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Cookimech Yogurt Machine: A Closer Look at Dairy Processing Essentials

When building a dairy plant with a consistent yogurt production workflow, the experience and equipment to do so is not simply running equipment faster.  You will want your equipment to align with how your dairy business has been operating. Cookimech’s yogurt machine lineup is uniquely created for each of the production lines with integrated yogurt production lines and specialized filling machines for all areas of yogurt making, from your raw milk stage. Below is a detailed explanation of these machines' features and how they fit into practical dairy production tasks.

How Cookimech Yogurt Machines Work in Dairy Production: 
Yogurt production varies depending on scale—a small artisanal dairy might focus on producing small batches of probiotic yogurt, while a large-scale facility might produce thousands of liters of drinkable yogurt daily.

• For full-process applications: The yogurt production line will encompass the full range of yogurt production from pasteurizing the milk to fermentation, and final cooling. This will cater to organizations wanting to control the entire production process in-house, without adding multiple standalone processes.
• For packaging-focused applications: The automatic rotary filling machine will come into play when a dairy has fermentation units already in place, but is looking to increase their packaging speed. It is designed with the capability to fill consistently sized cups or bottles of yogurt, significantly reducing the labor associated with finaling and packaging.

What Makes Up a Cookimech Yogurt Machine Setup
A typical Cookimech yogurt machine setup isn’t a single “box”—it’s a set of modular parts that can be adjusted based on needs.   Two key components stand out:

• Fermentation and processing module: This module completes the critical steps in yogurt making, including heating the milk to pasteurization temperatures (85–95°C) and cooling it to fermentation temperatures (40–45°C) to ensure the cultures can grow without being killed. The unit and amount of tanks can be sized for daily production, from 10L - 10,000+L/hour production output.
• Rotary filling module: This module unique to the rotary filling machine is a rotating filling system for containers. It is designed to work with many different sizes of cups and/or bottles, and to limit drips and contamination of the yogurt during the packaging process.

Yogurt Varieties Cookimech Machines Support
Not all yogurt is the same, and Cookimech yogurt machines do not require a “one-size-fits-all” solution. They can be tweaked to handle common yogurt types:

• Greek yogurt: Involves a separate step to take off some of the extra liquid in the yogurt. The processing module can be combined with a strainer, so there does not need to be an overhaul of the machine as part of the packaging process.
• Probiotic yogurt: Quality production of yogurt with probiotic benefits involves tightly controlled temperatures to prevent the cultures being killed. The fermentation module contains thermostats designed to hold solid temps in a unit and for completion of the final product.
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Basic Considerations for Using Cookimech Yogurt Machines
A few simple steps can help keep the machines running smoothly throughout the production process. To begin with, 304 stainless steel is the material used in all the machines, and since food-safe detergents are used to clean the machines daily, no food or product matter can build up. Second, it is required to check the temperature and speed settings first thing at the beginning of each shift. Minor adjustments manufactured from the machine's lost monitoring options (for example, controlling fermentation time for thicker yogurt) have substantive effects on output quality. Lastly, Cookimech has manuals that accompany each module, so teams do not have to guess how to make alterations.

Whether you are growing from a small dairy operation or looking to streamline the packaging line in a large dairy operation, Cookimech yogurt machines are designed to fit into your workflow—not the other way around. To discuss the specifics of sizing or module combinations, contacting the Cookimech team allows us to customize the best-designed machine to your daily needs.