Objectives of Pilot Plants

All the above Five Pilot Plants are set up at NIFTEM to meet the following objectives:

• Serve as Business Incubation Centre for the existing food industries as well as the budding entrepreneurs from both large scale industries as well as medium, small and micro enterprises to incubate their ideas and also to facilitate in providing hands on training to students, progressive farmers as well as the potential entrepreneurs.
• Provide a vital source for food companies that are just starting up or evaluating new process or product lines.
• Provide processing vessels, products and process lines of varying capacities or space with utilities like electricity, water and ETP to cater to the needs of the different sectors of the food industry (large, medium, small and micro enterprises).
• Provide Research facilities to the food industry for the development of novel and innovative products and processes and modification of existing products and processes.
• To make available the facilities for the evaluation of new ingredients, formulations and processes on a small and medium scale production and demonstration.

1. Pilot Plant for Fruits and Vegetable Processing.

Process Lines

• Storage And Ripening Facilities For Fruits And Vegetables
• Pulps , Purees, Juices, Squash, Cordial And Formulated Beverages
• Jams, Jellies and Marmalades
• Fruit Bars and fruit candy
• Frozen foods
• Concentrates And Spray Dried Products

List of equipments Available

#	Particulars	Capacity	Price of Equip.
1.	Steam jacketed boiling pan	500 lts	118605
2.	Multi effect falling film evaporator	100Kg/Hr	3916560
3.	Pulper	100kg/Hr	78870
4.	Juice extractor	100-200 Kg/Hr	723075
5.	Screw press	100-200 Kg/Hr	341325
6.	Colloid mill	100L/Hr	133095
7.	Homogenizer	200L/Hr	431700
8.	Batch mixing tank	500L	133095
9.	Steam jacketed syrup making tank	500L	243015
10.	Bottle washer	20 bottles/min	133095
11.	Bottle filling machine	20 bottles/min	194925
12.	Coreing and peeling machine	0.3-1T/Hr	610125
13.	Slicing machine	100Kg/h	541425
14.	Cubing machine	100Kg/Hr	719175
15.	Bottle capping machine	10 bottles/min	87375
16.	Bottle crimping machine	10 bottles/min	17925
17.	Bottle labelling machine	20 Labels/min	511575
18.	Plate and frame filter press	100Kg/Hr	536400
19.	Sparkler filter	100L/hr	174750
20.	Plate heat exchanger	200L/Hr	143700
21.	Auto clave -03 nos	150Kg	246015
22.	Pouch filler	10 Pouches/Minute(500 ml vol each)	300975
23.	Form fill seal machine	10-20 Pouches/Minute(500 ml vol each)	143400
24.	Can reformer		89625
25.	Can filler	10 can/min	430200
26.	Can seaming machine	10 can/min	125475
27.	Conveyor belt	12ft*2ft(L*W)	112050
28.	Tray dryer	100 Kg/Hr	283800
29.	Spray dryer	65 Kg/Hr	3999000
30.	Small IQF plant	100Kg/h	5787000
31.	Plate freezer	100Kg/Hr	3159000
32.	Pre fab walk – chiller	2MT	835050
33.	MA/CA cold storage	1MT	2966700
34.	Ripening chamber	550L	458250

2. Pilot Plant for Meat and Poultry Processing.

Process Lines

• Cured Meat Products
• Comminuted/Emulsified Meat Products
• Traditional Meat Products
• Coated Meat Products
• Roasted Meat Products
• Reconstructed Products

