Cheese packaging system for mixed cheese types
Optimize your cheese production line by seamlessly integrating a system designed for efficiently mixing and stacking various individually wrapped cheese types, ensuring precise packaging and enhanced product variety with minimal manual intervention.

Mixes and Stacks Individually Wrapped Cheese
The IWS MixStacker from the Natec Network is an innovative solution designed to seamlessly mix and stack individually wrapped cheese slices into diverse product packs. Its unique ability to synchronize with the FreePack®2000 allows it to merge different cheese types into a single stack automatically, enhancing product variety without manual input. This system is ideal for cheese manufacturers looking to expand their product line with mixed cheese variety packs, ready-to-serve portions, and more.
Capable of producing up to 140 stacks per minute, the MixStacker fits effortlessly into high-speed operations, ensuring continuous product flow. Its inline integration with existing systems minimizes disruptions and maximizes efficiency. Designed according to CE guidelines, the MixStacker supports hygiene and safety with easy-to-clean components.
The equipment’s compact design (1,800 x 700 x 1,400 mm) ensures a space-efficient setup, and it operates at 400 V, 50 Hz, 3-phase / 8 kVA. Customization options and format adjustments provide flexibility to adapt the system to specific production requirements, while its robust construction supports reliable performance across various food industries, including dairy, processed foods, and plant-based product manufacturing.
Benefits
- Enhances product diversity by integrating seamlessly with existing FreePack® systems for mixed cheese pack creation.
- Increases operational efficiency with automatic, high-speed stacking of up to 140 stacks per minute.
- Eliminates manual handling, reducing labor costs and improving workplace safety.
- Easily adapts to specific production needs with customizable format and execution options.
- Complies with CE guidelines, ensuring safety and hygiene in food processing environments.
- Applications
- Meat products,Soups,Sauces,Mozzarella,Pasta filata,Specialty food,Pet food,Fruits,Vegan products,Processed cheese,Cream cheese,Plant-based products,Dressings,Vegetables,Baby food
- End products
- Mixed cheese variety packs,Mozzarella sticks,Vegan cheese slices,Cheese salads,Individually wrapped cheese slices,Cheese sandwich fillings,Ready-to-serve cheese portions,Plant-based cheese snacks,Cheese stack packs,Processed cheese singles
- Steps before
- Blending,Feeding,Grinding
- Steps after
- Overwrapping,Packing
- Input ingredients
- individually wrapped cheese types,IWS cheese types
- Output ingredients
- stacks of mixed cheese,overwrapped cheese stacks
- Market info
- Hochland Natec is known for manufacturing innovative engineered-to-order equipment and solutions for the dairy and food processing industry, specializing in cheese production and processing technologies, with a strong reputation for quality and innovation.
- Speed
- Max. 140 stacks/min.
- Automation
- No operator needed
- Capacity
- Two different cheese types simultaneously
- Size (LxWxH)
- 1,800 x 700 x 1,400 mm
- Power Requirement
- 400 V,50 Hz,3 phase / 8 kVA
- Package Sizes
- Stacks of 3 - 10 slices
- Maximum Stacking Height
- 30 mm
- Compliance
- CE guidelines
- Automation level
- Automatic
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Inline Continuous
- Changeover time
- Minimal
- CIP/SIP
- CIP Compatible
- Inline stacking
- Yes
- Operator requirement
- No operator needed
- Integration with FreePack®
- Adapted to FreePack® system
- Mixing capability
- Mixing of two cheese types
- Stacking capability
- 3-10 slices per stack
- Stacking height limit
- 30 mm before mixing
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Machine footprint
- 1,800 x 700 x 1,400 mm
- Stacking height
- Maximum 30 mm before mixing
- Stack configuration
- Stacks of 3 - 10 slices
- Compatible unit
- Adapted to FreePack®
- Integration with FreePack® system
- Yes
- Format modification
- Customized on demand
- Execution according to CE
- Yes
- Further options
- Available on demand