Liquid salt dosage systems for pasta filata-type cheeses
Achieve precise salinity control and optimal temperature for your cheese production with advanced liquid salt dosage systems, ensuring consistent quality in mozzarella, provolone, and other pasta filata-type cheeses.

Controls Salinity and Temperature in Cheese Production
The Liquid Salt Dosage System from GEA is engineered to assist cheese manufacturers in maintaining optimal salinity and temperature during the production of pasta filata-type cheeses. This system features a thermoregulated salt dosage process, utilizing a cylindrical stainless steel tank for solution preparation, which ensures consistent quality and performance. It includes a centrifugal pump that transfers cold saline to a heating station with titanium-plated heat exchangers, allowing precise temperature control via operator-adjusted modulating valves. The two-tank system further enhances accuracy by preparing up to 1800 liters of saturated salt solution, which is diluted to the required salinity. Direct steam injection ensures precise temperature management. Designed with stainless steel and fiberglass, the system meets high hygienic standards and integrates seamlessly into continuous and manual operations, providing versatility across food and dairy processing lines. Configurations are available to meet specific industrial and operational needs, offering reliable and efficient salt dosing essential for producing mozzarella, provolone, and other specialty cheeses.
Benefits
- Ensures consistent cheese quality with precise salinity control.
- Reduces operational costs through efficient heat management.
- Minimizes manual oversight with automated temperature adjustments.
- Offers flexibility for various cheese types and production scales.
- Meets stringent hygiene standards for food safety compliance.
- Applications
- Liquid formulations,Cheese,Pasta filata-type cheeses
- End products
- Queso oaxaca,Mozzarella,Akkawi,Caciocavallo,Provolone,Halloumi,Mozzarella di bufala,Kashkaval,Scamorza,String cheese
- Steps before
- Salt solution preparation,Solution mixing,Concentration adjustment
- Steps after
- Stretching,Heated saline application,Temperature monitoring
- Input ingredients
- salt,fresh water,saturated salt solution
- Output ingredients
- heated salt solution,saline solution,solution at precise salt concentration
- Market info
- GEA is known for its expertise in engineering innovative and sustainable equipment and solutions, focusing on sectors such as food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and energy, with a reputation for quality, efficiency, and advanced technological applications in industrial processing.
- Tank Material
- Stainless Steel / Fibreglass-Reinforced Plastic
- Tank Capacity
- 800 liters / 1800 liters
- System Configuration
- Single Tank / Two Tank
- Pump Type
- Centrifugal
- Heat Exchanger
- Titanium Plates
- Temperature Control
- Thermoregulator / Feeler Unit
- Salinity Control
- Automatic Adjustment
- Heating Method
- Direct Steam Injection
- Working mechanism
- Thermoregulated system
- Integrated steps
- Heating,mixing,salinity adjustment
- Automation level
- Manual / Automatic
- Cleaning method
- CIP / Manual
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch
- Temperature control
- Automatic thermoregulation
- Salinity control
- Automatic adjustment
- Flow control
- Automatic steam valve modulation
- Dual tank system
- Saturated solution preparation and dilution
- Abrasion resistance
- Yes
- Biological compatibility
- Food-grade materials
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- High,due to stainless steel and fiberglass reinforced materials
- Cleanability
- Easy,designed for hygienic applications
- Density/particle size
- Applicable for liquid solutions
- Solution Preparation
- Cold salt solution / Saturated salt solution
- Solution Usage
- Cheese making / Pasta filata-type cheeses
- Tank Material
- Stainless steel / Fibreglass-reinforced plastic
- Tank Shape
- Cylindrical
- Tank Capacity
- 800 liters / 1800 liters
- Heating System
- Heat exchanger with titanium plates
- Pumping Method
- Centrifugal pump
- Tank material
- Stainless steel / Fibreglass-reinforced plastic
- Tank capacity
- 800 liters / 1800 liters
- Heating method
- Thermoregulated / Direct steam injection
- Temperature control
- Feeler unit / Modulating valve
- Heating station
- Heat exchanger with titanium plates
- Pump type
- Centrifugal pump