GR ANOLA EQUIPMENT

We fully support your product development from initial recipe to improved new recipes with the help of our product development/ingredient partners. This is a great advantage to our clients, having piece of mind that their product will be successful in being produced on the equipment supplied.

We can supply all the necessary equipment for you to produce the perfect product:

1 Dry Ingredient Handling

2 Mixing Equipment

3 Feeding Equipment

4 Syrup systems

5 Baking Ovens

6 Cooling systems

7 Granulating & Cutting Equipment

8 Sieving Equipment

9 Discharge Stations

Granola is produced by mixing & blending dry ingredients with oil and sugars to form a loose consistency mix. The mix is then fed automatically onto a spreading conveyor which forms a loose uniform sheet of product to the correct thickness required to feed the oven at a constant metered feed rate.

An oven is used to bake the granola and remove the moisture so as a crunchy cereal granola product can be produced.

Directly after the oven a cooling system is required to cool the baked granola to a precise temperature for clusters or bars.

The baked crunchy granola is then passed through either, a granulator machine which breaks up and kibbles the granola into clusters, or the baked sheet can be slit into strips using a rotary disc cutter and then cut using a guillotine into bar size pieces.

GR ANOL APRODUCTS

RKL CAN PROVIDE A FULL TURNKEY SOLUTION TO YOUR GR ANOL A CEREAL AND GR ANOL A BAR PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS . WE CAN SUPPLY NEW OR FULLY RECONDITIONED EQUIPMENT DEPENDING ON YOUR PROJECT CAPITAL .

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We can supply various types of systems that being manual, semi automatic or fully automatic batching.

Manual systems are rugged and well designed to keep outlay costs low but offer a high reliability and quality to the customer.

Semi/fully automatic systems increase output and product consistency and also eliminate waste.

Various range of capacities available.

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Mixers and Blenders can be supplied with a broad range of capacities, either new or reconditioned if available. If a turnkey project is offered then we would recommend or supply a mixer suitable for your requirements and product, giving you flexibility to handle a diverse range of ingredients.

When choosing a mixer for granola products care must be taken to make sure the mixing action is gentle to reduce particulate destruction thus maintaining product structure and quality.

We pride ourselves on supplying the correct equipment for the perfect result.

MIXING EQUIPMENT

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TAMPING ROLL UNIT AND R AMSHORN FEED CONVEYOR

Mobile and Static machines for delivery of granola onto the oven band for controlled feed rate

Robustly designed to operate in harsh conditions and deliver consistently with varying products.

Roll unit designed with fully independent roll speed control on all 3 rollers.

Manual or semi automatic raise and lower on screw feeder conveyor.

Quick release rollers for ease of cleaning down.

DISCHARGING HOPPER SCREW FEEDER

Various capacities available.

Fully manufactured in Stainless Steel to a high quality.

Removable hinged covers for easy cleaning of screw and thorough wash down.

Variable speed control for accurate feeding rate.

Excellent for batching intermittent or continuously feeding of free and non free bulk ingredients

FEEDING EQUIPMENT

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Automated syrup cooking systems specific to client’s requirements and capacity.

PLC Controlled with Siemens/Rockwell Software.

Advanced process control ensures that pre set process parameters for sugar dissolving and evaporation are maintained constantly.

Recipe Handling & Auto mixer discharging option.

Multi tank orientations fully mounted on a skid.

Proven and efficient.

SYRUP SYSTEMS

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TECHNICAL DATA:

• Indirectly heated by gas, oil or electricity

• Pre-manufactured and insulated in 2-m-modules for fast and easy installation

• Supported baking chamber design prevents thermal stress on oven outer frame

• Burner flames heat up the burner chamber and the tubes in the heat exchanger

• Combustion gases removed by flue system without contacting the products

• Burners controlled by temperature sensor to ensure constant and correct baking temperature

• Humidity in each heating zone and ratio between top and bottom heat adjustable by damper system

INDIRECT HEATED CONVECTION OVEN

THIS OVEN T YPE IS USED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF B ISCUITS , COOKIES AND SPONGE , CEREALS , GR ANOL A AND MANY MORE PRODUCTS .

