High pressure extruder for expanded snacks

Enhance your snack production with precise control over texture and shape through advanced extrusion technology, designed to perfect the mixing and cooking of ingredients into expanded snack forms.

Extrudes and Shapes High-Pressure Snack Products

The High Pressure Snack and Bakery Extruder from Reading Bakery Systems offers reliable and versatile solutions for snack food and bakery producers. This equipment allows continuous mixing, cooking, and extruding, forming diverse products like cheese puffs and pet food kibble. Its flexible design supports quick changeover of screws and dies, accommodating various product shapes and textures. With integrated PLC-controlled systems, it aligns seamlessly with production lines, optimizing throughput and ensuring high-speed, automated operations. The extruder features automatic controls, enhancing safety and sanitation while minimizing operator exposure. Constructed with durable materials, it ensures adherence to food safety standards and easy cleaning, backed by customization options to meet specific production requirements.

Benefits

  • Enhances production versatility with customizable shapes and textures.
  • Reduces labor costs through PLC-controlled automation and safety features.
  • Integrates seamlessly into existing production lines for consistent, high-speed output.
  • Ensures food safety and quality with quick and efficient sanitation processes.
  • Minimizes changeover time with easily interchangeable screws and dies.

General


Applications
Cookies,Biscuits,Stackable chips,Snacks,Pet food,Popped snacks,Expanded snacks,Crackers,Baked granola,Fried potato rings
End products
Stuffed crackers,Granola clusters,Snack balls,Rice crisps,Corn curls,Popcorn snacks,Cookie bites,Cheese puffs,Potato rings,Pet food kibble
Steps before
Dough Mixing,Dough Handling,Ingredient preparation,Continuous Mixing
Steps after
Baking,Drying,Packaging
Input ingredients
ingredients,materials
Output ingredients
expanded shapes,curls,popcorn shapes,rings,balls
Market info
Reading Bakery Systems is renowned for its expertise in designing and manufacturing innovative industrial bakery equipment, particularly for snack food production, combining advanced technology and industry knowledge to enhance productivity and quality.

Technical Specifications


Automation
Automatic controls with operator interface
Die configuration
Interchangeable dies for multiple products
Capacity
Varies with product type and configuration
Production speed
Modulated throughout the production line
Safety systems
Guards with electrical interlock

Operating Characteristics


Automation level
Manual / PLC / SCADA
Changeover time
Quick changeover with interchangeable parts
Batch vs. continuous operation
Continuous
CIP/SIP
Manual cleaning required due to safety interlocks
Cleaning method
Easy and quick sanitation
Safety features
Automatic controls,electrical interlocks
Energy efficiency
Optimized energy usage

Material Compatibility


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

Physical Characteristics


Control panel type
Touchscreen-based interface
Discharge method
Directional discharge chute for multi-line production

Custom Options


Control panel type
Touchscreen based
Discharge method
Directional discharge chute for multi-line production