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Dairy & milk processing plant

Enter the milk the dairy handles in a day. The list below is what that implies — reception and chilling, separator, homogeniser, pasteuriser, silos, filling and CIP — with a rate column you fill in yourself.

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Your figures

Milk handled(litres/day)

Operating hours(hours/day)

Reception peaks morning and evening; processing runs between.

Product-contact material

Milk contact is stainless as a rule — 304 is standard, 316 where whey or acid CIP is involved.

Silo storage(hours)

Raw milk held before processing.

Pouch filling share(%)

The balance goes out in cans, bottles or as bulk cream.

Material take-off

What to buy, at what size, and how many — worked out from the figures above.

Rates

CurrencyFabricated steel (₨/kg)Skilled labour (₨/day)

Every line is estimated from those two figures: its steel — or steel-equivalent — mass at the steel rate, stainless at 3.2×, plus its install days at the labour rate. There is no price feed behind this, so the two anchors are seeded from typical Pakistan figures as of September 2026 and are yours to correct. Type over any individual rate and yours is used instead.

Reception & chilling

Material	Size	No.	Total weight	Rate	Amount
Reception dump tank and weighing, SS 304Reception runs at twice the processing rate so tankers are not heldRate from 981 kg stainless-equivalent + 4 days labour — Dump tank, weigher, air eliminator and filter	6.3 m³/h0.98 t each	1set	0.98t	estimated	1,266,000
Plate chiller with chilled water setMilk to 4 °C within minutes of receptionRate from 2,400 kg stainless-equivalent + 6 days labour — Plate pack, chiller, tank and pumps	6.3 m³/h	1set	—	estimated	3,087,000
Raw milk silo, SS 304, insulated12 hours of milk, over 2 silosRate from 1,614 kg stainless-equivalent + 8 days labour — Insulated silo with agitator, CIP spray and level	15 m³1.6 t each	2silo	3.2t	estimated	4,170,926

Reception dump tank and weighing, SS 304
Reception runs at twice the processing rate so tankers are not held
Rate from 981 kg stainless-equivalent + 4 days labour — Dump tank, weigher, air eliminator and filter
Size
6.3 m³/h · 0.98 t each
No.
1set
Total weight
0.98 t
Rate(estimated)
Amount
₨ 1,266,000
Plate chiller with chilled water set
Milk to 4 °C within minutes of reception
Rate from 2,400 kg stainless-equivalent + 6 days labour — Plate pack, chiller, tank and pumps
Size
6.3 m³/h
No.
1set
Total weight
—
Rate(estimated)
Amount
₨ 3,087,000
Raw milk silo, SS 304, insulated
12 hours of milk, over 2 silos
Rate from 1,614 kg stainless-equivalent + 8 days labour — Insulated silo with agitator, CIP spray and level
Size
15 m³ · 1.6 t each
No.
2silo
Total weight
3.2 t
Rate(estimated)
Amount
₨ 4,170,926

Processing

Material	Size	No.	Total weight	Rate	Amount
Cream separator / clarifierStandardises fat and removes somatic cells and dirtRate from 3,138 kg stainless-equivalent + 4 days labour — Disc-stack separator with drive	3.1 m³/h	1separator	—	estimated	4,026,000
Homogeniser, two-stageStops the cream line separating in the pouchRate from 3,663 kg stainless-equivalent + 5 days labour — Block, pistons, drive and homogenising head	3.1 m³/h at 200 bar	1unit	—	estimated	4,700,500
HTST pasteuriser with holding tube72 °C for 15 seconds, with regeneration above 90%Rate from 3,113 kg stainless-equivalent + 8 days labour — Plate pack, holding tube, flow diversion and controls	3.1 m³/h	1skid	—	estimated	4,004,000
Processing and standardising tank, SS 304Four hours of working volume across three tanksRate from 1,506 kg stainless-equivalent + 5 days labour — Jacketed tank with agitator and CIP spray	15 m³1.5 t each	3tank	4.5t	estimated	5,820,798

Cream separator / clarifier
Standardises fat and removes somatic cells and dirt
Rate from 3,138 kg stainless-equivalent + 4 days labour — Disc-stack separator with drive
Size
3.1 m³/h
No.
1separator
Total weight
—
Rate(estimated)
Amount
₨ 4,026,000
Homogeniser, two-stage
Stops the cream line separating in the pouch
Rate from 3,663 kg stainless-equivalent + 5 days labour — Block, pistons, drive and homogenising head
Size
3.1 m³/h at 200 bar
No.
1unit
Total weight
—
Rate(estimated)
Amount
₨ 4,700,500
HTST pasteuriser with holding tube
72 °C for 15 seconds, with regeneration above 90%
Rate from 3,113 kg stainless-equivalent + 8 days labour — Plate pack, holding tube, flow diversion and controls
Size
3.1 m³/h
No.
1skid
Total weight
—
Rate(estimated)
Amount
₨ 4,004,000
Processing and standardising tank, SS 304
Four hours of working volume across three tanks
Rate from 1,506 kg stainless-equivalent + 5 days labour — Jacketed tank with agitator and CIP spray
Size
15 m³ · 1.5 t each
No.
3tank
Total weight
4.5 t
Rate(estimated)
Amount
₨ 5,820,798

