PILOT PLANTS

Hands on Training Program in Pilot Plant

In order to cater to the needs of the Food Industry (Large Scale, Medium, Small & Micro Scale Enterprises) NIFTEM set up four Pilot Plants within its campus covering the following sectors:

  • Pilot Plant for Fruits and Vegetable Processing.
  • Pilot Plant for Meat and Poultry Processing.
  • Pilot Plant for Milk and Dairy Products.
  • Pilot Plant for RTE and Traditional Food.
  • Pilot Plant for Bakery Processing.

Objectives of Pilot Plants

All the above Four 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, product and process lines of varying capacities 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 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.
    The efforts would be towards developing new technologies and ultimately to commercialize them.

1. Pilot Plant for Fruits and Vegetable Processing.

Process Lines
  • Storage and ripening facilities for fruits and vegetables
  • Pulps , Purees and Juices,
  • Squash, Cordial and formulated beverages
  • Jams, Jellies and Marmalades
  • Fruit Bars and fruit candy
  • Aseptic processing lines for bag –box filling line
  • Frozen foods
Product Types
  • Fruit juices in bottles, cans and flexible packaging system
  • Jams
  • Jellies
  • Marmalade
  • Sauces such as tomato, and chili
  • Soups
  • Canned fruits and vegetables
  • Baked Beans in tomato sauce
  • RTS Beverages
  • Syrups
  • Squashes
  • Cordials
  • Fruit Pulp
  • Tomato Puree
  • Tomato Paste
  • Tamarind Paste
  • Fruit Juice concentrate
  • Fruit bars
  • Fruit candy and drops
  • Fruit papads
  • Tutee Fruity
  • Chutney
  • Murabba
  • Brined vegetables in can and bottles
  • Glazed fruits and vegetables
  • Desiccated and dehydrated fruits and vegetables
  • Osmotic dehydration of fruits ( limited shelf life fruits)
  • Semi and Intermediate fooDs
List of equipments Available
# Particulars Capacity Price of Equip.
1. Steam jacketed boiling pan 500 lts 118605
2. Multi effect falling film evaporator 100Kg/h 3916560
3. Pulper 100kg/h 78870
4. Juice extractor 100-200 Kg/h 723075
5. Screw press 100-200 Kg/h 341325
6. Colloid mill 100L/h 133095
7. Homogenizer 200L/h 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/h 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/h 536400
19. Sparkler filter 100L/h 174750
20. Plate heat exchanger 200L/h 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. SS slant chain conveyor 424200
29. Inspection table 161325
30. Tray dryer 100Kg/h 283800
31. Drum dryer 65Kg/h 2501025
32. Spray dryer 65Kg/h 3999000
33. Small IQF plant 100Kg/h 5787000
34. Plate freezer 100Kg/h 3159000
35. Pre fab walk – chiller 2MT 835050
36. MA/CA cold storage 1MT 2966700
37. 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
Product Types
  • Sausages
  • Salami
  • Frankfurters
  • Chicken ham
  • Meat Nuggets
  • Meat patty
  • Meat burgers
  • Sheekh Kebabs
  • Shami Kebabs
  • Tandoori meat Tikka
  • Cured meat products/Cured chicken breasts
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/h 289213
4. Forming line, Portioning Machine 100-200 Kg/h 1316281
5. Heavy Duty Automatic Slicer (Food slicer Model G330 A) 100-200 Kg/h 509501
6. Tumbler (MPR 300 High Tech Tumbler 400v -50 Hz) 100 Kg/Hr 1429798
7. Ham Cooker 35 Kg 4840643
8. Injector (CURING MACHINE PR 8) 351308
9. Ice Maker 500L 1092952
10. Gas Flushing Machine 7-20 Tarys/Min 2971446
11. Stewing, cooking range, Broiling, frying, roasting equipment 5 Kg/Ltrs 1078550
12. Metal Detector Tunnel W&H=36”x18”Resp. 588300
13. Trolleys Stainless steel 630x630x690mm 59856
14. Trolleys Stainless steel 80x52x180cm 196854
15. Landing Table Stainless Steel 1800x600x1000mm 33992
16. Boning Table 1800x600x1000mm 67983
17. Packing Table 1800x600x1000mm 67983
18. BAND SAW 340466
19. Digital thermometer probes for temperature 1517
20. Bronzing knife, serrated knife, Sharpening steels, 14882
21. Chiller 2MT Capacity for Meat 2 MT 1388063
22. Cold Store (For 8MT Capacity ) 8MT 1388063
23. Blast Freezer (Capacity 500Kg) 500 Kg 1832243
24. BOWL CUTTER 40 Ltrs 2831955
25. 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
Product Types
  • Milk
  • Paneer
  • Ice Cream
  • Curd
  • Butter
  • Ghee
  • Flavored Milk
  • Shrikhand
List of equipments Available
# Particulars Capacity Price of Equip.
A Milk Reception Section-Major Equipment
1. Platform type milk weighing m/c 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 Molten butter transfer pump
9 Butter milk chillers
10 Ghee Boiler
11 Ghee strainer with balance tank
12 Ghee Settling Tank
13 Ghee clarifier
14 Ghee granulation tank
15 Ghee pouch filling m/c
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/Cheese Weighing m/c
5. Paneer Packing with poly liner under Vacuum
6. 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 Homogenizer
3. Ice cream Mix Pasteurizer
4. Mix Ageing Vat
5. SS Lolly pop defrosting tank
6. Batch Freezer with unit
7. Continuous Freezer
8. Fruit Feeder
9. SS mix flavoring Tank
10. Cup cum Cone filling machine
I Equipment for Flavored Milk Section Major Equipment
1. Multipurpose vat 250L/Hr 2092492
2. Sugar mixing tank
3. Sugar Syrup Transfer Pump
4. Double head filling machine
5. Shrink wrapping machine
6. Bottle slaving machine
7. Bottle corking machine
8. Ink jet printer
9. 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.

