Growth in the equipment
industry
The upsurge in the dairy sector, following its
liberalization, has given a shot in the arm to the indigenous equipment industry, which is
virtually self-reliant. Quite a few Indian equipment manufacturers are in a
position to compete in the world market and are geared to undertake jobs on a turnkey
basis.
Equipment Update
Notable gains in the recent years include sophisticated
equipment like: electronic milk tester, evaporating
and drying plant, cream separator, plate heat exchanger, homogeniser,
small capacity packing machine, instruments and controls, bulk vending
units, rail/road milk tankers and know-how to take responsibility
for integrated milk projects. Milk silo of
150,000 liter capacity and road milk
tankers of 200,000 liters are made
in the country. Some of the items yet to be made in the country
are: large capacity homogenisers, UHT Plant, reverse osmosis, ultra
filtration, aseptic packing machine, packing machine for cheese,
butter ice-cream etc.