Dima Continuous Cooking-Stretching Machine DM14

For continuous curd cutting and cooking-stretching of any kind of “pasta filata” cheese: mozzarella, fior di latte, pizza-cheese, provolone, scamorza, complete with curd slicer and cooker-stretcher, with integrated cooking water preparation, heating and circulation group. Production capacity adjustable up to 200 kg/h. 

The continuous cooking-stretching machine mod. DM14 is characterized by compact dimensions, easy use, great production flexibility and excellent performance for small and medium-sized dairies.

The machine consists of a curd slicer where the curd blocks are cut into the desired size by rotating knives, mounted on a cutting disk with adjustable speed.

The curd slices, coming from the curd slicer, continuously feed the heating-cooking section. In this section the curd is conveyed forward by an auger with adjustable speed, and subjected to heating and humidification by continuous adding of hot water, prepared in a special vat integrated in the machine. Temperature, water quantity and water level are adjustable.

The stretching-kneading of the product is then carried out in the following section by the mechanical action of the stretching arms with variable speed. Also in this section it is possible to adjust the water input and quantity, depending on the product being processed. 

The cheese mass then passes through a special discharge outlet and is continuously fed into the moulder.

The cooking-stretching machine is made entirely of AISI 304 stainless steel, the parts in contact with the product are treated with Teflon certified for the food industry.