Choosing a milking vat that fits your operation means working through several factors at once.

Herd size, milking frequency, collection schedules and future production changes all shape the capacity and cooling performance you actually need from a process tank. Getting any of these wrong can mean a vat that struggles to hold temperature or one you outgrow within a few years.

Barry Brown & Sons brings over 50 years of Australian engineering experience to dairy equipment, building and installing custom milking vats matched to each operation’s specific requirements.

The right milking vat starts with your dairy operation’s needs.

• Calculate the required storage capacity: Consider current milk volume alongside milking frequency, collection schedules and peak production. Your stainless steel milk tank needs enough working capacity to hold milk between collections without restricting normal dairy operations.
• Match the vat to the cooling requirements: Milk volume, incoming milk temperature and the refrigeration system affect how quickly milk can be cooled and maintained at the required temperature. Specify the vat and cooling system together to meet the dairy’s operating demands.
• Allow for future production changes: Herd growth, increased milk yields or changes in collection frequency can increase required storage capacity. When working with experienced tank manufacturers, you can build reasonable future capacity into the specification to reduce the need to replace or supplement equipment as production increases.

We take a practical engineering approach to milking vat selection. We assess your required capacity, cooling load, site conditions and process requirements to help specify equipment that suits the application.

If you’re unsure which milking vat is appropriate, we can work through the technical requirements with you before equipment is selected.

Barry Brown & Sons builds milking vats to your specifications.

We design and manufacture Australian-engineered milk storage equipment to suit the capacity, cooling and milk-handling requirements of each dairy operation.

Our stainless steel milk tanks range from smaller-capacity units through to large-volume tanks for commercial dairy facilities. We size each tank around practical operating factors, including herd size, milking frequency, required storage capacity and available site space. This provides a tank configuration suited to the way milk is collected, cooled and stored on site.

Specifications can even be adjusted to suit the application through custom stainless steel fabrication.

Our Jacketed 4,800 L Stainless Steel Tank, for example, can be supplied with an agitator built to customer requirements. For larger operations like bulk milk handling, the Jacketed 27,000 L Stainless Steel Milk Silo incorporates a dimple jacket suitable for glycol cooling and a bottom-entry mixer.

Depending on the process requirements, we can also incorporate spray balls, different outlet arrangements, agitators and chilled-water or glycol cooling systems. These components are selected according to the required tank function and existing site infrastructure.

Each milking vat is fabricated to the agreed specifications using proven stainless steel fabrication methods. We focus on sound workmanship, practical configuration and equipment that fits the operating requirements of your dairy rather than supplying a standard tank for every application.

Complete project delivery supports your milking vat from design to installation.

We manage dairy processing equipment projects from design and manufacture through to delivery and installation.

• Single-team coordination: As a milk vat supplier and water-cooled chiller manufacturer, we manage the main stages of the project under one team, reducing the need to coordinate multiple suppliers.
• Site-specific installation: Installation is planned around site access, equipment positioning and the operating requirements of the dairy facility.
• Australia-wide delivery and installation: We provide delivery and installation nationwide, including the coordination required to position equipment correctly on site.
• Ongoing equipment support: Our involvement can continue after installation, with ongoing equipment support available when required to help keep dairy operations running as intended.

Our combined technical expertise simplifies milking vat project coordination.

Having refrigeration, fabrication and electrical capability under one supplier keeps the main technical requirements of a dairy equipment project coordinated from the outset.

Our team can manage stainless fabrication, refrigeration systems, electrical work and control panel requirements as part of the same scope. This reduces the need to coordinate separate contractors for different stages of the project and helps maintain clear responsibility across the work.

With more than 50 years of experience, we bring practical knowledge of these disciplines to dairy equipment applications, from individual process equipment through to integrated systems requiring fabrication, cooling and electrical support.

We handle stainless steel equipment from fabrication to installation.

Barry Brown & Sons supplies, fabricates and installs stainless steel equipment and other dairy processing solutions in Australia for operations that can’t afford to get it wrong.

We started in 1970, and we’re still here because we focus on milk processing systems that work, not what sells. Our team handles everything from sourcing and custom fabrication through to delivery, installation, electrical work and control panel setup, so you deal with one crew from start to finish.

Every piece of equipment, including each tank and clean-in-place system, is tested against our own quality requirements before it leaves our factory and reaches your site.

If you’re sourcing dairy tanks, we supply them across a range of capacities and can help you match the right unit to your operation, layout and cooling requirements.

Contact us today to discuss your dairy equipment requirements.