PROPlateHXTM

THE HEAT EXCHANGER THAT MADE INSTANT
COOLING THE NEW STANDARD

The PROPlateHX is a stainless steel, gasketed, plate and frame heat exchanger used to remove and add heat as the process requires.

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PRO + THERMALINE

A PARTNERSHIP DEDICATED TO COOLING MILK

At the center of Instant Milk Cooling is a 2-Stage PROPlateHX Sanitary 3A Heat Exchanger matched with a PROChiller System. The first chiller and plate cooler combination designed specifically to cool milk from 98°F down to 36°F as it is being transferred from the parlor to the milk house.

The concept of Instant Milk Cooling has transitioned into the industry standard, and today applied to every new production dairy built in the United States.

In addition to producing higher quality milk, Instant Milk Cooling allows farmers to consolidate the refrigeration equipment to a central “chiller system”, reducing service and maintenance costs. Waste heat from the refrigeration systems is now a relied upon as a significant heat source for the farms hot water needs.

Today it is even possible for some famers to eliminate their bulk tanks completely transferring instant cooled milk directly into staged milk trucks, reducing additional installation, maintenance, sanitation expense.

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In the early 1990’s, a group that included PRO Refrigeration, Thermaline, and Babson Brothers Company worked together to introduce a new concept that we called Instant Milk Cooling, which unquestionably changed the game of cooling milk. At the time, there was essentially one way to cool raw milk, using a refrigerated bulk milk tank. Larger farms used well water to precool the milk, but at the center of every dairy farm’s cold chain was a refrigerated bulk tank. As dairy production grew and standards tightened, conventional cooling methods simply could not get the job done.

Initially, Pro and Thermaline worked directly with some of the largest farms in the Pacific Northwest (farm names like Smith Bro’s, DeRuyter, and Krainick Farms). These farms had increased production and simply outgrown the capacity of their cooling systems. It was exciting testing, designing, and installing systems; there were never two built alike, but each was a step closer to a new way to cool milk, instantly. Today Pro partners with a network of the highest skilled dairy builders and equipment dealers across North America. These dealers understand the challenges and expectations of today’s farmers better than anyone, and they play a key role in the development of our products.

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INSTANT COOLING IN 4 STEPS

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STANDARD PROPlateHXTM MODELS & OPTIONS

Single stage Pro Plate HX model.

Single Stage

Pre-coolers

Diagram of Pro Plate HX single pass process.

SINGLE PASS

DUAL PASS

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Model Frame Passes # of Plates
T-4 Single 21
Max Design Milk Flow 800 Lb / Hr
Milk In 98 F
Cooling Water Supply 35 F 50 F 60 F 60 F 70 F 70 F
Water Flow:Milk Flow 2:1 1:1 1:1 2:1 1:1 2:1
Milk Temp to Milk Tank 58 F 73 F 78 F 70 F 83 F 78 F
Model Frame Passes # of Plates
T-4 Single 31
Max Design Milk Flow 1,000 Lb / Hr
Milk In 98 F
Cooling Water Supply 35 F 50 F 60 F 60 F 70 F 70 F
Water Flow:Milk Flow 2:1 1:1 1:1 2:1 1:1 2:1
Milk Temp to Milk Tank 54 F 71 F 76 F 69 F 83 F 78 F
Model Frame Passes # of Plates
T-4 Dual 51
Max Design Milk Flow 1,500 Lb / Hr
Milk In 98 F
Cooling Water Supply 35 F 50 F 60 F 60 F 70 F 70 F
Water Flow:Milk Flow 2:1 1:1 1:1 2:1 1:1 2:1
Milk Temp to Milk Tank 48 F 64 F 80 F 66 F 78 F 75 F
Model Frame Passes # of Plates
T-4 Dual 61
Max Design Milk Flow 1,800 Lb / Hr
Milk In 98 F
Cooling Water Supply 35 F 50 F 60 F 60 F 70 F 70 F
Water Flow:Milk Flow 2:1 1:1 1:1 2:1 1:1 2:1
Milk Temp to Milk Tank 47 F 67 F 80 F 66 F 85 F 75 F
Model Frame Passes # of Plates
T-8 Dual 45
Max Design Milk Flow 2,200 Lb / Hr
Milk In 98 F
Cooling Water Supply 35 F 50 F 60 F 60 F 70 F 70 F
Water Flow:Milk Flow 2:1 1:1 1:1 2:1 1:1 2:1
Milk Temp to Milk Tank 54 F 65 F 72 F 67 F 79 F 76 F
Model Frame Passes # of Plates
T-8 Dual 61
Max Design Milk Flow 2,500 Lb / Hr
Milk In 98 F
Cooling Water Supply 35 F 50 F 60 F 60 F 70 F 70 F
Water Flow:Milk Flow 2:1 1:1 1:1 2:1 1:1 2:1
Milk Temp to Milk Tank 44 F 63 F 71 F 65 F 78 F 74 F
Model Frame Passes # of Plates
T-8 Dual 81
Max Design Milk Flow 2,800 Lb / Hr
Milk In 98 F
Cooling Water Supply 35 F 50 F 60 F 60 F 70 F 70 F
Water Flow:Milk Flow 2:1 1:1 1:1 2:1 1:1 2:1
Milk Temp to Milk Tank 42 F 79 F 72 F 67 F 79 F 76 F
Model Frame Passes # of Plates
T-8 Dual 101
Max Design Milk Flow 3,100 Lb / Hr
Milk In 98 F
Cooling Water Supply 35 F 50 F 60 F 60 F 70 F 70 F
Water Flow:Milk Flow 2:1 1:1 1:1 2:1 1:1 2:1
Milk Temp to Milk Tank 41 F 63 F 72 F 67 F 79 F 76 F
Model Frame Passes # of Plates
T-13 Dual 61
Max Design Milk Flow 3,600 Lb / Hr
Milk In 98 F
Cooling Water Supply 35 F 50 F 60 F 60 F 70 F 70 F
Water Flow:Milk Flow 2:1 1:1 1:1 2:1 1:1 2:1
Milk Temp to Milk Tank 41 F 63 F 70 F 67 F 78 F 75 F
Model Frame Passes # of Plates
T-13 Dual 81
Max Design Milk Flow 5,000 Lb / Hr
Milk In 98 F
Cooling Water Supply 35 F 50 F 60 F 60 F 70 F 70 F
Water Flow:Milk Flow 2:1 1:1 1:1 2:1 1:1 2:1
Milk Temp to Milk Tank 41 F 65 F 71 F 66 F 77 F 74 F
Model Frame Passes # of Plates
T-20 Dual 61
Max Design Milk Flow 6,000 Lb / Hr
Milk In 98 F
Cooling Water Supply 35 F 50 F 60 F 60 F 70 F 70 F
Water Flow:Milk Flow 2:1 1:1 1:1 2:1 1:1 2:1
Milk Temp to Milk Tank 41 F 65 F 71 F 66 F 77 F 74 F
Model Frame Passes # of Plates
T-20 Dual 81
Max Design Milk Flow 8,000 Lb / Hr
Milk In 98 F
Cooling Water Supply 35 F 50 F 60 F 60 F 70 F 70 F
Water Flow:Milk Flow 2:1 1:1 1:1 2:1 1:1 2:1
Milk Temp to Milk Tank 41 F 65 F 71 F 66 F 77 F 74 F
Robotic PPHX

