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Laubscher Cheese Co. needed to upgrade its record keeping from a hand-written system. It turned to Fairbanks Scales for help.

Töpfer processes a wide range of products for infants, including formula, follow-on milks and cereals. Read how it selects sanitary components, such as rotary and diverter valves, to achieve high hygienic standards.

Dairy processor Franklin Farms East manufactures dry milk and nondairy food products. A Flexicon bulk bag discharging system and bag dump station makes the processor more efficient.

Ice cream made with nuts, fruit or candy is more viscous than a simple vanilla mix. One dairy processor installed eccentric disc pumps to move the material.

Good maintenance can prevent unnecessary downtime. It’s an obvious statement, however many companies fail to do the basics right and lose money as a result. Here, GEA looks at some simple ways in which dairy plants can keep production flowing.

Pasta filata cheeses, of which Mozzarella is the most widely known type, are Italian dairy specialties known worldwide. In recent years, their increase in consumption has outstripped other cheeses mainly owing to the increasing consumption of pizza. In this article, GEA looks at the techniques for making this unique ’ricetta’ of cheese that is enjoyed by so many people the world over.

The process for manufacturing many types of cheese, including the Dutch type cheeses such as Edam or Gouda, requires the pressed cheese to pass through a curing stage in a brine bath to enhance the taste and texture. Over time the brine becomes enriched with fats, proteins and lactose out of the cheese.