tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994999018635654816.post-25430820514126075682007-10-30T07:31:00.000-05:002007-10-30T07:34:06.278-05:00This week Gary is on vacation (well deserved) which means I wasn't making cheese this week but got to try something new.<br /><br />Instead of making cheese I got to work on the other side of the plant with the pasteurizer operator and take a look at the milk bottling set up. It was exciting to work in another area of the plant and learn something new. I am still amazed by all the pipes and buttons involved with the plant!<br /><br />I can't imagine designing and building a dairy processing plant without messing up and connecting something wrong. But as the morning went on I learned the basics about the pasteurizer and how the milk was directed to certain areas of the plant. It was really interesting to see how it all fit together, normally all I see is the milk that comes to the vat and have no clue about the rest of the plant.<br /><br />After spending a bit of time on the pasteurizer, I worked with the milk bottling machine. The automation and tasks performed by these machines are amazing. I learned about the entire process from putting the bottles into the hopper all the way until the milk is put in the crates. <br /><br />The operator told me of the first time he worked with the machine and how it took him a long time to figure out the problem when the machine broke down. It was interesting to see what else happens in the plant besides the activities of the cheese vat area.Kara Kastenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04239927445325539548noreply@blogger.com