A method for adjusting the dry matter content in curd involves feeding the starting product into a nozzle separator of the device via a feed line while determining a content of dry matter and/or protein, and measuring the mass flow of the starting product. The starting product is centrifugally separated by the nozzle separator into a whey fraction and a curd fraction. The whey fraction and the curd fraction are separately discharged from the nozzle separator and the mass flow of the whey fraction is measured. The mass flow rate of supplied starting product is adjust as a function of the determined content of dry matter or protein of the starting product, the measure mass flow of the starting product, and the measured mass flow of the whey fraction. A determination of the dry matter content and/or the protein content of the curd fraction is carried out on the basis of the determined mass flow of the starting product and the mass flow of the whey fraction and the determined dry matter content and/or protein content of the starting product.

A channel, which is slanted upwardly from a loading end thereof to an unloading end thereof by an angle in the range of 10° to 45°, accommodates a motorized screw feeder; a settling tank, defined above the loading end of the channel, has at least two areas which are separated by at least one filtering surface which is permeable to whey; a first area is adapted to receive curd to be drained, and is open toward the channel so that the curd can fall into the channel by gravity and be conveyed by the screw feeder toward the unloading end; the second area is adapted to receive the whey filtered through the filtering wall.

A device for filling cheese curd into a pressing mould comprising a curd distributor, having an inlet end through which cheese curd may be received, and an outlet end through the cheese curd may exit the curd distributor, a pressing-mould holder arranged below the outlet of the curd distributor, one or more drive units, configured to perform a relative motion between the curd distributor and the pressing mould holder in accordance with a selected number of motion patterns, a control unit, configured to control the motion pattern based on input comprising an identifier of a pressing-mould configuration positioned by the pressing-mould holder.

Dry matter content in curd is adjusted by feeding starting product into a nozzle separator while determining a content of dry matter and/or protein, and measuring mass flow of the starting product. The nozzle separator separates the starting product into whey and curd fractions, which are separately discharged from the separator and the mass flow of the whey fraction is measured. Mass flow rate of supplied starting product is adjust based on the determined content of dry matter or protein of the starting product, measure mass flow of the starting product, and measured mass flow of the whey fraction. A determination of the dry matter content and/or the protein content of the curd fraction is carried out based on the determined mass flow of the starting product and the mass flow of the whey fraction and the determined dry matter content and/or protein content of the starting product.

A method for adding ingredients to a mass of curd, comprises a step of separating whey from curd grains, a step of transferring curd grains from the separating step to a step of arranging the curd grains in a mould. A step of adding the ingredients is performed in the transferring step.

A device for filling cheese curd into a pressing mould comprising a curd distributor, having an inlet end through which cheese curd may be received, and an outlet end through the cheese curd may exit the curd distributor, a pressing-mould holder arranged below the outlet of the curd distributor, one or more drive units, configured to perform a relative motion between the curd distributor and the pressing mould holder in accordance with a selected number of motion patterns, a contra unit, configured to control the motion pattern based on input comprising an identifier of a pressing-mould configuration positioned b the pressing-mould holder.

A separator for separating a liquid from a solid is provided. The separator comprises a housing with a longitudinal central axis, the housing having a top and a bottom. The housing further comprises an inlet for a mixture of the liquid and solid at the top of the housing, a solid outlet arranged at the bottom of the housing, and a liquid outlet arranged at the bottom of the housing. A conical screen plate is arranged within the housing, the conical screen plate dividing the interior of the housing into a solid collecting chamber and a liquid collecting chamber, the inlet running into the solid collecting chamber and the solid outlet running out from the solid collecting chamber, and the liquid outlet running out from the liquid collecting chamber. The conical screen plate is suspended in the housing, such that the conical screen plate is rotatable around a longitudinal axis.