skids for high-viscosity personal care products. Each is engineered to your process needs.

Our platforms avoid flat surfaces and crevices where contaminants collect. We use tubeless frames, slip-resistant Chemgrate decking, and custom drainage designed around your washdown process.

Yes. We modify existing platforms to improve performance and sanitation, including adding conveyors, production lines, or operating panels.

Platforms are typically stainless steel. Handrails and frames can be finished in industrial epoxy, powder coat, or galvanized, and we advise on materials where corrosion is a concern.

Yes, because both are fabricated in-house, we can design the skid, platform, access points, and drainage as one system, so everything fits at installation.