Cottage cheese draining and washing unit
Enhance your production line efficiency with a high-capacity unit that drains, washes, and cools cottage cheese curds, ensuring minimal curd damage and optimized water use.
Drains, Washes, and Cools Cottage Cheese Curds
The Tetra Pak® Drainer Washer 2 is engineered by Tetra Pak to enhance the efficiency of cottage cheese production. This equipment is designed to perform continuous processes of draining, washing, and cooling curd with minimal water usage and no mechanical stirring, ensuring the integrity of the delicate curd particles. It stands out with its woven polypropylene draining belt that retains even the smallest curd particles, while a variable-speed drive adapts to your production line’s requirements. The strategic use of nozzles for washing and a two-step cooling system ensures efficient removal of whey and lactic acid while precisely regulating water flow, resulting in reduced water consumption and improved yield by up to 5%. Designed for integration into high-speed, continuous operations, this unit is a cost-effective solution for dairy producers and food processing companies, offering seamless integration into new or existing lines. Fabricated with durable materials to withstand rigorous processing conditions, it also supports CIP (Cleaning in Place) systems for easy maintenance.
Benefits
- Increases line capacity by efficiently processing up to eight vats with a single unit.
- Enhances curd quality with gentle handling, minimizing damage without mechanical stirring.
- Reduces water consumption through precise washing and cooling systems.
- Improves product yield by up to 5% with optimal drainage design.
- Lowers operational costs with integrated, continuous processing minimizing labor and resource use.
- Applications
- Cheese,Dairy products,Cottage cheese,Whey processing
- End products
- Ricotta,Whey protein concentrate,Dry whey products,Cottage cheese curds,Low-fat cottage cheese,Paneer,Flavored cottage cheese
- Steps before
- Curd Production,Cheese Making
- Steps after
- Packaging,Storage,Distribution
- Input ingredients
- whey,cottage cheese curd,cold water
- Output ingredients
- drained whey,washed curd,cooled curd
- Market info
- Tetra Pak is renowned for providing innovative packaging solutions, specializing in carton packaging for the food and beverage industry. It is esteemed for high-quality, sustainable, and efficient processing and packaging equipment on a global scale.
- Water Consumption
- Reduced water consumption
- Cooling method
- Two-step cooling
- Cooling temperature
- Cold water used
- Draining Belt Material
- Woven Polypropylene
- Automation
- Continuous operation
- Capacity
- Serves up to eight cottage cheese vats
- Yield Improvement
- Up to 5%
- Curd Damage Avoidance
- No mechanical stirring required
- Working mechanism
- Continuous inline process
- Integrated steps
- Draining,Washing,Cooling
- Water consumption
- Optimized / Reduced
- Yield retention
- High yield due to design
- Curd damage prevention
- No mechanical stirring
- Cooling method
- Two-step cooling
- Curd distribution
- Even via inlet design
- Curd particle retention
- Woven polypropylene belt
- Cooling efficiency
- Rapid,gentle cooling
- Water regulation
- Precise regulation of flow
- Belt material
- Woven polypropylene
- Inlet design
- Wide,kite-shaped steel plate
- Feed/discharge method
- Belt and buffer tank
- Cooling system
- Two-step cooling with cold water spray and buffer tank
- Draining method
- Draining belt with holes
- Control panel type
- Touchscreen / PLC / HMI
- Discharge method
- Automated discharge with no mechanical stirring
- Compact footprint
- Integrated into existing production lines