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Cheese maturing<br />
<strong>Food</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Beverages</strong>
State-of-the-art in cheese maturing<br />
with Sefar fabrics<br />
Reduced cheese product quality<br />
normally leads to high costs in the form<br />
of reduced selling quantities or prices.<br />
The main quality criteria cheese is<br />
judged by as an end-product are:<br />
– form (look, storage capability)<br />
– dough (consistency)<br />
– hole quality (size <strong>and</strong> distribution<br />
of the cheese holes)<br />
– taste/aroma<br />
Further requirements <strong>and</strong> areas where<br />
improvement is possible in the ripening<br />
process are:<br />
– achieving absolute hygiene security<br />
– increasing productivity<br />
– increasing the level of automation<br />
– increasing cost saving<br />
The use of synthetic fabrics can contribute<br />
substantially to achieving these<br />
desired goals <strong>and</strong> improvements <strong>and</strong><br />
bringing the ripening process to the<br />
highest possible level of efficiency.<br />
Clear advantages can be obtained with<br />
the use of Sefar fabrics on the ripening<br />
racks compared to other materials.<br />
All four criteria are decisively influenced<br />
by the maturing process.<br />
Correspondingly high in importance is<br />
the choice of the storage method <strong>and</strong><br />
storage system. In addition there is<br />
the fact that the cheese in the storage<br />
cellar already has a very high value.<br />
Thus any quality deficiencies which<br />
only show up or are determined at this<br />
stage of the process incur especially<br />
high losses.<br />
Racks made from Sefar fabrics give the cheese<br />
a fine, aesthetic surface structure, which for<br />
Emmental cheese in particular is one of the<br />
quality criteria.<br />
Control of dough consistency
Hygiene security: Only the highest<br />
st<strong>and</strong>ard counts<br />
Due to the synthetic fabrics the cheese<br />
never lies on a damp substrate as it is<br />
aired also from below. Due to that allround<br />
<strong>and</strong> even airing, the cheese<br />
needs not only to be turned less often<br />
(massive time-saving), but also there<br />
are clear advantages in hygiene security.<br />
Because of its high water absorption,<br />
wood offers an ideal breeding ground<br />
for bacteria.<br />
For the cleansing of wooden racks,<br />
there are often several operational<br />
stages necessary. However, absolute<br />
hygiene is not always guaranteed.<br />
With plastics-coated metal racks, the<br />
coating can come off.<br />
As a consequence, corrosion spots<br />
form, which have an undesirable effect<br />
on the appearance of the surface of<br />
the cheese.<br />
PETEX polyester fabric for maximum<br />
hygiene security<br />
Sefar fabrics as HACCP support<br />
With the HACCP- (Hazard Analysis<br />
<strong>and</strong> Critical Control Points) concept in<br />
a food factory, all critical points relevant<br />
for maintaining the conditions necessary<br />
to eliminate any risks to human<br />
health are identified in order to apply<br />
clearly defined measures to avoid these<br />
health risks. Critical points in cheese<br />
maturing, for example the stages<br />
where the possibility of contamination<br />
with bacteria such as Listeria arises,<br />
can be practically eliminated by using<br />
synthetic fabrics.<br />
Hygiene risk due to the use of<br />
traditional maturing racks<br />
Experts still tolerate wooden maturing<strong>and</strong><br />
storage-racks: however, they think<br />
their days are numbered, due to the<br />
risk of contaminations with disease-inducing<br />
bacteria. With wooden racks,<br />
pools of liquid can easily gather <strong>and</strong><br />
form ideal conditions for bacterial<br />
growth. In order to prevent a health<br />
risk when using these racks, the cheese<br />
must be turned daily during its maturing.<br />
Also, much time <strong>and</strong> energy must<br />
be expended in regularly carrying out<br />
hot steam cleansings of the racks.<br />
Hygiene security from the use of<br />
synthetic fabric<br />
The open-meshed Sefar fabrics owe<br />
their advantages over traditional<br />
closed maturing racks to their being<br />
much easier to clean <strong>and</strong> the fact that<br />
air can circulate easily in them. The<br />
cheese never lies in damp conditions.<br />
Because they are of open-meshed<br />
structure, have minimal water-absorption<br />
<strong>and</strong> are easy to clean, synthetic<br />
fabrics have a prophylactic effect<br />
against the formation of bacteriabreeding<br />
conditions <strong>and</strong> thus guarantee<br />
maximum hygiene security during<br />
the maturing process.
