Single-shaft conche for chocolate production
Optimize your chocolate production with a conche that delivers shorter conching cycles and enhanced energy efficiency, while maintaining top-tier hygiene standards.

Processes and Refines Chocolate Mass Efficiently
The Frisse ELK S from Bühler Group is a single-shaft conche designed to enhance chocolate mass production with increased efficiency. This equipment stands out with its capability to adapt energy intake throughout the conching process, reducing cocoa butter usage while maintaining desired rheological properties. The Frisse ELK S is ideal for confectionery and chocolate manufacturers producing milk chocolate bars, dark chocolate couvertures, and more. It features a patented conching tool that incorporates aeration for eliminating undesirable flavors, ensuring the end products such as chocolate truffles and caramel-filled bars maintain consistent quality. With an energy efficiency improvement of up to 10%, the conche also integrates seamlessly into existing production lines thanks to its new drive system that eliminates V-belt transmission, reducing maintenance and energy losses. Constructed with food-grade materials for compliance with hygiene standards, this conche ensures easy cleaning and reduced downtime through improved accessibility. Customization options and engineering support are available to meet specific production needs.
Benefits
- Enhances energy efficiency by up to 10%, lowering operational costs in chocolate production.
- Reduces cocoa butter usage while maintaining quality, optimizing ingredient costs.
- Minimizes maintenance with a simplified drive system, ensuring consistent machine availability.
- Hygienic design allows for quick and easy cleaning, reducing downtime for maintenance.
- Supports versatile chocolate production with patented conching tools for diverse product varieties.
- Applications
- Cocoa,Snacks,Confectionery,Compounds,Chocolate production,Bars,Chocolate,Chocolate mass
- End products
- Chocolate truffles,Dark chocolate couvertures,Hazelnut chocolate spread,Chocolate candy bars,Compound chocolate chips,Chocolate pralines,Caramel-filled chocolate bars,Chocolate-flavored protein bars,Chocolate coating,Cocoa nibs,Milk chocolate bars,Chocolate ganache
- Steps before
- Grinding,Mixing,Aeration
- Steps after
- Cooling,Moulding,Packing
- Input ingredients
- cocoa butter,chocolate mass
- Output ingredients
- processed chocolate,fluid chocolate product
- Market info
- Buhler is renowned for manufacturing advanced process solutions for food, feed, and advanced materials. They are highly regarded for their innovation in milling technology and equipment quality.
- Energy Efficiency
- Up to 10% increase
- Automation
- Flexible
- Maintenance Requirement
- Reduced
- Design Type
- Single-shaft conche
- Cleaning Accessibility
- Improved
- Working mechanism
- Single-shaft conche
- Automation level
- Flexible
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch
- Changeover time
- Not specified
- Cleaning method
- Improved accessibility for cleaning
- Energy efficiency
- Up to 10% improvement
- Integration level
- Adaptable energy intake
- CIP/SIP
- Not specified
- Hygienic design
- State-of-the-art
- Abrasion resistance
- Yes
- Cleanability
- Food-grade materials,easy to clean design
- Corrosive resistance
- Use of food-grade materials for corrosion resistance
- Biological compatibility
- Meets highest hygiene standards
- Control panel type
- PLC / HMI
- Integration possibilities
- SCADA / Industry 4.0
- Drive system
- V-belt free
- Energy intake adaptability
- Variable
- Cleaning accessibility
- Easy access