Fresh cheese former for hygienic production
Streamline your cheese production with a hygienic and no-mould solution that simultaneously drains, forms, and shapes fresh and semi-soft cheeses with precision and efficiency.
Drains, Forms, and Shapes Fresh Cheese
The Tetra Pak® Cheese Former is a cutting-edge solution designed for dairy producers and food processing companies seeking efficient, hygienic cheese production. This machine combines whey draining, cheese forming, and shaping into a single automated process, eliminating the need for traditional molds. Equipped with a vacuum system, it precisely compresses curds while an automatic dosing system ensures uniform cheese weight and size. The equipment is perfect for producing a variety of fresh and semi-soft cheeses, including quark, mascarpone, ricotta, and plant-based options like cashew and almond cheese. With a compact footprint of just 30 m², the Tetra Pak® Cheese Former integrates seamlessly into continuous production lines, offering significant space savings. The unit features a whey collection system that maximizes material usage, reducing waste and environmental impact. Designed for durability, it ensures consistent product quality and minimizes manual handling, making it a highly efficient addition to any cheese manufacturing operation.
Benefits
- Ensures precise weight accuracy with variations of only +/- 2%, reducing product inconsistency and waste.
- Eliminates the need for mold cleaning, lowering water and chemical usage, thus enhancing environmental sustainability.
- Minimizes manual handling with an automated process, reducing labor costs and improving operational efficiency.
- Offers flexible production options for various cheeses, leveraging a controllable vacuum system for curd compression.
- Saves valuable factory floor space with a compact 30 m² design, optimizing production area utilization.
- Applications
- Paneer cheese,Fresh cheeses,Cheese,Plant-based cheese alternatives,Semi-soft cheeses,Paneer,Dairy
- End products
- Mascarpone,Cashew cheese,Fresh mozzarella,Paneer blocks,Ricotta,Halloumi squares,Feta cubes,Plant-based cheese slices,Quark,Almond cheese
- Steps before
- Preparation of curd,Mixing curd and whey
- Steps after
- Final cheese shaping,Chilling,Packaging
- Input ingredients
- whey,curd,milk
- Output ingredients
- fresh cheese,semi-soft cheese,panela cheese
- Market info
- Tetra Pak is renowned for providing innovative packaging solutions, specializing in carton packaging for the food and beverage industry. It is esteemed for high-quality, sustainable, and efficient processing and packaging equipment on a global scale.
- Accuracy
- ±2%
- Automation
- Automatic dosing system
- Capacity
- N/A
- Footprint Size
- 30 m²
- Hygiene
- No-mould design
- Vacuum System Pressure Adjustment
- Adjustable
- Whey Collection Efficiency
- High
- Working Mechanism
- No-mould,vacuum system
- Integrated Steps
- Whey draining,cheese forming,final shaping
- Automation Level
- PLC-controlled
- Batch vs. Continuous Operation
- Continuous
- Space Saving
- Footprint only 30 m²
- Changeover Time
- Adjustable via operator panel
- CIP/SIP
- Not specified
- Cleaning Method
- No-mould eliminates cleaning
- Energy Efficiency
- Economical production
- Weight Accuracy
- ± 2%
- Whey Collection
- Maximizes resource use
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Cheese type compatibility
- Semi-soft cheeses
- Footprint
- 30 m²
- Design
- No-mould
- Control panel type
- Operator panel
- Integration possibilities
- Compatible with various cheese types
- Automation
- Automatic dosing system
- Footprint
- 30 m²
- Hygienic design
- No-mould concept
- Vacuum system adjustability
- Adjustable vacuum pressure