The GFIC houses a variety of pilot-scale processing equipment that enables efficient, cost-effective, and iterative processing. Utilizing these capabilities in combination with analytical tools, modifications to traditional manufacturing processes can be validated in a representative environment.
General
ODIN Semi-Automatic Filler
Food Grade Pumps – Positive Displacement, Centrifugal, Diaphram, etc.
AP362 Labeller
VideoJet Ink Jet Date Code Line
Sweeco Shaking Sieves (100 – 500um)
Retch Dry Mill
Steam Kettles (300L, 250L, 50L)
Mokon Water Chiller
Pasteurization
Microthermics HTST & UHT Pasteurizer/ Homogenizer (5L-300L)
Qualtech HTST Pasteurizer/Homogenizer (300L-2500L)
HPP
Ice Cream/Frozen Desert
Tetra Pak S700 Continuous Freezer (40L-500L)
Inclusion feeder, Ripple pump
Taylor 794 Soft Serve Machine
Cream Separator
Blending Tanks (200L-800L)
Cheese Production
Cheese Vats (4x200L)
Ricotta Tank
Pneumatic Cheese Press
Cheddar Mill
Homogenization/Emulsification
GSH Two-Stage Homogenizer
Gaulin Two-Stage Homogenizer
Quadro HV-0 In-Line Wet Mill
Micro and Ultra Filtration