Robotic Series

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Model Frame # of Passes # of Plates
T-4 4×4 25
Max Design Milk Flow 800 Lb / Hr
Model Frame # of Passes # of Plates
T-4 4×4 49
Max Design Milk Flow 1,600 Lb / Hr
Model Frame # of Passes # of Plates
T-4 4×4 57
Max Design Milk Flow 2,200 Lb / Hr
Model Frame # of Passes # of Plates
T-8 4×4 33
Max Design Milk Flow 2,500 Lb / Hr
Model Frame # of Passes # of Plates
T-4 3×1, 3×3 26
Max Design Milk Flow 800 Lb / Hr
Model Frame # of Passes # of Plates
T-4  3×1, 3×3 50
Max Design Milk Flow 1,200 Lb / Hr
Model Frame # of Passes # of Plates
T-8  3×3, 3×3 38
Max Design Milk Flow 1,600 Lb / Hr
Model Frame # of Passes # of Plates
T-8 3×3, 3×3 50
Max Design Milk Flow 2,200
Model Frame # of Passes # of Plates
T-8 3×3, 3×3 62
Max Design Milk Flow 2,800 Lb / Hr
Pro Plate HX dual intermediate model.

Dual Intermediate

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Model Frame # of Passes # of Plates
T-13 3×3, 3×3 62
Max Design Milk Flow 3,000 Lb / Hr
Model Frame # of Passes # of Plates
T-13 3×3, 3×3 82
Max Design Milk Flow 4,500 Lb / Hr
Model Frame # of Passes # of Plates
T-13 3×3, 3×3 102
Max Design Milk Flow 6,000 Lb / Hr
Model Frame # of Passes # of Plates
T-20 3×3, 3×3 82
Max Design Milk Flow 8,000 Lb / Hr
Model Frame # of Passes # of Plates
T-20 3×3, 3×3 122
Max Design Milk Flow 10,000 Lb / Hr
Model Frame # of Passes # of Plates
T-20 3×3, 3×3 162
Max Design Milk Flow 13,000 Lb / Hr
Model Frame # of Passes # of Plates
T-28 3×3, 3×3 122
Max Design Milk Flow 15,000 Lb / Hr
Model Frame # of Passes # of Plates
T-28 3×3, 3×3 194
Max Design Milk Flow 20,000 Lb / Hr
Model Frame # of Passes # of Plates
T-28 3×3, 3×3 254
Max Design Milk Flow 25,000 Lb / Hr
Model Frame # of Passes # of Plates
T-28 3×3, 3×3 290
Max Design Milk Flow 30,000 Lb / Hr

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