Industrial chocolate flaking solution

Optimize your confectionery production with high-speed flaking technology, ensuring perfect chocolate shavings and cocoa butter flakes for seamless integration into your dessert and pastry creations.

Flakes Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, and Fats Efficiently

Prefamac’s Turbo Block Flakers are engineered for precision confectionery production. These machines efficiently transform solid chocolate, cocoa butter, and fat blocks into uniformly flaked products, ideal for decorative and ingredient purposes in confectionery and bakery sectors. The Turbo Block Flaker operates at industrial speeds, handling up to 200 kg of chocolate per hour and flaking fat or cocoa butter at 25 kg every 3.5 minutes. It integrates seamlessly with conveyor systems for streamlined operation and features adjustable motor speeds and interchangeable blades to produce varied flake sizes. Constructed with stainless steel, it ensures durability against intensive use and features ergonomic loading for improved safety and efficiency. Automatic operation and adjustable control settings make these machines a versatile addition to any high-volume chocolate production line, optimizing material handling and reducing operational time. Optional customizations allow for tailored machine setup to meet specific production needs.

Benefits

  • Increases production efficiency with high-speed flaking, processing up to 200 kg of chocolate per hour.
  • Enhances product flexibility by offering adjustable flake sizes for diverse decorative and ingredient applications.
  • Improves workplace safety and ergonomics through easy loading and unloading at optimal working heights.
  • Minimizes maintenance downtime thanks to a robust stainless steel construction and automatic cleaning features.
  • Integrates easily with existing production lines, allowing for seamless operation with conveyor systems.

General


Applications
Cocoa butter,Bakery,Confectionery,Fats,Sweets,Chocolate
End products
Cocoa butter flakes for skincare products,Bakery chocolate chips,Chocolate curls for garnishing desserts,Chocolate shavings for cake decoration,Confectionery toppings,Butter flakes for pastry layers,Sweet coatings for truffles
Steps before
Block Preparation,Chocolate Melting,Cocoa Butter Melting,Fat Melting,Block Cooling
Steps after
Flake Collection,Flake Packaging,Chocolate Coating,Flake Decoration,Cooling,Flake Melting
Input ingredients
chocolate blocks,cocoa butter blocks,fat blocks,animal fats,vegetable fats
Output ingredients
chocolate flakes,cocoa butter flakes,fat flakes
Market info
Prefamac is known for manufacturing high-quality chocolate processing equipment, including tempering, enrobing, and cooling machines. The company is recognized for innovative and custom-engineered solutions tailored to the confectionery industry, emphasizing precision, efficiency, and reliability.

Technical Specifications


Speed
200 kg/h for chocolate,20-25 kg/3.5 min for fats
Capacity
40 kg chocolate blocks or 8 x 5 kg blocks
Automation
Completely automatic,with automatic and accelerated return
Material
Stainless steel construction
Electricity
400V 3ph 50Hz / 220V 3ph 60Hz
Thickness Control
Adjustable motor speed for different flake thickness
Dimension of machine
Height of 1 meter for block input
Ergonomics
Roller system for loading heavy blocks
Safety features
Transparent cover,lifting eyes for blade adjustment
Flake length
Adjustable by blades
Motor control
Potentiometer for speed regulation

Operating Characteristics


Flaking speed
200 kg/h
Block flaking time
9 minutes
Automation level
Fully Automatic
Return time
2 minutes
Motor speed regulation
Potentiometer-controlled
Conveyor integration
Compatible with Prefamac / GIRAFFE
Flake thickness and length adjustment
Adjustable

Material Compatibility


Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
Yes
Cleanability
High
Biological compatibility
Yes
Abrasion resistance
Yes
Density/particle size
Variable

Physical Characteristics


Machine Footprint
Compact
Construction Material
Stainless steel,slightly pearled
Feed Method
Roller system for heavy blocks
Discharge Method
Anti-static collection bins
Blade Options
Various lengths and thicknesses
Control Panel Type
Central control panel
Safety Features
Transparent cover
Ergonomics
Lifting eyes for blade movement

Custom Options


Control panel type
Central control panel,three-phase execution 50 or 60Hz
Integration possibilities
Integration with Prefamac or GIRAFFE conveyor belt
Blade types
Various blades for decorative or melting flakes
Motor speed regulation
Speed of motors regulated by potentiometers
Return adjustment
Return adjustment to specific dimensions
Combined Control
With Prefamac conveyor belt or cooling tunnel