Cheese-making baths

Technological operations carried out in the apparatus:

• heating milk to fermentation temperature;
• introduction of starter, enzymes, etc.;
• milk curdling;
• clot processing;
• selection of a portion of whey;
• second heating, grain drying;
• grain drain with whey.

Operation

Cheese bath is a three-wall heat-insulated container, the inner bath of which is made in the form of a double-O, which allows you to avoid stagnant zones when cutting and kneading the product.

For cutting and kneading the product, there are two universal cutting and kneading tools, which are a frame with knives and a freely fixed mixer. When the cutting-kneading tool rotates in one direction, the clot is cut, while the mixer leans back in the direction of rotation and works like a knife. When rotating in the opposite direction, the agitator is pressed against the knives and kneads the product. In cheese-making baths with a volume of up to 5 m³, the drive of the cutting and kneading tool is located under the bath on a special support platform. There is also a manual tipping device on the site to completely drain the grain from the tank. In 5m³ cheese-making baths, the drive is located on top of the support, and the bottom is made in the form of a cone with a displaced center, which ensures complete draining of the product in a short time.

To heat the product in cheese baths, a steam bubbler is used and the walls of the inner bath are sprayed with water so that there is no burn. Filling the product in the cheese bath is carried out according to the measuring ruler through the open upper mirror.
The selection of whey in cheese-making baths up to 5 m3 is carried out through a hinged sieve, and in baths with a volume of 5 m3 - through a built-in retractable sieve.

A temperature sensor is installed in the bottom of the bath to control the temperature. The indicating device is displayed on the control panel.
The electric drive of the cutting and kneading tool is equipped with a frequency converter, which allows you to smoothly adjust the rotation speed.