The vats are made specially to improve the coagulation of the whey, with conical bottom and cylindrical main body.
Made complete of S.S. AISI 304, with well welded ends, to avoid product stacking
Double wall with internal isolation of special foam, to maintain the correct temperature inside the vat. Internal thick is 60 mm
Heating of product by means of Direct Steam Injection, by a special designed steam injector, with very low noise level and high efficiency
The head of direct steam injection is easy to clean by CIP. During production time you will not have burning near head.
Spherical CIP spray ball
Special designed “breathing” valve on the top of the vat, to maintain the correct pressure within the vat and to avoid over-pressing in the vat
Manhole
Product outlet, by means of a big diameter opening valve (diameter 100 mm)
Connection between outlet and drainage tunnel through stainless steel pipeline
S.S. support for the a.m. vats, constructed of inox pipe, complete with ladder and working panel between tank(s) and adjustable legs

Flocculation tank will be complete with:
- cylindrical external body made of AISI 304 s.s., finish 2B, as per UNI 6903-71.
- rounded upper bottom made of AISI 304 s.s. suitably welded to the cylindrical body.
Finish 2B, as per UNI 6903-71.
- conical lower bottom (40° slope) made of AISI 304 ss. suitably welded to the cylindrical body. Finish 2B, as per UNI  6903-71.
- thermal insulation by highly insulating material, 60 mm. thick, foreseen on the cylindrical body and the lower bottom of the tank.
- coating of the cylindrical inner body and of the lower bottom made in AISI 304 s.s., finish 2B, as per UNI 6903-71.
- support legs, made of AISI 304 s.s., complete with adjustable struts and base-flanges.
- manhole for the direct inspection inside the tank, made of AISI 304 s.s. and placed on the top of the tank. Safety micro switch on the opening.
- n.1 loading fitting for acidifying product,
- n.1 steam injector fit on the top of the tank
- n.1 fitting for ricotta and whey unloading DN 100, fit on the lower bottom of the tank
- n.2 fittings made of AISI 304 s.s. for the cleaning balls and relevant cleaning balls fit on the top of the tank.
- n.1 fitting for temperature transducer fit on the top of the tank 
- fittings for tank lifting.
- special saddles for tank transport.
Complete of:
a. 1 SETS OF INSTRUMENTS FOR THE TANK
Each set is composed of:
- n.1 high level probe
- n.1 Pt100_ temperature transducer with display
b. n° 1 ACCESS GANGWAY TO THE TANK “platform”
made of AISI 304 s.s. Designed according law safety regulation
c. n° 1 ACIDIFIYING MEDIUM PREPARATION VESSEL
For feeding of citric acid or other acidifying medium to the heater. Made in AISI 304 s.s, with inlet and outlet fittings, fittings for min. and max. level probes and removable lid.
d. N° 1 ACIDIFYING MEDIUM PROPORTIONING PUMP
For feeding of citric acid or other acidifying medium to the heater. All parts in contact with the product made in AISI 316 s.s.