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Butter Manufacturing Equipment: A Complete Guide to Industrial Dairy Processing
Butter Manufacturing Equipment: A Complete Guide to Industrial Dairy Processing

Introduction: Butter – A High-Value Dairy Product


Butter is one of the most concentrated forms of milk fat, obtained by churning cream into a solid, spreadable product. Approximately 20 liters of milk yield 1 kg of butter, making it both energy- and equipment-intensive to produce.

With the invention of the centrifugal cream separator in 1879, butter production became scalable and efficient. Today, butter is made using highly specialized equipment, each stage carefully designed for hygiene, temperature control, and consistency.


A dairy-focused food consultant can help design end-to-end butter plants tailored to product yield, plant size, and compliance goals.


Essential Equipment for Butter Production


Below is the standard butter manufacturing line, from raw milk storage to cold room dispatch:


1. Raw Milk Handling


🥛 Raw Milk Silo Tank

  • Stainless steel tanks that store milk at 4°C
  • Insulated and fitted with non-foaming inlets


💧 Centrifugal Pump

  • Transfers fluid using rotational energy
  • Used throughout the plant for efficient fluid movement


2. Milk Processing


🔥 Milk Pasteurizer

  • Heats milk to 72–74°C for 15–20 seconds
  • Kills heat-resistant pathogens like Coxiella burnetii


⚖️ Cream Separator

  • Separates whole milk into skim milk and cream
  • Works via centrifugal force based on density differences


🌀 Cream Balance Tank

  • Maintains constant product level before pumping
  • Prevents pump dry run


❄️ Cream Chiller

  • Rapidly chills cream to ~4°C to prevent microbial growth


3. Cream Treatment & Churning


♨️ Cream Pasteurizer

  • Flash pasteurization system with regenerative and cooling sections
  • Enhances cream shelf life


🧴 Cream Storage Tank

  • Insulated with dimple jackets and conical bottoms
  • Stores pasteurized cream before churning


🧈 Butter Churn

  • Converts cream into butter through mechanical agitation
  • Traditional batch method used for smaller operations



4. Modern Automation Equipment


🔁 Continuous Butter Making Machine (CBMM)

  • Cream flows continuously through churning and working zones
  • Residence time: 1–2 minutes, improving efficiency and throughput


🔪 Butter Cutting Machine

  • Cuts butter blocks into uniform pieces for further processing or packaging


5. Packaging and Storage


📦 Butter Packing Machine

  • Wraps butter in aluminum foil, parchment paper, or eco-friendly alternatives
  • Ensures portion control and shelf-life preservation


🚚 Butter Trolley

  • Used to transport butter internally between sections


🧊 Butter Cold Room

  • Maintains temperature at –18°C for storage
  • –20 to –18°C during final dispatch


Expert food processing consultants help integrate automation (PLC systems, CIP cleaning, hygienic design) into each of these stages.


Piping and Instrumentation (P&I) Diagram


A P&I diagram visualizes:

  • Flow of raw milk through each process stage
  • Pump and valve positions
  • Instrumentation like temperature gauges, flow meters, pressure sensors
  • Clean-in-place (CIP) systems


This blueprint is vital for layout planning, utility integration, and safety control.


Conclusion: Automating Quality Butter Production


Butter manufacturing is a precision-driven process requiring hygienic design, thermal control, and real-time monitoring. From raw milk reception to packaging and cold storage, every equipment plays a crucial role in ensuring:


  • Product safety
  • Consistent texture
  • Extended shelf life
  • Efficient throughput


If you're designing a butter plant or upgrading existing lines, a food manufacturing consultant can help assess your current setup, recommend suitable equipment, and align your operations with international food safety standards.

