APT’s advanced cheese vat design maximizes cheese yields and production efficiencies throughout your cheesemaking process. Offering capacities of up to 70K, our ACVs include several patented features:
- Patented Agitator Blade Panel Design
- Our ACV has three patented agitator panels comprised of a series of horizontal and vertical blades. With a sharp “cut” knife opposite the blunt “stir” edge, the blades create a gentle action that dramatically increases your cheese yields.
- Heating Surface Area
- In cooking curd and whey, the optimal goal is to provide consistent heat throughout the entire heating mass. Our ACV design allows an even flow of either water or steam condensation through the channels of the heat transfer jacket without the need for mechanical modifications to the vat. In addition, the surface area is larger than on a typical vat to provide the most effective heat exchange during cooking.
- Rennet Inject System
- Rennet injection and proper mixing are two key steps for creating a uniform mixture of rennet into the milk mass. We designed our Rennet Inject System to enhance the process of mixing rennet into milk by increasing the rennet velocity so that it thoroughly penetrates the milk mass inside the cheese vat. This has proven to reduce rennet usage as well as decrease the time to thoroughly blend the rennet.
- Fluid Accessible Seal Assembly
- Our patented seal assembly has a fluid accessible Clean-in-Place chamber, making seal cavity cleaning easy and sanitary (USDA approved with full CIP status).
- Adjustable Agitator Seal Assembly
- This CIP-able patented seal assembly allows you to adjust the seal as it wears over time. With no need to change or replace the seal, the assembly design eliminates downtime and reduces overall maintenance. All seal material is 3-A accepted.
- Vat Automation Packages
- Vat automation and controls are instrumental to optimizing your ACV’s performance. Our vat automation package provides the ability to program each cook step and customize automation to your specific needs. The package can also be used to improve performance on existing cheese vats.
