Description
This used Egli EKB4-1EP Continuous Butter Churn is available in excellent operating condition and will remain in production until September 2026. Manufactured in 2015 by the renowned Swiss dairy equipment manufacturer Egli AG, this industrial continuous butter making machine is designed for high-capacity butter production with an output of approximately 2,500 kg of butter per hour from cream containing 37–42% fat. The system is supplied complete with a fully integrated Siemens PLC control system, Touch Screen HMI, frequency inverter speed control, vacuum system, brine and lactic dosing equipment for cultured butter production, integrated CIP cleaning system, and complete electrical documentation.
Process Sections Included
The Egli EKB4-1EP incorporates all major stages of continuous butter manufacture:
Continuous Churning Drum
High-efficiency continuous butter churning process providing consistent butter grain formation and excellent product quality.
Buttermilk Separation
Efficient continuous separation of buttermilk from butter granules for maximum butter yield.
Vacuum Section
Integrated vacuum system removes excess moisture and entrapped air, improving butter texture, consistency and shelf life.
Butter Working Section
Continuous butter working produces a smooth, homogeneous butter texture while maintaining consistent product quality.
Moisture Adjustment
Accurate moisture control ensures compliance with product specifications and legal moisture limits.
Butter Discharge
Continuous discharge of finished butter ready for downstream pumping, packaging or block forming.
Specification
- Manufacturer: Egli AG, Switzerland
- Model: EKB4-1EP
- Machine Number: EKB085
- Fabrication Number: 15132-05
- Function: Continuous Butter Churn – Continuous Butter Manufacturing Plant
- Year of Manufacture: 2015
- Capacity: Up to approx 2,500 kg per hour of Butter
- Cream Feed In Capacity: Approx 5,500 kg of cream per hour
- Power Supply: 400v & 50Hz
- Installed Power: 105 kVA (Approx 85kw)
- Main Current 160 A
- Control System: Includes fully integrated Control Panel with Siemens PLC, Touch Screen HMI and Frequency Inverters
- Included Equipment:
- Continuous Butter Churn
- Vacuum Section
- Vacuum Pump
- Butter Working Section
- Continuous Buttermilk Separation Section
- Brine Dosing Pump
- Lactic Culture Dosing Pump
- Integrated CIP Cleaning System which includes Vertical Tubular Heat Exchanger
- Brine Tank
- Electrical Control Cabinet with Siemens PLC Control System, Touch Screen HMI & Frequency Inverter Drives
- Operating Documentation & Technical Manuals
- Electrical Drawings
Country of Manufacture
- Switzerland
Suitable Applications
This continuous butter churn is suitable for a wide range of industrial dairy applications including:
- Sweet cream butter production
- Cultured butter production
- Salted butter manufacture
- Unsalted butter manufacture
- Premium butter production
- Dairy processing plants
- Commercial butter factories
- Industrial dairy production
- Export butter production
- Bulk butter manufacture
- Retail butter production
- Food ingredient butter production
- Butter block production
- Butter packaging lines
- Large-scale dairy processing facilities





















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