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Industrial cheese plant
Cold rooms designed for cheese preservation
Complete delivery of a refrigeration plant with 20 chilled cold rooms, two rapid chilling tunnels, a freezing tunnel (-40°C) and a frozen storage room in Tunis (Tunisia), with a total capacity of 20,000 tonnes. This turnkey installation supports the entire industrial cheese-making process.
Address
Tunis, Tunisia
Scope of work
Technical study, design, supply, installation and commissioning.
Sector
Food processing
Duration
December 2024 – May 2025
The solution delivered
Background and client needs
For a new cheese plant in Tunis, our client, a leading Tunisian industrial cheese maker, set particularly strict requirements for storage, freshness and product quality.
To meet these requirements, AFRIC FROID designed and built a refrigeration installation covering the entire production and storage process. The cooling system was designed for precise, continuous temperature control, from the production stages to the storage of finished products.
Particular attention was paid to keeping cooling conditions stable, to preserve the taste, texture, food safety and shelf life of the cheeses. Each production, chilling and storage area was equipped with refrigeration sized for its specific needs.
This project required an in-depth study of heat loads, process loads, operating conditions and the specific constraints of the cheese industry. AFRIC FROID also integrated the refrigeration equipment to deliver an efficient, reliable installation suited to the site’s industrial operation.
Our work
- Technical study and refrigeration sizing
- Design of a solution tailored to the needs
- Supply of equipment and insulated panels
- On-site assembly and connection
- Commissioning and operating tests
- Installation of a remote monitoring system
Project highlights
The client wanted perfect temperature control throughout cheese production and storage, in an industrial production setting in Tunis.
The main challenge was to have a refrigeration installation able to handle large, variable heat loads while keeping temperatures stable in the production and storage areas.
The aim was also to preserve the freshness, food safety, texture and taste of the cheeses, while ensuring an unbroken cold chain and a reliable installation.
AFRIC FROID delivered a tailored industrial refrigeration solution, sized for the specific needs of the cheese-making process.
The installation was designed from a detailed study of heat-load calculations, operating conditions, required temperatures and process loads.
Suitable refrigeration equipment was installed to cool each area and hold it at temperature, with controls that keep temperatures stable.
The design also took into account the specific constraints of the food industry: reliability, continuous operation, ease of maintenance and hygiene requirements.
The installation provides precise, stable temperature control across the whole process, preserving the freshness, quality and characteristics of the cheeses over time. It also maintains a continuous, reliable cold chain, essential for meeting food industry requirements. Sized for the load variations of industrial production, it offers great operational flexibility while optimising energy performance through a design matched to the site’s real needs. It also improves production reliability and continuity, reducing the risks of temperature variations and cold-chain breaks. Finally, it was designed specifically for the constraints of the cheese and food industries, and can grow with the site’s future development and increased production capacity.
