STEPHAN boasts over 57 years of expertise in the food industry, with its machines renowned for their exceptional versatility. These cutting-edge devices perform a multitude of functions, including cutting, mixing, stirring, dispersing, blending, emulsifying, heating, and cooling. Notably robust, durable, and easy to clean, STEPHAN machines facilitate multiple processing steps within a single unit.

Primarily utilized in the production of convenience food, dairy applications (particularly processed cheese), confectionery items, and meat and sausages, STEPHAN's technology brings forth several key advantages:

1. Minimal Energy Loss and CO2 Reduction: STEPHAN machines minimize energy loss, contributing to a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions.

2. Fast, Direct Heating for Raw Material Protection: The technology ensures very fast, direct heating, safeguarding the quality of raw materials.

3. Optimized Aroma, Color, and Structure: The aroma, color, and structure of products are optimized through STEPHAN's advanced processing capabilities.

4. Enhanced Overall Food Quality: The use of STEPHAN machines results in an overall improvement in the quality of the food produced.

For the dairy and convenience food industries, STEPHAN offers an array of continuous lines, including:

- STEPHAN UHT System: Tailored for processed cheese production.

- STEPHAN Continuous Cooker: Ideal for the production of processed cheese, baby food, sauces, salsas, ketchup, soups, and puréed food.

- STEPHAN Conti-Lines: Suitable for mayonnaise, salad cream, ketchup, sauces, cream soups, salsas, baby food, hospital food, and vegetable purée production.

- STEPHAN Emulsifying Module: Designed for the production of mayonnaise, salad creams, dressings, and emulsified sauces.

In addition, STEPHAN offers batch systems for the dairy, convenience food, and confectionery industries, encompassing:

- STEPHAN Universal Machines: Versatile systems for producing processed cheese, mayonnaise, ketchup, horseradish, dips, baby food, sauces, dressings, chocolate, fillings, marzipan, surimi, fresh cheese preparations, and emulsions.

- STEPHAN Vacutherm® System: Tailored for mayonnaise, ketchup, dressings, dips, classical sauces, pasta sauces, soups, and baby food production.

- STEPHAN Combitherm: Designed for baby food, puréed food, spreads, liver paté, horseradish, dressings, surimi, and pumpable processed cheese production.

- STEPHAN COOK-IT®: Suited for the production of ready meals, soups, rice, pasta, potatoes, vegetables, meat, fish, poultry, stews, and sauces.

For fine cutting and emulsifying purposes, the STEPHAN Microcut® technology stands out as the top choice for continuous production of items such as meat emulsions, liver pâté, skin emulsions, baby food, vegetable purée, bakery rework, pet food, mayonnaise, ketchup, and dressings.

Moreover, STEPHAN's facilities in Hameln, Germany, provide a dedicated test facility spanning over 200m². This space accommodates seven platforms where STEPHAN machines can be positioned and interconnected. Customers and business partners, guided by STEPHAN engineers and technologists, can conduct feasibility studies and demonstrations, producing, analyzing, and tasting their food products under simulated production conditions.