Cheese vat for varied cheese types
Ensure consistent high-quality cheese production with a vat that accommodates multiple cheese types, optimizing processing efficiency and hygiene standards while providing precise control over cutting and stirring.

Processes and Packages Diverse Dairy Products
The BERTSCHfoodtec customizable cheese processing plant system is engineered to elevate your dairy production capabilities. Specially designed to suit both industrial and small-scale cheese producers, this system integrates cutting-edge processes such as heating, filtration, and packaging to manage diverse dairy products efficiently. With a modular approach, it accommodates applications from mozzarella to whey protein concentrate, ensuring flexibility and scalability.
Operating with precision, it leverages automated control systems for seamless integration into existing production lines and offers options for continuous or manual operations based on your needs. The system supports a wide range of end-products, including hard, semi-hard, and soft cheeses, ensuring optimal quality.
Constructed with high-grade stainless steel, the system ensures enduring performance and complies with industry standards for sanitation and corrosion resistance. Its PLC-controlled automation includes features for remote monitoring and Ethernet connectivity, allowing for detailed oversight and process adjustment. The CIP cleaning system is integral, offering quick, thorough cleaning without interrupting production. Designed to meet your specific processing capacity requirements, this plant system comes with comprehensive engineering support to tailor configurations like curd vat volume and pressing mechanics, ensuring a custom fit for your production demands.
Benefits
- Improves production efficiency with tailor-made automation to meet specific operational needs.
- Ensures high product quality through precise control of heating, filtration, and packaging processes.
- Lowers operational costs by minimizing labor requirements with integrated PLC control.
- Enhances process hygiene and sanitation with robust stainless steel construction and CIP capability.
- Offers flexibility through customizable design, accommodating a wide variety of dairy products and production scales.
- Applications
- Cream,Milk and milkshakes,Whey products,Cheese,Curd cheese,Yoghurt,Desserts,Butter,Quark,Dairy products,Soured milk products
- End products
- Yoghurt varieties,Emmental,Gruyère,Milkshake variants,Special goat milk products,Uht milk,Sour cream,Cream cheese,Whey protein concentrate,Mozzarella,Semi-hard cheese,Soft cheese,Esl milk,Pizza cheese,Alpine cheese,Hard cheese,Dessert preparations,Blue cheese
- Steps before
- Milk reception,Degassing,Milk analysis,Heat treatment,Standardisation,Homogenisation,Filtration,Mixing
- Steps after
- Cheese cutting,Packaging,Brine cooling,Storage,Ripening
- Input ingredients
- milk,cream,whey,soft cheese,hard cheese,semi-hard cheese,yoghurt,soured milk products,milkshakes
- Output ingredients
- cheese,cream cheese,curd cheese,mozzarella,pizza cheese,milk products,whey 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.
- Automation
- Customizable PLC/SCADA control system
- Material
- Stainless steel V4a
- Capacity
- Variable for different cheese formats
- Heating Method
- Hot water and steam
- Emptying Speed
- Fast,gentle,complete
- Stirring System
- Self-supporting agitators
- Cutting System
- Electro-polished cutting blades
- Process Control
- Individual recipe control
- Brine System Type
- Manual and automatic
- Cleaning System
- CIP system
- Automation level
- Manual / PLC / SCADA
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch / Inline Continuous
- CIP/SIP
- CIP 121°C / SIP 135°C
- Cleaning method
- CIP / Manual
- Energy efficiency
- 0.5–2 kWh/kg moisture
- Integrated Steps
- Filling,Pressing,Brine System
- Working mechanism
- Automatic control system
- Cleaning process control
- Constant monitoring
- Remote monitoring
- Ethernet
- Stainless steel compatibility
- V4A
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Machine footprint
- Customizable
- Basin/Tank Shape
- Double-O shaped
- Construction Material
- Stainless steel
- Basket/Cone Type
- Double cone with two outlets
- Discharge Method
- Fast,gentle,complete emptying
- Stirring and Cutting System
- Self-supporting agitators
- Gear Chamber Design
- Hermetically separated from product area
- Control panel type
- HMI with Ethernet connection
- Recipe control
- Automatic process flow
- Remote monitoring
- Ethernet
- Control concept
- Adapted to customer’s specifications