Filled stick extruder for bakery products

Streamline your snack production line with a versatile extruder capable of creating filled stick products like cheese-filled breadsticks and chocolate pastries, enhancing product variety while ensuring precise filling and consistent quality.

Extrudes and Fills Diverse Snack and Bakery Products

The Filled Stick Extruder from Reading Bakery Systems is engineered to streamline the production of diverse snack and bakery items. It excels in creating filled snack sticks by utilizing low-pressure extrusion and precision co-extrusion of both dough and a soft filling. This system accommodates applications such as snack and bakery production and co-extruded pet treats. It features customizable die and compression heads for seamless product changeovers.

With an output capacity tailored to suit your line requirements, its modular design allows integration with existing systems, enhancing production line efficiency. The extruder’s control systems are fully PLC-automated, offering real-time monitoring and precise flow control, while optional temperature management supports sensitive dough consistency.

Constructed with easy-to-clean materials and designed for tool-free disassembly, the system supports stringent sanitation standards. Available configurations include 1 to 6 extrusion units, making it adaptable to various production scales. Additionally, Reading Bakery Systems provides ongoing engineering support and customization options to fit specific production needs.

Benefits

  • Enhances production flexibility with quick and easy product changeovers.
  • Improves filling accuracy and consistency for high-quality, co-extruded products.
  • Minimizes labor requirements through an intuitive PLC-controlled interface.
  • Ensures food safety and sanitation with easy-to-clean components and tool-free disassembly.
  • Integrates seamlessly into existing lines, optimizing overall production efficiency.

General


Applications
Cookies,Biscuits,Snacks,Pet food,Popped snacks,Expanded snacks,Sweets,Crackers,Granola,Bakery products
End products
Air-popped snack clusters,Granola bars,Co-extruded pet treats,Cheese-filled breadsticks,Stuffed biscuits,Chocolate-filled pastries,Cream-filled cookies,Peanut butter-filled snack sticks,Flavored crackers,Filled pretzel sticks
Steps before
Mixing,Dough Handling,Batch Mixing
Steps after
Guillotine Cutting,Baking,Drying
Input ingredients
dough,soft fillings,cheese,peanut butter,chocolate
Output ingredients
filled sticks,co-extruded products,dough sticks,product rope,nuggets
Market info
Reading Bakery Systems is renowned for its expertise in designing and manufacturing innovative industrial bakery equipment, particularly for snack food production, combining advanced technology and industry knowledge to enhance productivity and quality.

Technical Specifications


Extrusion Units
1 to 6 per unit
Unit Width
13" (330 mm) or 15" (380 mm) per unit
Changeover Time
Quick die and compression head changes
Control Interface
Touchscreen
Dough Flow Control
Individual pump control
Automation Level
PLC-controlled
Temperature Control System
Optional,for sensitive dough

Operating Characteristics


Working mechanism
Extrusion system with pump for filling
Integrated steps
Extrusion,filling,and cutting
Batch vs. continuous operation
Inline Continuous
Automation level
PLC-controlled
Changeover time
Quick die and head changeovers
Cleaning method
Tool-free disassembly and mobile cleaning
Temperature control
Optional temp control system in extrusion housing
Safety features
Automatic controls and interlocked guards

Material Compatibility


Density/particle size
0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm

Product type Characteristics


Viscosity of filling
Low to medium

Physical Characteristics


Machine footprint
Varies by configuration
Extrusion units
1 to 6 units
Extrusion unit size
13" (330 mm) or 15" (380 mm) per unit
Discharge method
Guillotine Cutter
Die and compression head
Customizable
Temperature control system
Optional

Custom Options


Control panel type
Touchscreen control interface
Integration possibilities
Mated to existing Extruder
Die and compression head customization
Custom die and compression heads
Extrusion units
1 to 6 extrusion units
Extrusion size per unit
13" (330 mm) or 15" (380 mm)
Temperature control option
Optional temperature control system