Course description

Dairy plant design and layout focus on optimizing space, efficiency, and hygiene to ensure smooth processing and distribution of dairy products. It involves careful planning of various sections, including raw milk reception, processing, packaging, storage, and dispatch. The design must comply with food safety regulations, ensuring proper sanitation and contamination control. Efficient workflow and minimal cross-contamination risks are achieved through logical equipment placement and designated areas for clean and unclean operations. Proper ventilation, drainage, and waste disposal systems are integrated for hygiene maintenance. Energy-efficient designs incorporating renewable energy sources help reduce operational costs. Automation and advanced machinery are considered to enhance productivity and quality control. The plant layout must accommodate future expansions and technological advancements. Accessibility for transportation and distribution networks plays a crucial role in ensuring timely delivery. Overall, an optimized dairy plant layout ensures cost-effectiveness, high productivity, and compliance with industry standards.

What will i learn?

• Students will learn various aspects of dairy plant design and layouts such as classification, hygienic design consideration, dairy building planning, principles of design layout.
• Students will also learn about building constructional materials and to draw layout of different dairy product plants such as butter, ghee, cheese etc.