High-performance twin-screw extruder for food production
Enhance your production line efficiency and product quality with advanced twin-screw extruders designed to increase throughput and ensure optimal process control, delivering consistent results in diverse applications.
Processes and Extrudes Diverse Materials Efficiently
The EVOLUM+ Twin-Screw Extruder from Clextral revolutionizes extrusion for food, pet food, and bioplastic industries. Its advanced design provides up to 40% higher production volume, integrating seamlessly into your production line with a patented Advanced Thermal Control (ATC) system for precise temperature management. This equipment efficiently handles diverse applications from high-protein pet kibbles to compostable cutlery, with throughput capabilities reaching up to 23,000 kg/h. Its hygienic stainless steel construction supports CIP systems for easy maintenance and rapid recipe changeover. The extruder features a modular setup enhancing operational flexibility and process integration, making it ideal for continuous, high-speed operations in complex production environments.
Benefits
- Increases production volume by 40%, enhancing profitability and ROI.
- Optimizes operational efficiency with energy savings of up to 20%.
- Minimizes maintenance downtime through ergonomic design and easy access.
- Ensures consistent product quality with precise process control.
- Adapts to varied production demands, supporting a wide range of material applications.
- Applications
- Extruded snacks, Salty coatings, Bioplastics, Textured vegetable proteins, Aquatic feed, Biomass conversion, Co-extruded products, Premium pet food, Banknotes, Breakfast cereals, Sweet coatings
- End products
- Pelletized biomass fuel, Granola clusters, Frosted cereal coatings, Filled snack pillows, Cheese-flavored snack coatings, High-protein pet kibbles, Corn puffs, Fish pellets, Compostable cutlery, Soy protein isolate, Watermark-secure banknote substrate
- Steps before
- Heating, Hydrating, Mixing, Preheating, Premoistening, Pregelatinization
- Steps after
- Drying, Coating, Packaging, Cooling
- Input ingredients
- raw materials, dry mix product, starches, sweet fillings, savoury fillings, water
- Output ingredients
- extruded products, expanded snacks, co-extruded products, filled pillows, textured vegetable proteins, pet food kibbles, sinking aquatic feed, floating aquatic feed, glazed coatings, frosty coatings
- Market info
- Clextral is known for its expertise in twin-screw extrusion technology, providing innovative engineering solutions for food processing, pulp production, and specialty applications, building a solid reputation for high-quality, customer-customized equipment and reliable technical support.
- Production Volume Increase
- Up to 40%
- Energy Savings
- Up to 20%
- Process Stability Improvement
- Up to 70%
- Screw Diameter
- 25 to 145 mm
- Output Speed
- 50 to 20, 000 kg/h
- Preconditioner Volume
- 25L to 3000L
- Preconditioner Capacity
- 75L to 4500L
- Dryer Throughput
- 300 kg/h, 600 kg/h, 1200 kg/h
- Drying Energy Efficiency
- 90%
- Automation level
- PLC / SCADA / Advanced Thermal Control
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Continuous
- CIP/SIP
- Easy clean design / CIP 121°C
- Cleaning method
- Manual / Washable CIP system
- Changeover time
- Quick access through hydraulic opening
- Energy efficiency
- Up to 20% savings
- Process flexibility
- Multiple torque/screw speed options
- System integration
- Co-extrusion kit integration
- Hygienic design
- Full stainless steel construction
- Abrasion resistance
- Yes
- Biological compatibility
- Yes
- Cleanability
- High, designed for hygienic processing and food safety
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- Stainless steel construction
- Foaming
- Control Available
- Container size and shape
- Adjustable
- Screw diameters
- 25 to 145 mm
- Material
- Stainless steel / Painted steel
- Compact footprint
- Plug, Play
- Ergonomic design
- Open profiles for full access
- Discharge method
- Direct hydraulic opening of barrels
- Construction
- Fully welded stainless-steel structure
- Barrel opening
- Patented hydraulic
- Control Panel
- PLC Fitsys+ V2
- HMI Type
- User-friendly multilingual interface
- Integration Flexibility
- Remote assistance service available
- Screw and Torque Speed
- Multiple options available
- AFC Device Customization
- Adjustable filling ratio and residence time
- Co-Extrusion Options
- Sweet or savoury fillings capability
- Preconditioner Capacity
- Variable output speeds and capacities
- Flexible Drying Requirements
- Multiple dryer models