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Facility Design & BOM
You have validated the case. Now the question gets concrete: what do you actually build, with which parts, and who builds it?
01 · What it includes
Designs, adaptation and bills of materials
That is what Manna's Facility Design & BOM answers — modular facility designs validated across 30+ countries and climate zones, so a customer does not reinvent the engineering or chase equipment specs from scratch.
What the designs cover:
- Modular reference designs that scale with demand. Start with one unit, prove the business, then replicate the same module — from 0.5 to 5 to 10+ tonnes of biowaste per day. Capacity gets added from revenue, not from one large upfront loan.
- Substrate- and climate-adapted. Insulation, ventilation and equipment sizing are tuned to the local conditions and the actual waste stream. A warm-climate greenhouse build and a cold-climate insulated container are not the same facility, and the design reflects that.
- Validated bills of materials. Every component is specified, with sourcing links and qualified regional supplier networks behind them — 102+ vetted BSF and equipment suppliers.
02 · Sourcing and routes
Local sourcing and two delivery paths
Local sourcing is the default. The proprietary part of a Manna facility is the MIND control system and the operating knowledge — recipes, procedures, training — not the physical structure. Containers, panels, trays, shredders and sieves are built or bought where the customer already is, which keeps CAPEX low and avoids long import lead times. An entry climatised module lands around $8,500–$13,500 depending on local conditions; a full 5 t/d site can be built for under $250K total CAPEX.
Two ways to get there:
- DIY with Manna support. The customer builds locally using Manna's designs, BOMs and supplier links, with remote support, training and on-site visits as needed. Lowest cost, highest local ownership.
- Manna turnkey. Manna designs, sources and delivers the specified modules through vetted regional partners, and hands over a working, commissioned unit. Faster, less effort on the customer's side.
03 · The choice
Which path fits the customer
Both paths are equally valid. The right one depends on local build capability, timeline, and how much of the operational chain the customer wants to own.
Keep exploring
Related topics and pages
- BSF Business Case Service: an honest go / no-go — the validation step that comes before a facility design
- Manna MIND (solution explainer) — the control system named as the proprietary part of a Manna facility
- What Manna does: positioning and solutions — where Facility Design & BOM sits among Manna's solutions
Read next
- BSF Business Case Service: an honest go / no-go — the validation step that comes before a facility design
- Use Case #4: Software-only, operator builds locally — the DIY path this design package supports, in a real case
- What Manna does: positioning and solutions — where Facility Design & BOM sits among Manna's solutions
- Where BSF Loses (a case with numbers) — the per-ton number and the gaps that decide whether a case clears the line
Next step
Design the facility and source it
Manna can take a validated case and turn it into a concrete facility design, a bill of materials and a sourcing plan.