Below you'll find our main components for all of our Automation systems.
During the cleaning process, a small amount of cleaning solution or rinsing water is drawn into the milk line by vacuum. One end of the milk line, furthest from the vacuum source, is terminated in a solenoid valve, one side of which is open to the atmosphere.
The Air Blast Control opens and closes the solenoid valve; when it opens the sudden inrush of air forces the cleaning solution up and around the walls of the milk line and into the milking point tap-offs, ensuring areas which are not normally in contact with the solution are covered and cleaned. The process is automatically repeated at intervals during the cleaning cycle by adjusting the control’s settings.
The control has two independent channels so may be used in single, branch and looped line parlours, as well as 1 output control water entry into the milk line and 1 output control the air solenoid as described above.
Technical Specifications:
Input Voltage – 100 – 240vAC 47 – 63Hz
Input Protection – 1A 20mm glass fuse, over voltage and over temperature
Output Voltage – Nominal 12vDC
Output Connectors – Switched negative for each channel and 2 common positives
Channel Indicators – Channel ON and channel fault LED indicator for each channel
Solenoid Valves – Maximum 0.5A per channel
Air Blast Control Enclosure Dimensions – 100mm x 122mm x 86mm (not including glands or switches)
Optional Solenoid Enclosure Dimensions – 80mm x 160mm x 86mm (not including glands or switches)
The ATL Compressed Air Purge (CAP) milk recovery system allows the user to recover any residue milk in the delivery line.
The CAP milk recovery system is a cost effective system for recovering milk from the delivery line after milking.
The system injects filtered compressed air into the delivery line near the milk pump, pushing the milk through from the receiver to the tank.
The system includes a food grade stainless steel non-return valve for clean in place (CIP) washing and a 3 stage filter to remove impurities from the compressed air.
The system is available in two formats:
A manual system operated by hand
An electronic system operated from the ATL milk pump control
Available for three milk delivery line sizes:
32mm
38.1mm (1.5″)
50.8mm (2″).
The ATL CAP milk recovery system is available for existing and new parlours.
The ATL Milk Pump Controls operate the milk pump, plate cooler valve and plate cooler bypass valves. The Milk Pump Controls are designed to fit all types of parlours, new and old, high and low level, and can be used with cows, sheep or goats.
The control includes receiving vessel milk level detection using either probes or float switches, a plate cooler water valve delay and a plate cooler bypass valve delay. The plate cooler water valve delay is used to ensure that the cold water flow is maintained through the plate cooler after the milk pump has stopped running. The plate cooler bypass valve delay is used to wash the plate cooler at the start of washing and then bypass it to maintain the wash fluid temperature during the wash. All the facilities have separate potentiometer controls to fine tune the timings. NB – Probes or floats switches are not supplied with the control.
What is different about the ATL Phase Milk Pump Controls?
The control uses solid state components as opposed to a mechanical relay or contactor. The solid state output provides many characteristics which are difficult to find in electro-mechanical devices. They have a high degree of reliability, significantly reduced interference, fast response and high vibration resistance. They also have no moving parts to wear out or arcing contacts to deteriorate. When the milk pump motor output switches on, it waits until the mains AC voltage crosses the zero threshold, providing much smoother switch on, reducing switch on noise spikes, and therefore should increase milk pump motor life.
What is different about the ATL 1 Phase Milk Pump Control?
The 1 phase milk pump control helps maximise cooling efficiency keeping the flow of cold water in the plate cooler.
Technical Specifications:
Input Voltage – 230vAC 50/60Hz (120vAC version available as option)
Milk Pump – 230vAC 1 phase, 1.5kW, 8A maximum, over temperature automatic shut down and recovery at nominal 60 degrees centigrade
Plate Cooler Water Valve – 230vAC 1A maximum, 50 watts maximum
Plate Cooler Bypass Valve – 230vAC 1A maximum, 50 watts maximum
Milk Pump Protection – 8A overload
Plate Cooler Water Valve Protection – 1A fuse
Plate Cooler Bypass Valve Protection – 1A fuse
Probes / Float – 2/3 wire probe / float
Milk Pump Run Time – Variable from 5 to 95 seconds
Plate Cooler Water Valve Run Time – Variable from 0.5 to 35 seconds
Communications Bus – Automatically puts control into milk or wash from ATL system
Enclosure Dimensions – 150mm x 200mm x 76mm (not including glands or switches)
What is different about the ATL 3 Phase Milk Pump Control?
The 3 phase milk pump control is suitable for larger parlours or where 3 phase is available.
Technical Specifications:
Input Voltage Motor – 400vAC 50/60HzInput Voltage Control- 230vAC 50/60Hz
Milk Pump – 400vAC 3 phase, 2.2kW
Plate Cooler Water Valve – 230vAC 1A maximum, 50 watts maximum
Plate Cooler Bypass Valve – 230vAC 1A maximum, 50 watts maximum
Milk Pump Protection – Overload protection
Plate Cooler Water Valve Protection – 1A fuse
Plate Cooler Bypass Valve Protection – 1A fuse
Probes / Float – 2/3 wire probe / float
Milk Pump Run Time – Variable from 5 to 95 seconds
Plate Cooler Water Valve Run Time – Variable from 0.5 to 35 seconds
Communications Bus – Automatically puts control into milk or wash from ATL system
Enclosure Dimensions – 200mm x 300mm x 132mm (not including glands or switches)
The ATL parlour gate control allows the operator to open and close gates giving entry or exit to the parlour.
The Gate Control is designed to control parlour entry and exit gates. A communications bus allows multiple controls to be installed and connected together, with each control mirroring to others and any gate can be operated from any control. It has been designed for long-term reliability and ease of use.
Specifications:
• 4 buttons, 1 button for each gate
• 4 LEDs showing whether gate open or closed (green = open, red = closed)
• 3 different modes of operation – each button operates individual gates, opening entry gate automatically closes exit gate and opening exit gate automatically closes entry gate
• Can operate 12vDC or 24vDC solenoid valves depending upon the power supply used
• Cat5e cable used for communications bus
• Includes mounting bracket and 45mm exhaust clamps
• Enclosure Dimensions – 120mm x 122mm x 56mm (not including glands or switches)