List of equipments Available

#	Particulars	Capacity	Price of Equip.
1.	Automatic Mixer Grinder / Mixer	Hooper 75 Ltrs	2878451
2.	Hydraulic filler, stuffer (Vacuum )	200 Kg/Hr	3196769
3.	LINK CUTTER	100kg/Hr	289213
4.	Ham Cooker	35 Kg/batch	4840643
5.	Forming line, Portioning Machine	100-200 Kg/h	1316281
6.	Injector	approx. 500 Kg/ Hr for whole bird or big pieces of meat	351308
7.	Tumbler	100 Kg/batch	1429798
8.	Heavy Duty Automatic Slicer	100-200 Kg/Hr	509501
9.	Ice Maker	approx. 1500 Kg/24 Hr at ambient condition	1092952
10.	Gas Flushing Machine	7-20 Tarys/Min	2971446
11.	Stewing, Cooking Range, Broiling, Frying, Roasting, machines/equipment	5 Kg or ltr / batch	1078550
12.	Metal Detector	Tunnel W&H=36”x18”Resp.	588300
13.	BAND SAW	Manual	340466
14.	Chiller 2MT Capacity for Meat	2 MT	1388063
15.	Cold Store ( -18°C)	8MT	1388063
16.	Blast Freezer (-18 to -25°C)	500 Kg/batch	1832243
17.	BOWL CUTTER	40 Ltrs	2831955
18.	Meat skewer Machine	200 Skews/Hr	226100

3. Pilot Plant for Milk and Dairy Products.

Process Lines

• Liquid milk processing with cream separator, homogenizer and FFS machine
• Ice-cream processing with automatic cup filling machine
• Paneer preparation with pneumatic press
• Flavor milk preparation with bottle filling, sterilization
• Butter preparation (Butter churn and CBMM)
• Ghee processing with FFS machine
• Dahi preparation with automatic cup filling machine
• Shrikhand preparation
• Membrane filtration unit

List of equipments Available

#	Particulars	Capacity	Price of Equip.
A	Milk Reception Section- Major Equipment
1.	Platform type milk weighing machine	1000L/Hr	1090021
2.	SS Dump Tank
3.	Duplex Inline filter
4.	Milk Chiller(plate type)
5.	Raw milk storage tank
B	Milk Processing Section- Major Equipment
1.	HTST Pasteurizer	1000L/Hr	2816779
2.	Cream Separator
3.	Milk Homogenizer
4.	Skim milk storage tank
C	Equipment for Cream Processing, Butter & Ghee section- Major Equipment
1	Cream Balancing Tank	250L/Hr	6583280
2	Cream Chillers
3	Cream storage tank
4	Cream Ripening Tank
5	Cream Ageing tank
6	Continuous Butter Making Machine
7	Butter Melting Vat
8	Butter milk chillers
9	Ghee Boiler
10	Ghee strainer with balance tank
11	Ghee Settling Tank
12	Ghee clarifier
13	Ghee granulation tank
14	Ghee Pouch Filling machine
D	Equipment for Milk poly pack Section- Major Equipment
1.	Milk Balance tank with float valve	500L/Hr	1312595
2.	Milk Pouch filling machine
E	Equipment for Dahi/Chhach/Lassi Section- Major Equipment
1.	Curd Setting Tank	500L/Hr	2444447
2.	Curd Breaker assembly
3.	Cup filling & Sealing Machine
4.	Curd Incubation Room
F	Equipment for Paneer/ Cheese section- Major Equipment
1.	Paneer/Cheese Vat	500L/Hr	1449405
2.	Paneer/Cheese washing cum cooling tank
3.	Paneer/Cheese Press single head
4.	Paneer Packing with poly liner under Vacuum (Vacuum Pack)
5.	Paneer Cabinet, Vertical cooler (Front opening)
G	Equipment for Shrikhand Section- Major Equipment
1.	Separator/Basket centrifuge	500L/Hr	1449405
2.	Shrikhand Mixing Vat
3.	Cup filling & Sealing Machine
H	Equipment for Ice Cream Section- Major Equipment
1.	Ageing vat	200L/Hr	5552617
2.	Ice cream mix Homogenizer
3.	Ice cream Mix Pasteurizer
4.	SS Choco -Bar / Mango / other flavour Tunnel
5.	SS Chocó -Bar/ Mango / other flavour Dip Tank
6.	SS Lolly pop defrosting Tank
7.	Batch Freezer with unit
8.	Continuous Freezer
9.	Fruit Feeder
10.	SS Mix Flavouring Tank
11.	Cup cum Cone filling machine
I	Equipment for Flavored Milk Section- Major Equipment
1.	Multipurpose vat	250L/Hr	2092492
2.	Sugar mixing tank
3.	Double head filling machine
4.	Shrink wrapping machine
5.	Bottle sleeving Machine
6.	Bottle corking machine
7.	Ink jet printer
8.	Bottle Sterilizer
J	Equipment for Membrane Processing Section- Major Equipment
1.	Ultra filtration plant	100L Flux rate/Hr	10252645
2.	Microfiltration
3.	Reverse Osmosis
4.	Ion Exchange Plant
K	Equipment for CIP- Major Equipment
1.	Detergent Solution Tank	1000L/Hr	3475104
2.	Acid solution tank
3.	Hot water tank
4.	Duplex filter

