Pilot Plants

The Food Processing Center has extensive equipment that can be used to produce samples of, to develop, scale-up, and test product formulas and food ingredients. Utilizing our equipment and expertise saves your company money and time in showcasing your ingredients and/or bringing finished products to the marketplace.

Extrusion Equipment

• Twin Screw Cooking Extruder
• Single Screw Cooking Extruder
• Pasta Extruder
• Ribbon Mixer Gas-Fired Belt Dryer
• Liquid Pump Station
• Cooling Conveyor
• Wire Mesh Cooling Conveyor
• Tumbler Coater

High Pressure Processing

• 900 MPa High-Pressure Pasteurizer

Dairy Equipment

• Batching/Mixing Tank
• Ice-Cream Mix Holding Tank
• HTST Pasteurizer
• Homogenizer
• Small Cheese Vat
• Continuous Ice-Cream Freezer
• Batch Ice-Cream Freezer
• Cheese Cutter
• Milling Machine
• Soft-Serve Machine
• Cheese Press
• Centrifugal Separator
• Vacuum Packager
• Vat Pasteurizer
• CIP System

Dehydration & Drying Equipment

• Gas-Fired Belt Dryer
• Fluidized Bed Dryer
• Spray Dryer
• Drum Dryer
• Vacuum Pan
• Freeze Dryer

Baking Equipment

• Reel Oven
• Gas Impingement Oven
• Electric Impingement Oven
• Proof Box
• Hobart Mixer
• Rondo Mixer
• Rondo Sheeter
• Dough Divider

Confectionary Equipment

• Hot/Cold Table
• Cooker (Scrape Surface)

Canning Equipment

• Retort
• Can Sealer/Seamer
• Exhaust Box
• Blanching Cabinet

Filtration & Seperation Equipment

• Ultrafiltration & Reverse Osmosis Unit
• Vibratory Sieve
• Particle Size Analyzer

Liquid Processing (Soups & Sauces) Equipment

• Steam Kettle
• Electric Agitated Kettle
• Piston Filler
• Large Jacketed/Agitated Kettle
• Vat Pasteurizer

Milling Equipment

• Hammermill
• Rollermill
• Scarifier
• Aspirator
• Wiley Mill
• Vibratory Sieve
• Particle Size Analyzer

Vegetable Processing Equipment

• Pulper/Finisher
• Abrasive Disc Peeler
• Peanut Butter Mill

Packaging Equipment

Environmental (Shelf Life Chambers)

• Temp/Humidity/Light-Controlled Chambers