Process Lines
  • Flakes line
  • Extrusion line, ,
  • puffed product,
  • core filled product,
  • burger line and
  • Traditional Indian Products like -Papad, dosa, laddu, idli, vada, chakli, Indian Savoury
Product Types
  • Besan Laddu
  • Cashew nut Burfi
  • Puri
  • Panipuri
  • Papad
  • Idli
  • Corn Balls,
  • Flakes
  • Extruded Snaks
  • Chakli
  • Dosa
  • Wada
  • Papdi
  • Potato Chips
  • Sticks chips
  • Topioco Chips
  • Papaya chips
  • Raw mango chips
  • Sweet potato Chips
# Machine Capacity (FG) Cost (Rs.)
1. All in semi auto sheeting & Die cutting Machine 15 Kg/h 732129
2. Semi Sheeter Machine 15-20 Kg/h 404310
3. Auto Papad drying machine 928821
4. 5 liter batch fryer 98346
5. Auto Farsan Namkin Machine with Fryer 100 Kg/h 635697
6. Auto Peeling Machine 50 Kg/h 191228
7. Auto chips cutting Machine 50 Kg/h 174837
8. Auto hydro dryer machine 15-20 Kg/cycle 229473
9. Atta blending Machine 20-25 Kg/Cycle 224485
10. Pulverize Machine for spice 10-15 Kg/hr 245864
11. Pulverize Machine for Flour 10-15 Kg/hr 163910
12. 5 liter heavy duty mixer (wet grinder) 5 Kg/Cycle 136591
13. Gravy Making Machine 10-150kg 10-150 Kg/hr 131128
14. Auto Heating Mixing (Khoa) Machine 30 Kg/ h 491729
15. Semi-automatic Chakli Making Machine 40 Kg/h 950675
16. Automatic Gulla Cutting & rounding Machine 1000Psc/ h 1472810
17. Dosa / Vada making Machine 100 Dosas/h 1038094
18. Idly steamer 120 Idly/Cycle 327819
19. Hydraulic press tablet machine for RTE various veg and non- veg cakes 25Strokes/Min 2622552
20. Automatic Laddu making machine 1500 Pcs/h 1256640
21. Pop Corn Machine with electrical heating system 250 gm/batch 286350
22. Dry Extruder Processing Line 150 Kg/ Hour 2973880
23. Bain-marie Hot pot -4 parts 229473
24. Fruit/cereals/ Nutria Bar Processing Line
(Sugar Boiling Pot/Mixing Machine/Ascension Conveyor)
60 Kg/Hour 5705700
25. Multi head automatic granule packaging machine 30 Pkts/ Min 3092580 
26. Liquid Packing Machine 30 Pkt/Min 1311276
27. Burger Processing 100 kg/h 5736833
LIST OF MAJOR EQUIPMENTS AVAILABLE IN RTE SECTION:
# Machine Capacity Cost (Rs.)
1. Vertical Mixer 200 kg/batch 939794
2. Screw Conveyor 100-150 kg/h 612371
3. Rotatory Head Extruder (Double Screw) 120-150 kg/h 6754194
4. Continuous Fryer 100-150 kg/h 3040944
5. Vibrator Sifter 100-150 kg/h 1155298
6. Seasoner 100-150 kg/h 885919
7. Air Puffing Machine 50-60 kg/h 2074800
8. Ribbon Blender 827874
9. Screw Conveyor 100-150 kg/h 562666
10. Hot Extruder 100-150 kg/h 5195970
11. Five Layer Oven 100-150 kg/h 3360029
12. Flakers 100-150 kg/h 2174765
13. Seasoning Machine 100-150 kg/h 1124190
14. Sifter 100-180 kg/h 612371

