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Nordic Dairy Technology
The NDT Cottage Cheese Line is engineered for maximum yield, reduced fines losses, and superior product consistency. With fully enclosed, CIP-cleanable equipment, every step of the process—from coagulation to draining, washing, cooling, and blending—is optimised for gentle handling of grains and efficient continuous production.
Key Features
- Cottage Cheese Vat: Horizontal stainless steel vat with enclosed design for acid or rennet coagulation. Equipped with precise cutting frames for uniform grains, low fines losses, and high yields. Capacities range from 6,000 L to 22,000 L.
- Drainer Washer Cooler: Continuous draining, washing, and cooling of cottage cheese grains with minimal fines loss and reduced water consumption. Capacity up to 6,000 kg/h.
- Drum Drainer: Fully automatic draining unit for removing surface water from grains with adjustable gentle squeezing. Capacity up to 4,000 kg/h.
- Creamer Blender: Specially designed for blending grains with cream, dressing, or spices. Gentle mixing ensures integrity of grains and improved yield. Available in 2,000 L to 6,000 L standard volumes.
- Hygienic Design: All units are stainless steel (AISI 304), insulated where required, and fitted with CIP spray systems for automated cleaning.
- Continuous Automation: Rail system integration allows the Drum Drainer to service multiple Creamer Blenders in sequence, optimising throughput and efficiency.
| Cottage Cheese Vat | Drainer Washer Cooler | Drum Drainer | Creamer Blender | |||||
| Standard Volumes/Capacity* | 6,000L, 10,000L, 14,000L, 18,000L, 22,000L | Depending on the applied process, moisture content required and water/curd ratio the capacity is up to 6.000 kg of Cottage Cheese grains/hour. | up to 4,000kg Cottage Cheese Grains/Hour or 30,000L Water/hour. | 2,000L, 3,000L, 4,000L, 5,000L, 6,000L | ||||
| Material | Stainless Steel AISI 304; Tank outside and inside cold rolled 28 surface with welding lines polished grain 180; Vat sides lower part is insulated with 801100mm EPS |
Stainless Steel AISI 304; Draining Belt Unit: lnside the enclosed unit and consisting of a specially woven draining belt made of food grade polypropylene (PP) |
Stainless Steel AISI 304; outside and inside cold rolled 2B surface with welding lines polished grain 180. | Stainless Steel AISI 304; Insulated with 50 mm Rockwool | ||||
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Components
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Horizontal centre shaft | Inlet pipe with guide for even distribution of curd and whey across belt width | Water sump with level sensor for automatic start/stop of water pump | CIP spray balls | ||||
| Stirring paddles | Woven draining belt (food-grade polypropylene, PP) inside enclosed unit | Rail system for motorized movement of Drum Drainer between Creamer Blenders and CIP position | Frame-type agitator with driving unit | |||||
| Cutting frame | Driving roll with 0.55 kW motor | Gearbox and electrical motor (variable speed 1–5 RPM via frequency converter) | ||||||
| Longitudinal moving cutting frame | Movable tightening roll with belt adjustment system | |||||||
| Open hygienic stainless steel cable trays for improved cleaning and hygiene | Side guide plates for curd handling | |||||||
| Frequency-controlled motor speed: 0.05 – 0.5 m/s | ||||||||
| Spray nozzles for temperate and chilled water | ||||||||
| CIP spray balls for internal cleaning of unit and belt | ||||||||
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Advantages
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Total closed tank | Gently and effectively drains whey, washes, and cools cottage cheese grains in one continuous process. | Effectively separates cheese grains from the cooling and washing water. | Gently blends and mixes cottage cheese grains with cream, dressing, spices, etc. | ||||
| Low curd level | Minimizes fines and results in higher yield. | Gently squeezes cheese grains to drain off as much surface water as possible. | Unique product designed for cottage cheese production lines. | |||||
| High cheese yields | Reduces cooling water consumption compared to traditional washing and cooling. | Unique product designed for continuous cottage cheese production lines. | Provides substantial time savings. | |||||
| Low fat and fines losses | Unique engineering allows collection of whey, wash water, and cooling water individually. | Provides substantial time savings. | Reduces fines losses and increases yield. | |||||
| CIP (clean-in-place) cleanable | Provides substantial time savings. | Reduces fines losses and increases yield. | Fully enclosed unit. | |||||
| Other volumes available on request | Reduces fines losses and increases yield. | Fully enclosed unit. | CIP (clean-in-place) cleanable. | |||||
| Fully enclosed unit. | CIP (clean-in-place) cleanable in-line. | Other volumes available on request. | ||||||
| CIP (clean-in-place) cleanable in-line. | Other volumes available on request. | |||||||
*Note: NDT offer a wide range of custom capacities and volumes to meet tailored application requirements. Contact us to learn more.
NDT Cottage Cheese Line