High-capacity lollipop former
Effortlessly boost your confectionery operation with a high-capacity forming machine designed to streamline lollipop production, enhance flexibility, and minimize downtime through efficient changeovers and reduced cleaning cycles.
Forms and Wraps High-Capacity Lollipops
The GEA Aquarius FlexFormer XHC is a cutting-edge lollipop forming machine designed for high-capacity confectionery production. This equipment excels in reducing downtime through its rapid changeover system, enabling quick transitions between various lollipop shapes, such as ball, flat, and three-dimensional. Utilizing a polished forming set and automated CIP unit, it minimizes cleaning cycles and water usage, enhancing productivity with less labor involvement. The FlexFormer XHC integrates seamlessly into a production line with its continuous operation capability, driven by an automatic lubrication system that reduces component wear. With its PLC-controlled processes, this machine offers high efficiency in producing up to 2770 lollipops per minute, making it ideal for food producers focused on large-scale, high-speed manufacturing.
Benefits
- Enhances production flexibility with swift product changeovers in under 1.5 hours.
- Lowers operational costs via automatic lubrication and efficient CIP systems.
- Maximizes daily output with reduced cleaning downtime between runs.
- Provides consistent product quality by maintaining optimal operational parameters.
- Ensures extended machine lifespan with integrated damage and temperature protection.
- Applications
- Snacks,Confectionery,Sweets,Candy production,Lollipops
- End products
- Three-dimensional lollipops,Ball lollipops,Flat lollipops
- Steps before
- Raw material preparation,Stick preparation
- Steps after
- Forming,Wrapping
- Input ingredients
- stick,sugar mixture,flavoring,coloring
- Output ingredients
- ball lollipop,lollipop with stick
- 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.
- Output (max)
- 2770 lollipops/min
- Dimensions (H x W x D) case
- 210 x 210 x 220 cm
- Diameter/width lollipop (min to max)
- 20 - 35 mm
- Minimum rim
- 2.9 mm
- Weight lollipop
- 4.8 gr - 39.4 gr
- Diameter stick
- 3.2 - 5.5 mm
- Stick length
- 75 - 102 mm
- Tolerance diameter stick
- 0.1 mm
- Automation
- PLC-controlled
- Changeover time
- 1.5 hours
- Cleaning method
- CIP (Clean In Place)
- Cleaning time
- 20-30 minutes after each production run
- Changeover time
- Approximately 1.5 hours
- Cleaning method
- CIP
- CIP/SIP
- CIP
- Automation level
- PLC-controlled
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Continuous
- Energy efficiency
- Reduced cleaning cycles,less water usage
- Cleaning cycle duration
- 20-30 minutes
- Abrasion resistance
- Yes
- Biological compatibility
- No
- Cleanability
- High,due to CIP
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- Yes
- Density/particle size
- Not specified
- Machine Footprint
- 210 x 210 x 220 cm
- Lollipop Size Diameter
- 20 - 35 mm
- Stick Diameter
- 3.2 - 5.5 mm
- Stick Length
- 75 - 102 mm
- Weight Lollipop
- 4.8 gr - 39.4 gr
- Control panel type
- PLC-controlled
- Changeover time
- 1.5 hours
- Stick hopper
- Turnable