Abstract: Apparatus for molding curd in calibrated portions, a mixture of curds and whey, introduced into a hopper, fills perforated tubes in which the whey is separated from the curd and becomes compact. A plate closing off the base of the tubes retracts periodically and the curd drops abruptly by a predetermined height onto a subjacent plate, which is sliced by the first plate returning to its original position. The slices of curd are then transferred into one of the molds with a plurality of cells. This is applicable to the manufacture of cheeses of small size.

Abstract: A machine for performing the various successive operations required for packaging a pasty material in individually wrapped portions, and more particularly melted cheese, in the form of portions, having a series of work positions equal in number to the number of operations. The work positions each have a plurality of identical working tools which are arranged transverse to the movement of the pasty material and the wrapping material. The work positions and their tools as a whole, constitute a plurality of parallel work-lines having successive stations all capable of simultaneous operation to provide sequential operation on pasty material and wrapping.