Damrow Complete cheese production line

1. 2 pieces raw milk storage tanks (refrigerated), 6.000 liter per tank.
Manufacturer: Mueller
Year of make: 2012
Horizontal, insulated and cooled milk storage tank, cip cleanable.
Cooling compressor Freon

2. Milk reception valves
• Valve manifold to automatically send the milk to the selected tank,
to pump the milk from the tank into the pasteurizer and to CIP (cleanable).
Set of 4-way butterfly valves with controls.
Manufacturer: GEA – Tuchenhagen

3. Complete pasteurize installation
Manufacturer: C van ’t Riet
Year of make: 1996
Capacity: 6.000 liter
Complete on a skid.
With Balance tank, pumps, heat exchanger, holding tube, hot water control, valve interconnecting piping. Control system with temperature recorder.
In 4-65/75°C Holding tube -> 25/35°C cheese-making temperature.

4. Buffer tank for pasteurized milk 6.500 liter.
Manufacturer: Zero
Top insulated
Function: To store/ buffer warm milk so that the pasteurizer can continue running and two batches can be processed more quickly directly after each other.

5. Cheese vat
Manufacturer: Damrow (Gea) Double 'O'
Volume: 6.000 liter per batch
Closed cheesevat with whey extraction sieve from above.
Self-priming pump for cip and whey.
Placed on a stainless-steel frame for a free fall to the drainage tank.
Separate control system.
Valve manifold (Tuchenhagen) for importing milk from a pasteurizer or buffer tank, valved design so buffertank can independently be cleanded.

6. Automatic prepressing and cutting vat
Manufacturer: C van ’t Riet
Year of make: 2010
Including CIP-pump
Capacity of the curd mixture 6.000-liter vat (for curd processing)
Transfer from curd vat: by gravity
Number of cheeses from 6000 liter: 42 cheeses of 15 kg (approximately)

7. Pressing system
Tunnel press, 42 positions for euroblock.
Pall lane system by pneumatic cylinders to convey the moulds automatic in and out of the press. With controls and press program.

8. Moulds
Micro-perforated LAUDE moulds, 15 kg euroblock.
Molds have been partially replaced and are only a few years old.

9. Mould washing
2 pieces of mould washing bassins

10. Brine
8 pieces brine cages/racks (without brine boxes, those are cast in concrete)
2 pieces brine cooling compressor and tanks (on top)

11. Whey tank
Horizontal whey tank (+/- 7.000-liter capacity)

12. CIP-system (fully automatic Siemens S7)
Consisting one tank with three compartments
Heat exchanger
Automatic valves
CIP pressure pump
The entire pre-factory has a fully automatic CIP and automatic control CPU Siemens S7 (support from the original supplier is possible/delivered by Gea)