Chocolate storage tank for large-scale manufacturing

Enhance your chocolate production line with a storage system designed for optimal heating, mixing, and consistent batch quality, ensuring your chocolates maintain peak taste and texture.

Stores, Heats, and Mixes Liquid Chocolates

The MacIntyre Chocolate Storage Tank by Hamburg Dresdner Maschinenfabriken offers a robust solution for efficient storage and precise temperature management of liquid chocolates and confectionery creams. It features a jacketed design with an integral water heating system, ensuring consistent thermal control. Specifically designed for chocolate, compound, couverture, praline, truffle, and creme fillings, this equipment is integral to optimizing confectionery production lines.

With a capacity ranging from 500 kg to 30,000 kg, the tank supports high-capacity continuous operations, ideal for chocolate manufacturers and confectionery producers. The system’s automation is facilitated by a geared motor drive and a stirrer paddle, enhancing mixing efficiency and consistency.

Energy efficiency is a highlight, with minimal energy consumption achieved through optimized motor control. Constructed from stainless steel, the tank offers robust corrosion resistance while meeting hygiene standards. Easy maintenance and optional customization, such as load cell weighing systems, ensure that the unit integrates seamlessly into existing production lines, enhancing operational efficiency and reducing labor requirements.

Benefits

  • Enhances production efficiency by maintaining precise temperature control for consistent chocolate quality.
  • Reduces operational costs through low energy consumption and optimized motor control.
  • Minimizes labor requirements with automated mixing and storage processes.
  • Ensures product safety and quality with stainless steel construction and insulation.
  • Offers flexibility in production with customizable options for varied operational needs.

General


Applications
Couverture,Truffle,Praline,Compound,Sweets,Creme fillings,Chocolate
End products
Couverture chocolate blocks,Compound chocolate coating,White chocolate pralines,Filled chocolate bonbons,Milk chocolate truffles,Dark chocolate bars,Chocolate creme pralines,Sweet filled pastries
Steps before
Melting,Pumping,Filtering
Steps after
Rework,Packaging,Distribution
Input ingredients
pure chocolate,compound,creme fillings,couverture,praline,truffle
Output ingredients
stored pure chocolate,stored compound,stored creme fillings,stored couverture,stored praline,stored truffle
Market info
Macintyre Probat is known for manufacturing specialized industrial machinery, particularly in the cocoa and chocolate processing industry, offering engineered-to-order solutions with a reputation for innovation and reliability in their equipment designs.

Technical Specifications


Capacity
500–30,000 kg
Material Compatibility
Pure chocolate,compound,creme fillings
Heating System
Integral water heating system
Motor Drive
Geared motor drive
Stirring System
Stirrer paddle
Temperature Sensor
Remote reading
Level Sensor
Minimum / Maximum
Material
Stainless steel

Operating Characteristics


Automation level
Manual / PLC
Batch vs. continuous operation
Batch
Energy efficiency
Low energy consumption
CIP/SIP
CIP
Cleaning method
CIP / Manual

Material Compatibility


Corrosion resistance
Stainless Steel
Food-grade materials
Yes
Thermal resistance
Jacketed with Integral Water Heating System
Cleanability
Insulated,easy maintenance

Product type Characteristics


Heat sensitivity
Pure chocolate,compound,creme fillings

Physical Characteristics


Tank Capacity
500 - 30,000 kg
Tank Shape
Vertical Cylindrical
Material
Stainless Steel
Insulation
Insulated
Heating Method
Integral Water Heating System
Outlet Connections
Yes
Load Connections
Yes
Vent Valve
Yes

Custom Options


Control panel type
Customized Control Panel
Load cell weighing system
Optional
Outlet Connections
Customized Options
Load Connections
Customizable
Vent Valve
Optional
Remote Reading Temperature Sensor
Included
Minimum / Maximum Level Sensor
Included
Stirrer Paddle
Geared Motor Drive
Jacketed
Yes
Integral Water Heating System
Included