Ingredient Transfer & Handling

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Cutting-edge material handling technology ensures optimal ingredient transfer with a variety of pneumatic conveying methods

The systems engineers at Coperion and Coperion K-Tron can help to design the optimal ingredient transfer system for your operation, such as moving flour, starch or sugars from railcars, trucks or bulk bags, direct to the process. Pneumatic conveying systems are available for dilute or dense phase, as pressure or vacuum systems, each chosen to provide the most efficient and safe means of transfer for the process. Even the most difficult to handle materials can be transferred using such technologies as dehumidification systems for moisture free conveying as well as in-line sifting and metal detection to ensure safe process operations.

Typical materials include: Herbs, spices, spice blends, starches, bakery ingredients, flour, corn meal, sugar, salt, coffee beans and coffee powder, malt and hops, rice, tea, tobacco, soy beans, nuts, milk powders, whey powders, potato powder, cheese powders, infant formula/baby food, lactose, casein, pet food, snacks, popcorn, soft drink concentrate, bread crumbs, cocoa beans and powder.

Features and Benefits

  • High-precision material handling systems, feeders, and components which can be provided to the highest hygienic design standards for easy cleaning and maintenance
  • One single supplier for components and entire systems, which encompass all steps in the process
  • Extensive test facilities around the globe to provide support in finding solutions for handling even the most difficult-flowing ingredients
  • World-renowned technology for all phases of food and pet food material transfer operations as a result of research and development teams worldwide
  • A choice of options in several conveying technologies to ensure the most cost efficient and safe processes, tailored to suit the application
  • Sophisticated overall solutions which adhere to a wide variety of regulations and standards
  • Automation options for HAACP analysis, as well as complete mechanical and operational FAT and SAT protocols are all available, depending on the customer and process requirements

Typical conveying applications

Coperion and Coperion K-Tron integrate a wide variety of process steps into their completely automated systems including mixing, sifting and even extrusion utilizing Coperion’s high efficiency extruders. All control systems are custom designed with the most efficient process in mind, and include a variety of options such as batching and bar code reading/recording, recipe control and cleaning sequencing. Food grade designs are available in a variety of options depending on the type of cleaning required and material to be conveyed. Specialized designs are available for hazardous environments, in accordance with ATEX and NEC guidelines.

Typical conveying applications include:

  • Bulk bag, railcar, and silo unloading of major ingredients such as flour, salts, corn meal, sugar, gluten, etc.
  • Dense phase conveying of pre-blended materials to extruders or packaging lines
  • Dilute phase conveying of micro, minor, and major ingredients, via pressure or vacuum
  • Refill of loss-in-weight and volumetric feeders for continuous processes
  • Gentle conveying for fragile materials such as popcorn, pasta, candies and coffee beans
  • Multi-material conveying and batch weighing
  • Combined volumetric feeding and pneumatic conveying where space is limited

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