Cheese vat for diverse cheese production

Optimize your cheese production with a versatile cheese vat designed for precision across diverse cheese types, ensuring uniform quality and efficiency in every batch. Ideal for producers seeking to expand or refine their cheese offerings.

Processes and Packages Dairy and Cheese Products

BERTSCHfoodtec offers a comprehensive range of cheese and dairy production equipment, tailored for efficiency and precision. This suite includes cheese vats, brine systems, CIP cleaning systems, and dairy plants, specially designed to handle a variety of products like mozzarella, emmental, and UHT milk. Integrating seamlessly into your line, these systems ensure optimal processing with advanced mixing, heating, and automation capabilities. With a focus on energy efficiency and hygiene, the equipment supports continuous and manual operations while maintaining low maintenance needs. Stainless steel construction assures durability, meeting industry standards for food safety and engineering support for customization is readily available.

Benefits

  • Enhances production efficiency with precise processing and automation.
  • Ensures high-quality output with consistent and gentle product handling.
  • Lowers operating costs with energy-efficient systems and streamlined operations.
  • Minimizes downtime through robust design and reliable construction.
  • Adheres to stringent hygiene standards, supporting compliance in food safety.

General


Applications
Cream,Milkshakes,Milk products,Whey products,Cheese,Yoghurt,Desserts,Butter,Dairy products,Soured milk products
End products
Emmental cheese,Gruyere cheese,Protein shakes,Mozzarella cheese,Sheep milk cheese,Esl (extended shelf life) milk,Sour cream,Curd cheese,Cream cheese,Goat milk cheese,Whey protein concentrate,Flavored milkshakes,Vanilla custard,Uht (ultra-high temperature) milk,Milk powder,Pizza cheese,Lactose-free milk,Kefir,Butterfat,Chocolate pudding,Blue cheese,Quark
Steps before
Milk reception,Degassing,Quantification,Sampling,Milk analysis,Heat treatment,Standardisation,Homogenisation,Filtration
Steps after
Pressing,Whey treatment,Heat recovery,Cheese cutting,Packaging,Cooling,Ripening
Input ingredients
milk,curd,cheese curd,whey,cream
Output ingredients
hard cheese,semi-hard cheese,soft cheese,mozzarella,pizza cheese,curd cheese,quark,cream cheese,blue cheese,special products made from sheep milk,special products made from goat milk,whey products,pasteurized milk,ESL products,UHT products,milkshakes,yoghurt,soured milk products,butter,desserts
Market info
Bertsch is known for manufacturing high-quality industrial engineered-to-order (ETO) equipment, specializing in products like tanks, pressure vessels, and heat exchangers. They are reputed for their custom engineering solutions and robust construction standards.

Technical Specifications


Automation
PLC-controlled
Capacity
Varies based on customization
Construction Material
Stainless Steel
Heating Option
Hot Water / Steam
Emptying System
Double Cone with Two Outlets
Stirring and Cutting System
Self-supporting Agitators
Cheese Vat Configuration
Double-O Shaped
Remote Monitoring
Ethernet
CIP Cleaning System
Fully Integrated
Cheese Handling System
Automatic / Manual
Brine System Automation
Fully Automated
Brine Cooling
Available

Operating Characteristics


Working mechanism
Universal cheese vat,double-O shaped
Automation level
PLC / Fully automated systems
Batch vs. continuous operation
Batch / Inline Continuous
Cleaning method
CIP / Manual
Energy efficiency
Efficient heating with hot water and steam
Automation control system
Self-supporting agitators without bottom gearing
Remote monitoring capability
Ethernet / Remote maintenance via modem or VPN-access
Cheese handling under salt brine level
Automatic control system
Ventilation system
Optional brine cooler and buffer tank
Changeover time
Efficient and quick gear change for diverse cheese types

Material Compatibility


Abrasion resistance
High
Biological compatibility
Yes
Cleanability
Easy to clean,CIP compatible
Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
Stainless steel V4a
Density/particle size
Suitable for variable particle sizes

Product type Characteristics


Container Size and Shape
Flexible

Physical Characteristics


Machine footprint
Varies by configuration
Cheese vat shape
Double-O shaped with large surface area
Material/Construction
Stainless steel (except gearbox)
Discharge method
Fast and efficient emptying
Agitator design
Self-supporting agitators without bottom gearing
Basket/Cage Design
Fully automated loading and unloading of brine cages
Tank loading capacity
Varies for different cheese types

Custom Options


Control panel type
Customizable HMI
Automation level
PLC / SCADA Integration
Remote monitoring
Ethernet / VPN access
Stainless-steel construction
V4a material
Agitator design
Self-supporting without bottom gearing
Recipe control
Automatic adjustment
Heating options
Hot water / Steam
Emptying system
Double cone with two outlets
CIP Systems
Customizable for all plant areas
Brine systems
Manual / Automatic
Cutting and stirring units
Electro-polished
Whey suction system
Pneumatically operated
Process flow visualization
Clear,customizable