THE DRIVES BEHIND SWISS CHEESE PRODUCTION CUSTOMER PROFILE LEU Anlagenbau AG of Uetendorf, a Swiss manufacturer of specialist machines for the automatic selection, rotation and washing of cheeses, has standardised on AC drives from Control Techniques. KEY BENEFITS • EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SUPPORT • EXTREMELY RELIABLE • COMPACT DRIVES THE CHALLENGE Approximately 1200 dairies produce around 170,000 tonnes of cheese each year in Switzerland. Much of it is in the form of large blocks or ‘wheels’ up to 1 metre in diameter, weighing anything from a few kilograms up to 50 kg or more. When the cheeses are young they must be turned daily and washed with brine as part pf the maturation process. This is a heavy, labour- intensive chore that must be carried out millions of times a day

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