Hard candy forming line for manufacturing

Experience seamless candy production with advanced forming technology, ensuring high dimensional accuracy and extended durability for all your confectionery creations.

Forms and Fills Candies with Precision

Hänsel Processing’s STRADA® Series is an innovative suite of candy forming and filling equipment that revolutionizes your confectionery production line. Specially engineered for food and candy manufacturing, these machines ensure seamless integration into continuous, high-speed operations. The STRADA® system excels in forming hard and soft candies, toffees, and chewy confections through precision processes, including rolling, sizing, and filling.

Ideal for creating a wide range of products such as butterscotch hard candy, fruit-filled chewy candies, and vitamin gummies, the STRADA® Series offers adjustable throughput capabilities tailored to your specific needs. For instance, the UP 2930 forming machine can achieve speeds of up to 200 rope meters per minute, allowing for efficient and flexible production scaling.

Integrated with PLC controls, these machines facilitate optimal automation, enabling precise adjustments to roller speed, temperature, and positioning of sizing components, minimizing waste and enhancing product consistency. The equipment is constructed from stainless steel, promoting hygiene and durability, while the design emphasizes ease of maintenance with accessible components and quick-change mechanisms.

Whether handling solid or liquid products, Hänsel Processing ensures compliance with industry standards and offers customizable features to meet unique production requirements, providing engineering support for tailored configurations.

Benefits

  • Enhances production efficiency with high-speed forming capabilities up to 200 meters/minute.
  • Minimizes product waste through precise, automated sizing and filling processes.
  • Simplifies maintenance and reduces downtime with easy access to components and quick-change mechanisms.
  • Promotes hygiene and product safety with stainless steel construction and integrated CIP features.
  • Offers versatile production capabilities for a wide range of confectionery products, from hard candies to nutraceutical gummies.

General


Applications
Jelly,Otc supplements,Nutraceuticals,Filled candies,Fondant,Toffees,Gums,Bars,Hard candy,Torrone,Chewy candies,Fruit gummies,Soft candies
End products
Almond torrone,Nougat bars,Soft milk candies,Gummy bears,Vitamin gummies,Peppermint filled candies,Creamy fondant frosting,Fruit jelly chews,Fish oil gelatin capsules,Cinnamon gums,Eclairs,Caramel toffees,Butterscotch hard candy,Fruit-filled chewy candies
Steps before
Mixing,Pre-cooking,Batch Heating
Steps after
Cooling,Packaging,Blister Packing
Input ingredients
sugar cone,pumpable fillings,low viscosity fillings,high viscosity fillings
Output ingredients
hard candies,soft candies,filled candies,unfilled candies,toffees,chewing gums,high-filled candies,seamless candies
Market info
Haensel-Processing is known for its expertise in developing and manufacturing high-quality engineered-to-order equipment for the confectionery industry, offering innovative solutions and customized machinery that enhance production efficiency and product quality.

Technical Specifications


Speed
50 - 200 rope metres/min
Size
STRADA® versions 700,1200,1500,2000
Material
Stainless steel
Roller adjustment
Actuator with positioning control
Automation
PLC-controlled
Temperature control
Individually heatable roller pairs
Forming Chain Changeover Time
Within one minute
Filling System
Rope filling pump
Filling Type
Progressing cavity or lobe pumps
Viscosity range for filling
Low to high viscosity
Filling Tube Material
Teflon-coated

Operating Characteristics


Automation level
PLC
Batch vs. continuous operation
Batch / Inline Continuous
Changeover time
1 minute
Cleaning method
Accessible design
User-friendliness
High
Hygiene standards
Extended
Dimensional accuracy
High

Material Compatibility


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

Product type Characteristics


Heat sensitivity
Yes
Foaming
No

Physical Characteristics


Batch roller size
700,1200,1500,2000 series
Roller material
Stainless steel
Number of rollers
Four conical rollers
Rope sizer roller pairs
Four or five pairs
Forming machine size compatibility
700,1200,1500,2000 series
Cone shape
Uniform cone
Control panel type
PLC
Accessible clearance height
200 mm
Rope filling options
Low to high viscosity

Custom Options


Roller speed adjustment
Yes
Roller inclination adjustment
Yes
Roller temperature control
Yes
Actuator with positioning control
Yes
Change forming chains
Quick change (within one minute)
Filling pump flexibility
Progressing cavity or lobe pumps