Leaders at a bio-refinery were aiming to capitalize on increasing product demand. The trouble was available feed quality was decreasing. Seeing limited opportunity to raise production, the leadership team was concerned that a multi-million dollar equipment upgrade was the only option. Stroud helped the refinery meet increased demand with their existing assets, increasing output by 80% while utilizing lower-grade input feed.

A food and beverage company was excited about sales growth for one of their products. Leadership knew this growth would soon outpace their facility and were planning a multi-million-dollar capital expansion. But they were also curious whether an alternative existed that could be achieved faster and at a lower cost. Partnering with Stroud, the company was able to increase process throughput by 50% on their existing assets alone.