4. Pilot Plant for RTE and Traditional Food Products

Process Lines

• Rotary Head And Twin Extrusion Line With Flakes,Puffed and Core Filled Products Accesories
• Burger Patty and Nugget Forming Line
• Traditional Indian Products Like -Papad, Dosa, Laddu, Idli, Vada, Chakli, Indian Savoury .

#	Machine	Capacity (FG)	Price Of Equipment
1.	Automatic Sheeting and die cutting machine	800-1200 Pcs/Hr	732129
2.	Semi Sheeter Machine	50-60 Kg/Hr	404310
3.	Auto Papad drying machine	1-15 Kg/Hr	928821
4.	Auto Farsan Namkin Machine with Fryer	100-200 Kg/Hr	635697
5.	5 litre batch fryer	5lts	98346
6.	Auto Peeling Machine	200 Kg/Hr	191228
7.	Auto chips cutting Machine	200 Kg/Hr	174837
8.	Auto hydro dryer machine	200 Kg/Hr	229473
9.	Atta blending Machine	10-12 Kg/Hr	224485
10.	Pulverize Machine for spice	10-80 Kg/hr	245864
11.	Pulverize Machine for Flour	10-40 Kg/hr	163910
12.	Auto 50 Litre heating Mixing machine	50 lts/b	491729
13.	5 Ltrs Heavy Duty Mixer (Wet Grinder)	5 lts	136591
14.	Gravy making machine(10-150 KG)	10-150Kg	131128
15.	Automatic Gulla Cutting & Rounding Machine	2000 pcs/Hr	1472810
16.	Automatic Laddu Making Machine	2000 pcs/Hr	1256640
17.	Semi Automatic Chakli Making Machine	40-80 Kg/Hrr	950675
18.	Dosa Vada making machine	40-80 Kg/Hrr	1038094
19.	Idly steamer	100 pcs/Hr	327819
20.	Hydraulic tablet pressing machine	20 cakes/min	2622552
21.	Pop corn machine with electrical heating system	250 gm/batch	273183
22.	Dry Extruder Processing Line- Ribbon Blender Screw Conveyor Hot Extruder (Double Screw) Five Layer Dryer ovens Cooking Machine Seasoning Machine (Two roller Flavoring Machine with Oil/ Sugar Sprayer)-Melt sugar machine, Sugar sprayer, Double Roller and flavor machine Flaker Melt sugar machine Five Layer Dryer Essential Accessories: Multi –functional shaper,Core filler, Core filling Dies(Sticks, biscuit, Round and Square) with die head, Machine(Doritos, Salad, Bugles, Rice cracker, Tangles and different types)	100-150 Kg/Hr	27603966
23.	Rotary Head Extrusion- Vertical mixer Screw conveyor Rotary head extruder Tumble Sifter Seasoner ( Single roller flavoring machine)	100-200 Kg/Hr	229473
24.	Air puffing machine	50-60 Kg/Hour	2074800
25.	Fruits/Cereals/Nutro Bar Processing Line- Sugar boiling pot Mixing machine Ascension Conveyor Automatic cutting and 47.5 forming machine Packaging machine	100-150Kg/Hr	5705700
26.	Multi head automatic granules packaging machine	20 bags/min	3092580
27.	Liquid packaging machine	60 bags/min	1311276
28.	Burger Processing Line- Burger machine Battering machine Breading Machine Flouring machine	100 kg/Hr	5736833

5. Pilot Plant for Bakery Processing.

Process Lines

• Bread/Bun/Rusk Line
• Cookies/Muffin/Puff/Pastries/Cakes line
• Special Equipments Section
• Packaging Machines

