High-capacity batter applicator for poultry products
Achieve consistent batter coverage and high-quality results in your production line with a four-layer batter curtain design, ideal for poultry and diverse food products.
Ensures Even Batter Coating and Marinating
The GEA OptiCoater is a high-capacity batter applicator designed to enhance food processing lines with precise and even coating capabilities. This equipment ensures comprehensive coverage using a four-layer batter curtain, perfectly suited for products such as chicken nuggets, pork schnitzels, and vegan alternatives. It operates continuously with adjustable belt speeds and an efficient valve system to control batter flow, making it adaptable to various product shapes and sizes.
Designed for integration into high-speed production lines, the OptiCoater is PLC-controlled, ensuring seamless automation and process optimization. Its hygienic design, featuring a self-emptying drain and easy-access components, reduces changeover times and simplifies cleaning. With a focus on efficiency, the OptiCoater minimizes ingredient wastage and maintains batter temperature using a cooling jacket.
This robust machine supports applications in poultry, meat, and plant-based production environments and is capable of processing both solid and liquid products. Built with durable materials and a gas, spring-loaded belt system, the OptiCoater meets the rigorous demands of continuous operations in food processing facilities.
Benefits
- Achieves consistent batter coverage, enhancing final product quality and reducing waste.
- Increases production efficiency with adjustable settings for optimal throughput.
- Minimizes labor and maintenance costs with a user-friendly interface and quick-clean design.
- Adapts to various product types, offering flexibility across meat and plant-based processing lines.
- Maintains production uptime and maximizes ingredient usage with efficient batter management.
- Applications
- Meat replacement products,Pork cutlets,Spare ribs,Poultry products,Vegetables,Pork tenderloins
- End products
- Chicken nuggets,Marinated pork tenderloin,Vegan chicken nuggets,Battered zucchini sticks,Battered chicken wings,Battered tofu,Battered spare ribs,Battered chicken filets,Battered pork schnitzels
- Steps before
- Mixing,Marinating,Pre-treatment
- Steps after
- Breading,Frying,Cooking,Packing
- Input ingredients
- chicken filet,poultry products,pork cutlets,meat replacement products,vegetables,marinated pork tenderloins,spare ribs
- Output ingredients
- battered chicken filet,battered poultry products,battered pork cutlets,battered meat replacement products,battered vegetables,battered marinated pork tenderloins,battered spare ribs
- 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
- 600 mm / 1000 mm
- Belt speed
- 2 to 20 m/min
- Min. product height
- 8 mm
- Max. product height
- 70 mm
- Dimensions (LxWxH)
- 1840x1370x1430 mm / 1840x1770x1430 mm
- Machine weight
- 460 kg / 550 kg
- Batter application method
- Four-layer curtain and dip construction
- Automation
- Touch-button process control
- Cooling capability
- Cooling jacket for batter temperature control
- Automation level
- Touch-button process control
- Changeover time
- Extremely short
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Inline Continuous
- CIP/SIP
- Easy access for cleaning
- Energy efficiency
- Efficient ingredient use
- Cleaning method
- Easy inspection and cleaning
- Cooling control
- Batter temperature control via cooling jacket
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Batter application type
- Full coverage
- Product variety
- Poultry,pork,meat replacements,vegetables
- Product shape
- Irregular,different shapes
- Product size
- Min height
- Max height
- 70 mm
- Product type
- Boneless and bone-in poultry,pork cutlets,vegetables
- Process type
- High-capacity production
- Temperature control
- Cooling jacket for batter temperature
- Machine footprint
- 1840x1370x1430 mm / 1840x1770x1430 mm
- Belt width
- 600 mm / 1000 mm
- Machine weight
- 460 kg / 550 kg
- Minimum product height
- 8 mm
- Maximum product height
- 70 mm
- Control panel type
- Touch-button process control
- Belt speed adjustment
- Frequency converter
- Batter curtain position adjustment
- Yes
- Valve for batter supply quantity adjustment
- Yes
- Blower volume and frequency adjustment
- Yes
- Quick-link coupling
- Fast,in-line positioning