Single-screw cooking extruder for snack production
Optimize your snack production with a versatile extruder designed to handle diverse raw materials, producing everything from classic shapes to complex 3D forms with precision.

Processes Diverse Snacks and Cereal Extrudates
The Single-Screw Cooking Extruder SE, engineered by Hebenstreit GmbH, is tailored for diverse snack and cereal production, offering unparalleled versatility in extrudate shaping. Utilizing a powerful single-screw mechanism, it processes raw materials through efficient extrusion, drying, cooling, and cutting stages, accommodating products such as curls, rings, and 3D shapes. Available in models SE70 and SE110, it achieves throughput capacities ranging from 100 to 450 kg/h, with energy-efficient motors at 44 and 68 kW respectively. Integrating seamlessly into continuous processing lines, the SE ensures precision with its inline mixing and patented feeding systems, facilitating volumetric or gravimetric dosing. Temperature regulation systems allow optimal control over stator and die conditions, enhancing product consistency. This extruder excels in snack and cereal applications, from protein crisps to biodegradable packaging, while supporting customization for specialized shapes and recipes. Designed with stainless steel options, it provides robust corrosion resistance suitable for rigorous food industry standards. Configuration flexibility and engineering support ensure tailored solutions for unique production challenges.
Benefits
- Enhances production flexibility with diverse shape capabilities, from simple curls to complex 3D designs.
- Increases efficiency with high throughput of up to 450 kg/h and continuous operation.
- Saves energy with optimized motor power usage at 44 and 68 kW.
- Ensures consistent product quality through precise temperature regulation and controlled mixing.
- Facilitates easy integration into existing lines with customizable configurations and engineering support.
- Applications
- Pet food,Unfilled snacks,Sweet snacks,Extruded products,Breakfast cereals,Whole grain products,Filled snacks,Savoury snacks
- End products
- Pork rind snacks,Corn flakes,Beer snacks,Legume snacks,Spirals,Curls,Rings,Microcrispies,3d animal shapes,Sticks,Malt rings,Flat breads,Crispies,Biodegradable packaging,Croûtons,Functional flours,Protein crisps (tvp),Balls,Wheels
- Steps before
- Raw Material Preparation,Dosing,Inline-humidifying
- Steps after
- Drying,Seasoning,Cooling,Cutting,Embossing,Conveying
- Input ingredients
- raw material,water,bad free-flowing material
- Output ingredients
- extrudates,savoury snacks,sweet snacks,filled snacks,unfilled snacks,curls,balls,wheels,sticks,rings,crispies,3D shapes,embossed shapes,dried extrudates,unseasoned extrudates
- Market info
- Hebenstreit is known for specializing in the manufacture of industrial equipment for wafer production, offering advanced technology and customization for the food industry, with a reputation for high-quality and reliable machinery.
- Capacity
- 100–450 kg/h
- Main drive power
- 44 kW / 68 kW
- Dosing system
- Inline-mixer
- Feeding system
- Volumetric / Gravimetric
- Inline-humidifier
- Automatic water injection
- Rotating cutter head blades
- 1,2,4 or 6 blades
- Shapes capability
- Simple and 3D shapes
- Spirals cutting system
- Special cutting system
- Working mechanism
- Single-screw extrusion
- Integrated steps
- Raw material preparation,extrusion,cutting
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Inline Continuous
- Automation level
- PLC-controlled
- Feeding method
- Patented feeding process
- Cutting mechanism
- Rotating cutter head
- Temperature control
- Adjustable stator and die temperatures
- Food-grade materials
- Yes
- Machine Footprint
- Not specified
- Control Panel Type
- Not specified
- Discharge Method
- Rotating cutter head
- Die Configuration
- Customizable for different shapes
- Compact Footprint
- Yes
- Control panel type
- PLC-controlled
- Die configuration
- Custom shapes available
- Dosing type
- Gravimetric / volumetric
- Cutting system
- Rotating cutter head (1-6 blades)
- Temperature regulation
- Adjustable stator and die
- Inline humidifier
- Water injection between dosing and extrusion
- Output capacity
- 100 - 450 kg/h