Posts Tagged ‘Dairy Equipment’
Table Top Cookers
Too-cute and under two-feet ~ stainless steel Table Top Cookers!
Koss Industrial, Inc. designs and fabricates for all aspects of cheese-making (and many other sanitary stainless industries); not just full-scale production or even lab-sized machinery, Koss offers adorable table top cookers for smaller samples.
The model shown here is the 5S-10, Koss Industrial’s 10# single screw Table Top Cooker. The sample port’s design makes taking samples a breeze with the directed flow and the feet allow you to adjust the machine’s height to suit you. A Table Top Cooker makes an excellent addition to any product development process!
Koss cookers are available with a variety of optional features in many styles and sizes. We’re dedicated to providing custom stainless steel machinery designed & engineered to best complement our customers’ unique applications.
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.
Dumpers
Whether you need ‘a bit’ moved ‘a tad’ or you require something on a much grander scale, Koss Industrial can design and fabricate a dumper to complement your process.
There are multiple options available when it comes to formatting a dumper to suit an individual application, dump height being the most prominent of those custom variables. When customizing a dumper to fit your process there are hydraulic or chain driven designs, as well as options such as removable buckets. Those removable buckets are even available with casters for mobility.
At Koss we design and fabricate durable stainless steel machinery for a variety of industries, dumpers are but one product, contact us to learn more about products such as: grinders, conveyors, ribbon blenders, hoppers, cookers, fillers, filters, strainers and more! Learn more about the Pasta Filata Cheese-Making technique and the machinery involved by checking out previous blogs!
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.
Also be sure to check out our video on Bornemann Pumps – we’re excited to be a distributor!
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A Lesson of Playing by the Rules
I had to learn the hard way that it’s not always best to play hide-and-go-seek outside. On my 8th birthday, my parents threw me a fabulous party at our house. There were colorful streamers and balloons everywhere and an ice cream cake. We had a piñata and a bouncy castle; all of the things that a child could wish for on their birthday celebration. However, the day took a turn for the worse when we started up a game of hide-and-seek in the backyard.
I remember my friend Michelle counting to 30 as we all dashed to find the very best hiding place. We weren’t allowed to leave the backyard, but I was determined to not be found first. So I bent the rules just a little bit and wandered into the neighbor’s yard to seek out my place of hiding. Before I knew it I was trapped in some kind of stainless steel enclosure. And the worst part was nobody came outside of the boundaries to look for me until about an hour later.
Learning the Ways of a Dairy Farm
Two summers ago my second-cousin Jane journeyed five hours on a bus to spend her summer vacation with our Aunt Hilda. A dairy farmer from Nebraska, Hilda was eager for Jane’s arrival as she was recently divorced and could use an extra pair of hands on the farm. A city girl at heart, Jane was a bit anxious to learn how to milk a cow. Upon arrival, the two women embraced then suited up in rubber boots and overalls and headed out to the pasture.
After becoming acquainted with the dairy cows, Hilda took Jane on a tour of the industrial-sized milking station. Impressed by the vast amount of stainless-steel equipment, Jane asked how her aunt could afford such beautiful machinery. Hilda chuckled to herself then replied, it’s not so bad when you buy used dairy equipment. They called it a day after four, labor-intensive hours of milking and went inside for a glass of iced teas and sandwiches.
“Y” – Diverter 4″ Valve
The “Y”-Diverter Valve is responsible for directing the end product from application A to B (C, D, and so on). This valve can be easily dismantled for inspection after CIP, this valve can also be easily hand-washed. This Y-Body Divert Valve is frequently used for production of cheese curds of all types due to the open design there is a low fracture to the product.
Powder Funnel
Koss Industrial, Inc. engineers, fabricates, & manufactures sanitary stainless steel powder funnels.
Powder funnels are not only used to quickly mix powders, but can also be used for various tasks, such as rapidly reconstituting a liquid concentrate. Another feature of Koss’ powder funnels is the ability to CIP clean the unit making it even more cost effective.
These powder funnels are designed with a built-in powder inducer which minimizes the moisture crawling into the funnel, which in turn helps prevent clogging of the lower funnel area.
Pasteurization Units
Koss Industrial, Inc. designs and constructs high-quality pasteurization units (HTST, High-Temperature Short-Time) to comply with all USDA and WDA sanitary guidelines. Koss Industrial, Inc. will provide you with a turnkey solution that includes Alfa Laval Plates and G&H valves and pumps with an AC drive to control pressure. You may choose from units that are skid mounted for quick installation and start-up or piped in place.
Because Koss Industrial, Inc. wants to ensure the high quality of their units, they manufacture their own balance tanks, holding tubes, heat exchangers, and panel boxes.
When Koss Industrial, Inc. ships your unit, it’ll be ready to run. Koss Industrial, Inc. will also include a parts manual, wiring diagrams, flow schematics, and operating instructions.
For more information about Koss Industrial, Inc.’s pasteurization units, click here.
Holding Tubes
Koss Industrial, Inc. offers a wide range of holding tubes. Holding Tubes are necessary to “hold” a product for at the correct flow rate for a specified time period.
This process requires precise specifications to meet the requirements of the products being manufactured. Koss Industrial, Inc. considers the proper slope to allow drainage), the optional diversion valves, optional controls, etc. to fabricate the holding tubes to meet the customer’s needs. Koss Industrial, Inc. also designs their holding tubes to be either skid-mounted or free-standing. At Koss Industrial, Inc. they can fabricate the holding tubes with a capacity to meet you specific needs and requirements.