Convection roaster for pet food and delicate food products
Achieve optimal texture and moisture control in delicate foods and high fresh meat inclusion products with this convection roaster, ensuring consistent quality and enhanced product palatability across diverse applications.
Dries and Roasts Foods with Moisture Control
The Convection Roaster (CVR) by Wenger Manufacturing is a specialized system designed for drying, roasting, and setting applications in food and feed production. Utilizing high heat and precise moisture control, the CVR excels in processing delicate foods, high fresh meat inclusion products, and various solid and slurry forms. Ideal for textured vegetable proteins, plant-based meat, and specialty pet foods, it produces consistent textures and firm yet moist end-products.
Capable of continuous, high-speed operation, the CVR seamlessly integrates into existing lines, offering efficient moisture removal and setting essential for creating uniform textures. Its clean design, featuring no internal subfloors, minimizes contamination risks and facilitates easy cleaning, adhering to high sanitary standards. The CVR is available in corrosion-resistant materials to suit various industrial applications and supports integration with PLC systems for remote monitoring and control. Customizable engineering solutions and on-site support ensure optimized performance tailored to your specific needs.
Benefits
- Enhances product texture consistency and palatability through precise moisture control.
- Minimizes production downtime with continuous, high-speed operation.
- Reduces contamination risks with its streamlined, sanitary design.
- Customizable to meet specific processing needs and integration with existing lines.
- Optimizes resource efficiency, contributing to energy and cost savings.
- Applications
- Rte cereals, Hybrid products, Ingredients, Textured vegetable proteins, Snacks, Pet food, Delicate foods, Structured meat analogs, Aquatic feed, Protein crisps, High fresh meat inclusion products, Coated foods, Breadings
- End products
- Ornamental fish pellets, Plant-based sausage links, Cornflakes, Potato crisps, Cat kibble with salmon, Delicate pastry sheets, High-fresh chicken pet treats, Artisanal dog treats, Mochi snacks, Gluten-free breadcrumbs, Soy protein chunks, Yogurt-coated nuts, Protein bars
- Steps before
- Extrusion, Mixing, Forming
- Steps after
- Final Drying, Coating, Packaging
- Input ingredients
- textured vegetable proteins, structured meat analogs, ingredients, protein crisps, breadings, RTE cereals, snacks, hybrid products, traditional kibble, semi-moist pet food, high fresh meat inclusion, treats, floating aquatic feed, sinking aquatic feed, slow-sinking feeds
- Output ingredients
- unique foods, softer bites, precise outer firmness, pet foods, delicate or coated foods, snacks, lower throughput aquatic feed products, highly palatable end product, firm yet moist product
- Market info
- Wenger is known for its expertise in manufacturing extruders and dryers for pet food, aquatic feed, and food processing industries, renowned for reliability, innovation, and custom-engineered solutions worldwide.
- Capacity
- Mid-Sized
- Automation
- Technology only available from Wenger
- Retention Time
- Shorter retention times
- Heat Level
- High heat
- Moisture Level
- High moisture
- Design Features
- Clean design, no internal subfloors
- Application Suitability
- Delicate or coated foods and snacks
- Throughput
- Lower throughput for aquatic feed products
- Working mechanism
- Convection roasting
- Integrated steps
- Drying, roasting
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Continuous
- Changeover time
- Fast setup for different products
- Automation level
- Manual / PLC
- Cleaning method
- Sanitary option available
- Energy efficiency
- High heat with shorter retention times
- Flexibility
- Various ingredient options
- Product Type Compatibility
- Pet food, delicate or coated foods, snacks
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Food and Pet Food Product Type
- Textured vegetable proteins, structured meat analogs, protein crisps, breadings, RTE cereals, snacks, hybrid products
- Pet Food Type
- Traditional kibble, semi-moist, high fresh meat inclusion, treats (long, short, filled, dental)
- Aquatic Feed Type
- Floating, sinking, slow-sinking, RAS feeds
- Process Integration
- Extrusion drying step after extrusion
- Footprint
- Mid-Sized
- Design
- Clean, no internal subfloors
- Discharge method
- High Heat, Short Retention Times
- Control panel type
- PLC-controlled
- Control panel type
- PLC-controlled
- Discharge method
- Inline / Batch
- Footprint
- Compact / Mid-sized