Business Details
38 Years
experience
Your Trusted Engineering Partner for Food & Dairy Solutions
Carlson Engineering has dedicated its 29-year history to serving Food, Beverage, and Dairy producers exclusively. Our team of experienced engineers delivers turn-key solutions from concept to completion, handling projects up to $40 million in value. We maintain in-house capabilities for design, fabrication, automation, and installation, ensuring flexibility and accountability. Our client partnerships drive innovation, including industry-leading software tools developed with direct client input. Headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, we deploy engineers nationwide while maintaining a 50,000 sq. ft. facility housing engineering, fabrication, and software development operations.Our founders 40-year industry expertise and our team's 160+ combined years in dairy engineering establish us as technical leaders. We prioritize client success through transparent collaboration and scalable solutions tailored to complex industry challenges.
Services
Engineering
Automation
Fabrication
Installation
Software
Process Design
Control Systems
Plant Modernization
Regulatory Compliance
Software Development
Details
- Year established: 1988
Highlights and features
- 29 years of exclusive focus on Food, Beverage, and Dairy engineering challenges
- Single-source provider for $40M+ turn-key capital projects
- 160+ combined years of dairy industry engineering experience
- Client-developed software voted best-in-class by industry leaders
- Nationwide engineering deployment with centralized quality control
Services
Engineering
Our engineering team specializes in food and dairy plant design with 29 years of industry-specific expertise. We provide conceptual and detailed process design, 3D modeling, and compliance documentation. Our engineers have solved complex challenges for North America's largest producers.
Automation
We develop custom automation solutions that improve operational efficiency and data visibility. Our systems include CIP charting, lot tracking, and machine utilization modules. Implementation includes PLC programming, HMI development, and process optimization for sanitary environments.
Fabrication
Our in-house fabrication shop produces stainless steel process skids and control panels to 3A sanitary standards. Capabilities include orbital welding, CNC machining, and UL 508A listed electrical systems. We maintain quality control through weld inspection and borescope verification.
Software
We create industry-specific software tools like Track HD for lot tracing and CIP HD for cleaning process optimization. Our applications provide FDA-compliant data analytics, exception reporting, and real-time production monitoring with no hidden scripting requirements.
Installation
Our services include on-site startup management, FAT/SAT protocol development, and regulatory audit support. We handle mechanical installation, electrical wiring, and system integration while maintaining compliance with USDA/FDA/PMO standards.
People
John Carlson
Founder
A 40-year veteran of food and dairy plant engineering, John Carlson founded the company in 1988. His industry experience includes process automation leadership roles at major dairy producers. He established Carlson Engineering's exclusive focus on food processing solutions.
Questions
What industries does Carlson Engineering specialize in?
We exclusively serve Food, Beverage, and Dairy producers with engineering, automation, and software solutions tailored to their specific processing requirements.
Can you handle large-scale engineering projects?
Yes, we routinely manage single-source capital projects exceeding $40 million, providing turn-key execution from concept through commissioning.
Do you offer software solutions for food processing?
Our software suite includes Track HD for lot tracing, CIP HD for cleaning optimization, and Instant Replay for production event analysis, all developed with client input.
Are your engineers specialized in food processing?
Our team has 160+ combined years of dairy industry experience, with engineers from companies like Borden Dairy, Coca-Cola, and Alfa Laval.
Do you provide nationwide service?
While based in Fort Worth, we deploy engineers nationwide and have completed projects across North America for major food and beverage companies.
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