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FOLLOWING ACCESSORIES ARE AVAIL ABLE FOR THE OVENS:

FURTHERMORE , WE OFFER SPECIAL OPTIONS:

• Greasing unit: for an even application of grease or oil onto the baking band by a rotating brush

• Automatic band tracking: for the control of the position of the baking band

• Band scraper: for the cleaning of the baking band

• Cleaning brush: for the cleaning of the baking band

• Heat recovery unit for energy savings of up to 15% and reduction of CO2 emissions

• Humidity control system for improved control of residual humidity in the products and longer shelf life

DEPENDING ON THE PRODUCT, VARIOUS T YPES OF OVEN BANDS ARE USED:

• Steel band for soft products baked directly on the band

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TUNNEL T YPE

Inline tunnel cooling systems custom built to accommodate the baking oven band to allow passive cooling without the need to transfer the product from the baking belt. This system cools both the oven band and product which allows for faster baking and cooling times to be achieved, thus increasing production capacity. The tunnels are manufactured in stainless steel clad thermal board material mounted on a steel

support framework. Large access doors and hatches can be installed for easy access for cleaning out any product inside and also for maintenance of the internal components.

Various cooling capacities supplied relevant to the client’s product and throughputs.

COOLING SYSTEMS

DIFFERENT COOLING SOLUTIONS ARE AVAIL ABLE DEPENDING ON THE PRODUCT AND INDIV IDUAL REQUIREMENTS

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INDIRECT HEATED CONVECTION OVEN (CONTINUED)

FORCED AIR COOLING.

Overband forced air cooling uses forced air fans to circulate either ambient air or chilled air to be passed over the product whilst travelling on the oven band below the fan housing hoods. The air is evenly distributed across the product by the air blowers quietly and efficiently, the blowers are speed controlled to be able to vary the cooling rate. This system is installed directly after the oven and again eliminates the need to transfer the product off the oven band. Where ambient temperatures are high, chilled air would be required.

The Granulator machine has culminated, over many years of development, to provide users with an extremely versatile, high performing, reliable and easily maintained machine.

The machine is a separate unit either permanently fixed on levelling feet or mobile on castors for easy removal from within an incorporated production process line. The machine is constructed entirely from stainless steel

and without crevices. The motor is IP65 rated; therefore the whole machine can be washed down without fear of ingress of dust or water.

The product cluster sizes are dependant on the internal grid size fitted to the machine, these can be changed very easy by means of a quick release changeover and varying sizes can be supplied to meet the customer’s requirements.

GR ANUL ATING & CUT TING EQUIPMENT

GR ANUL ATOR MACHINE USED TO FORM CLUSTERS FOR GR ANOL A CEREALS OF VARYING S IZES

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COOLING SYSTEMS(CONTINUED)

• Various bar widths and quantities custom manufactured to clients needs.

• Variable speed control for accurate cutting.

• Manual/Automatic raise and lower facility option available.

• Quick size changeover of cutters.

• Fully manufactured in stainless steel.

CEREAL BAR SL IT T ING CUT TERS USED TO CUT BAR PRODUCTS ON THE OVEN BAND

We can supply pneumatic, ultrasonic, or mechanical type guillotines depending on the customers budget.

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GUILLOTINE CUT TER USED TO CUT CEREAL BARS TO LENGTH WITH CONSISTENT ACCUR ACY.

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• Quick release easy clean system and mesh changeover parts.

• Sieving meshes manufactured to varying sizes.

• Various flow rates available.

• Single or Twin deck units available for sieving large and small clusters at the same time.

S IEV ING EQUIPMENT

INLINE S IEVE’S MOBILE OR STATIC USED TO SEPAR ATE CLUSTER S IZES FROM UNDERSIZE PARTICLES OF PRODUCT FOR REWORK .

• The unit is positioned underneath the granulator outlet for full width inline production layouts.

• The Conveyor has its own control panel with adjustable optional speed control and can be plugged direct into a local electrical supply.

• Adjustable height castors are fitted with lockable brake pedal.

• Removable crumb trays are fitted under the belt to collect excess product from spilling.

SWAN NECK CONVEYOR

MOBILE OR STATIC CONVEYOR USED TO TR ANSPORT THE GR ANUL ATED GR ANOL A TO THE S IEV ING MACHINE .

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RKL ENGINEERING Roland Road, Reddish, Stockport, Cheshire SK5 6TJ United Kingdom

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