Milk Cooling

If your herd is 500 cows or less and your power supply is already near it's limit, avoid upgrades costing thousands of dollars by utilising the Flextank milk cooling system

Flextank Milk Cooling


Flextank NZ Milk Cooling can help you:
  • Meet MPI milk cooling regulations
  • Save $1000's on power upgrades with ice bank technology
  • Ensure an easy installation
  • Free up time to focus on running your farm
  • Reduce Total Cost of Ownership

Product Information

 Power Requirements
  • Low kW requirements
  • Suitable for farms with low power availability
  • 3 Phase or Single Phase
 Refrigeration
  • Ice bank cooling system utilising quality Patton Pak refrigerators
  • Ice bank system designed by Hawkes Bay Refrigeration
 Installation
  • All placed on a steel base - just put in place, plumb and connect power
What's Included
  • Lowarra water circulation pump
  • Flextank double skin insulated, ice bank tank
    • R2.2 Insulation value
  • Flextank side entry door for safe servicing
  • Stand alone unit for easy installation
Optional extras include:
  • Tank insulation jacket provides additional insulation
  • Hot water heat exchanger to supply hot water to your hot water cylinder
*Trial cooling results available on request
                                                                                          Chilled Water Options

We now offer two options for chilled water. Chilled water may in many cases be all that is required to supplement your existing pre-cooling and make you compliant.
The options feature Flextank insulated tanks with pumps included.
The purchaser utilises his refrigeration supplier to connect a heat exchanger to his existing chiller unit. Water from the insulated tank is pumped through this and cooled then returned to the tank.
The second pump reticulates the chilled water through a second plate cooler further chilling the milk before entry into the vat.

Option 1.
Flextank 5500L insulated tank 
2 x Lowarra pumps and tank fittings.
Price : $9490.00 

Option 2. 
Flextank 10500L insulated tank
2 x Lowarra pumps and tank fittings.
Price: $11906.00 

Both options include tank, pumps, North Island delivery and GST.



Milk Cooling Regulations

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) New Zealand Code of Practice for the design and operation of Farm Dairies has new milk cooling standards.

In reference to http://www.foodsafety.govt.nz/elibrary/industry/dairy-nzcp1-design-code-of-practice/amdt-2.pdf, the following applies:

New Milk Cooling Standards

Raw milk must:
a) be cooled to 10ºC or below within four hours of the commencement of milking; and

b) be cooled to 6ºC or below within the sooner of:

i) six hours from the commencement of milking, or

ii) two hours from the completion of milking; and

c) be held at or below 6ºC without freezing until collection or the next milking; and

d) must not exceed 10ºC during subsequent milkings.

In situations where there is continuous or extended milking, such as automated milking systems, the milk must enter the bulk milk tank at 6°C or below. “Continuous or extended milking” is defined as milking for six hours or longer from the time that milk first enters any bulk milk tank.

Implementation Date

From 1 August 2016 farm dairies that are:

a) new; or

b) undergoing any significant change to the secondary milk cooling system must meet the milk cooling requirements set out above

From 1 June 2018, all farm dairies must meet the milk cooling requirements set out above
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