Retractable spiral chute for bulk material handling
Enhance the integrity of your products by gently transferring bulk materials with minimal drop heights, reducing damage and maintaining high-quality appearance during filling and packaging operations.
Minimizes Damage and Enhances Product Appearance
The Retractable Smooth-Flo Spiral Chute from AC Horn Manufacturing is engineered specifically for food processing companies and snack manufacturers seeking to minimize product damage during transfer and packing operations. This innovative equipment gently fills bulk totes by lowering the chute into a pre-positioned container and incrementally retracting as it fills. With precise product-level sensors and programmed gradual lift, it ensures a delicate transition, reducing drop height and preserving the integrity and appearance of delicate items like butter toffee popcorn, coated nuts, and almond butter. Ideal for continuous or semi-automatic operations, this spiral chute can be seamlessly integrated with existing conveyor systems to enhance productivity and quality control. Engineered for durability and efficiency, the chute supports a variety of applications in industries such as snack manufacturing, nut processing, and popcorn production. Designed with food-grade materials, it maintains high standards of hygiene and is easily maintained, ensuring long-term operational reliability.
Benefits
- Minimizes product damage by limiting drop heights to a few inches.
- Enhances product appearance, maintaining quality standards.
- Increases operational efficiency with seamless integration into existing systems.
- Reduces labor intervention with automated filling and retracting mechanism.
- Supports diverse applications in food processing and snack manufacturing industries.
- Applications
- Japanese peanuts,Coated nuts,Roasted nuts,Pellets,Nut butter,Chips,Corn tortillas,Blanched peanuts,Popcorn
- End products
- Wasabi peanuts,Salted roasted almonds,Skinned peanuts,Wood pellets,Whole wheat tortillas,Almond butter,Nacho cheese flavored chips,Dark chocolate covered almonds,Butter toffee popcorn
- Steps before
- Conveying,Product Transfer
- Steps after
- Bulk Tote Filling,Packing
- Input ingredients
- popcorn,roasted nuts,coated nuts,blanched peanuts,Japanese peanuts,corn tortillas,chips,pellets,nut butter
- Output ingredients
- bulk totes with improved product appearance,filled containers,undamaged products
- Market info
- AC Horn Manufacturing is renowned for its expertise in manufacturing industrial equipment for food processing, particularly in nut processing, popping equipment, and material handling systems, known for high-quality engineering and reliable performance in demanding industrial applications.
- Automation
- Sensor-controlled
- Product Drop Height
- Few inches
- Spiral Rise Speed
- Gradual lift
- Capacity
- For bulk tote filling
- Working mechanism
- Retractable Spiral
- Integrated steps
- Infeed Chute,Smooth-Flo Chute
- Batch vs continuous operation
- Batch
- Automation level
- Sensor-controlled
- Product damage reduction
- By design and controlled drop
- Abrasion resistance
- Yes
- Biological compatibility
- Food grade materials
- Cleanability
- High
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- Yes
- Density/particle size
- Various bulk material densities
- Machine footprint
- Compact design
- Cone shape
- Spiral
- Feed method
- Infeed chute
- Discharge method
- Retractable spiral
- Control panel type
- Sensor-controlled lift
- Control panel type
- PLC control
- Discharge method
- Smooth-Flo transition
- Integration possibilities
- Compatible with existing conveyor systems
- Custom size options
- Available for specific tote dimensions
- Material options
- Stainless steel or food-grade materials
- Sensor integration
- Product level sensor
- Speed control
- Adjustable speed of spiral lift