Slurry preparation for licorice production
Ensure a continuous and homogeneous feed of licorice slurry to your extruder, optimizing production efficiency with precise mixing and reliable storage solutions.
Prepares and Feeds Slurry for Extrusion
Extrugroup offers a comprehensive Slurry Preparation and Feeding System, tailored for confectionery and pet food manufacturers aiming for seamless integration across processing lines. The system employs dual counter-rotating agitators to achieve homogeneous slurry mixtures, crucial for consistent licorice, gummy bear, and pet treat production. Designed for continuous feeding, it bridges batch production and extrusion processes, utilizing a day tank that holds twice the mixing tank volume. This ensures uninterrupted extruder supply, supported by a water-heated jacketed vessel with agitators and level indicators. The system’s double filter station allows easy switching and cleaning during operations and is engineered for high efficiency, conforming to demanding production environments.
Benefits
- Ensures continuous production flow by effectively bridging batch and extrusion operations.
- Reduces operational downtime with an easy-to-clean double filter station.
- Enhances product uniformity with precise counter-rotating agitator mixing.
- Minimizes energy usage with a water-heated jacketed vessel.
- Supports scalable production with a day tank capacity suited for high-throughput demands.
- Applications
- Pet food,Sweets,Confectionery,Plastics
- End products
- Gel-based candies,Plastic pellets,Gummy bears,Pet treat chews,Licorice,Extruded pet food kibbles
- Steps before
- Ingredient Mixing
- Steps after
- Extrusion,Cooking,Cooling,Forming,Cutting,Packaging
- Input ingredients
- licorice ingredients,mixing tank,homogeneous mass
- Output ingredients
- slurry,continuous feed,cooked extrudate
- 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.
- Mixing Method
- Counter rotating agitators
- Batch vs. Continuous
- Batch mixing with continuous extruder feeding
- Storage Tank (Day Tank) Volume Ratio
- 2
- Heating Method
- Water heated jacketed vessel
- Continuous Feed System
- Pump transfer to extruder
- Filtration System
- Double filter station
- Inspection and Monitoring
- Inspection opening,level indicators
- Automation
- Manual / Automatic available
- Working mechanism
- Counter-rotating agitators
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch preparation
- Continuous extrusion feed
- Integrated steps
- Mixing,Transfer,Storage,Continuous Feed
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Mixing tank shape
- Cylindrical
- Mixing tank size
- Batch dependent
- Day tank shape
- Cylindrical with jacket
- Day tank size
- Twice the volume of mixing tank
- Footprint
- Dependent on setup
- Feed/Discharge method
- Pump transfer
- Agitator type
- Counter rotating
- Inspection opening
- Available
- Level indicators
- Integrated
- Double filter station
- Switchable/Cleanable
- Material of construction
- Stainless steel
- Agitator type
- Counter rotating
- Storage capacity
- Day tank holds twice the mixing tank volume
- Tank heating method
- Water heated,jacketed vessel
- Inspection features
- Inspection opening
- Filtration option
- Double filter station