These are the General Use Food Processing Plant and the Dairy Pilot Plant. The Facilities are available to both University and outside personnel for various applications. Room 124 Borland, is used for teaching, research and outreach work. General food processing equipment is available for these needs. The larger, heavier equipment is permanently installed while other pieces are mounted on wheels for easy placement as necessary.
All utilities are available on site from a few strategically placed stations throughout the plant.
Equipment is available for fruit and vegetable processing, canning, chocolate manufacture, microwave processing, supercritical extraction, fermented beverage production, spray drying and freeze drying. The Plant also includes two walk-in coolers, a large freezer cubicle, sinks, ice machine, and steel counters. The hardware necessary for food processing is also available, such as, pots, pans, strainers, utensils, etc, as is equipment necessary for proper cleanup and sanitization. The large size of the facility combined with the variety of equipment make it ideal for use in short courses, various Food Science laboratory classes and research projects. The plant is equipped for fluids processing, including HTST pasteurization and homogenization, as well as cheese and ice cream manufacture.