PMG Engineering Private Limited The End-to-End Engineering Company in Food Industry info@pmg.engineering | www.pmg.engineering BUTTER MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT Competent People. Smarter Work Systems. Exceptional Customer Interactions. 1 PMG Engineering Private Limited The End-to-End Engineering Company in Food Industry info@pmg.engineering | www.pmg.engineering INDEX 1. Introduction 2. Butter Manufacturing Equipment List. 3. P & I Diagram For Butter Manufacturing Equipment 4. Reference Competent People. Smarter Work Systems. Exceptional Customer Interactions. 2 PMG Engineering Private Limited The End-to-End Engineering Company in Food Industry info@pmg.engineering | www.pmg.engineering 1. INTRODUCTION 1. One of the highly concentrated forms of fluid milk and a fat rich dairy product. 2. Twenty litres of whole milk produce one kilogram of butter. 3. Skim portion has increased in value and is utilized in other products. 4. Obtained by churning cream and working the granules thus obtained into a compact mass. 5. Development of centrifugal cream separator in 1879. 6. Cream is held at cool temperatures to crystallize the butterfat globules, ensuring proper churning and texture of the butter. In the aging tank. Competent People. Smarter Work Systems. Exceptional Customer Interactions. 3 Remark PMG Engineering Private Limited The End-to-End Engineering Company in Food Industry info@pmg.engineering | www.pmg.engineering Composition of Butter Sr. No Description 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Fat Protein Energy Salt Butter Churn Cream Containing Butter Churn Cream Butter Milk Fat Percentage Of Water Percentage Milk Solid % 11.5 g 0.1 g 101.8 kcal 0-3 80 % 20 % 80 - 82 16 - 17 1 - 2 Competent People. Smarter Work Systems. Exceptional Customer Interactions. 4 PMG Engineering Private Limited The End-to-End Engineering Company in Food Industry info@pmg.engineering | www.pmg.engineering 2. BUTTER MANUFACTURING Raw Milk Silo Tank Centrifugal Pump For Transfer Milk Milk Pasteurizer Cream Separator Cream Balance Tank Cream PHE Chiller Competent People. Smarter Work Systems. Exceptional Customer Interactions. 5 PMG Engineering Private Limited The End-to-End Engineering Company in Food Industry info@pmg.engineering | www.pmg.engineering Cream Pasteurizer Cream Storage Tank Butter Churn Butter Trolley Continuous Butter Making Machine Butter Conveyor Competent People. Smarter Work Systems. Exceptional Customer Interactions. 6 PMG Engineering Private Limited The End-to-End Engineering Company in Food Industry info@pmg.engineering | www.pmg.engineering Butter Table Butter Cutting Machine Butter Packing Machine Butter Cold Storage Room Competent People. Smarter Work Systems. Exceptional Customer Interactions. 7 PMG Engineering Private Limited The End-to-End Engineering Company in Food Industry info@pmg.engineering | www.pmg.engineering Raw Milk Silo Tank - Stainless Steel Milk Storage Tanks to store the milk at 4 Deg. C for long durations. The tank is provided with isolation in the outer jacket. The milk inlet should be non foaming type at the top. Centrifugal Pump - A centrifugal pump is a mechanical device designed to move a fluid by means of the transfer of rotational energy from one or more driven rotors, called impellers. Competent People. Smarter Work Systems. Exceptional Customer Interactions. 8 PMG Engineering Private Limited The End-to-End Engineering Company in Food Industry info@pmg.engineering | www.pmg.engineering Milk Pasteurizer - Milk pasteurization is the process of heating milk to a predetermined temperature for a specified period without re- contamination during process. Flash pasteurization involves heating milk to 71.7°C for 15 seconds to kill Coxiella which is the most heat-resistant pathogen in raw milk. The milk to between 72°C to 74°C for 15 to 20 seconds. Competent People. Smarter Work Systems. Exceptional Customer Interactions. 9 PMG Engineering Private Limited The End-to-End Engineering Company in Food Industry info@pmg.engineering | www.pmg.engineering Cream Separator - Machine for separating and removing cream from whole milk. Its centrifugal operation separate two phases since skim milk (milk with no butter fat) is heavier than cream. Cream Balance Tank - The balance tank keeps the product at a constant level above the pump inlet. This keeps the head on the suction side constant, preventing dry run of pump Cream Chiller – Separated cream is chilled and before further processing or storage to prevent microbial growth. The cream is chilled to around 4 Deg. C Competent People. Smarter Work Systems. Exceptional Customer Interactions. 