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Pilot Plant Equipment Available

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Equipment	Manufacturer	Capacity	Charge/Day
2 cheese vats	Kusel	2,000 lb	253.50
cheese vat	Kusel	2,000 lb	127.00
2 cheese vats	Nu-vat	800 lb	253.50
cheese vat	Damrow	5,000 lb	127.00
pasteurizer	Cherry Burrel	4,000 lb/hr	262.00
separator	Westfalia	2,000 lb/hr	189.50
small homogenizer	Gaulin	30 gal./hr	127.00
large homogenizer	Gaulin	125 gal/hr	189.50
Coulter dryer	Coulter	90 lbs water/hr	949.00
Niro dryer	Niro	20 lbs water/hr	633.00
continuous ice cream freezer	Cherry Burrell	60 gal/hr	253.50
food chopper and cutter	Hobart	10 lb. bowl	127.00
40 lb batch process cheese cooker	Damrow	40 lbs	253.50
10 lb batch process cheese cooker	Blantech	10 lbs.	253.50
RO/UF System	PTI	multi-tube	380.00
UF system-plate & frame	DDS-20	10 liter tank	316.00
UF system-spiral wound	Osmonics	5 m2	380.00
ribbon blender		200 lb.	189.50
drum dryer	Buffalovac	6 inch drums	253.50
mix processing system		50-100 gal.	380.00
small HTST & homogenizer	APV	35 gal/hr	359.00
evaporator single effect	C.E. Rogers	200 lb./minimum	253.50
UHT/HTST Microthermic Unit	Microthermics	1 to 3 liters/min.	1,159.00
Desludging Centrifuge	Westfalia	5000 l/hr.	479.00
Scherping Cheese Vat Scherping Cheese System	Scherping	2,500 lb. capacity	869.00
Scherping Cheddaring belt	Scherping	200-300 lbs./hr.	869.00
Refridgerated Tank	Cherry Burrell	200 gallon	127.00
Hammermill	Fitzpatrick	5lb. Hopper	127.00
Decanter	Sharples	1 gal/min.	380.00
50 gal. Univats	Cherry Burrell	50 gal.	127.00
Butter Churn	Vane	300 lbs.	127.00
Agglomerator	Glatt	3 lb. capacity	127.00
Buhler Extruder	Buhler		call

Prices effective from 7/1/2007 to 6/31/2008

Note: Users of the UF equipment listed above will supply new membranes. Storage of materials generated during pilot plant trials will be charged storage fees at the rate of $0.05/lb, per month.

Supporting Lab Equipment:
Mass spectrometer
Gas and liquid chromatograph
CEM (rapid moisture oven)
Quantitative imaging and microscopy
Pharmacia FPLC system
Beckman spectrophotometer

Lead Time to Schedule Equipment:
Two weeks

Cost of Using Pilot Plant/Equipment:
Fees are for equipment use charges on a daily basis, or fraction thereof
Equipment use - $100-$1000/day

Labor Charges Incurred During Pilot Plant Run Include:
Student assistance - $24.60/hr
Plant manager - $50.50/hr
Labor - $60-$400/day

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