Raw Milk Reception Dock (RMRD) Process
Raw Milk Reception Dock (RMRD)
Salient features
Evening 09:30 – 11:30 pm.
Height of RMRD is 1.2 meter.
RMRD is made of cast iron grid tiles and plates (30x30cm).
Preliminary Tests at RMRD: Organoleptic tests (smell, color, taste). Identifying cow milk cans that are marked with yellow neck identification for separate
processing.
Description of Cans:-
1. Capacity of cans : 40 liters each.
2. Neck diameter of can : 200 mm
3. Height of cans : 515 mm
4. Maximum diameter of can : 320 mm
5. Weight of empty can : 6 – 6.5 kg
6. Cans made of : Aluminum & SS (Stainless Steal)
Milk collection by cans at RMRD: -
Flow Diagram of process of RMRD (Unloading of Cans)
Placing of cans on moving chain conveyor system
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Lids are removed by lids open
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Quality evaluation/Grading
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Tipping
(Done manually @5-6cans per minute)
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Cans
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Milk Put in Drip saver Lids
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Weighing Bowl Chain conveyor Chain conveyor
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Sampling S.T.C.W. S.T.C.W.
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Dum Tank Washed cans back in to truck Placed on cans
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Centrifugal pump
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Process Section
A). Unloading of cans from trucks:-
Unloading is done as last in first out (LIFO) method & cans are arranged according to the societies by the worker manually.
B).Loading of cans:-
Cans are placed on chain conveyor manually, moving forward to the weighing bowl.
c).Opening of can lids: -
Lids of cans are opened by lid opener machine (mechanically and manually checked).
D).Grading:-
For grading milk is vigorously agitated by stainless steel plunger & Organoleptic tests are performed by smelling and observing the physical appearance of milk and by tasting it by an experienced personnel. Sour milk is separated, weighed and conveyed to sour milk tank to use it for ghee making. Curd is also separated and churned it to obtain white butter for ghee manufacturing.
e).Weighing: -
Organoleptically accepted milk in cans is dumped into the weighing balance through can tipping bar through a nylon filter and total weight of each consignment is recorded. Outlet valve of weighing bowl is manually operated to release the milk into dump tank to directed raw milk to process section.
f).Sampling:-
The sample for each society is taken from the weighing bowl into a 100 ml sample bottle and marked for individuality. One thing should be kept in mind that sample of the society will be taken separately cow or buffalo milk individually. Method of sampling composite
Amount of sample about 100 ml
Capacity of crate 50 bottle
G) Dumping:-
After weighing, milk is collected in to dump tank, from where it is pumped through centrifugal pump to processing section
H) Drip Saver:-
Cans are placed on drip saver for 20-30 seconds.
I) Washing of cans:-
Cans & lids both are washed by straight through can washer. Cans of two or three societies are also washed manually by can scrubber after every reception
J) Reloading of cans on truck:-
Washed cans are loaded on the trucks by FIFO.
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