Sefar America Inc.<br />
P.O. Box 346<br />
Lancaster, NY 14086<br />
111Calument Street<br />
Depew, New York 14043<br />
USA<br />
Tel. 001 716 683 40 50<br />
Fax 001 716 683 40 53<br />
Sefar Latino America Ltda.<br />
Av. Eng. Luis Carlos Berini,<br />
1500 Brooklin<br />
CEP 04571-000<br />
São Paolo –SP<br />
Brazil<br />
Tel. 0055 11 5506 42 55<br />
Fax 0055 11 5506 45 22<br />
Economy: turning – less is more<br />
Covered fabric frames improve storage<br />
economy, lead to productivity increases<br />
Sefar Canada Inc.<br />
<strong>and</strong> reduce maintenance costs.<br />
921Progress Avenue, Unit 22<br />
Immediately before being transferred<br />
Scarborough<br />
to the salt bath, the cheeses can be<br />
Ontario, Canada M1G 3V4<br />
put on the fabric racks <strong>and</strong> immersed<br />
Canada<br />
together with them. Afterwards the<br />
Tel. 001 416 289 12 33<br />
cheeses will be transferred to the ma-<br />
Fax 001 416 289 72 20<br />
turing cellar on the same racks. There,<br />
single cheeses as well as a whole st<strong>and</strong><br />
containing up to nine cheeses can be<br />
Sefar Fyltis (Lyon)<br />
turned together. Due to the easy air<br />
89, rue de la Villette<br />
circulation through the fabric, the<br />
BP 3175<br />
turning frequency can be also reduced.<br />
F-69211 Lyon Cedex 03<br />
France<br />
The longevity of the synthetic fabric is<br />
Tel. 0033 472 13 14 15<br />
high, despite the high load of some-<br />
Fax 0033 472 13 14 00<br />
times more than 100 kg per cheese.<br />
Even when in continual use, the fabric's<br />
life is more than 10 years. However,<br />
Fyltis GmbH<br />
should the fabric become damaged,<br />
Schlehenweg 8<br />
the frame can be re-covered at a<br />
Postfach 1148<br />
reasonable price by the producer.<br />
D-79395 Neuenburg am Rhein<br />
Germany<br />
Tel. 0049 763 17 26 04<br />
Fax 0049 763 17 42 63<br />
Preparation for the salt bath The fabric racks already together with the<br />
st<strong>and</strong> can be put in the salt bath.<br />
Sefar Italia S.r.l.<br />
Largo San Paolo 123<br />
IT-10141 Torino<br />
Itlay<br />
Tel. 00852 2650 0581<br />
Fax 00852 2683 0580<br />
Either one after the other or seven all at once:<br />
due to the light synthetic Sefar fabrics,<br />
the turning process can be carried out very<br />
efficiently.<br />
www.sefar.com
Our know-how is your advantage<br />
Sefar Inc. is a firm with a long tradition<br />
<strong>and</strong> more than 170 years of experience<br />
in the production of fabrics for the<br />
food industry. Great knowledge <strong>and</strong><br />
process know-how guarantee professional<br />
<strong>and</strong> innovative solutions.<br />
As a milk processor, dealer in cheesemaking<br />
equipment or application<br />
manufacturer for the milk industry you<br />
can profit from our experience.<br />
From the salt bath to the end of the cheese<br />
maturing: With synthetic fabrics a high<br />
st<strong>and</strong>ard can be safeguarded that has a visible<br />
effect on the final product.<br />
Synthetic fabrics can be used for round or rectangular<br />
forms of various sizes. The fabric<br />
quality PETEX 07-1410/49 has already proven<br />
itself in numerous maturing cellars for various<br />
sorts of hard cheese.<br />
Overview of our services:<br />
– Fabricated articles for individual<br />
solutions<br />
– Training in frame tensioning<br />
– Accessories<br />
(i.e. tensioning apparatus, glue etc.)<br />
A precondition for a long lifetime is a<br />
properly mounted frame.<br />
Our pneumatic fabric stretching<br />
equipment PNEUMAPP with modular<br />
clamps is an excellent tool to ensure<br />
accurate fabric tension. It is of sturdy<br />
construction, easy to h<strong>and</strong>le, <strong>and</strong><br />
applicable in every situation.<br />
Pneumatic stretching apparatus<br />
The tensioning of frames with synthetic<br />
fabrics dem<strong>and</strong>s a gluing technology that not<br />
only provides a high load-bearing capacity but<br />
also a hygienic join between frame <strong>and</strong> fabric.<br />
Applying the glue<br />
Our expert team looks forward to collaborating<br />
with you<br />
Are you a producer or dealer of<br />
cheese-making requisites?<br />
The best solution may only be possible<br />
with our collaboration. Together we<br />
will certainly find the solution.
