Among the new automatic lines made by Facchinetti for the dairy industry, there are the LPR06 portioning line and the TXF06 cutting line for bars.

The photo shows the LPR06 cutter, which includes a loading station with pallet handling and electronically controlled cutting and portioning of Grana Padano into discs of a given weight by removing the upper and lower plates.

Production capacity is up to 60 pieces/min, with a difference that remains within 3% of the nominal weight. This line can perform a 3D scan of the cheese wheel to optimize the cut, and consists of an automatic DSG03 or DSG04 disc cutter which feeds an LPR04 or LPR05 portioning line. The TXF06 is an automatic loaf portioning line, with 3D scanning of the cheese wheel.

It can handle different types of cheese loaves (feta, pizza-cheese, provolone, etc.) Cutting is efficient and accurate thanks to ultrasonic technology with a titanium blade, and the possibility of controlling the outfeed belt for overlapping portions (up to 2-3 mm thickness) allows for 98% output. Facchinetti machines are completely made of AISI 304 stainless steel with electro-pneumatic operation.