DAIRY FARM CHILLERS

Helping Us All Stay in the Know At J.C. Younger (JCY), it is not only about manufacturing and remanufacturing the best chillers in the industry. It is also about staying up on the latest innovations that can improve what we do for our customers. At other times like now, it is just fun to revisit history and those inventions that have brought us to where we are today. The dairy industry has a history dating back to times that are hard to imagine with the technological advances we have today. Today’s dairy farms deliver this delicious beverage to us all. Wow, is right. Did you catch where chillers come into play? Discoveries that Helped Revolutionized the Dairy Industry As most everyone knows, we are one of the most advanced countries around the world. Companies utilize innovative systems that safely produce beverages and food products. One of the industries that chillers helped to revolutionize in the United States is the dairy industry. The Pasteurization Process The “Historical Timeline” of milk production, as found on ProCon, takes us way back in time to 8,000 BC. Thanks to Louis Pasteur, his discovery of pasteurization has allowed us to consume milk without harmful microbes that he proved to be found in milk and wine. The Cooling Process before Chillers As found on Wikipedia, “Dairy farming” gives us the history of milk preservation. It is the process of cooling milk that has been “the main method by which milk freshness has been extended.” Before electricity and refrigeration, “windmills and well pumps” not only helped to provide cool water for the animals, but they also served to help preserve milk while waiting to be taken to the local markets. “The naturally cold, underground water would be continuously pumped into a cooling tub or vat.” What a foundational idea for our chillers today. The Cooling Process with Chillers Milk cooling process evolved once refrigeration was invented. A plate heat exchanger(PHE) is an important device that is used to remove heat from milk being passed through these plates. Along with the process of using underground water to cool milk, chillers have been added: “to remove the remaining heat with a mixture of chilled, pure water and propylene glycol.” Types of Chillers for the Dairy Industry J.C. Younger has been working with the Dairy Industry for years, and we know how important it is to our customers and milk consumers alike to manufacture quality and reliable chillers for the milk production process. Whether you are new in the dairy industry, or you need to make some decisions for additional growth, we have the experience and knowledge in the role chillers play in the processing of milk. JCY Chiller Rentals Can Alleviate Wasted Money and Time in the Dairy Industry It is our mission to educate our customers and readers with informational blogs. We revisit previous information to make it easier to understand what we do, and how we can help with your chiller decisions. Strategic Use of JCY Rental Chillers Also previously addressed, we want to make sure our customers, new and old, remember that the use of our corporate rental chillers can help you better adjust to the demand fluctuations that may occur in your dairy product throughout the year. And, our chiller rentals can be strategic solutions for temporary air conditioning and humidity control that cows need in the hot months of the year as found on Hobby Farms. Advantages of JCY Chiller Rentals The J.C. Younger team makes it their business to quickly customize any chiller for our customers needing a rental system. We know our customers cannot wait weeks, and that is why we work fast for “quick availability, quick installation, flexibility, transformer provided,” and the maintenance is our responsibility. J.C. Younger Helping the Dairy Industry with Dedication and Efficiency If you don’t know much about the J.C. Younger team, we welcome you to call us with concerns and questions regarding the chilling information you need to know to produce quality milk product for consumption. With over six decades of manufacturing and remanufacturing of quality chillers, we are here to offer our customers the best expertise and knowledge in the industry. Call us to find out more about our JCY advantages and customer support. It is always an honor to be your first choice for all your chiller needs.