Filling & packing

Material	Size	No.	Total weight	Rate	Amount
Pouch filling machine70% in pouches, about 4,000 litres an hour per machineRate from 2,400 kg stainless-equivalent + 6 days labour — Form-fill-seal machine with date coder	2,188 litres/h	1machine	—	estimated	3,087,000
Crate conveyor, washer and cold room loadingOut of the filler and into the cold storeRate from 2,275 kg + 6 days labour — Conveyors, crate washer and drives	3,125 litres/h	1line	—	estimated	925,000

Pouch filling machine
70% in pouches, about 4,000 litres an hour per machine
Rate from 2,400 kg stainless-equivalent + 6 days labour — Form-fill-seal machine with date coder
Size
2,188 litres/h
No.
1machine
Total weight
—
Rate(estimated)
Amount
₨ 3,087,000
Crate conveyor, washer and cold room loading
Out of the filler and into the cold store
Rate from 2,275 kg + 6 days labour — Conveyors, crate washer and drives
Size
3,125 litres/h
No.
1line
Total weight
—
Rate(estimated)
Amount
₨ 925,000

Utilities & CIP

Material	Size	No.	Total weight	Rate	Amount
CIP system, SS 304, three-tankCaustic, acid and rinse — a dairy is cleaned more often than it runsRate from 2,013 kg stainless-equivalent + 8 days labour — Tanks, heater, pumps, valves and controls	5 m³ per tank2.0 t each	1system	2.0t	estimated	2,596,000
Sanitary pumps, SS 304Centrifugal and positive-displacement across the processRate from 422 kg stainless-equivalent + 1 day labour — Sanitary pump with mechanical seal and trolley	4.7 m³/h	8pump	—	estimated	4,338,080
SS 304 tube and fittings, dairy patternPolished tube, clamp fittings; length is a starting allowanceRate from 8 kg stainless-equivalent + 0.12 days labour — Tube, clamps, gaskets and supports, per metre	NB 40 mm	500m	—	estimated	5,219,000

CIP system, SS 304, three-tank
Caustic, acid and rinse — a dairy is cleaned more often than it runs
Rate from 2,013 kg stainless-equivalent + 8 days labour — Tanks, heater, pumps, valves and controls
Size
5 m³ per tank · 2.0 t each
No.
1system
Total weight
2.0 t
Rate(estimated)
Amount
₨ 2,596,000
Sanitary pumps, SS 304
Centrifugal and positive-displacement across the process
Rate from 422 kg stainless-equivalent + 1 day labour — Sanitary pump with mechanical seal and trolley
Size
4.7 m³/h
No.
8pump
Total weight
—
Rate(estimated)
Amount
₨ 4,338,080
SS 304 tube and fittings, dairy pattern
Polished tube, clamp fittings; length is a starting allowance
Rate from 8 kg stainless-equivalent + 0.12 days labour — Tube, clamps, gaskets and supports, per metre
Size
NB 40 mm
No.
500m
Total weight
—
Rate(estimated)
Amount
₨ 5,219,000

Material

₨ 42,875,104

10.7 t of steel to fabricate

Labour

₨ 365,000

146 days at ₨ 2,500 a day

Quotation total

₨ 43,240,304PKR

12 of 12 lines priced

10.74 t is fabricated steel only. 8 bought-in lines — pumps, machines, proprietary units — are priced but carry no steel weight of ours, and show a dash in the weight column.

Questions

Why is reception sized at twice the processing rate?

Because milk arrives in peaks, morning and evening, and a tanker waiting at the dock is a tanker not collecting. The reception, chilling and raw silos absorb the peak; the process line downstream of them runs at a steady rate.

Does the material choice really matter here?

Yes, and it is not a free choice: milk contact is stainless as a rule, and choosing mild steel in the picker gives you a figure for comparison rather than a plant you can legally run. 304 is standard; 316 is specified where whey, acid CIP or salt are involved.

Why is CIP such a large item?

Because a dairy is cleaned more often than it runs. Three tanks of caustic, acid and rinse, with the heater, pumps, valves and controls to circulate them through every vessel and line, is a substantial plant in its own right and is frequently left out of first estimates.

What is not included?

The cold store, the boiler and refrigeration plant, effluent treatment, the laboratory, crates and the building. Powder, cheese, butter and UHT are separate plants — this is the liquid milk line.