RF11

Cheese Care Robot
Robust and flexible robot for automated cheese care, designed for easy integration into existing ageing cellars.
  • Fully automated cheese care with just one supervisor
  • Up to 115 cheese wheels per hour for high productivity
  • Flexible integration thanks to various frame configurations
  • Easy maintenance with tool-free removal of brushes, trays and tanks
  • Precise, effortless movement thanks to automatic guidance and motorised steering

The RF11 is a next-generation robot designed to automate cheese care in ageing cellars. Building on the proven RF1 concept, it combines robustness, flexibility and ease of maintenance to meet the needs of modern cheese dairies.

Thanks to its wide range of frame configurations, the RF11 can be integrated into most existing cellars and adapted to different shelving configurations. Its automatic guidance system enables it to move precisely along the aisles while automatically correcting its trajectory.

The robot performs the various cheese care operations using optimised movements. Its new cheese-turning system ensures smoother movements and improved grip on the cheese wheels. The treatment station is directly accessible and clearly visible, with integrated LED lighting.

The RF11 has also been designed to simplify cleaning and reduce maintenance requirements. Brushes, trays and tanks can be easily removed, while the various moving components are driven by maintenance-free belts. Its stainless steel construction and surfaces designed to minimise hard-to-clean areas ensure excellent hygiene and a long service life.

With its wide range of options and upgradeable control system, the RF11 offers a reliable and versatile solution for automating cheese care while reducing manual handling and operator effort.

  • Machine type: Automated cheese care robot
  • Application: Automated care and turning of cheese wheels
  • Number of operators: 1 supervisor
  • Operating capacity: Approx. 115 cheese wheels/hour
  • Travel speed: 0.3 m/s
  • Weight: Approx. 1,300 to 1,800 kg
  • Brine tank: 72 to 120 litres
  • Morge collection tank: 24 to 45 litres
  • Lifting system: Telescopic masts with double or triple rails
  • Robot height: 980 or 1,080 mm
  • Number of levels handled: Up to 27 levels, depending on height and configuration
  • Compatible cellar height: 2,000 to 3,200 mm
  • Construction: Welded stainless steel, grade 1.4301
  • Guidance: Non-contact automatic guidance system
  • Brushes: Various types available to suit specific cheese care requirements
  • Tanks: Removable for easy cleaning
  • Customisation: Configurations and dimensions can be customised on request

Standard equipment

  • Synthetic brushes
  • Three-phase Euro-type plug

 

Options

  • Salting before or after cheese care (salting-only operation is also possible)
  • Treatment of small cheese wheels (from 25 cm in diameter) arranged one behind the other on the shelves
  • Battery-powered operation
  • Mobile phone alarm module (SMS)
  • Front or rear palletising / depalletising module
  • Triple-mast lifting system to increase the lifting range in high-ceiling cellars and/or reduce the robot height to pass through doorways
  • Traceability of cheese care operations and alarms

Find all the technical information and specifications of the RF11 in our product datasheet.

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