Refrigeration for Milk & Dairy Products
Refrigeration Solutions for Milk & Dairy Products
From instant chilling at collection to cheese ripening and storage of dairy products, control every stage of your dairy cold chain with maximum energy efficiency.
Temperature Precision: The Cornerstone of Dairy Quality
At Afric Froid, we design, install and maintain robust, hygienic, humidity-controlled industrial refrigeration systems suited to the constraints of milk collection centres, dairies, fresh dairy plants and artisanal or industrial cheese plants.
Our Refrigeration Solutions for the Dairy Sector
Instant Chilling & Chilled Water Units
Technology: Chilled water production using ice banks or high-efficiency stainless steel plate heat exchangers.
Applications: Rapid chilling of raw milk at collection or on arrival at the plant, pasteurisation and pre-sterilisation treatments.
Benefits: Instant cooling with no risk of freezing, and peak electricity demand smoothed by charging the ice bank at night.
No More Fluctuations: Racks & Air-Conditioned Process Rooms
Technology: Hygienic air handling units (AHU) in 304L/316L stainless steel with HEPA filtration and washable textile ducts.
Applications: Milk packing rooms, fresh dairy packing areas (yoghurts, dairy desserts) and moulding areas.
Benefits: Positive air pressure prevents cross-contamination from outside moulds, with controlled air velocity for operator comfort.
Drying Rooms & Ripening Cellars with Humidity Control
Technology: Ripening evaporators with very low air velocity and fine control of temperature (+8° / +16°) and relative humidity (up to 95%).
Applications: Ripening cellars for pressed, soft and blue cheeses.
Benefits: Even development of rinds and flavours, with limited weight loss (moisture loss/drying) of the cheeses.
Cold Stores & Storage Cold Rooms
Technology: Chilled temperature-controlled warehouses (+2° to +6°) for finished products and frozen rooms (down to -25°) for butter and cultures.
Applications: Logistics storage for dispatching pallets of dairy products.
Benefits: Insulation with food-contact certified [Insulated Panels] and connected electronic controls for continuous traceability.
Energy Optimisation & Heat Recovery
Heat Recovery on Refrigeration Racks: Heat released by the compressors is recovered to preheat tank and pipe washing water to $+60°+65° at zero cost.
Eco-Efficient Refrigerants: Integration of CO_2 (R744), propane (R290) or low-impact A2L refrigerant racks.