List of equipments Available

#	Particulars	Capacity	Price of Equip.
1.	Flour Sifter cum Siever	100-200 kg/hr	173250
2.	Spiral Mixer with Detachable & one extra bowl	200 kg/ hr.	735000
3.	Bowl tilter with lifter	200 kg/hr	351750
4.	Dough Divider	Dough Division Range:100 gm -1000gm 200-2000 pieces/Hr	630000
5.	Bun Divider	Dough Division Range: 30gm – 300 gm 600-7000 pieces/Hr	603750
6.	Rounder for Bread/Rusk	Dough rounding range:100- 1000g Capacity: 200-2000 pieces/hour	304500
7.	Intermediate proofer	200-2000 pcs/hour	525000
8.	Dough Molder	200-2000pcs/ hr. Dough weight range:100- 1000g	294000
9.	Final Proofer	Temp range : up to 40 degree Celsius and Rh up 90%	519750
10.	High speed slicer	100-2000 pcs/hr.	299250
11.	Rotary rack Gas & Electric oven	Single Trolley 25shelves (50 tray) Temp. Range:Up to 250degree celcius	577500
12.	Planetary mixer with batter lifting pump	150kg/hr	367500
13.	Cake depositor having 6 dropping points	Batter handling capacity :150 kg/hr Weight range: 50-500g	656250
14.	Cookies wire cut & dropping machine	150kg/hr.	682500
15.	Dough Sheeter & cutting system	Minimum thickness up to 1mm (minimum) Dough loading capacity :up to 150 kg/hr.	472500
16.	Bread Stick Machine Imported/Indian	Production Capacity: 25-50 kg/hr. (Thickness: 5-30 mm)	262500
17.	Croissant molding	2000pcs/Hour	315000
18.	Multi filling cookies	25-40 kg/hour	1207500
19.	Center Filling Machine/Injector moulding.	05-50kg/hour	262500
20.	Donut machine with fryer	approx 440 PCS/hour	577500
21.	Cream Cooker	30 lts/Hour	210000
22.	Water chiller	Capacity: 5000litre Chiller capacity: 110 LITRE/hr	189000
23.	Water Dozer	50Litre/hour	84000
24.	Walk –in- Cold Room	2.5 m x2.5 m x2.5 m	493500
25.	Packaging Machine	30-80 pouch/min/Depends upon size & feeding	630000
26.	Fully automatic Horizontal flow wrap machine	30-80 pouch/min/Depends upon size & feeding	630000

Incubatees

Other Activities :

• Trainings-Internship Programmes And Customized Trainings
• Exposure Visits
• Trials/New Product Development by Industries/Start-ups/Students.

#	Pilot Plant	Incubatee	Status
1.	RTE and Traditional Foods Products	M/S Innerbeing Wellness Pvt Ltd.	Completed
2.	Milk and Dairy Products	M/S Binsar Farms	Completed
3.	Meat and Poultry Processing	M/S Taurus Foods	Ongoing
4.	RTE and Traditional Foods Products	M/S Interlink Foods Pvt Ltd	Ongoing
5.	Bakery Products	M/S One Life Foundation	Ongoing

Contact Details

#	Name	Detalis
1.	Aditya Sharma (Manager Pilot Plant)	Mob: +91-7015504639 Email id: Aditya.sharma@niftem.ac.in
2.	Prof. Prassana Kumar G.V. Chairman Pilot Plant	Telephone: +91-130-2281043 Mob: +91-8638941500 Email id: Prasanna.niftem@gmail.com
3.	Er. Anand Kishore Faculty In- Charge Bakery Products Pilot Plant	Email id: anand.iitkgp14@gmail.com
4.	Er. Nitin Kumar Faculty In- Charge Milk & Dairy Products Pilot Plant	Email id: nitinkumar.iit@gmail.com
5.	Dr. Prarbdh Badgujar Faculty In- Charge Meat & Poultry Processing Pilot Plant	Email id: prarabdh.niftem@gmail.com
6.	Dr. Ankur Ojha Faculty In- Charge RTE & Traditional Food Products Pilot Plant	Email id: aojha.niftem@gmail.com
7.	Dr. Sunil Parik Faculty I/C Fruits and Vegetable Processing Pilot Plant	Email id: sunilpareek.niftem@gmail.com

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