Multi-tier dryers for modern breakfast cereals
Optimize dry and cool cereal, nuts, and seed production with a compact modular system that ensures hygienic, efficient processing and seamless integration into your line.
Dries and Cools Cereal and Snack Products
The Multi-Tier Dryers from CEREX AG are designed for food processing companies seeking reliable drying and cooling solutions for cereals and snacks. These modular dryers offer a compact footprint with conveyor widths ranging from 1000mm to 3200mm, allowing you to efficiently manage high-volume production with minimal space. The system processes a variety of products, including cornflakes, granola clusters, cereal bars, and roasted nuts, by utilizing a combination of drying, cooling, and spreading techniques. It features a fully welded stainless steel construction for hygienic wash-downs, reducing maintenance downtime. The chain drive, insulated panels, and innovative compression hinge design enhance energy efficiency while maintaining airtight integrity. With options like high-pressure washing systems and cooling with chillcoil technology, the dryers integrate seamlessly into continuous operation lines, meeting the rigorous demands of breakfast cereal and snack production.
Benefits
- Maximizes production efficiency with modular design and minimal footprint.
- Ensures consistent product quality with controlled drying and cooling processes.
- Enhances hygiene with fully welded construction and easy cleaning access.
- Lowers operational costs with energy-efficient insulated panels and direct-drive mechanisms.
- Increases operational flexibility with customizable configurations and optional features.
- Applications
- Puffed products, Cereals, Bars, Nuts, Coated products, Granola, Seeds, Muesli, Flakes, Crispies
- End products
- Muesli base flakes, Rice crispies, Puffed rice, Cornflakes, Granola clusters, Roasted almonds, Cereal bars, Pumpkin seeds, Chocolate-coated nuts
- Steps before
- Flaking, Puffing, Coating, Cooking
- Steps after
- Cooling, Coating, Packaging, Müsli / Granola / Bar Formation
- Input ingredients
- raw grain products, nuts, seeds
- Output ingredients
- breakfast cereals, puffed products, flakes, crispies, murmura, müsli, granola, bars, coated products, instant food
- Market info
- CEREX is known for specializing in the production of engineered-to-order (ETO) equipment, providing customized industrial solutions with a strong emphasis on innovation, quality, and customer satisfaction in niche market segments.
- Design type
- Modular
- Capacity
- Maximum capacity at minimum footprint
- Conveyor width options
- 1000mm, 1400mm, 2000mm, 2600mm, 3200mm
- Conveyor perforation
- All types
- Module types
- Feed End, Power Zone, Distribution Zone, Cooling Zone, Delivery End
- Module support
- Two legs per module
- Material
- Stainless steel
- Chain type
- Stainless steel with bearings (without lubrication)
- Hygienic design
- Fully welded inside for wash-down
- Panel type
- Insulated
- Door opening angle
- 180° in both directions
- Drive type
- Direct-driven shafts
- Door and panel seal
- Airtight with new compression hinge design
- Chain safety
- Guarded from product zone
- Working mechanism
- Modular design
- Integration steps
- Modular setup
- Cleaning method
- Hygienic wash-down
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Continuous
- Automation level
- Manual / PLC-controlled
- Cleanability
- Hygienic wash-down facility
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- Stainless steel
- Machine Footprint
- Minimum footprint
- Conveyor Width
- 1000mm, 1400mm, 2000mm, 2600mm, 3200mm
- Module Design
- Modular
- Number of Legs Per Module
- Two legs
- Material
- Stainless steel chain
- Doors and Panels
- Airtight, 180° opening
- Panel Insulation
- Insulated panels (roof, floor, door, end panels)
- Conveyor width
- 1000mm, 1400mm, 2000mm, 2600mm, 3200mm
- Modular design
- Yes
- Feed End Module
- Standard
- Power Zone Module
- Standard
- Distribution Zone Module
- Standard
- Cooling Zone Module
- Standard
- Delivery End Module
- Standard
- Full Access Design
- Yes
- Legs Per Module
- Two
- Options
- Comb/Finger spreader, High pressure washing system, Picker, Cooling with chillcoil