Conveyors for material handling in food processing

Streamline your snack production line with conveyors designed to efficiently handle diverse solids and granules, ensuring seamless transport from roasting to packaging.

Streamlines Material Handling in Snack Production

AC Horn Manufacturing offers custom Material Handling Conveyors specifically tailored for the snack food industry, focusing on efficient and precise conveying solutions. These conveyors are designed to handle a range of products, from popcorn to nut butters and tortilla chips, seamlessly integrating into existing production lines. Featuring custom design capabilities, they optimize spatial use and allow for continuous operation, supporting high-capacity throughput essential for large-scale snack production. Constructed with durable materials for longevity and corrosion resistance, these conveyors enhance energy efficiency through advanced motor control. The conveyors are compliant with industry standards, ensuring safe and reliable operation, with support for system-wide integration to streamline processes across different production stages.

Benefits

  • Increases production efficiency by optimizing material flow and reducing bottlenecks.
  • Minimizes energy use with advanced motor control, lowering operational costs.
  • Adapts to unique production requirements with custom design options.
  • Ensures product safety and quality with compliance to industry standards.
  • Integrates seamlessly with existing systems, simplifying upgrades and expansions.

General


Applications
Japanese peanuts, Coated nuts, Snacks, Roasted nuts, Pellets, Nut butter, Chips, Corn tortillas, Blanched peanuts, Popcorn
End products
Movie theater popcorn, Kettle-cooked chips, Puffed corn snacks, Honey-roasted peanuts, Extruded snack pellets, Matcha-flavored japanese peanuts, Chocolate-covered nuts, Peanut butter, Blanched and salted peanuts, Nacho chips, Snack pellet bases, Almond butter, Wasabi-coated nuts, Caramel popcorn, Corn tortilla chips, Cheese balls
Steps before
Steps after
Input ingredients
raw nuts, unpopped corn kernels, corn masa, pellets, corn tortillas
Output ingredients
popcorn, roasted nuts, coated nuts, blanched peanuts, japanese peanuts, nut butter, corn chips
Market info
AC Horn Manufacturing is renowned for its expertise in manufacturing industrial equipment for food processing, particularly in nut processing, popping equipment, and material handling systems, known for high-quality engineering and reliable performance in demanding industrial applications.

Technical Specifications


Automation
Custom design available
Capacity
Adaptable to facility specifications
Customization
Custom design for space and production needs
Material Handling Type
Spiral Chute / Retractable Spiral / Conveyors
Design
Standard or customized machine options

Operating Characteristics


Customization
Standard or Custom Design
Flexibility
Space and Production Demands
Design Options
Customizable Conveyor Systems
Automation level
Manual / PLC
Mode of Transport
Conveyors

Material Compatibility


Density/particle size
0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm

Physical Characteristics


Discharge method
End discharge, side discharge
Control panel type
Customizable
Machine footprint
Custom design options available

Custom Options


Control panel type
Custom design available
Integration possibilities
PLC/SCADA integration
Size customization
Designed to fit space requirements
Conveyor type
Standard or customized design
Layout design
Custom facility layout