Running a feed mill is a delicate balance between supply and demand, science and art, love and labor. Between making the mash and packing the final pellets in their bags, a feed mill owner can use all the help he or she can get. Fortunately, renting a chiller can help you achieve the high quality of pellet you are looking for. How does this happen? The Perfect Amount Of Humidity Running a feed mill, you know there is a fine dance between hot and cold that your grains and mash have to perform in order to become good pellets. It starts with the grains, especially corn, which can lose bulk through moisture loss and become more difficult to make into pellets if is too moist. The chilled air is naturally dehumidified so that evaporative cooling can take place, so that you can the grains to prepare the perfect mash. Your grains should have 2% moisture in order to make the pellets of the highest quality. There will be fewer stress cracks and the pellets will be fresher. Preserving Grains Cooling grains quickly before putting them in a silo goes a long way towards prolonging the shelf-life of grains and pellets. You are dealing with ingredients such as corn and rye, which can attract bugs and mycotoxins if they are allowed to sit in an un-insulated silo without treatment. The humidity from the air can wind up in the grains as it sits in the silo, which can cause mold as well. Normally, if you find your silo of grain infested with insects and mold, you might have to treat the grain with chemicals, but you can prevent this expense by using a grain chiller before you store them. You will be able to store the grain with less expense later down the line. Why Rent? Ok, so having a chiller at your feed mill is a good plan for preserving the quality of your pellets. But why rent one? Well, renting a chiller is custom made for feed mills. It allows you to test out chillers for their ambient air qualities and fit in your workflow. Does a particular chiller fit the building at your mill? Does it dry and cool your grains quickly enough for your liking? These are things that you sometimes can only take an educated guess at until you rent it and try it out. Asides from the flexibility in trying designs, there is the grain itself.  You may also have to buy in bulk right at harvest and then hold on to large quantities for months at a time. You will need a chiller, or more likely a second chiller, to deal with overload efficiently right when the grains come in, but you may not need the chiller for the rest of the year. Even if you are cooling your whole silo to prepare it for the grains, you only need to hang onto it for 3 weeks. For the rest of the time, it may simply be taking up space. If you are renting it, you have it when you need it. Then there is the maintenance. Chillers do occasionally need to be checked out, and a feed mill owner may find it handy to let the rental company guarantee that it has been properly maintained. This lets you focus on making your pellets. Ultimately, you will need help picking the best chiller for your feed mill. That’s why J.C Younger has been renting out chillers specific to industry needs since 1956. If you think your mill needs a chiller and you want some help picking the right one, contact us. 

Processing milk requires pasteurization, a technique that destroys pathogens in milk and makes it safe to drink. Pasteurization necessitates the use of milk processing/dairy farm chillers to cool down the milk after the heating-up process. If you run a dairy farm, you’ll want to make sure to buy or rent a chiller that suits your needs well. Fortunately, there are dairy chillers that are ideal for almost any type of dairy-farming operation. Chillers And Milk Processing To obtain milk, farmers take cows into a milking platform with individual stalls. The farmer assesses each cow’s health and hooks up milking machines. Farmers closely assess utters for any signs of mastitis to prevent bad milk from making its way into the holding tank. Cows eat as milking machines automatically pump milk into a refrigerated tank, and milk then goes for pasteurization. This is when the dairy chiller comes into play because pasteurization heats milk. Chillers remove heat from pasteurization and cool milk down to an appropriate temperature. Keeping milk at a cool temperature prevents the milk molecule from deteriorating. This preserves milk and extends storage life, which allows for time to transport it to the store. Two Varieties of Dairy Chiller The size of your operation has a lot to do with the type of dairy chiller you need. Older models of dairy chillers use a double-walled tank with water and cooling coils that surround the milk tank. A compressor runs and builds ice around the coils in the double-walled area. Once the ice reaches a certain thickness, the compressor shuts off, and ice cools the milk rapidly. If you have a small dairy farm of up to 40 cows, this older design of dairy chiller will work for you. If you have a dairy farm that consists of over 40 cows, you’ll need a chiller with a different type of design. Plate chillers work well for large demands, and they come in a couple different types. One type of plate chiller uses a glycol and water mixture to cool milk. This chiller pushes milk through stainless steel plates with a glycol and water mixture on the other side of the plates. The mixture cools milk to an appropriate temperature. Air-Cooled And Water-Cooled Chillers Dairy chillers come in air-cooled and water-cooled varieties. Air-cooled chillers transfer heat to the surrounding air, while water-cooled chillers transfer heat to a water source, such as a cooling tower. Water-cooled chillers require a mechanical room because they have special equipment that air-cooled chillers don’t have. Air-cooled chillers require an open, airy space because they rely on a consistent stream of fresh air to function. You should contact a quality manufacturer to help you determine whether an air-cooled or water-cooled dairy chiller would best suit your needs. Water-cooled chillers are more expensive than air-cooled chillers, but they have lower energy costs. They also require more maintenance because of their additional parts, but well-maintained water-cooled chillers have longer lifespans than air-cooled chillers. Air-cooled chillers are ideal to use in areas that have water shortages. They’re also easier to set up than water-cooled chillers because they have a more simplistic design. At J.C. Younger Company, we rent out quality chillers to professionals throughout the dairy industry. We can recommend an appropriate chiller that suits the size of your operation well. We’ve been a family owned company since 1956, and we’re an ETL listed and inspected manufacturer. Our chillers are rental-job specific with no specialized or OEM components, and we offer the most unit protection in the industry. Please contact us to find out more about our products. We’re available 24/7 to speak with you and provide assistance.