The success of a sweet, a square or bar of chocolate with consumers (large-scale or small-scale) calls for the formulation of a recipe.
NEU is a specialist in powder metering servicing the confectionery industry.
The success of a new recipe depends on the ingredients formulation and transformation. In this industry, products must be particularly well conveyed. NEU Process has also all the ingredients in its range of techniques: dilute phase, dense phase, suction, blowing,
To associate productivity and food quality NEU Process can deal with all processing equipment: dosing, mixing, sieving, and high-level automation of all the system
Because of this wide range of products, NEU Process proposes to run tests in its test centre (CEFAN) to define product characterisation and then to elaborate the best way to process them: particle size, humidity level, flowability….
Raw materials (milk powder, sugar, micro-ingredients, chocolate powder) arrive by truck, big bags and/or sacks. The major ingredients (milk and sugar) are stored in silos. The preparation of batches is done with all the ingredients by pneumatic conveying. The pre-weighed ingredients are introduced into the pneumatic conveying lines. Batches formed are directed to the process to start the transformation. The installation consists of a sack tipping station, big bag unloading station, bin, weighing hopper. All the conveying lines are in dilute phase either suction system or combined suck/blow system with different flow rates depending on the lines. Conveying conditions were optimised with a treatment of transport air to meet product specifications to convey: cooling and/or drying.
The issues associated with implementing the correct processes in the confectionery industry.
In this food industry, the raw materials must be particularly well handled all along the production line in order to produce a packaged end product that will appeal to customers. Production process, hygiene, quality and integrity of products and safety inspections form part of the transformation process.
NEU Process’s expertise in this field
Chocolate powder, sugar, additives, colourings or even corn starch... our engineers know all of these products with obviously differing densities very well.
• Reception of raw materials in sacks, big bags or in bulk
• Transfer by all types of pneumatic system (dense phase, dilute phase, vacuum extraction, discharge)
• Metering of powders (volumetric dispensation, for example),
• Storage in silo and/or hopper,
• Sophisticated automation of the entire system.
