The role of microclimates in cheese maturation
In maturing warehouses, homogeneous air distribution is essential to ensure consistent quality and uniform cheese ageing. The Vertical Air System was created to eliminate the critical issues related to air stratification, optimising the entire production process.
In the cheese sector, controlling temperature, humidity, and ventilation is one of the most delicate aspects of the entire production process. During maturation, cheese actually continues its biological evolution through natural phenomena that determine its aroma, consistency and organoleptic characteristics. To ensure uniform and consistent results over time, it is essential to maintain stable environmental conditions throughout the ageing warehouse.
The main challenges of cheese ageing
Each warehouse has specific characteristics that can directly affect the quality of the final product.
Uniform climate conditions
Temperature and humidity must remain constant throughout the storage area to ensure uniform maturation of the cheese.
Ventilation management
Air distribution must be precisely calibrated to avoid areas with excessive ventilation or areas subject to stagnation.
Air stratification
In high-rise warehouses, the natural separation between hot and cold air can generate climatic differences between the various storage levels, compromising the uniformity of the maturation process.
The same quality at every storage level
Homogeneous air distribution ensures constant climatic conditions from the first to the last pallet, improving the quality and regularity of ageing.
Vertical Air System: the answer to air stratification
To solve one of the most common problems in ageing warehouses, Madefrigor has developed the Vertical Air System: technology designed to distribute air evenly throughout the entire height of the room. Thanks to optimised air flow management, the system eliminates stagnation zones and reduces temperature and humidity differences between the different storage levels. The result is a more stable environment, more uniform maturation and a more refined final product. By integrating the Vertical Air System into the solutions developed by Tecnica del Freddo and Madefrigor, we are able to improve the system’s energy efficiency and optimise the management of the ageing processes.
An integrated approach for the dairy sector
Vertical Air System
The collaboration between Tecnica del Freddo and Madefrigor offers dairy companies a single point of contact for the design, construction, and maintenance of their systems. From analysing production needs to managing the microclimate in the ageing warehouses, each solution is tailor-made to ensure product quality, energy efficiency, and operational continuity. In a sector where tradition coexists alongside innovation, air control has become a strategic tool to protect and enhance the work of every producer.
Alliance for innovation
Tecnica del Freddo is a Madefrigor partner. We combine our technical support expertise with Madefrigor's leadership in the construction of industrial refrigeration systems: perfect synergy for guaranteed success.
