TODAY’S PATENT – METHOD FOR HANDLING OF CHEESE BLOCKS

The Method for handling of cheese blocks was invented by Siegfried GRÜNINGER and is been patented by USPTO on 29^th September 2020 bearing patent no. US10785953B2. This patent has been assigned to Kalt Maschinenbau AG.

This invention is a technique for the automatic handling of cheese blocks. This technique allows for the safe, rapid, and precise removal of a cheese block from a primary mould and its placement in a secondary mould. Shaking or blowing onto a compressed cheese curd that is in a mould is required for this method, and the pick-up plunger must be retracted into the mould before proceeding. After that, the block of cheese is lifted, rotated, and reintroduced into the cheese press.

A clamping unit is used to secure the cheese block in place on the pick-up plunger. Next, the cheese block is swivelled through an angle of 180 degrees in the direction of a secondary mould. The device is small and enables automated handling and gripping of the cheese block, which enables rapid repopulation of the cassette press. Additionally, the device is compact.