Cost-Effective Puffing Machine For Small Scale Snack Production

Product Overview

Cost-Effective Puffing Machine, also known as a food extruder, is a versatile piece of industrial equipment used to produce expanded or "puffed" snack foods. It combines heat, pressure, and mechanical shear to transform raw ingredients into a variety of textures and shapes.

Advantages:

• High Efficiency: Continuous production with adjustable speed and output.
• Versatility: Can process various cereals, legumes, and even meat or insect-based ingredients.
• Nutrient Retention: Short thermal exposure can help preserve vitamins and proteins.
• Customizable Shapes & Textures: Dies and cutting systems allow for diverse product designs.
• Low Waste: Precise control minimizes by-products.

Applications

Snack Foods: Cheese puffs, extruded chips, corn curls, and cereal balls.
Breakfast Cereals: Cornflakes, rice crisps, and fortified loops.
Pet & Aquafeed: Floating fish feed and kibble for dogs/cats.
Instant Foods: Pre-cooked noodles, baby food, and protein bars.

Working process

Feeding & Mixing: Dry ingredients like cornmeal, rice flour, or other materials are fed into the machine. Water or steam is added to achieve the correct moisture level (typically 12-20%).
Compression & Heating: Rotating screws push the material forward, applying high pressure (10-20 MPa) and temperatures (120-200°C). This process gelatinizes the starch and denatures proteins.
Expansion at the Die: The molten mass is forced through a die, which has specifically shaped holes. The sudden drop in pressure causes the water within the mixture to vaporize rapidly, resulting in the "puffing" effect. The product can expand to 3-8 times its original volume.
Cutting & Shaping: A rotating knife cuts the extruded material into the desired shapes, such as pellets, balls, flakes, or other custom forms.
Post-Processing (Optional): The puffed snacks may undergo additional steps like drying or cooling to reduce moisture and enhance crispness. Flavorings, coatings, or fillings can also be added.

Key Components

Hopper: Stores and feeds the raw materials.
Pre-conditioner (Optional): Mixes and hydrates ingredients with steam or water for uniform moisture.
Extruder (Single-screw or Twin-screw): Transports, compresses, and heats the material. Twin-screw extruders offer better mixing and control, especially for complex formulations.
Heating/Cooling Zones: Electric heaters or steam jackets control the temperature.
Die: Shapes the final product as the mixture is forced through it.
Cutting Mechanism: Cuts the extrudate into the desired shape.

Types of extruders

Single-Screw Extruders: Basic design suitable for simple puffing.
Twin-Screw Extruders: Offer higher flexibility, better mixing, and more control, making them suitable for complex formulations and a wider variety of products.
Cold Extruders: Used for non-expanded products like pasta or dough.

Product Details

About Us

As a food processing equipment supplier with more than ten years of experience, Gofine Machine provides a variety of services to meet the needs of our customers. Our services include:

• Equipment supply

Provide various types of food processing equipment, including snack extruders, grain pellet machines, food packaging machines, mixers, crushers, and a complete set of food processing production line equipment.

• Technical support

We provide professional technical consultation and support to help customers choose the right equipment and processes and optimize the production process.

• Installation and commissioning

Provide equipment installation and commissioning services for customers to ensure the normal operation of the equipment and achieve the expected production results.

• Training services

Provide operation training to help customer employees master the use and maintenance skills of the equipment and improve production efficiency.

• After-sales service

Provide comprehensive after-sales service, including regular maintenance, troubleshooting and spare parts supply, to ensure the long-term and stable operation of the equipment.

• Customized solutions

Through these services, we are committed to providing customers with high-quality food-grade equipment and comprehensive support to help them succeed in the competitive market.

Zhengzhou Gofine Machine Equipment Co., Ltd. located in Zhengzhou West Development Zone, is a large-scale fertilizer equipment supplier integrating the scientific research, production, sales, import and export services since 1987. GOFINE takes "Quality First, Customers Supreme" as its tenet,"Treat customers with honesty, create business with integrity" has been deeply rooted in the hearts of every GOFINE person. GOFINE are willing to cooperated with all the new and cooperated customers to create a glorious future together!
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