Year 2021 - Cheddar Cheese Plant for ± 100.000 pounds cheddar/day - 45.000 kg cheddar/day

On behalf of our client, we are requested to offer this Cheddar Cheese Plant for sale, because of bankrupcy of the previous owner. The whole line is delivered and built up in 2021 and has been in production for 1,5 years only.

The capacity of the cheddar cheese plant was during production of the previous owner set at a milk intake of 50.000 pounds per hour, 20 hours per day = 1.000.000 pounds of milk per day, which means ± 100.000 pounds of cheddar cheese per day  (= ± 45.359 kg of Cheddar cheese per day) = ± 2.500 Cheddar cheese blocks of 40 pounds per day (= ± 18,14 kg). Dimensions of the cheddar blocks: 35 x 28 x height cm.

The available list of equipment exist out of:

- 4x Closed cheesevats

Manufacturer: Walker (supplied by Kusel)

Model: Double O

Volume: 50.000 LBS - 22.679 kg

Serial numbers: WEP-40525410 - WEP-40525420 - WEP-40525430 - WEP-40525440

Double jacketed wall and bottom (heatable by steam, max 150 PSIG - 10 bar, 400 °F - 200 °C )

CIP cleanable

Dimensions: length x width: 485 x 322 cm

Each cheesevat has his own valves (manifolds / valve clusters), piping and outfeed discharge lobe pump (Alfa Laval, SRU 6/353/LS, 3 HP, 174 rpm).

Stainless steel framework around the vats.

Operations panel.

- 4x Cheddar open finishing tables.

Manufacturer: Kusel

Model: Finishing table with 2M4-17N-54 agitator

Serial numbers: 9211674 0 - 9211674 1 - 9211674 2 - 9211674 3

Dimensions: Length x width x height: 1680 x 210 x 220 cm.

Each table has its own centrifugal pump (Alfa Laval LKH) for whey removal, leveltank and control panel.

1x Combined outfeed discharge for the curd (movable to each table).

- 1x Whey sieve / fine saver for taking out the last particles of curd out of the whey.

Manufacturer: Qualtech

1x outfeed pump for clear whey (Alfa Laval Optilobe 32) and one fines tote.

- 1x Curd Distributor for an even and consistent distribution of curd supply to each block former.

Manufacturer: Custom Fabricating & Repair (CFR)

- 3x Block forming towers for Cheddar

Manufacturer: Custom Fabricating & Repair (CFR)

Model: BF-5000

Serial numbers: 24642 - 0005 A - 24642 - 0005 B - 24642 - 0005 C

Designed for: 2.500 pounds/hour/each, so in total 7.500 pounds/hour for all 3 (used at this plant at ± 5.000 pounds per hour for all 3)

Servo driven.

Control panels.

Operations panels on each tower for controlling towers, curd distributor and vacuum system.

Total height of the towers: 10,82 meter

Height of the colum only (for transport): 9,12 meter

Inside dimensions (cheese dimensions) in the tower : 35 x 28 cm.

Including Fristam FPX3551-210 pumps, level tanks, pumps, inline metal detector (Fortress Stealth WD) all interconnecting piping and valves, and a vacuum system for curd transportation (3x Atlas Copco liquid ring vacuum pumps LRP700VSD+, 1x Atlas Copco vacuum pump GHS1300VSD+ and 1x Atlas Copco low-pressure blower ZL2VSD37K700Y, year 2019)

- End of line packaging line

Manufacturer: Custom Fabricating & Repair (CFR)

Turn table, infeed conveyor, vacuum sealer, outfeed conveyor, scale conveyor, 2x rejecting stations.

- Manuals, flowscheme's / P&ID, electric scheme's available, copy of the Program available in English.

Next to the complete Cheddar line following whey cream department, mozarella line and small cheese plant is included in the total deal. All will be sold in 1 hit.

