Full steam ahead for cheddar maker with dual-fuel boiler

The need to increase steam capacity at its dairy processing facility has led Devon-based cheese maker Quickes Traditional to replace its existing boiler and instal a dual-fuel RBC steam boiler from Fulton Boiler Works.

The new boiler system includes a down-rated RBC 750 with automatic main blowdown system, a BDV5 blowdown vessel with after-cooler and high-integrity controls. It has been fitted with a switch to reduce pressure in the boiler during periods of low usage. The new system was designed by Fulton and installed by VAS Engineering.

Quickes uses traditional hand-made production methods and milk sourced from its own 400-strong herd of dairy cows to produce a rinded, prize-winning cheddar.

Manufactured as a horizontal extension to its vertical boilers, Fulton's range of nine RBC wet-back fire tube boilers have capacities from 957kg/h to 4787 kg/h and boast operating efficiencies in excess of 90%. The boilers can be specified with matched multi-stage oil, modulating gas, or dual-fuel burners as standard, with other burners available on request.

At Quickes, steam from Fulton's RBC boiler is used at every stage of the process from pasteurising, scalding and brine washing, to the cleaning and sterilising of cooking vessels.

Contact: Fulton Boiler Works; Tel: 0117 977 2563