Continuous cocoa bean roaster
Achieve precise flavor profiles in cocoa and nut processing with a continuous roasting solution that optimizes aroma development while ensuring gentle and uniform roasting, ideal for creating high-quality, roasted ingredients.

Roasts and Pre-treats Cocoa Beans and Nuts
The Continuous Cocoa Bean Roaster FRV from Hamburg Dresdner Maschinenfabriken is engineered to streamline the roasting of cocoa beans, nuts, and similar products. With its modular design offering up to four roasting zones, this equipment ensures precise control over temperature, which is vital for developing the desired flavor profiles. Designed for chocolate manufacturers and nut processing industries, it operates continuously, efficiently pre-treating and roasting for end-products like cocoa liquor and roasted nuts. Its capabilities include handling up to 4800 kg/h, with flexibility in roasting temperatures, and incorporating optional cooling zones to maintain product integrity. The FRV’s automatic temperature control and minimal mechanical movement guarantee uniform roasting while reducing maintenance needs and fire risks. Optional features, such as a debacterizing reactor, enhance product safety by achieving low total plate counts. Available in various industrial sizes, this roaster is adaptable and integrates seamlessly into your production line, offering scalability and customizable options to suit diverse processing requirements.
Benefits
- Enhances flavor development with precise temperature control.
- Increases production capacity with continuous operation and customizable throughput.
- Minimizes maintenance and fire risks with gentle roasting and fresh air supply.
- Ensures product quality and safety with optional debacterizing capabilities.
- Adaptable to various processing needs with modular design and scalable configurations.
- Applications
- Cocoa beans,Peanuts,Confectionery,Hazelnuts,Nuts,Chocolate
- End products
- Milk chocolate,Roasted cocoa nibs,Hazelnut praline,Roasted nuts,Chocolate coatings,Roasted hazelnuts,Cocoa liquor,Chocolate bars,Dark chocolate,Peanut brittles,Roasted peanuts
- Steps before
- Cleaning,Pre-Treating,Winnowing,Sterilising,Alkalising
- Steps after
- Cooling,Winnowing,Nib Roasting
- Input ingredients
- cocoa beans,hazelnuts,peanuts
- Output ingredients
- roasted cocoa beans,roasted hazelnuts,roasted peanuts
- Market info
- Hamburg Dresdner Maschinenfabriken GmbH is known for expertise in manufacturing industrial machines for the cocoa, chocolate, and confectionery industries, particularly focusing on roasting, grinding, and refining processes. They have a strong reputation for quality and innovation.
- Capacity
- 800 to 4800 kg/h
- Roasting Temperature
- Up to 155 °C
- Cooling Temperature
- Below 55-75°C
- Roasting Time
- 10 - 25 min
- Cooling Time
- 4 to 6 min
- Connected Load
- 20 - 125 kW
- Dimensions (Length)
- 1620/4650/8000 mm
- Dimensions (Height without cyclones)
- 745 mm
- Dimensions (Height with optional cooling zone)
- 6945/6945/9455/9945 mm
- Dimensions (Width)
- 1500/2620/2620/2620 mm
- Automation
- Automatic control of roasting temperature
- Heating Method
- Using steam generated by biomass fuel
- Roasting type
- Convective
- Automation level
- Automatic control
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Continuous
- Cooling method
- Optional cooling zones
- Modular setup
- Up to 4 roasting zones
- Maintenance requirements
- Low
- Safety features
- Minimal risk of fires
- Heating method
- Stream/Biomass fuel
- Product Types
- Cocoa Beans,Nuts
- GMP Compliance
- Yes
- FDA Materials
- Yes
- CE marking
- Yes
- ATEX certification
- Yes
- EHEDG certification
- No
- Machine footprint
- 1620x5745 mm
- Roaster length
- 1620 mm
- Roaster width
- 5745 mm
- Roaster height
- 6945 mm
- Height with optional cooling zone
- 7450 mm
- Modular setup
- Up to 4 roasting zones
- Modular setup
- Up to 4 roasting zones
- Cooling zones
- Optional cooling zones available