5. Pilot Plant for Bakery Processing.

Process Lines
  • Bread/Bun/Rusk Line
  • Cookies/Muffin/Puff/Pastries/Cakes line
  • Special Equipments Section
  • Cooling Section
  • Packaging Section
Product Types
  • Bread
  • Bun
  • Rusk
  • Cookies
  • Muffin
  • Puff
  • Pastries
  • Cakes
List of equipments Available
# Particulars Capacity Price of Equip.
1. Flour Sifter cum Siever Storage Capacity: 100-200 kg/hr 173250
2. Spiral Mixer with Detachable & one extra bowl Up to 200 kg/ hr. dough Capacity 735000
3. Bowl tilter with lifter Lifting Capacity of Dough: up to 200 kg/hr 351750
4. Dough Divider Dough Division Range:100 gm -1000gm
Capacity: 200-2000 pieces/hour
630000
5. Bun Divider Dough Division Range: 30gm – 300gm
Division Capacity: 600-7000 pieces/hour
603750
6. Rounder for Bread/Rusk Dough rounding range:100- 1000g
Capacity: 200-2000 pieces/hour
304500
7. Intermediate proofer Working capacity: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 Batter handling capacity up to 150kg/hr 367500
13. Cake depositor having 6 dropping points Batter handling capacity :up to 150 kg/hr
Weight range: 50-500g
656250
14. Cookies wire cut & dropping machine Up to150kg/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 25-40kg/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
# Pilot Plant Incubatee Contact Detalis
1. Pilot Plant for Meat and Poultry Processing M/S Taurus Foods Mr. Arjun Kohli
Mob-919811404541
Email id:taurusfoods.niftem@gmail.com
Website:www.taurusfoods.in
2. Pilot Plant for Milk and Dairy Products M/S Binsar Farms Mr. Pankaj Navani(CEO)
Mob-919811404541
Email id:care@binsarfarms.com
Website:www.binsarfarms.com
Activities 
  • Trainings 
  • Visits 
  • Industry Collaborations :Binsar, taurus, Innerbeing
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 I/C Bakery Pilot Plant
Email id: anand.iitkgp14@gmail.com
4. Er. Nitin Kumar
Faculty I/C Milk and Dairy Pilot Plant
Email id: nitinkumar.iit@gmail.com
5. Dr. Prarbdh Badgujar
Faculty I/C Meat and Poultry Pilot Plant
Email id: prarabdh.niftem@gmail.com
6. Dr. Ankur Ojha
Faculty I/C RTE & Traditional Foods 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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