Fresh cheese vat paddles for gentle curd preparation
Ensure optimal curd integrity and reduce product loss with advanced paddles designed for gentle agitation and efficient heating in your cheese production process.
Prepares and Mixes Cheese Curds Efficiently
The Tetra Pak® Fresh Cheese Vat Paddles are designed specifically for dairy industry applications, providing an innovative solution for fresh and grainy cheese production. This equipment features horizontal agitators with paddles that gently mix and break curds, preserving curd structure to minimize product loss. Its unique heating jacket ensures even curd temperature, crucial for controlling syneresis and achieving desired moisture content in end products, such as cream cheese and ricotta. With extruded connections to enhance food safety and extend equipment lifespan, this vat integrates seamlessly into continuous, large-scale cheese production operations. It offers PLC-controlled automation for efficient process management and includes CIP systems to simplify maintenance and ensure hygienic operation. Customizable processing parameters allow flexibility in producing various cheese types, from mozzarella to paneer, making it an indispensable tool for cheese manufacturers seeking quality and efficiency.
Benefits
- Ensures gentle curd treatment to minimize product loss and maintain cheese quality.
- Optimizes moisture content control for consistent end-product texture.
- Enhances food safety and extends equipment lifespan with extruded connections.
- Reduces labor costs through PLC-controlled operation and automation.
- Simplifies cleaning and maintenance with built-in CIP systems.
- Applications
- Fresh cheese,Pasta filata,Cheddar,Cheese,Semi-hard cheese,Grainy cheese,Whey,Tvarog,Cottage cheese,Dairy
- End products
- Mascarpone,Mozzarella,Queso fresco,Fromage blanc,Havarti,Cream cheese,Stracchino,Whey protein concentrate,Colby cheese,Provolone,Ricotta cheese,Boursault,Whey cheese,Whey protein isolate,Quark,Farmer cheese,Paneer,Monterey jack
- Steps before
- Pasteurization,Blending,Filling,Draining
- Steps after
- Whey drainage,Filling,Mould handling,Packing
- Input ingredients
- milk,cheese curd,sterile air
- Output ingredients
- fresh cheese,grainy cheese,tvarog cheese,cottage cheese,whey
- 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.
- Automation
- Highly automated
- Curd treatment
- Gentle
- Aeration control
- Sterile air system
- Agitator type
- Horizontal with V-shaped paddles
- Heating system
- Heating jacket
- Curd visibility
- Bullseye windows
- Inlet connection
- Extruded design
- Working Mechanism
- Horizontal agitator with paddles
- Curd Treatment
- Gentle
- Automation Level
- Highly automated
- Flexibility in Production
- Different types of cheeses by varying parameters
- CIP/SIP
- CIP capable
- Cleaning Method
- Ultra clean with overpressure and sterile air
- Batch vs. Continuous Operation
- Batch
- Heating System
- Heating jacket for even temperature
- Efficiency
- Modern efficiency
- Thermal Crack Protection
- Extruded connections
- Visual Monitoring
- Bullseye windows for curd observation
- Biological compatibility
- Yes
- Cleanability
- CIP compatible
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- Stainless steel
- Density/particle size
- Adaptable to cheese curd
- Tank shape
- Horizontal
- Tank size
- Not specified
- Agitator type
- V-shaped
- Agitator placement
- Across whole tank
- Discharge method
- Multiple bullseye windows for whey drainage
- Heating method
- Heating jacket on bottom and side walls
- Connection design
- Extruded inlet design
- Windows
- Bullseye windows
- Control panel type
- PLC / HMI
- Integration possibilities
- SCADA
- Paddle design
- V-shaped agitators
- Agitation system
- Horizontal agitator