Amber Wave Wheat Protein Facility

The Amber Wave Wheat gluten facility in Phillipsburg, KS is North America’s largest wheat protein facility. Co-located with an ethanol plant, it not only produces vital wheat gluten, but also advanced biofuels and animal feed from the same feedstock. Decker Electric was contracted to provide design-build services alongside automation contractor, Kice Industries, for electrical, instrumentation, fiber optic, telecommunications, access control and security camera systems.

  • Installed four 2500KVA padmount transformers
  • four 3000A services
  • 37,650 feet of basket tray
  • 118.75 miles (627,000 ft) of tray cable
  • Over 658 motors & 1,632 instruments

Construction on this project began in December of 2021 and the facility began production in October of 2023.