Stainless steel chocolate tank for storage and processing
Efficiently control temperature and consistency for chocolate and other viscous products with precision-designed stainless steel tanks, essential for maintaining quality and consistency in both batch and continuous production lines.

Stores and Processes Chocolate with Temperature Control
The Stainless Steel Chocolate Tank from Gpi De Gouwe is designed to meet the rigorous demands of chocolate manufacturers, food processing companies, and cosmetic producers. This highly adaptable tank features a double-jacket design for precise temperature control, crucial in processes like heating, cooling, and tempering. It excels in storing and processing various products, including dark chocolate bars, pralines, juices, and creams, ensuring uniform temperature distribution and product consistency. The tank can be equipped with various agitators such as gate or anchor, optimized for different viscosities. It accommodates batch and continuous operations with integration capabilities for upstream and downstream processes. Made from durable stainless steel, it comes in multiple grades, offering corrosion resistance suitable for food and cosmetic applications. With options for electric heating and customizable sizes ranging from 50 liters to 50 m³, it aligns with hygiene standards, ensuring compliance for food-grade use. Easy maintenance is assured with design features that facilitate cleaning. Equipped with advanced control systems, the tank offers seamless integration within complex production lines, ensuring efficiency and reliability.
Benefits
- Ensures consistent product quality through precise temperature control.
- Supports diverse production needs with customizable capacity and design.
- Increases efficiency with seamless integration into existing production lines.
- Meets high hygiene standards, reducing contamination risks.
- Minimizes energy usage with efficient double-jacket heating and cooling systems.
- Applications
- Sauces,Soups,Confectionery,Fats,Lotions,Sweets,Powders,Chocolate,Juices,Creams,Dairy
- End products
- Facial moisturizers,Protein powders,Chocolate ganache,Cocoa butter,Mushroom cream soup,Ganache fillings,Orange juice,Dark chocolate bars,Yogurt,Hollandaise sauce,Tomato soup,Apple juice,Milk chocolate truffles,Hand lotion,Cheese sauce,Milk powder,Caramel sweets,Pralines,Nougat candies,Chocolate sauce,White chocolate chips
- Steps before
- Melting,Heating,Mixing,Blending,Homogenizing
- Steps after
- Cooling,Packing,Storing,Tempering
- Input ingredients
- chocolate,chocolate products
- Output ingredients
- processed chocolate,stored chocolate
- Market info
- GPI De Gouwe is known for manufacturing bespoke stainless steel tanks and processing equipment, specializing in the food, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries, with a reputation for delivering high-quality, custom-engineered solutions.
- Capacity
- 50L to 50m³
- Material
- Stainless Steel
- Temperature Control
- Double jacket,electric heating,au-bain-marie
- Agitator Types
- Anchor,Gate,Scraping,Screw
- Heating Options
- Dimple,Halfpipe
- Size Range
- 50 liters to 50m³
- Level Switches
- Available
- Loadcells
- Available
- Finishing Level
- Ra 0.8
- Integration
- Pumps,valves,piping
- Control Panel
- Integrated
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch / Inline Continuous
- Automation level
- Manual / PLC / SCADA
- CIP/SIP
- CIP 121°C / SIP 135°C
- Cleaning method
- CIP / Manual
- Temperature control
- Double jacket / Electric / Au-bain-marie
- Energy efficiency
- 0.5–2 kWh/kg moisture
- Integrated Control Panel
- Yes / Optional
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- Yes
- Biological compatibility
- Food-grade
- Tank Size
- 50L - 50m³
- Material
- Stainless Steel 304/316L
- Agitator Type
- Anchor,Gate,Scraping,Screw
- Heating Options
- Dimple,Halfpipe,Electric Tracing,Au-bain-marie
- Finish Level
- Internal Roughness Ra 0.8
- Discharge Method
- Tiltable
- Control Panel Type
- Integrated
- Cooling Option
- Double Jacket,Electric Heating
- Control Panel Type
- Integrated control panel
- Agitator Type
- Anchor,Gate,Scraping,Screw agitator
- Heating Options
- Dimple,Halfpipe,Electric tracing,Au-bain-marie
- Material Type
- 304,316L Stainless Steel
- Temperature Control
- Double jacket,Electric heating
- Tank Size
- 50L to 50m³
- Integration Possibilities
- Pumps,Valves,Piping
- Additional Features
- Loadcells,Level Switches,Tiltable
- Finishing Levels
- Various Finishing Levels