Cheese blockformer for dairy industry
Achieve consistent cheese block quality and seamless curd fusion through precision engineering designed to enhance automation and streamline your production line.
Forms and Fuses Cheese Blocks Efficiently
The TRU-BLOCK® Blockformer from Kovalus Separation Solutions is engineered to elevate dairy and cheese production processes by delivering exceptional cheese block formation and curd fusion. Utilizing a patent-pending tower screen with dense perforations, it provides robust performance for cheddar, gouda, mozzarella, and other cheese varieties. Designed for full automation, it seamlessly integrates into continuous high-speed processing lines, enhancing operational efficiency. Equipped with a ball screw actuator, it ensures precision in platform height control, achieving accuracy within +/- .003 inch. The blockformer minimizes floor space usage and optimizes curd fusion with minimal gaps between screens and towers. Effective cleaning is achieved via a positively channeled CIP flow within the tower, and maintenance is simplified with easy-to-remove components and dual-Viton chamber technology. With the capacity to handle diverse cheese applications, the TRU-BLOCK® combines reliability and sanitation, supported by RELCO Engineers for bespoke integrations tailored to your production needs.
Benefits
- Optimizes cheese block consistency with precise curd fusion.
- Reduces labor costs through full automation and integrated processes.
- Minimizes floor space requirements with a compact design.
- Enhances sanitation with easy-to-clean components and sanitary seals.
- Increases production efficiency with accurate platform control and seamless integration.
- Applications
- Food,Beverage,Cheese,Dairy
- End products
- Mozzarella cheese blocks,Gouda cheese blocks,Havarti cheese blocks,Swiss cheese blocks,Edam cheese blocks,Colby cheese blocks,Cheddar cheese blocks
- Steps before
- Curd Formation,Coagulation Detection,Curd Transferring
- Steps after
- Block Bagger Operations,Packaging,Storage
- Input ingredients
- curd,whey
- Output ingredients
- cheese blocks
- Market info
- Kovalus Separation is known for manufacturing industrial engineered-to-order (ETO) separation equipment, specializing in tailored solutions for complex filtration and separation needs, with a strong reputation for innovation, quality, and reliability in various industries.
- Automation
- Standard with sequences for Initial Fill,Normal Operations,and Emptying
- Platform Height Control Accuracy
- Within +/- 0.003 inch
- Footprint
- Reduced to use less floor space
- Chamber Seal Technology
- Patent-pending Dual-Viton
- Cleaning Method
- Efficient CIP flow between screen and tower
- Maintenance Access
- Quick–clamps for fast inspection
- Strength
- Improved,patent-pending Tower Screen
- Integration Capability
- Full automation for integration with existing processes
- Working mechanism
- Heavy-duty automated block forming
- Integrated steps
- Initial Fill,Normal Operations,Emptying of Towers
- CIP/SIP Principles
- Positive channeling between screen and tower
- Automation level
- Full automation
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Inline Continuous
- Changeover time
- Quick-transition hinges and quick-clamps
- Energy efficiency
- Standard sequences to maximize tower efficiency
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Cheese block forming
- Various cheese types
- Compact footprint
- Reduced for less floor space
- Tower Screen
- Dense grid of perforations
- Platform Lift
- Ball screw actuator with +/- .003 inch control
- Guillotine Cover
- Quick-clamps for easy inspection
- O-ring seals
- Replace flat gaskets for sanitation
- Blockformer base
- Sloped to be free of water and debris
- Whey Gallery
- Integrated into blockformer chamber
- Dual-Viton chamber seal
- Leak-detect chamber with external gap
- Tower top
- Easily removable for inspection
- User Interface
- Simplified interface with operational parameters
- Platform Lift
- Ball screw actuator with motion control
- Guillotine Cover
- Quick-clamps for inspection
- Automation Sequences
- Initial Fill,Normal Operations,and Emptying of Towers
- Cleaning Integration
- Tower CIP flow channeled for efficient cleaning
- Footprint
- Reduced for minimal floor space usage