Sefar Headquarters<br />
Sefar AG<br />
Filtration Solutions<br />
Hinterbissaustrasse 12<br />
P.O. Box<br />
CH-9410 Heiden – Switzerl<strong>and</strong><br />
Phone +41 71 898 57 00<br />
Fax +41 71 898 57 21<br />
filtration@sefar.com<br />
Sefar Filtration Subsidiaries:<br />
Sefar Filtration Inc.<br />
Buffalo, Depew, NY – USA<br />
Toll free +1 877 481 3626<br />
filtration@sefar.us<br />
Kansas City, MO – USA<br />
Tollfree +1 800 283 8182<br />
kcfiltration@sefar.us<br />
Sefar BDH Inc.<br />
Chicoutimi – Canada<br />
Phone +1 418 690 0888<br />
info.BDH@sefar.com<br />
Sefar Filtration de México, S.A. de C.V.<br />
Iztapalapa, D.F. – Mexico<br />
Phone +52 55 2291-0652/5612-7696<br />
info.mexico@sefar.com<br />
Sefar Tenyl<br />
Tenyl Tecidos Técnicos Ltda.<br />
Guarulhos, SP – Brazil<br />
Phone +55 11 2137-1555<br />
contato.brasil@sefar.com<br />
Sefar Singapore Pte. Ltd.<br />
Asia Headquarters (Filtration)<br />
Singapore<br />
Phone +65 6 299 90 92<br />
info.sg@sefar.com<br />
Sefar Filtration Solutions<br />
(Suzhou) Co., Ltd.<br />
Jiangsu Province – China<br />
Phone +86 512 6283 6383<br />
info.cn@sefar.com<br />
Sefar Singapore Pte. Ltd.<br />
Indonesia Rep. Office (Filtration)<br />
Jakarta Barat – Indonesia<br />
Phone +62 21 5890 2065/66/68<br />
info.id@sefar.com<br />
Sefar Fabrication (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd<br />
Johor, Malaysia<br />
Phone +60 7 867 7188<br />
info.my@sefar.com<br />
Sefar Filtration (India) Private Ltd.<br />
Maharashtra – India<br />
Phone +91 22 2586 2302/03/04<br />
info.in@sefar.com<br />
Sefar Filter Specialists Pty Ltd.<br />
Huntingwood, NSW – Australia<br />
Toll free +61 1300 306 661<br />
sfs@sefar.com.au<br />
Sefar Filter Specialists Pty Ltd.<br />
Auckl<strong>and</strong> – New Zeal<strong>and</strong><br />
Phone +64 9 6223330<br />
salesnz@sefar.com<br />
Sefar Fyltis S.A.S.<br />
Lyon Cedex – France<br />
Phone +33 472 13 14 15<br />
vente@sefar-fyltis.fr<br />
Sefar Italia S.r. l.<br />
Collegno-Torino – Italy<br />
Phone +39 011 42001<br />
info@sefar.it<br />
Sefar Maissa S.A.<br />
Cardedeu – Spain<br />
Phone +34 9 3844 4710<br />
info.maissa@sefar.com<br />
Sefar GmbH<br />
Wasserburg/Inn – Germany<br />
Phone +49 8071 90400-0<br />
info@sefar.de<br />
Sefar B.V.<br />
Lochem – the Netherl<strong>and</strong>s<br />
Phone +31 573 258 250<br />
info@sefar.nl<br />
Sefar Ltd.<br />
Bury, Lancs – Engl<strong>and</strong><br />
Phone +44 (0)870 1010140<br />
sales@sefar.co.uk<br />
3105-0084/2000/4.2006
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