Cottage cheese vat for efficient curds production
Maximize cheese yield while minimizing curd damage with this advanced vat, designed for optimal curd suspension and gentle agitation, ensuring high-quality cottage cheese production.
Suspends Curds and Separates Whey
The SVC Cottage Cheese Production Vat from RELCO® is engineered for the complexities of cottage cheese production, ensuring gentle curd handling and maximizing yield. Featuring the exclusive Verti-Stir Sanitary Agitation System, it provides vertical movement that maintains curd suspension during processing. Suitable for various dairy operations, including low-fat and creamed cottage cheese production, this vat supports both batch and continuous modes, optimizing throughput with its capacities of up to 6,000 gallons. Constructed with 12-gauge 304 stainless steel, it combines strength and corrosion resistance. Integration into existing systems is seamless, with PLC and HMI controls facilitating automated operations. Optional features such as internal spray heating, whey recirculation, and tubular heat exchangers enhance versatility. Compliant with 3A standards and USDA guidelines, it ensures hygiene and safety in dairy environments. Low-maintenance design elements such as sealed bearings extend the equipment’s lifespan, while options for customization allow fine-tuning to specific operational requirements.
Benefits
- Enhances product yield through gentle curd handling and minimal damage.
- Reduces maintenance costs and extends lifespan with sealed, grease-free bearings.
- Facilitates seamless system integration with full PLC and HMI automation capabilities.
- Ensures compliance with stringent hygiene standards, meeting 3A and USDA guidelines.
- Offers versatile processing with optional features like whey recirculation and heat exchange.
- Applications
- Cheese varieties,Dairy products,Cottage cheese
- End products
- Dry curd cottage cheese,Small curd cottage cheese,Large curd cottage cheese,Creamed cottage cheese,Low-fat cottage cheese
- Steps before
- Milk Preparation,Pasteurization,Coagulation,Milk Stirring
- Steps after
- Curd Washing,Whey Drainage,Curd Cutting,Creaming,Curd Packaging
- Input ingredients
- milk,cream
- Output ingredients
- cottage cheese,whey
- Market info
- Kovalus Separation is known for manufacturing industrial engineered-to-order (ETO) separation equipment, specializing in tailored solutions for complex filtration and separation needs, with a strong reputation for innovation, quality, and reliability in various industries.
- Capacity
- up to 6,000 gallons
- Material
- 12-gauge 304 steel
- Agitation System
- Verti-Stir Sanitary Agitation System
- Automation
- On-board PLC,HMI
- Operator Control
- Dual operator pendants with sealed-touch buttons
- Jacket Construction
- Steel-clad sides and ends
- Liner Material
- 12-gauge stainless steel
- Travel Motor Control
- Encoder technology
- Bearing Type
- Sealed,stainless
- POD Whey Strainer
- 10-inch diameter
- Motor Type
- White epoxy painted,wash-down duty
- Working mechanism
- Verti-Stir elliptical motion
- Integrated steps
- Agitation,straining,and curd suspension
- CIP/SIP
- CIP-compatible
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch
- Automation level
- PLC-controlled
- Changeover time
- Efficient due to touch-control and automation
- Cleaning method
- Manual/CIP
- Cleanability
- Stainless steel construction allows for easy cleaning
- Corrosive resistance
- Stainless steel offers resistance to corrosive dairy environments
- Biological compatibility
- Safe for use with dairy products
- Abrasion resistance
- 304 steel-clad construction ensures durability
- Curd Suspension Capability
- Gentle vertical movement
- Capacity
- Up to 6,000 gallons
- Material composition
- 12-gauge 304 steel-clad sides and ends,12-gauge stainless steel liner
- Agitation System
- Verti-Stir Sanitary Agitation System
- Whey strainer diameter
- 10-inch
- Whey strainer
- Optional removable