Dairy
Machines and complete lines for dairy processing
From cutting and seasoning cheese to conveying, dosing, weighing and cooling. Sticomax Group designs, builds and installs machines for cheese, ice cream, butter, yoghurt and desserts, with hygienic design as the starting point. You have a single point of contact, from the initial design through to service after handover.
We build dairy machines that handle your product gently, are easy to clean and keep running day and night.
Our customers
Trusted by leading food producers
Food manufacturers work with machines and lines from Sticomax Group every day.
End products
Solutions for every dairy product
Your challenge, our solution
Careful with your product, hygienic at every step
Cheese breaking at a transfer point, residues in corners that are hard to clean or a line that stands idle too long for cleaning: in dairy, each of these costs quality and production time directly. Within Sticomax Group, specialist machine builders work together on conveying, dosing, weighing and cooling, so that your line performs as a whole.
- Product quality: shakers and belts that convey cheese gently, with a focus on less breakage
- Hygiene: open, easy-to-clean stainless steel designs, with ViwateQ’s unique surface treatment so that fat and product residues adhere less
- Cooling: spiral coolers for cheese, yoghurt and desserts, and freezing tunnels for ice cream
- Reliability: robust machines, preventive maintenance and fast delivery of parts
The process
From intake to packing, tailored to dairy
We supply machines and line sections around your dairy process, with a focus on conveying, dosing, weighing, cooling and hygienic design. These are the process steps in which we support you.
Intake & unloading
Box tippers, tote dumpers, lift dumpers and destackers for controlled unloading of boxes and crates.
Conveying & distribution
Vibratory conveyors, swan-neck and trough belts, distribution belts, and conveying and distribution augers for cheese and butter.
Cutting & seasoning
Cheese cutting lines and seasoning drums that coat cheese products evenly.
Sieving & dewatering
Sieve shakers, dosing shakers with sieve deck, dewatering belts and dewatering shakers for cheese products.
Cooling & freezing
Spiral coolers for cheese, yoghurt and desserts, and freezing tunnels for ice cream.
Dosing & weighing
Multihead feed shakers, spreading shakers, weigh belts, dosing augers and powder dosing units for a steady supply to packaging.
Inspection & hygiene
Inspection belts, metal detection conveyors and open, easy-to-clean designs, optionally with ViwateQ’s surface treatment.
End of line & logistics
Box and crate handling, buffer systems, chain and roller conveyors, crate washers and box filling systems.
Machines
Machines for your dairy line
Line advice
Wondering where your dairy line could still gain?
Discuss product handling, hygiene or cooling with a specialist. Together we will look at where your line is losing out and which change will deliver the most.
Sticomax at a glance
Focused on the lowest TCO for your dairy line
Dairy producers work with strict hygiene requirements and a delicate product that has to stay cool. That is why we do not look at the price of a single machine, but at the costs and yield of your entire line over its full service life.
2,500+
Machines delivered
Our machines are in operation at food processors around the world, from conveying and dosing to cooling and freezing.
70+
Countries
Installation and service wherever your plant is located, including fast delivery of parts.
±300
Specialists
Engineers, fitters and service technicians with expertise in hygienic design and gentle product handling.
30 years
Experience per company
An average of 30 years of machine building per company, refined in practice at food processors.
200+
Machine types
From tote dumper to spiral cooler: a broad in-house range for your dairy line.
4
End products
Cheese, ice cream, butter, yoghurt and desserts.
1
Point of contact
One project team for the design, construction, installation and servicing of your line.
24/7
Service
Your line often runs in multiple shifts. Our service department is available day and night, with preventive maintenance and inspections.
Our specialists
Six specialists, one team
Sticomax Group brings together specialist companies from Belgium and the Netherlands. For dairy, five machine builders work together with ViwateQ, a specialist in the surface treatment of stainless steel. You have one project team and one point of contact for your complete line.
Stumaco
Based in Staden, Stumaco integrates cheese cutting lines and supplies conveying and distribution augers, distribution belts and shakers in stainless steel for cheese and butter. Its range also includes seasoning drums for cheese and powder dosing units.
FoodeQ
FoodeQ, based in Steenbergen, specialises in vibratory technology, with more than 2,500 vibratory conveyors delivered. For cheese it supplies spreading, sieve and multihead feed shakers and belt conveyors, and for ice cream freezing tunnels.
Romonta
Romonta supplies a broad range of conveying, buffer, distribution and weigh belts for cheese, complemented by seasoning drums. With crate handling, tote dumpers and box filling systems, Romonta connects the infeed and outfeed of your line.
ICS Spiral Freezers
ICS builds spiral coolers for cheese, yoghurt and desserts. A spiral combines a long dwell time with a compact footprint.
IntOCon
IntOCon takes care of the end of the line with custom box and crate handling, buffers and logistics conveying. For cheese and butter it also supplies conveying augers, distribution belts and metal detection belts.
ViwateQ
ViwateQ has developed a unique, chemical-free treatment for stainless steel. It makes the surface of machines and lines microscopically smooth, so that fat and product residues adhere less and cleaning is quicker and more thorough.
24/7
Industry-leading service & maintenance
A dairy line often runs in multiple shifts, with tight cleaning schedules. Any unplanned downtime then costs production straight away. That is why we stay involved after installation, so that your line keeps running and you get the most out of your investment.
- On-site installation and commissioning
- Training for your operators and maintenance department
- Preventive maintenance and inspections
- Fast delivery of parts, including across borders
We are here to help
Contact
Discuss your dairy line with a specialist
Tell us what you process, what capacity you need or what issues your current line is running into. A specialist will contact you personally to discuss the options.
