Equipment

 

Membrane Processing

Membrane Specialists pilot plant scale processing system for micorfilitration, ultra filitration, reverse osmosis, and nano filitration, which can handle a wide range of spiral wound and tubular membrane configurations. The system can deliver a range of pressures up to 900 psi, and provide recirculation flow rates from 1.5 to 15 gallons per minute.

Dairy Pilot Plant Equipment

Cheese, Yogurt, and Fermented Products

  • 2 Cheese Vats (50 gallon)
  • 6 Cheese Vats (5 gallon)

Ice Cream

  • Ice cream freezer (1 gallon, 2.5 gallon, Twin Soft Serve 3 gallon)
  • APV C-450 IC Freezer, continuous
  • Filler, Norse (NDS)

Pasteurizing

  • Liquefier 18/25
  • Homogenizer
  • HTST Pasteurizer
  • Micro Thermics
  • Separator

Miscellaneous

  • Milk Cans
  • General Equipment (utensils, tables, bowls, etc.)
  • Scales
  • Small Kettles (3 on one cart)
  • Storage Freezer (-10ºF, -40ºF)
  • Storage Refrigerated (36ºF & 40ºF)
Food Pilot Plant Equipment

Bread Equipment

  • Acme Dough Roll – Sheeter
  • Bread Slicer
  • Dough Cutter - Manual Roller

Canning Equipment

  • Dicer (Hobart, Urshal Dicer/Chopper/Slicer)
  • Green Bean Cutter/Snipper/Sizer
  • Labeler
  • Peeler (Batch, Abrasive)
  • Piston Filler
  • Retort (Rotary, 2 Stationary)
  • Seamer (Canco, Dixie, Dixie/Dixie Table Top for #202, For #10, Vacuum for #410)
  • Tomato Processing Line (8 pieces)
  • Thermal Test Equipment (TC, Wires, & Computer)

Dryers

  • Dehydrator
  • Freeze Dryer

Fryers

  • 2 compartments/ 2 baskets per compartment
  • (p-h-t) 1 basket
  • Potato Chip Line Fryer

Kettles

  • 3 Electric (2.5 gallon each)
  • Groen Steam (10 gallon)
  • Groen Steam (40 gallon)
  • Hamilton Steam with agitator (50 gallon portable)
  • Lee Steam with agitator (20 gallon portable)
  • Steam (50 gallon)
  • Steam with swept surface (50 gallon portable)

Mixers

  • Groen TDB 7-20
  • Hobart with dough hooks, blending whisks & beaters (3)
  • Ribbon Blender
  • VCM-Model 25 Cutter Mixer
  • Waring Blender

Ovens

  • Convection
  • Convection (steam injection 2 sections)
  • Gas Stove
  • Pizza (3 sections/decks)
  • Proffer

Snack Foods Equipment

  • Doughnut Maker
  • Drum Coater-Spray Dinamics (Wet/Dry)
  • Extruder-Clextral BP10, Mod 45
  • Pop Corn Popper, hot air

Miscellaneous

  • Cryovac, Onpack-2070, F/F/S
  • Fitzmill (3)
  • Freezer – Blast (Henny Penny, -40 ºF)
  • General Equipment (utensils, tables, bowls, etc.)
  • Grill/Griddle (Groen), Tilt, Steam
  • Incubators
  • Pumps (Centrifugal, Positive)
  • Scales
  • Storage (Dry)
  • Vacuum Sealer