Vegetal milk production–nut, almond, soya, rice, oat

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The Agrolactor®, designed and developed by the Groupe ACTINI, is a vegetal milk production plant using a unique and patented process, which allows to produce vegetal milk in a continuous way, directly from dry beans

The production is carried out in a continuous way, giving the outlet milk an always constant organoleptic, bacteriological and dietetic quality.

Technical characteristics

Assembled on a one-piece unit, the AGROLACTOR® gathers numerous components which ensure the functions required for the production of a vegetal milk:

The dosing and crushing of the beans
The extraction of the vegetal milk
The recovery of the Okara
The flavor incorporation
The high temperature pasteurization
The cooling

Fully automatic, it also gives the possibility for the operating agent to define the quantity of beans to crush in accordance with the required flow rate and quality of the milk.


	Further information about : : The vegetal processing The milk extraction

Composition

Cleaning and starting tank
Beans incorporation hopper
Dosing and crushing unit
Double filtration in series (Okara / vegetal milk)
Product / hot water tubular pasteurization section
Flash tubular cooling exchanger
Electrical heating system and regulation of the water in the pasteurization section
Circulation pumps
The electrical components for the control and regulation, the valves and the piping..

Optional components :

Flavor or syrup preparation tank with dosing pump
Frigorific compressor, with air condensor, connected to the cooling exchanger.
Water sterilizer by ultra-violets

Advantages of the process

Profitability :

1 kg of beans can generate over 7 liters of vegetal milk (one single Agrolactor® produces the equivalent of 360 dairy cows)
Low energy consumption
Maximal efficiency thanks to the crushing - filtration operating system (patented by ACTINI). Besides its classical functions, this system allows to reduce the quantity of non-nutritional factors from the crushing and to realize the deaerating (tastes and smells elimination) while filtrating
Possible use as an extra activity to produce and treat fruit juices, animal milks., additional productions in order to make the equipment more profitable.
The cost price of a liter of vegetal milk is three times lower than the one of a milk from an animal origin.

Easy operating :

Reduced maintenance.
The beans processing into milk does not require important installation and can be carried out anywhere in the world, and of course near to consumers.
Easy connection to the other pieces of equipment of the whole processing line.
Process appropriate to the local conditions (weather, culture and economy).

Reliability:

The equipment is pre-assembled and tested in our factory before shipment
Training provided by ourselves (certified training organism)
Technical assistance (hot-line and staff dedicated to the intervention on site for the commissioning and the maintenance)

Quality of the produced milk:

Outlet product without beany taste
Application of a pasteurization treatment before cooling

ACTINI GROUP • Designing & manufacturing of heat treatement plants
Parc de Montigny • Maxilly • 74500 EVIAN • France
Phone: 33 (0)4 50 83 12 12 • Fax: 33 (0)4 50 83 12 10 •