Abstract: A number of cheese block forming towers are fed curds from a central vat. Curd accumulates in each tower and its weight causes whey to be expressed. Individual blocks are severed from the bottoms of the columns of curd by guillotine blades. A controller monitors both the output of each severing device (rate of discharge of blocks and their weight) and the rate of use of curd in each tower. The latter is determined by the same time that the level of curd takes to drop from sensor to sensor. These factors may then be used to adjust the output of severing devices or the charge rate of curd to balance the outputs of the multiple tower.