Equipment selection guide
How to choose dairy processing equipment for your business
Start with the product you want to make and the production flow it needs. A suitable dairy line connects milk reception, processing, product handling and cleaning at compatible capacities. Use this checklist to prepare a project brief before comparing machines.
1. Define your product and process
White cheese, kashkaval, mozzarella, yogurt and butter require different equipment combinations. Specify the recipe, target product format and packaging method. Explore our kashkaval cheese line, white cheese equipment and yogurt and ayran equipment.
2. Match capacities across the line
Provide daily milk intake, batch size, operating hours and expected future demand. Distinguish milk throughput from finished-product output when comparing specifications. Heating, draining, transfer and cleaning time must all fit the production schedule; a larger individual machine does not by itself increase the whole line’s output.
3. Plan milk reception and storage
Describe delivery frequency, available storage space and the required transfer arrangement. Review milk reception, cooling and storage equipment alongside downstream processing requirements.
4. Check utilities and installation space
Share the plant layout and available electricity, water, steam and cooling infrastructure. Include access for installation, operators and maintenance. Confirm each machine’s final utility requirements in the project specification.
5. Define cleaning and automation needs
Identify equipment and pipework that require cleaning, the available cleaning window and the level of operator involvement. CIP systems are sized for the project; compatibility and cleaning circuits need to be assessed for the connected equipment. Decide which operations require manual, semi-automatic or automatic control.
6. Compare complete project scopes
Compare the included equipment, capacity assumptions, materials, controls and interfaces. Ask which installation, commissioning, training and service items are included in each proposal. Review available product videos and reference projects to discuss a comparable application.
Prepare your enquiry
Send the target dairy product, daily milk volume, batch size, plant country, layout and available utilities. Krom Teknoloji can use this information to discuss an individual machine or an integrated line. Final capacities and configurations are confirmed for each project.