Corn Flakes Processing Line

Composing Parts of Cereal-Corn Flakes Processing Line No. One Production Flow-chart Raw material mixing-------mixed material elevating--------extrusion process--------air blower-------dryer-------air blower------presser-------air blower-----dryer------elevator--------shaking distributor-------hot air heater------elevator-------sugar sprayer--------dryer----------cooler No. Two Individual equipment parameters 1. Raw-material mixer: mainly using for mixing raw material, water and addictives. Power: 3kw Throughput: 20kg per loading (5 minutes per loading) Dimension: 1000 500 800mm 2. Helix elevator: transporting mixed raw materials into the extruder. Shift time can be adjusted, also it is fully automated. Power: 3kw Capacity: 500kg/hour Dimension: 1600 300 2300mm 3. Twin Screw extruding machine: raw material will be heated, extruded and puffed in this machine. Power: 50kw Throughput: 150kg/hour Dimension: 2000 800 2100mm 4. Air blowers (three): this equipment mainly moving semi made products to the next processing machine. Power: 0.37kw Capacity: 450kg/hour 5. Hot air heater: vaporizing moisture of products in a short time. (A slot will be in the roller for flowing water) Power: 9kw Throughput: 200kg/hour Dimension: 2500 800 1600mm 6. Presser: this equipment is a very important part of the whole line. It has a material quantity control distributor with it for avoiding material geminated when they get into the presser. The presser is made of high rigidity compounded metal. It also has a circulating cooling system with it. Power: 15kw Throughput: 200kg/hour Dimension: 1200 1200 3000mm 7. Dryer one: dry the moisture products which came out from presser in a short period. Power: 25kw Throughput: 300kg Dimension: 4500 1000 1700mm 8. Elevator: elevating material already dried to the material distributor. Power: 0.37kw Capacity: 300kg/hour Dimension: 1500 400 1500mm 9.Material distributor: through shaking method spread materials evenly to hot air heater. Power: 0.4kw Throughput: 300kg/hour Dimension: 1200 500 1000mm 10 hot air heater: by using high temperature air to heat materials in a short time in order to make them more puffed. The reason for using high temperature air is that materials can be heated evenly and quickly, also the air can be used in a cycle. 11 Sugar Sprayer: this equipment contains two parts roller and spraying system; its main function is to spray sugar on corn flakes. 12 Melting sugar tin: it is assisting equipment in this line, composing two parts heat preservation tin and mixer electromotor, its main function is to mix sugar and other addictives in water. Power: 9kw Throughput: 600kg/hour Dimension: 1200 800 1500mm 13 Dryer two: there is water in the sugar sprayed on corn flakes; this dryer can dry the corn flakes. Power: 25kw Throughput: 600kg/hour Dimension: 1200 800 1500mm 14 Chiller: chill the corn flakes after they are out of Dryer two; crystallize the sugar liquid on corn flakes. Power: 4kw Throughput: 600kg/hour Dimension: 4 800 600mm No. three: characteristics of cereal-corn flakes processing line This processing line is developed and improved on the base of Italian technology. Its working standard can compare to European machines 1. Twin screw extruder is the host machine in this line. The unique design of twin screw is an innovating idea of our engineers; it guarantees the success of the extrusion process. 2. Presser is an important part of this line; the design makes sure high quality products can be produced. It contains a material distributor for avoiding materials geminated. The two rollers for pressing materials are made of high rigidity metal. It also has automatic chilling system and can be adjusted very easily. This equipment is easy using and highly automated. Another advantage of this line is the Hot air heater which is a new idea of processing corn flakes. This technique is by using high temperature airs centralized heat and circulating flow to process corn flakes quickly and easily. This method is also less power consumption. This innovating idea makes this processing line one step ahead of our competitors who are still using salt heater to do the job. There are many disadvantages using salt as a medium to puff corn flakes such as salt powder will be covered on the corn flakes, more power consumption and long time processing.