Dust-free flour applicator for food coating
Eliminate dust from your coating process with precise flour application, ensuring consistent pick-up and adhesion for high-quality food products like nuggets and patties.
Applies and Controls Dust-Free Flour Coating
The GEA OptiFlour, from GEA Group, is a highly efficient, dust-free flour applicator designed for precise coating applications in food processing. With its innovative integration of the OptiAir system, it ensures clean operation by preventing dust emissions and allowing continuous re-use of extracted materials. This equipment is particularly suitable for coating red meat, poultry, fish, seafood, vegetables, and plant-based products, offering uniform applications for end products such as breaded chicken filets and plant-based burger patties.
The OptiFlour features a patented flour divider that guarantees even flour distribution and effective lump removal, optimizing product quality and adhesion. It supports automated, high-speed operations, adjustable for various coating needs, and is PLC-controlled for seamless integration into your existing production line. The closed construction minimizes dust while maintaining high throughput, matching the demands of continuous food production environments.
Engineered for easy maintenance, the OptiFlour includes features such as adjustable processing settings and a direct view into the hopper for in-process inspections. It adheres to the strict hygiene and compliance standards essential in food processing industries, making it a reliable choice for food coating producers seeking efficiency and precision in their production lines.
Benefits
- Enhances product consistency by ensuring uniform flour application and preventing clumps.
- Increases operational efficiency with a dust-free design that reduces cleaning time.
- Improves product quality through precise pick-up control and optimal adhesion.
- Minimizes ingredient waste by continuously reusing extracted flour.
- Cuts labor costs with easy-to-operate settings and automated controls.
- Applications
- Seafood,Meat replacement products,Natural products,Formed products,Vegetables,Poultry,Red meat,Potato products,Fish
- End products
- Chicken nuggets,Meat-free schnitzels,Breaded chicken filets,Plant-based burger patties,Vegetable patties,Potato croquettes,Breaded shrimp,Coated fish fillets,Vegetable tempura,Fish sticks
- Steps before
- Ingredient Preparation,Pre-treating Ingredients
- Steps after
- Packaging,Final Coating,Baking,Frying
- Input ingredients
- thin pre-dust,seeded flours,light crumbs,medium crumbs
- Output ingredients
- seasoned red meat,seasoned poultry,seasoned fish,seasoned seafood,seasoned vegetables,seasoned potato products,seasoned meat replacement products,formed products,natural products
- Market info
- GEA is known for its expertise in engineering innovative and sustainable equipment and solutions, focusing on sectors such as food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and energy, with a reputation for quality, efficiency, and advanced technological applications in industrial processing.
- Belt width
- 400 mm / 600 mm / 1000 mm
- Belt speed min/max
- 2.5 - 25 m/min
- Dimensions (L x W x H)
- 2700 x 1540 x 1950 mm / 2700 x 1740 x 1950 mm / 2700 x 2140 x 1950 mm
- Machine weight
- 700 kg / 800 kg / 1125 kg
- Flour pick-up control
- Controllable,uniform
- Coating type
- Thin pre-dust,seeded flours,light to medium crumbs
- Automation
- Process settings adjustable during production
- Flour feeding
- Continuous
- Excess flour removal
- Automatically blown off
- Air extraction
- OptiAir system creating under pressure
- Working Mechanism
- Dust-free flour application
- Automation Level
- Manual / PLC
- Batch vs. Continuous Operation
- Continuous
- Cleaning Method
- Manual
- Integrated Steps
- Flour application with excess removal
- Abrasion resistance
- Suitable for food-grade processes with excellent abrasion resistance
- Cleanability
- Easy to clean and maintain with CIP capabilities
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- High resistance to corrosion due to stainless steel construction
- Density/particle size
- Handles varied density and particle sizes of flour
- Dust-free capability
- Yes
- Red meat compatibility
- Yes
- Poultry compatibility
- Yes
- Fish and seafood compatibility
- Yes
- Vegetable compatibility
- Yes
- Potato compatibility
- Yes
- Meat replacement products compatibility
- Yes
- Light to medium crumb coating
- Yes
- Sticky or seeded flour coating
- Yes
- Fine to medium flour application
- Yes
- Belt width
- 400 mm
- Belt width
- 600 mm
- Belt width
- 1000 mm
- Machine dimensions (L x W x H)
- 2700 x 1540 x 1950 mm
- Machine dimensions (L x W x H)
- 2700 x 1740 x 1950 mm
- Machine dimensions (L x W x H)
- 2700 x 2140 x 1950 mm
- Machine weight
- 700 kg
- Machine weight
- 800 kg
- Machine weight
- 1125 kg
- Footprint compact design
- Yes
- Control panel
- Ergonomic,with speed read-out
- Closed construction
- Yes,minimizes dust production
- Control panel type
- Ergonomic control panel with speed read-out feature
- Integrated system
- Compatible with GEA OptiAir
- Pressure control
- Uses GEA OptiAir for under pressure
- Cleaning features
- Process settings adjustable during production,direct view for inspection