Soft cheese cutting machine

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Cheeses are often sold in home packaging, either in wedges or in blocks, according to local eating habits. Aged, or semi-aged, or even soft cheeses are cut into wedges. The cut must be clean, without laceration and dragging of the labels, and a fixed weight is also required, a result that is easily obtained by weight-selecting whole products and consequently defining the number of slices into which to cut it. In the case of larger cheeses, disks can be obtained that are then cut into wedges, or half-moon shapes that are sold as is. The final product is vacuum-packed, in bags or in a thermoforming machine. For caciotta or pecorino cheese wheels, cut into 4, 6, 8, … portions. The cheese, placed on the cutting block, is automatically centered with respect to the cutting blades, attached to a ring moved vertically by hydraulic actuators (constant speed whatever the hardness of the product). Cutting can be implemented with stainless steel wires. Adjustments are simple and quick. are made in such a way as to obtain disks that are automatically loaded onto the slice log. The thickness of the disk is defined by the diameter of the product, measured continuously, and the desired weight. Flush cutting is used for disks of vertical-axis cheeses, such as pecorino romano, while for horizontal-axis cheeses, such as provolone, the disks are made with specially shaped, hydraulically driven blades.