10 PMG Engineering Private Limited The End-to-End Engineering Company in Food Industry info@pmg.engineering | www.pmg.engineering Cream Pasteurizer – Build for high temperature flash heating, with regenerative and cooling units. Pasteurized cream has comparatively more shelf life due to reduction in microbial load. Cream Storage Tank - Cream tanks / Cream processing tanks are process tanks in which cream are stored or processed. These tanks often have conical bottoms, are cooled by means of a dimple jacket and are completely insulated. Butter Churn - A device used to convert cream into butter. This is done through a mechanical process Competent People. Smarter Work Systems. Exceptional Customer Interactions. 11 PMG Engineering Private Limited The End-to-End Engineering Company in Food Industry info@pmg.engineering | www.pmg.engineering Butter Trolley - These trollies are used for transportation of butter from one section to the other within the dairy. Continuous Butter Making Machine - Cream flows from the cream storage tank via a balance tank and is fed by means of a positive displacement pump to the rear of the primary churning section. The residence time for cream in the section is only 1- 2 min very short time. Competent People. Smarter Work Systems. Exceptional Customer Interactions. 12 PMG Engineering Private Limited The End-to-End Engineering Company in Food Industry info@pmg.engineering | www.pmg.engineering Butter Cutting Machine - Butter block cutting M/C is designed to cut butter blocks into small pieces before homogenizing, re-packaging processes. Butter Packing Machine - Butter wrapping machine is designed for filling and wrapping butter etc. into Al. foil, parchment paper or ecocline (with memory). Butter Cold Room - Butter cold room temperature required - 18 Degree. for storage till intended use or dispatch. During dispatch, it is still kept at -20 to – 18 Deg. C 13 Competent People. Smarter Work Systems. Exceptional Customer Interactions. PMG Engineering Private Limited The End-to-End Engineering Company in Food Industry info@pmg.engineering | www.pmg.engineering 3. P & I DIAGRAM FOR BUTTER MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT Competent People. Smarter Work Systems. Exceptional Customer Interactions. 14 PMG Engineering Private Limited The End-to-End Engineering Company in Food Industry info@pmg.engineering | www.pmg.engineering 4. REFERENCE 1. https://www.gea.com/en/solutions/butter-production-line.jsp Link For Image 2. https://www.sanook.com/campus/1370910/ Link For Butter Image 3. https://www.indiamart.com/proddetail/milk-pasteurization-plant-17211116191.html Link For Milk Pasteurizer 4. https://www.indiamart.com/hitech-centrifuge-pvt-ltd/other-products.html Link For Cream Separator 5. https://www.trustedchoice.com/n/31/butter-manufacturing-insurance/ Link For Butter Conveyor 6. https://www.indiamart.com/proddetail/butter-packing-machine-11421737712.html Link For Butter Packing M/C 7. http://ecoursesonline.iasri.res.in/mod/resource/view.php?id=5761 Link For Content 8. https://www.britannica.com/topic/dairy-product/. Link For Content 9. https://dairyprocessinghandbook.tetrapak.com/chapter/butter-and-dairy-spreads Competent People. Smarter Work Systems. Exceptional Customer Interactions. 15 PMG Engineering Private Limited The End-to-End Engineering Company in Food Industry info@pmg.engineering | www.pmg.engineering About PMG Engineering Competent People. Smarter Work Systems. Exceptional Customer Interactions. Competent People. Smarter Work Systems. Exceptional Customer Interactions. 16 We deliver End-to-End Engineering Design and Construction Management Projects in Food and Beverage Industry. Meeting Global Benchmarks In ENGINEERING DESIGN and PROJECT MANAGEMENT for FOOD and BEVERAGE Industry with SINGLE POINT ACCOUNTABILITY Process Engineering | Project Management | Mechanical | Electrical | Automation | Food Safety Key Clients We deliver End-to-End Engineering Design and Construction Management Projects in Food and Beverage Industry. Meeting Global Benchmarks In ENGINEERING DESIGN and PROJECT MANAGEMENT for FOOD and BEVERAGE Industry with SINGLE POINT ACCOUNTABILITY Process Engineering | Project Management | Mechanical | Electrical | Automation | Food Safety Key Clients We deliver End-to-End Engineering Design and Construction Management Projects in Food and Beverage Industry. Meeting Global Benchmarks In ENGINEERING DESIGN and PROJECT MANAGEMENT for FOOD and BEVERAGE Industry with SINGLE POINT ACCOUNTABILITY Process Engineering | Project Management | Mechanical | Electrical | Automation | Food Safety Key Clients
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