Food and confectionery twin-screw extruder

Enhance your confectionery production with a versatile twin-screw extruder designed for high-pressure stability, perfect for creating center-filled sweets, co-extruded multi-colored snacks, and consistent confectionery shapes in various textures and forms.

Processes and Co-Extrudes Confectionery and Snack Products

The CSTR from Carugil offers a robust solution for processing food and confectionery masses with its counter-rotating twin-screw design. This extruder is engineered for reliable operation and high throughput, integrating seamlessly into confectionery and snack production lines. It utilizes a water-jacketed extrusion barrel for precise temperature control, ensuring consistent mass flow and quality production. Applications include creating a variety of end-products such as bubble gum balls, gummy bears, and energy protein bars. The CSTR efficiently handles a range of product types, from solids to semi-liquids, and supports co-extrusion for multi-colored or center-filled products by accommodating additional filling devices. Equipped with an inverter-controlled variable-speed drive, this extruder enhances production flexibility and reduces energy consumption. Made with stainless steel components for durability and hygiene, it is designed for continuous, high-speed operations. Carugil provides customization options for extrusion heads and nozzles, catering to specific production requirements, and ensuring a tailored fit in your processing line. Compliance with industry standards and easy maintenance are integral features, facilitating efficient and safe operations.

Benefits

  • Enhances production efficiency with consistent mass flow and stable high-speed operations.
  • Reduces energy costs with variable-speed drive and optimized temperature control.
  • Increases product versatility through customizable extrusion heads for varied shapes and fillings.
  • Minimizes maintenance downtime with robust stainless steel construction and easy-clean design.
  • Improves integration flexibility within existing candy, snack, and confectionery production lines.

General


Applications
Fruit pastes,Chewing and bubble gums,Toffees,Cereal bars,Sweets,Soft candies,Protein bars
End products
Gummy bears,Granola bars,Fruit leather strips,Energy protein bars,Caramel chews,Bubble gum balls,Hard candy with fruit flavors
Steps before
Mixing,Ingredient preparation,Melting,Preforming
Steps after
Cutting and wrapping,Cooling,Center-filling,Packaging
Input ingredients
food masses,confectionery masses,chewing gum,bubble gum,soft candies,toffees,cereal bars,protein bars,fruit pastes,center-filling,powder,granulates,semi-liquids,seeds,flakes,nuts
Output ingredients
extruded products,center-filled products,co-extruded products,marzipan,chewy candy
Market info
Carugil is known for its expertise in designing and manufacturing industrial engineered-to-order equipment, particularly for the confectionery and food packaging industries, providing customized solutions that meet specific client needs with high-quality standards and innovative technology.

Technical Specifications


Construction Material
Stainless Steel
Screw Type
Twin-screw,counter-rotating
Temperature Control
Electronic temperature control
Cooling Method
Water jacketed extrusion barrel
Speed Control
Inverter controlled variable speed drive
Automation
Variable speed drive for screws

Operating Characteristics


Automation level
Inverter controlled variable speed drive
Batch vs. continuous operation
Continuous
Cleaning method
Easy and safe operation
Center-filling capability
High pressure stability
Temperature control
Electronic temperature control with water jacketed barrel
Multi-extrusion capability
Co-extrusion with different colors and shapes

Material Compatibility


Abrasion resistance
High
Cleanability
Stainless Steel
Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
High
Density/particle size
0.5–2.5 g/cm³

Physical Characteristics


Footprint
Compact
Construction Material
Stainless Steel
Infeed Method
Counter-rotating twin-screw
Extrusion Barrel
Water jacketed
Control Panel Type
Inverter controlled variable speed drive

Custom Options


Control panel type
Inverter controlled variable speed drive
Material of construction
Stainless Steel
Extrusion head compatibility
Multiple extruding heads and nozzles
Temperature control
Electronic temperature control with water jacketed barrel
Screw type
Counter-rotating twin-screw
Filling devices compatibility
Center-filling,semi-liquid,and gravimetric filling devices