- Whey cream separator

Manufacturer: GEA Westfalia

Model: MSE 230-01-777

Year: 2011

Serial number: 1730 750

Machine comes with the bowl, motor (37 kW - 460 V - 60 Hz), motor cover, base plate, feet, watervalves (original Westfalia), service tools for maintenance including pressing tool, all inlet/outlet pipes and valves.

- Whey cream pasteuriser

Manufacturer: AGC Heat Transfer

Model: 080S

Year: 2021

Serial number: 2021219

- 4x Whey tanks

WT33 Artisan whey tank, manufacturer Paul Mueller Company, size (Gallons) - Model 3000 GAL F, single jacketed, propellor agitator, diameter 250 cm, total height 430 cm.

WT34, Whey tank, manufacturer Paul Mueller Company, size (Gallons) - Model 5000 GAL F, single jacketed, propellor agitator, diameter 315 cm, total height 450 cm.

WT35, Whey tank, manufacturer Paul Mueller Company, size (Gallons) - Model 5000 GAL F, single jacketed, propellor agitator, diameter 315 cm, total height 450 cm.

WT36, Whey cream tank, manufacturer Paul Mueller Company, size (Gallons) - Model 3500 GAL F, double jacketed for cooling with glycol, propellor agitator, diameter 315 cm, total height 385 cm.

Each tank has his own centrifugal pump (Alfa Laval LKH25)

- Mozarella line

Manufacturer: Almac

Serial number: C02005367

Year: 2020

Capacity: ± 800 kg/hour

FT25 Stretching machine

FS50/N Moulder

- 1x Open cheese vat (never in production)

Manufacturer: Kusel

Model: SR-30

Year: 2021

Serial number: 92116744

Volume: ± 8.000 liter

Internal dimensions: 890 x 152 x 64 cm

Outside dimensions: 960 x 165 x 235 cm

Control panel with touchscreen operation panel.

Including outfeed discharge lobe pump (Alfa Laval, SRU 6/353/LS).

- 1x Open finishing table (never installed properly / never in production)

Manufacturer: Kusel

Model: 2M4-17N-24

Year: 2021

Serial number: 92116739

Internal dimensions: 730 x 174 x 40 cm

Outside dimensions: 770 x 185 x 230 cm

Control panel with operation panel.

Including outfeed discharge system for the curd.

- 3x Casette presses for round moulds (never installed properly / never in production)

Manufacturer: Peta Inox

Model: PO-11

Tip: 04

Year: 2021

Inside the press: 585 cm space for the moulds.

6x pneumatic cylinders per press

Moulds not available (only dummy for the size, moulds itself never bought).

- 2x Vertical presses for rectangular moulds with 10 press cylinders per press

Manufacturer: Kusel

Model: AFVS

Year: 2021

Serial numbers: 0921AFVS3620 - 0921AFVS3625

Stainless steel rectangular moulds.

Size of the cheese inside the form: 36,5 x 28,5 cm

Including 134 stainless steel cheese moulds.

- 3x Stainless steel brine vats for 4 - 4 - 3 brine cages per vat (never in production)

Vat of 4 cages: 420 x 185 x 190 cm (without crane frame)

Vat of 3 cages: 320 x 185 x 190 cm (without crane frame)

Including brine salting plant with filter/pasteuriser and salt adding system (Priamo Food Technologies, year 2021).

- 11x Stainless steel brine cages with 9 layers and 12 cm between the layers (never in production)

Total dimensions: 129,5 x 87 x 133,5 cm

- 15x Refrigerators for culture storage

Manufacturer: JRV Inc.

Model: 34-25JRV

More photos and details of each equipment are available on request.

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Deals should be finalized and paid for before the end of 2024. Machines needs to be dismantled direct after the deal, because the new owner would like to clear the area for new activities. The dismantling and removal of the equipment from its current location inside the factory will be done at the buyers cost. An assigned and accredited company has already been identified by the seller for this task. The equipment may be stored on site for a maximum of 4 months from the date of sale if transport cannot be arranged per direct. Securing the equipment is for the buyer cost. The current owner assumes no liabilities for the equipment post sale.