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Custom Stainless Steel Fabrication
It’s been over 30 years since we first set up shop; we’ve had years of experience manufacturing some of the world’s finest custom fabricated equipment for a variety of industries. As we’ve expanded our facilities over the years we’ve invested in state of the art equipment that enables us to deliver products of the highest quality.
Whether it involves cutting, forming, machining, or weldments, we’ve been meeting the needs of our customers since Joe & John Koss founded Koss Industrial in 1978.
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Grinders
These Stainless Steel Grinders, fabricated by Koss Industrial to USDA & WDA Sanitary Standards, are capable of grinding a variety of soft & hard cheeses.
They feature removable augers, optional face plates & grinder head plates (with several hole diameter options) as well as quick disassembly & release latches on head plates. These easy-to-clean machines (with custom interior & exterior finishes) come in various sizes; 5, 8, 11 and 14G grinders, and feature sized motors & horsepower to suit your process. Grinders are available single or twin screw (one or two augers)!
Consider Koss for your Process Cheese needs, we design and fabricate machinery for a variety of industries. Koss Industrial designs and fabricates products such as dumpers, cookers, conveyors, ribbon blenders, hoppers, fillers, filters, strainers and more! We specialize in full plant production line automation and have over 30 years of Process Automation Experience! Koss is a UL Listed 508A Panel Shop – #E330004, we offer programming, project management, consultation & training. We manufacture custom stainless steel enclosures as well.
620 Mixers
Koss Industrial, Inc. creates custom machinery for a variety of production techniques, including Pasta Filata Cheese-Making. 620 Mixers use hot water to cook Italian, pasta filata style cheeses in a continuous operation.
Designed and fabricated to USDA & WDA Sanitary Standards, these machines are CIP-able (check out Koss CIP Systems) with available options such as direct steam injection or steam bundles.
Materials and finishes suit the process; the machines feature Teflon coated augers and a textured body for non-stick surfaces.
Cheese Molders, Extruders, and Cooker Mixer Stretchers (CMS) are some examples of other Pasta Filata Cheese-Making machinery by Koss. Check out more Koss Cookers in action on KossIndustrial’s YouTube Channel!
Pasta Filata Cheese-Making
(Italian: “spun paste”) Pasta filata is a cheese-making technique named for its distinctive stretching step (filatura), where the cheese is kneaded/stretched in hot water/whey.
The filatura creates the soft, elastic, stringy texture that characterizes pasta filata cheeses. Mozzarella and provolone are two popular examples from this group of Italian cheeses also known as ‘stretched-curd’, ‘pulled-curd’ or ‘plastic-curd’ cheeses.
Koss Industrial, Inc. designs and fabricates custom machinery for this unique cheese-making technique and others. Contact us for information on cookers, mixers, molders, extruders and more of our machines designed and fabricated for this particular technique.
Stainless Steel on YouTube
Koss Industrial, Inc. created a YouTube channel to share videos featuring our durable stainless steel designs in action. Check out stainless steel as it cuts, cooks, conveys & grinds – and remember this is just the tip of the iceberg – we’ve created innovative solutions for a myriad of unique applications, stay tuned in to our channel for more custom stainless steel products.
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What the Heck is Whey Protein?
Whey protein is a mixture of globular proteins isolated from whey, the liquid material created as a by-product of cheese production. During the cheese making process, the whey is often kept in a separate cheese vat so it can be utilized in supplements and other products. Some preclinical studies in rodents have suggested that whey protein may influence glutathione production and possess anti-inflammatory or anti-cancer properties; however, human data are lacking.
Whey protein is commonly marketed and ingested as a dietary supplement, most commonly in the form of whey protein powder. Various health claims have been attributed to it in the alternative medicine community. Whey is a common allergen, and is responsible for a significant proportion of cow milk allergies. In people without milk allergies, whey protein is generally considered safe.
My Precious
For the past fifteen years I’ve worked at a cheese processing factory without incident—until last week. I was taking off my gloves to go on break and my wedding band came off with them. I reached out quickly to try to grab it, but it was too late; it had fallen into one of the massive vats.
I immediately ran downstairs to shut off the machine and try to retrieve the jewelry. The ring isn’t expensive, but it’s been in my family for six generations, so it has some substantial sentimental value. Luckily the stainless steel strainer in the bottom of the vat caught the ring and my family’s precious heirloom was preserved.
Dairy Industry Looks to Rebound from Crisis
Virtually every industry has experienced hardships due to the current economic crisis, and the dairy industry isn’t an exception. Many farmers maintain that the current crisis was the worst in history for the industry. But despite the trials and tribulations that farms have undergone in the last year and a half, it appears as if they are primed to turn the proverbial corner.
Milk prices hit startling low levels last year, but it appears that prices are stabilizing as the rest of the economy continues to recover. The Dairy Industry Advisory Committee expressed a sense of optimism during their meetings earlier this month. By the end of the year, they hope to have a proposal that outline ways to stabilize prices further and plan for prolonged prosperity.
Cheese Processing Equipment
Here at Koss Industrial, Inc. we have been meeting the needs of our customers in the dairy business since Joe and John Koss founded Koss Industrial, Inc. That is why you can trust that our workmanship and materials are top notch. We maufacture complete process cheese equipment, process cheese cookers, holding hoppers, single- and multiple-ribbon casting lines, continuous cheese cookers, and specialty cookers to handle grains as well as dairy products. Automatic controls are an optiuon on all equipment.
As you can see, here at Koss we offer a wide variety of cheese processing equipment. We are sure to we cna fulfil your cheese processing quipment needs!
Blender
Koss Industrial, Inc. designs and fabricates stainless steel blenders. These blenders are used for volume mixing. Pictured here is a twin screw ribbon blender Koss manufactured. This ribbon blender was designed with CIP-able construction. The screws in this unit are reversible, which is beneficial for unloading and various blending procedures.