Milk Reception Dock (RMRD) System
The raw-milk gateway of your dairy — weighing, filtration, chilling and storage, designed, automated and commissioned by ATMAN as one hygienic system.
Plan Your Reception DockWhere Every Litre Is Measured
The reception dock (RMRD) is where raw milk enters your plant — unloaded, weighed, filtered, chilled and stored before processing. Get it wrong and you lose accuracy, hygiene and cold-chain integrity at the very first step. ATMAN builds automated reception docks that measure precisely, chill fast and log every intake.
Weigh, chill and store — automatically
Weigh bowl or mass-flow measurement, dump tank, duplex filtration, deaeration and rapid chilling to 4°C via PHE — with automatic quantity logging and cold storage in insulated silos.
Reception Dock Modules
Weighing & Measurement
Weigh bowl or mass-flow meter for accurate, disputed-free milk intake at every tanker and can.
Filtration & Deaeration
Duplex filters and deaerator to remove sediment and entrained air before storage.
Rapid Chilling (PHE)
Plate chiller drops incoming milk to 4°C instantly, protecting quality and cold chain.
Can & Tanker Unloading
Can scrubbers, tipping and tanker unloading skids for every collection model.
Raw Milk Storage Silos
Insulated silos hold chilled milk at temperature until processing.
Why an ATMAN Reception Dock
Accurate Intake
Precise weighing removes disputes with farmers, societies and tankers at the gate.
Instant Cold Chain
Rapid chilling to 4°C at intake protects milk quality from the first minute.
Hygienic Handling
Closed, CIP-ready SS316L flow path from unloading to storage.
Automated Logging
Every intake quantity and temperature logged to SCADA for traceability.
Global-Grade Components, Engineered Into One Dock
Where the process demands it, ATMAN specifies and integrates critical components from world-leading brands (Alfa Laval, GEA, SPX / APV, Tetra Pak, IDMC), engineered into a single commissioned system, not sold as loose parts.
Our Scope
Collection & Volume Study
Tanker/can mix and peak intake mapped to size the dock.
Layout & Process Design
Weighing, filtration, chilling and storage engineered to your flow.
Fabrication (SS316L)
Dump tanks, skids and piping built in food-grade stainless steel.
Automation & Controls
Measurement, chilling and logging integrated with plant SCADA.
Install, Test & Commission
Site erection, calibration, validation and operator training.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a milk reception dock (RMRD) include?
Unloading, weighing/measurement, filtration and deaeration, rapid chilling to 4C and raw-milk storage, all as one automated, CIP-ready system engineered to your intake volume.
How is milk quantity measured?
By weigh bowl or mass-flow meter for accurate, dispute-free intake, with every quantity logged automatically to plant SCADA.
Do you provide chilling at reception?
Yes. A plate chiller drops incoming milk to 4C instantly at intake to protect quality and cold chain before storage.
Can you scale it for a large collection network?
Yes. We size the dock to your tanker and can mix and peak intake, from small societies to large union-scale reception.