Savoie Hexapôle (unité de production) - 10 Rue Charles Montreuil - 73420 Méry
Cheese cubing into cubes and sticks creates new product formats for snacking, foodservice, bags and bulk packs.
SODEVA designs custom production lines for cubes, sticks, thin rectangular slices and regular portions from cheese blocks and, depending on the product, rindless round cheeses.
Products can be delivered in bulk, grouped into sliced blocks sold as complete packs, or conveyed directly to weighing and packaging equipment.
The SODEVA cubing line operates continuously, without interruption to product flow, from the infeed of rectangular blocks or round cheese wheels through to transfer for weighing and packaging.
Every cheese is different: its dimensions, density, volume and actual shape vary from one product to another. After the 3D scan, volumetric reconstruction automatically adapts the cutting process to each cheese, within the defined tolerances, to optimise the number of cubes or sticks that can be produced and maximise product yield.
A saw removes material along its kerf, producing crumbs and residue that spread over the product and inside the machine.
Our blades make 20,000 vertical vibrations per second. This movement opens and separates the material without removing any: cutting takes place without material loss from the kerf, sawdust or crumbs.
The material remains in the portions and the cutting area stays clean. The cut surface is smooth and neat, giving the product an appetising appearance.
Beyond cutting, our blades can space the portions to make enrobing and packaging easier. They can also place products directly onto cardboard bases or into the packaging cavities.
Cutting, spacing and placement follow one another continuously on the same line, without an operator or manual handling between these operations. A waterjet cutting tool cannot provide controlled portion spacing or place products directly onto cardboard bases or into packaging cavities.
Volume reconstruction and cutting plan optimisation make it possible to use more of the material in the required formats.
Depending on the format, our machines can produce several tonnes of cheese cubes or sticks per day. The lines can also create mixes of different-coloured cheese cubes or sticks, tailored to trays, to produce consistent assortments ready for packaging.
Cubing and rectangular portioning can also be applied to chocolate, marshmallow, caramel, nougat, fruit jellies, cereal bars and cake portions.
Ultrasonic blades cut and can space the portions, facilitating packaging, trimming, handling or coating.
Cutting can be performed on cardboard supports or paper strips to facilitate handling and packing into boxes.
Electronically controlled blade positioning and production recipes enable cube, stick, bar and portion formats to be adapted quickly, without complex mechanical adjustments.
