Empowering Milwaukee’s Industry with Purposeful Design

In a landscape where change is accelerating, TKDA is your long-term partner. Our integrated team delivers high-quality solutions that support our clients’ goals and positively impact businesses across the industrial and manufacturing market. We provide value for clients in Milwaukee and the greater Wisconsin region as a trusted service provider who collaborates closely and acts as an extension of your staff. Additionally, we respect business practices and confidentiality requirements throughout the process. The products of our approach are facilities and sites that support your unique requirements and priorities with minimal disruption to operations.
Agriculture, Food, and Beverage
Our food industry experts design solutions that optimize operations and processes. We understand the production requirements and develop actionable strategies that meet stringent industry regulations. Our extensive experience with process teams in diverse markets enables us to “right size” facilities and provide appropriate infrastructure and utility service. Overall, we keep up with the rapidly changing industry and strive to provide solutions that fit within project and construction restraints while maintaining the client’s design requirements.
Energy
We want your business to be successful, so we work hard to meet your needs and build a strong relationship that helps you reach your goals. TKDA provides innovative, dependable energy solutions that meet the goals for today and for years to come. Our energy team determines current and future energy needs and advises on solutions that will have long-term, positive impacts. With a broad range of experience in various markets, we are experts at providing the strategy and technical services on both the supply and demand side.
Our Services
Civil Engineering: From site master planning to utility distribution design, our civil engineers have the design capabilities and project management talents to make manufacturing and industrial sites function effectively. We also provide accurate surveying and documentation on pre-construction site surveys, construction layout design, and post-construction as-built surveys.
Electrical Engineering: Our electrical engineering group is your single source for power distribution, lighting, and controls/instrumentation services. As a provider of control and process engineering services to industrial facility operations, we supply quality design and technical expertise to keep entire infrastructure and production systems running effectively.
Mechanical Engineering: We utilize industry-recognized software to perform design, including 3D design software, gas/pressure system modeling, and piping and ductwork system analysis. From indoor air quality improvements to industrial plant layout/design, our mechanical engineers help clients achieve safe and reliable manufacturing process operations.
Structural Engineering: Our structural engineers provide analysis and design to safely support our client’s facilities utilizing various materials. Our corporate and industrial experience with framing and foundation design extends to designing special structures such as material handling systems, tanks, process line and equipment supports, and vaults. We are adept at designing new structures, additions, and modifications to existing facilities, relying on our extensive history and continued work with longstanding clients.
Water/Wastewater Engineering: Our experts have industrial manufacturing process experience combined with an in-depth knowledge of advanced treatment processes and environmental regulations. Water is a valuable resource and managing it is becoming more and more vital to industrial facilities. For decades, we have assisted industry with water and wastewater treatment needs by developing solutions that give companies a competitive edge.
Sustainable Design: Whether a large capital project or a small renovation, we deliver proven, cost-effective, and sustainable design solutions. Significant energy savings can be made with our facility energy audits, which identify opportunities for reducing energy costs and improving operational efficiency. The results of our services reduce energy bills and help clients to more fully comprehend their energy consumption.
Industrial Track: By working closely with the rail industry, we provide various services to meet our client’s rail transportation needs. From small industries to Class I railroads, TKDA’s track and yard team has experience working with Industrial and Class I clients. Our integrated team provides electrical, mechanical, and civil engineering and architecture for industrial track needs, allowing us to design projects with non-track aspects, which saves time and money.
Architecture: We strive to become a trusted partner as we implement building design solutions that have positive impacts. TKDA’s architects and interior designers have designed new facilities and major renovations for corporate and industrial clients nationwide. Good architectural design, accomplished through effective client communication and creativity, is the cornerstone of our practice. We deliver high-quality results that serve our clients well beyond completing a new facility, renovation, expansion, or restoration project.
Interior Design: Our interior designers engage collaboratively with our architects on the planning and design of new facilities and renovations for corporate clients nationwide. Good design starts with thorough needs analysis, programming, and planning. This is accomplished through effective client interaction and communication to understand your corporate culture and goals and guide supportive designs.
Landscape Architecture: A well-designed project will be attractive while fulfilling functional needs, and our designs reflect our client’s unique conditions and site requirements. Our landscape architects approach every project by carefully integrating facilities into the surrounding landscape and communities. They work collaboratively with our architectural team and civil engineers to provide integrated and sustainable design solutions.
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RUSTY STEITZ
Vice President, Facilities Engineering
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AMBER THOMAS
Regional Vice President,
Greater Milwaukee
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