Pilot Plant Process System Summary

Pilot Plant Equipment and Systems Type of Unit Operation Products Processed on Equipment Use Frequency Capacity Description, Notes

Cheese
Kusel Natural Cheese Vats Cheesemaking Natural Cheese Frequently 50 gallon 4-50 gallon cheese vats
15 lb Cheese Cooker Cooking Loaf, Slice Frequently 15 lb batch Small process dual action auger, process cheese cooker
50 lb Cheese Cooker Cooking Loaf, Slice Frequently 50 lb batch Dual action auger, process cheese cooker

Filtration/Separation Equipment
1-3 housings, 3 membranes per housing, spiral wound, have 2 cartridge
Ultrafiltration Membrane Filtration Whey protien Frequently housing that isn't used
Cream Separators Separation Milk, whey Infrequently Several

Heat Exchangers
APV Plate HTST Plate/Frame Heat Exchanger Milk, cream, whey Frequently 5 gpm Conventional plate pasteurizer
Relco Plate/Frame Pasteurizer Plate/Frame Heat Exchanger Milk, cheese milk, cream Frequently 5 gpm Legal pasteurizer
Gerstenberg System SSHE Cooling, Pin Mixing Margarine and Spreads New 1-4 Liters/min Swept surface heat exchanger, 3 cooling, 1 working barrel
Direct Steam or Indirect heat exchanger with aseptic homogenizer and clean
Microthermics Shell in Tube Heat Exchangers Milk, Yogurt, Cheese Sauce Frequently 2 liters/min fill hood
Thermutator Swept Surface System SSHE Heating & Cool Aseptic, Cultured Products Infrequently 2-3 gpm Aseptic design heat and cool - 2 - 3 gpm, variable speed dashers manual

Drying/Evaporation
Rogers Spray Dryer Drying Cheese powders, seasonings Frequently 400 lbs/hr water removal Dry Cheese, Seasonings
Armfield Tower Spray Dryer Drying Cheese powders, seasonings, whey 1 liter/hr Dry cheese, Seasonings small batches
Pfaudler WFE Evaporator Evaporator Cheese Base, DPW Crystalization Infrequently 4 sq ft Swept surface Evap. with vacuum and feed/discharge pumps

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 Pilot Plant Equipment and Systems Type of Unit Operation Products Processed on Equipment Use Frequency Capacity Description, Notes

Mixing/Blending Equipment
Liquifier Dispersion, Shear, Hydration High shear batch mixing Frequently 50 gallon Aqueous batch hydration
CR Mixer In-line shear Mixer Spreads with Nitrogen Added Frequently Pin mixer for liquids
Greerco in-line mixer High speed In-line sheer mixer Cheese sauce, cheese slurry Frequently In-line high shear mixing unit
Boston Shear Pump High shear mixing Cheese sauce, process cheese Frequently In-line high shear mixing unit
Mixing, various agitators and
Batch process tanks speeds Milk, whey, cheese sauce Frequently 50-300 gallon Various sized jacketed for heating and cooling batch tanks
Bulk Tanks (various sizesl) Tank Milk, whey Frequently 300 gallon Farm bulk tanks with agitation and cooling
Leyland Ribbon Blender Powder Mixing Infrequent Small ribbon blender
Marion Paddle Blender Dry Blending Dry Blending infrequent 50 lb
Scraped Surface Kettles Liquid Blending Frequently

Size Reduction Equipment

Sweco Sifter Size Separation Powders, Polar Lipids Infrequent Multiple stage sifter with various screen sizes
Homogenizers (various sizes) Homogenizer Milk, cream, cheese sauce, sour cream Frequently 1-2 gpm Various flow rates, pressure capabilities
Support Equipment

Centrifugal Pumps Frequently 1-150 gpm Various sizes

Positive Lobe Pumps Frequently 1-50 gpm Various sizes
Progressive Cavity Positive Pumps Frequently 1-10 gpm Various sizes
Auger/Stuffer Pump Pumping Infrequent For pumping thick ground material