Dear Sirs,

We are glad to inform you that ALMAC s.r.l., leading company in the designing and construction of technologies for the production of Pasta Filata cheeses with different moisture content and ripening time, such as Mozzarella, Scamorza, Provolone, Kashkaval, pizza-cheese, etc. and since many years well-affirmed with its technologies in several North-American food industries, will exhibit at the International Show.


International Cheese technology Exposition
Alliant Energy Center
Madison, Wisconsin USA
April 20-22 April, 2010


On that occasion, we will be very pleased to welcome you at our
Booth # 518

where our staff will be very glad to show you our last technological innovations in the
“ Pasta Filata” production field.



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Steam stretcher mod. FV 200

Application and Operation

The steam stretcher mod. FV 200 is a machine designed for the production of pasta filata cheeses using, as raw materials,
industrial curds, fresh curds and food ingredients. The raw material to be transformed is directly introduced into a processing chamber
(capacity ab. 100 lt) and it is subject to the combined action of two counter-rotating augers and four steam injectors.
During this processing phase, dough starts to change its structure, passing from a coarse and discontinuous consistence to a fibrous
and continuous one, typical of the pasta filata. Once the pasta has reached the desired features, it will be automatically
discharged by the pushing of the augers. The machine is equipped with a double bottom with air double jacket, able to insulate
the processing chamber, thus keeping pasta temperature always constant.

The types of cheese that can be obtained are:
1.mozzarella
2.pizza cheese
3.scamorze
4.provole
5.foodstuffs and melted cheeses




Construction features


The steam stretcher mod. FV 200 is composed by:

·The machine is completely built in AISI 304 stainless steel and plastics certified for the food use.
·Processing chamber and augers coated with non-sticking material.
·Air-filled double jacket around the augers section to allow the thermal insulation from the external environment.
·No. 4 steam injectors
·Dough feeding augers built to be easily dismounted without using any tool.
·Motorization equipped with spacer to allow the cleaning between the motor and the stretching chamber.
·Connections with bending radius built in such a way to avoid any stagnation point.
·Possibility to inverse the augers rotation. Every one is equipped with an independent motorization and is able to turn,
according to needs, either towards the same direction or towards the opposite direction than the other one.
·Adjustable augers rotation speed by inverter with two motorizations, every one of 4 kw.
·Watertight electrical control panel with IP 65 protection degree, built in AISI 304 stainless steel, complete with
electronic devices for the processing speed adjusting and the operator’s safety control.
·Motorizations with watertight oil-bath speed variator, complete with case that allows, in case of oil leakage,
the discharge to the ground thus avoiding any cheese pollution.
·Augers external seal, with the possibility of spacing them from the housing, for a complete sanitation.
·Dismantling easiness of the movable parts without using any tool and complete inspection possibility.
·Thermal probe for the dough temperature detecting.
·Set of safety sensors against accidents to start the machine stop up in case of guards opening
·Lid watertight closing.
·Manual lid lifting for the product automatic extraction.
·Injectors closing automatic device, in case of steam absence.
·Steam filter for the suspending particles.



Advantages

The advantages that can be obtained by means of the melting machine mod. FV 200 can be resumed as follows:

·Possibility to obtain cheeses with the desired fibrous and elastic features.
·Final cheese moisture standardization, thanks to the presence of four steam injectors into the processing chamber.
·The steam use avoids the unnecessary need of the stretching water preparation, with a consequent sure energy saving.
·The combined action of the augers and the steam avoids the need of the curd-cutter, as they succeed in shredding the curd.
·Possibility to pasteurize the processed row material increasing the cheese shelf life.
·Increase of the production yield than the traditional stretching process.
·Use, control and adjusting easiness, which allow the use of the melting machine also by unskilled personnel.

TECHNICAL DATA
Steam stretcher mod. FV 200

Length (mm) 2230
Height (mm) 1975
Width (mm) 700
Feeding height (mm) 1505
Discharging height (mm) 760
Weight (empty machine) (Kg) 1000
Hourly production (Kg/h) 300
Production per mixing (kg) 100
Steam inlet (“) 1 ¼””
Compressed air inlet (mm) Æ 4-6 mm
Line tension (V) 400V
Auxiliary circuits tension (V) 24V DC
Frequency (Hz) 50 Hz
Installed electrical power (kW) 9 Kw
Absorbed current (A) 22,5 A

From the designing revision of the 6-augers moulder mod. FS200, a moulding machine with the highest performances, called FS 200/N, was born in Almac company. The Italian company, located in Modena, decided to dedicate this machine to the big dairy industries. In fact, the hourly output developed by this machine makes this unit absolutely the most performing one among the drum-moulders offered on the market.
The moulding machine mod. FS 200/N has been conceived for reaching productions even of the 70% higher than the output of a 4-augers machine.
Output 200 - 2500 Kg/h