Screen changer for extrusion lines
Prevent clogs and maintain quality with this screen changer, designed to filter out solid particles and regulate pressure build-up in extrusion lines.
Filters and Diverts for Consistent Product Quality
The Screen Changer from Extrugroup is engineered to enhance your extrusion line by filtering out solid particles, ensuring uninterrupted production flow and superior product quality. It integrates seamlessly into applications across confectionery, pet food, snacks, and plastics industries. Featuring a start-up valve, it regulates pressure buildup, offering additional safety. The screen changer’s central position capability diverts mass for easy testing and reworking, while reducing downtime by preventing equipment damage. Suitable for various continuous operations, it handles products ranging from licorice candies and gummy bears to dog kibble and polypropylene pellets. Its robust construction supports operational conditions in processing and safety-focused departments, making it an essential component for manufacturers aiming for precision and reliability.
Benefits
- Ensures product consistency by eliminating solid contaminants.
- Minimizes downtime through quick diverting and reworking capabilities.
- Enhances safety with precise pressure regulation.
- Integrates easily into diverse production lines, ensuring seamless operation.
- Reduces operational costs by preventing equipment damage.
- Applications
- Snacks,Pet food,Confectionery,Sweets,Plastics
- End products
- Gummy bears,Fruit chews,Dog kibble,Potato crisps,Gelatin-based sweets,Licorice candies,Rice crackers,Soft chew confections,Cat treats,Polystyrene components,Polypropylene pellets
- Steps before
- Purification,Mixing,Forming,Co-Extrusion
- Steps after
- Texture Checking,Consistency Checking,Reworking,Cooling,Product Testing
- Input ingredients
- solid particles,raw material mass,extrusion material
- Output ingredients
- extruded product,consistent texture,reworked mass
- Market info
- Extrufood is known for manufacturing custom-engineered food extrusion equipment, particularly in the confectionery sector. They excel in designing machinery tailored to specific client needs, emphasizing innovation, quality, and efficiency in the production process.
- Screen changer functionality
- Prevents solid particles from clogging the die
- Pressure regulation
- Start-up valve
- Safety feature
- Pressure buildup regulation
- Operation mode
- Central position without screen
- Product quality check
- Texture and consistency verification
- Working mechanism
- Screen changer
- Pressure regulation
- Start-up valve
- Safety features
- Pressure buildup regulation
- Inline product diversion
- Central lock position
- Operational flexibility
- Batch vs inline
- Equipment protection
- Quick diverting
- Downtime reduction
- Secure screen position
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Discharge method
- Central position locking
- Screen Changer presence
- Yes
- Start-up valve
- Yes
- Screen Changer Lock Position
- Central
- Start-up Valve
- Yes
- Diverting Functionality
- Yes
- Pressure Regulation
- Yes