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Dairy

Batching tank for milk cultures

Batching tank for milk cultures

Food Industry

The production of dairy cultures is a process characterised by heat treatment, cooling, inoculation, incubation and storage. Exact timing and temperatures must be maintained throughout all phases of p...

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Cheese vat

Cheese vat

Food Industry

The milk is mixed with the cultures and the rennet and fed into the cheese vat. The milk is then coagulated at a constant temperature of +35 °C. After it has solidified, the curd is cut. The whey is t...

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Heat exchanger

Heat exchanger

Food Industry

In a plate heat exchanger, the milk is heated up to +85 °C, depending on the process, so that all germs are killed. The milk is heated in multiple sections, kept hot and cooled down again by cold, inf...

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Homogenizer

Homogenizer

Food Industry

In order to prevent the milk fat from settling on top of the milk, either just the cream or the whole milk is homogenised in the next step. This is where the cream or milk is pushed through micro-size...

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Jam cooking kettle

Jam cooking kettle

Food Industry

Deseeded fruits and other ingredients for the production of jam are weighed and placed in a cooking vessel and gently heated. The cooking process takes place in a closed vacuum boiler at a temperature...

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Mixing tank for soft cheese production

Mixing tank for soft cheese production

Food Industry

In the production of soft cheeses, various types of cheese are mixed and melted in a mixing tank. The cheese collects on the walls of the tank and is scraped off again by large spatulas. To ensure eff...

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Preheater

Preheater

Food Industry

After the raw milk has been delivered and stored, it is first preheated to approx. +55 °C in the preheater before being passed on for separation. To ensure an optimal heating process, both the cool an...

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Raw milk tank

Raw milk tank

Food Industry

The incoming raw milk is stored at a temperature of about 4 °C and stirred gently at all times to ensure it is kept until it is forwarded for further processing. As well as measuring the level in the...

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Separator

Separator

Food Industry

After the raw milk has been heat treated, it is cleaned in the separator and separated into the components cream and skimmed milk. The raw milk and cream are brought back together again in mixtures th...

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Stirring and batching tank for yoghurt

Stirring and batching tank for yoghurt

Food Industry

The milk lactose is converted to lactic acid under controlled heating in stirring and batching tanks. This process thickens the milk to yoghurt and gives it its sourish taste. The resulting product is...

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Storage container for rennet

Storage container for rennet

Food Industry

The rennet is needed to coagulate the milk when making cheese. It is stored in a storage container and metered out into the cheese vat as needed. Reliable level and point Level detection are essential...

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Storage tank for milk and milk products

Storage tank for milk and milk products

Food Industry

Milk and milk-based products such as cream, standard and pasteurized milk have to be stored in the correct quantities depending on production requirements. Since whole milk tends to separate into milk...

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Supply tank of a filling machine

Supply tank of a filling machine

Food Industry

Yoghurt is stored in the supply tank of the filling machine. Reliable level measurement and point level detection are important for maintaining the filling process. A point level sensor is also used t...

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