Dairy Processing
Dairy is unforgiving. Protein deposits bake onto any surface rougher than specification and a cold spot in a CIP circuit becomes a persistent count problem. Components have to be smooth, drainable and repeatable.
What Costs This Sector Money
- Protein fouling on surfaces that were polished below the stated finish
- Dead legs at sampling and instrument points that never reach cleaning temperature
- Shear damage to cultured and fat-rich products at tight bends and restrictions
- Mixed union standards across plant built in different decades
What Buyers Ask Us For
- Ra 0.8 um as standard with 0.6 and 0.4 um available where required
- Short outlet tees and drainable eccentric reducers
- Long radius bends on shear sensitive lines
- DIN, SMS and RJT unions from one supplier to match existing plant
Categories That Fit This Sector
Sanitary Butterfly Valves
Compact on-off isolation for hygienic pipework, from a hand lever on a 1 inch transfer line to a pneumatic actuator on a tank outlet.
21 products →
Sanitary Unions
Threaded union sets that let a line be broken and remade by hand, in DIN 11851, DIN 11864, SMS, RJT and IDF patterns.
7 products →
Sanitary Elbows and Bends
45, 90 and 180 degree bends in clamped, welded and threaded versions, including long radius bends for pumped product.
9 products →
Sanitary Tees
Branch fittings in clamped, welded and union versions, including short outlet, Y-type, U-type and instrument tees.
12 products →
Sanitary Check Valves
Non-return protection that stops product, CIP chemical or air flowing back into a clean section of the plant.
8 products →
Sanitary Spray and Cleaning Balls
Fixed and rotating CIP devices that put cleaning solution on every internal surface of a tank.
4 products →Typical Installations
Raw milk reception with check valves protecting the silo header
Pasteuriser bypass and diversion with actuated butterfly valves
Cheese vat access and cleaning with a manway and rotating spray head
Cultured product transfer on long radius bends to limit shear
What We Commit To
- Repeat orders held to the same finish and standard as the first
- Single supplier across DIN 11851, DIN 11864, SMS and RJT
- Replacement seats, diaphragms and gaskets available with the valve order
- Drawings for reference before you build the line
How an Enquiry Runs
Send the line size, media, working pressure, temperature and the standard you work to. We confirm dimensions, material and finish in writing, then quote with a lead time. Standard items are typically 7-15 days.
Frequently Specified Items
Hygienic Powder Tight Butterfly Valve - Wafer Tri-Clamp Connection
Sanitary Stainless Steel Clamped Powder Butterfly Valve
Hygienic Stainless Steel Union Male Part for Sanitary Pipelines
DIN11864 Union Male for Stainless Steel Food Processing Equipment
BPE Sanitary 180 Degree Clamp U Type Elbow
Sanitary Stainless Steel 180° U-Type Welded Elbow Bend for Food Processing Systems
Sanitary Stainless Steel Butt Weld Reducing Tee
Stainless Steel Sanitary Tri-Clamp End U Type Tee
How We Work On These Projects
CIP Ready Hygienic Pipework
Cleaning failures are almost never caused by the cleaning chemical. They are designed into the line at the joints, branches and low points. This is ho...
Multi Standard Supply
A machine built in one country is often installed in another. We manufacture to AS1528, BS4825, DIN 11864, 3-A, SMS and RJT, so one supplier can cover...
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Dairy Processing FAQ
Questions from buyers in this sector.
Do you supply components for dairy plants directly
Yes. We are a direct manufacturer, so the valves, fittings, housings and tank accessories on this page are made in our own plant rather than bought in and relabelled.
Can you match the standard already installed in our plant
In most cases yes. We manufacture to AS1528, BS4825, DIN 11864, 3-A, SMS and RJT and also supply DIN 11851 and IDF union patterns. Send photographs with a rule in frame and the key dimensions and we will identify the pattern before quoting.
Specifying a Line for Dairy Processing
Send the drawing or the line list. We will come back with component selections and flag anything in the layout that will cause a cleaning problem.