Milk clarifier for dairy industry
Enhance your dairy production with efficient milk and whey clarification, ensuring product quality while significantly reducing energy consumption and operational costs through advanced centrifugal separation technology.
Separates and Clarifies Milk and Whey
The Alfa Laval D Series is a specialized line of milk and whey clarifiers tailored for the dairy industry’s complex demands. These separators utilize bottom-fed Hermetic Design to provide gentle separation, preserving milk fat globule integrity, and minimizing oxidation and foaming. They can process both hot and cold milk, engaging in continuous, high-speed operations.
Designed for butter, cheese, cream, and cultured milk production, among others, the D Series excels in maintaining premium product quality and clarifying whey by removing cheese fines for optimal fat separation—thereby extending operational times and reducing waste. Throughput capacity varies to accommodate diverse production needs.
Automation features include a direct-drive system and eMotion technology, reducing energy consumption by up to 70%. Constructed with durable materials resistant to processing wear, the separators integrate easily into existing production lines, enhancing milk skimming and clarification processes. Built-in CIP systems allow efficient cleaning, while Alfa Laval provides customization and engineering support to optimize your setup.
Benefits
- Enhances product quality by preserving milk fat integrity during separation.
- Achieves significant energy savings, reducing operational costs by up to 70%.
- Increases production flexibility by accommodating both hot and cold milk processing.
- Minimizes waste through efficient cheese fines removal in whey clarification.
- Streamlines cleaning processes with integrated CIP systems, reducing downtime.
- Applications
- Cream,Casein,Milk,Cheese,Butter,Ice cream,Whey,Yogurt,Cultured milk,Lactose,Dairy products
- End products
- Pasteurized whole milk,Lactose-free milk,Skim milk,Greek yogurt,Probiotic cultured milk,Casein protein powder,Unsalted butter,Whey protein concentrate,Heavy cream,Vanilla ice cream,Cheddar cheese
- Steps before
- Emulsification,Cheese Fines Removal
- Steps after
- Sterilization,Packing
- Input ingredients
- milk,whey,cheese fines,somatic cells,impurities
- Output ingredients
- clarified milk,clarified whey,reduced somatic cells,skimmed milk,removed cheese fines
- Market info
- Alfa Laval is renowned for its expertise in heat transfer, separation, and fluid handling technologies, providing innovative, energy-efficient engineered-to-order solutions for various industries including food, marine, and energy.
- Capacity
- Varies by model
- Clarification type
- Hot and cold milk
- Energy savings
- Up to 70% reduction
- Shear force reduction
- Gentle product treatment
- Oxidation prevention
- Hermetic seals
- Foaming reduction
- Hermetic Design
- Skimming efficiency
- Superior
- Flexibility
- Easy adaptation to process conditions
- Power consumption reduction
- Up to 70% with eMotion technology
- Solids handling
- Continuous solid discharge (Bactofuge®)
- Cleaning efficiency
- Improved with UniDisc™ design
- Output per kWh
- Increased by eMotion™
- Drive system
- eDrive™ direct-drive system
- Working mechanism
- Hermetic Design bottom-fed
- Product treatment
- Gentle,preserves fat globules
- Oxidation control
- Hermetic seals
- Foaming control
- Hermetic seals
- Energy efficiency
- Up to 70% energy reduction
- Process flexibility
- Easy adaptation to different milk temperatures
- Clarification performance
- Superior for milk and whey
- Energy savings
- eMotion technology,minimized air friction
- Automation level
- Not specified
- Cleaning method
- CIP compatible
- Skimming Efficiency
- High due to Hermetic Design
- Bottom-fed Design
- Hermetic Design
- Inlet/Outlet Seal Type
- Hermetic Seals
- Discharge method
- Continuous solid discharge