Van 't Riet
Van 't Riet Prepress
Automatic prepressing and cutting vat.
Capacity of the curd mixture 6.000-liter vat (for curd processing)
Transfer from curd vat: by gravity
Number of cheeses from 6000 liter: 42 cheeses of 15 kg (approximately)
Description:
For production of curd blocks by automatic draining and pre-pressing curd. When the process in the cheese vat is finished, the mix of curd and whey is fed to the drainage table via gravity or curd pump. Through the perforated walls in the drainage table, the whey can flow away leaving curds.
To further separate whey and curd, the curd bed is automatically pre-pressed to the desired height. After pre-pressing, the automatic system will cut the block to the desired size and deliver it to the operator at the end of the unit.
The drainage table consists a stainless-steel table on adjustable legs into which the curd/whey mixture is poured. A carriage moves over the table, carrying the knife and pressing plate with pneumatic drives. The carriage can move along the entire length of the table. The drainage table is equipped with a stainless-steel control cabinet with a PLC and touchscreen. The stepper motor with frequency converter ensures that the carriage is automatically positioned to press the curd step by step.
At the rear, there is an elevator to lift the curd block to operator height and easily fill the moulds at work height.
The curd bed is wide: 136cm (3x 15kg Euro Blok or 9x4kg moulds)
The max length is: 480cm (16 rows of 30cm)
Resulting in max 16x3= 48 cheeses of 15kg or 16x9= 144 cheeses of 4kg.
Or a less in a multiple of 3p or 9pieces
The microperforated plate can be moved between 10 and 16 rows determining the number of cheeses to produce.