Industrial dairy chillers are essential for efficient milk processing as well as lowering your processing costs. Their primary roles are to remove heat during the pasteurization process and maintain milk at a cold precise temperature required to preserve quality, ensure food safety, and increase shelf life. If you’re considering an industrial-grade dairy chiller for your farm operation, you may be interested in understanding how a chiller operates before investing your hard-earned cash.
In this post, we’ll break down everything you need to know about how a glycol-water industrial dairy chiller works to enhance production – and profits to your bottom line.
How industrial dairy chillers work
Most industrial dairy chillers are called plate chillers or milk plate chillers because they use a stainless steel plate heat exchanger to draw heat from the pasteurization process, which is more hygienic, involves less labor, and is more cost-effective.
The following is a step-by-step summary of how these heavy-duty plate systems work:
Step 1: Milk is pumped through stainless steel pipes into large refrigerated vats.
Step 2: The dairy chiller funnels the milk from the tanks through stainless steel plates.
Step 3: Milk flows to the opposite side of the dairy chiller, where there’s a coolant mixture of glycol and water.
Step 4: The mixture cools the milk to the precise temperature you need.
For more on the inner workings of a dairy chiller, check out our blog post on how process chillers work. You may also be interested in browsing our article on the main components of a process chiller to understand the anatomy of these high-performance units better.
Is an industrial dairy chiller right for you?
Our robust line of industrial-grade dairy chillers are ideal for farming operations that demand the most reliable process cooling systems to keep their dairy production running smoothly and efficiently. They come with many desirable benefits that keep farmers happy, including:
- Heavy-duty performance
- On-demand chilling
- Tight temperature control to +/-1˚
- Keeps milk chilled
- Easy maintenance
- Reduced refrigerant loss
- Conserves energy
- Year-round operation
- Easily customizable to your requirements
- Quick-ship options available
- Redundancy options
- 99%+ uptime
Continue to the next section to learn the basics of choosing a dairy chiller for your operation’s needs.
Choosing a dairy chiller
Dairy chillers are available in air- and water-cooled options. Here’s how to tell which one might be best for you:
Air-cooled dairy chillers
Air-cooled dairy chillers rely on ambient air to remove heat from your dairy pasteurization processes. Choose these systems to:
- Reduce energy usage
- Conserve space
- Save money when part of a quick installation package
Discover more advantages of packaged air-cooled chillers on our blog.
Water-cooled dairy chillers
Water-cooled chillers use water from your well or city water system to remove heat from your dairy pasteurization processes. Choose these systems for:
- Longer lifespan
- Quieter operation
- Energy efficiency
This helpful article compares more of the differences between air- and water-cooled industrial dairy chillers.
Our robust line of custom-ready and in-stock, quick-ship industrial dairy chillers are designed with on-demand chilling, jacketed milk tank cooling, and energy efficiency. We specialize in engineering customized solutions to satisfy the unique requirements of your dairy operation. With decades of experience working with dairy farmers, we know what it takes to produce industrial-grade systems that can keep up with your production needs today – and tomorrow. Choose us for our proven 99%+ uptime rate and exceptional after-the-sale support. Contact us to request a quote for a dairy chiller today.