Product Description
Corn flakes are a classic breakfast food, often eaten with milk and coffee, or as a casual snack. One outstanding characteristic of the corn flakes is that it contains abundant compound carbohydrates and dietary fibre, strengthens lots of microelements, such as vitamin and mineral, and also can be added with cocoa and suger, like honey and maltose. Use corn, wheat, oats grains as materials, after extruded by premium popular by different age consumers.Can be made into cornflakes, whole grain flakes, breakfast cereals, fruit-oat chips, multi-grains high fiber grain chips,bran flakes.. Arrow offers fully automated, modular twin-screw extruder production lines, scalable to various food applications.
Flow Chart
Weighing and Mixing→Extruding→Pre-Drying→Flaking→Toasting→Coating→Drying and Cooling
1. Weighing and Mixing: Accurately weigh corn grits/flour, water, and formulation additives, blending them thoroughly in a high-speed mixer to achieve uniform hydration and consistent dough quality.
2. Extruding: The moistened mixture is fed into the twin screw extruder, where controlled heat, high pressure, and mechanical shear cook and gelatinize the starch, extruding dense, uniform cereal pellets.
3. Pre-Drying: The extruded pellets pass through a pre-dryer to reduce surface moisture and non-stickiness, ensuring ideal elasticity and moisture content for the downstream flaking machine.
4. Flaking: Heavy-duty flaking rollers apply precise mechanical pressure to press the conditioned pellets into thin, uniform corn flakes without sticking or tearing.
5. Toasting: High-temperature hot-air circulating toaster rapidly puffs and toasts the thin flakes, developing the iconic blistered surface, golden color, and signature crispy texture.
6. Coating: The toasted flakes enter a rotary coating drum where liquid syrup, honey, chocolate, or savory flavorings are sprayed uniformly onto the surface.
7. Drying and Cooling: The coated flakes pass through a secondary continuous dryer to lock in the coating, followed by a cooling conveyor to lower the temperature for immediate stable packaging.
Specification
| Model | Power | Capacity |
| AYE65 | 37-75kW | 150-500KG/H |
| AYE78 | 55-90kW | 300-800KG/H |
| AYE98 | 110-160kW | 800-1200KG/H |
The listed equipment capacity ranges reflect standard reference outputs for typical corn grit processing. Actual hourly yield depends on corn grit quality, target flake thickness, degree of expansion, and coating ratio. Contact ARROW MACHINERY engineers for tailored power configurations and layout proposals.
Customer site
ARROW MACHINERY provides comprehensive support for set-up and operation of corn flakes making machines, including:
• Raw material analysis and flake thickness testing.
• Custom factory layout planning to optimize material flow and energy consumption.
• On-site installation, commissioning, and flaking roller calibration guidance.
• Lifetime technical assistance, operator training, and spare parts supply.
Features
Automated operation: Corn flakes making machines are equipped with advanced automation technology, ensuring efficient and consistent production with minimal manual intervention.
Double Screw Extruder Equipped with Unique barrel and modular screw design, European standard design and materials, PLC control system, ensure the production much easier and convenient.
We provide High Capacity, Full Automatic and Whole Turn-key Project Solution for a Complete Cereals Plant.
Packing & Shipping
1. We provide diverse packaging choices for secure product transportation, including plastic film wrapping or sturdy wooden crate protection, tailored to meet customer preferences and requirements.
2. We offer convenient transportation options, organizing land or sea shipments, whether LCL or FCL, to accommodate varying delivery preferences and provide flexible logistics solutions.
FAQ
Q: What raw materials are best suited for making corn flakes?
A: Hard corn grits (maize grits) with specific particle sizes are ideal for classic crispy corn flakes. Corn flour and multi-grain mixes can also be processed using optimized screw profiles and pelletizing dies.
Q: How do you prevent flakes from sticking to the rollers during the flaking process?
A: Our flaking machine features internal water/oil cooling channels inside the alloy rollers, paired with adjustable doctor blades to keep roller surface temperatures stable and prevent material adhesion.
Q: Can the flake thickness be adjusted?
A: Yes. The gap between the flaking rollers can be precisely adjusted via mechanical or hydraulic control systems to produce thin, extra-crispy flakes or thicker grain flakes.
Q: Is high-temperature toasting necessary for corn flakes?
A: Yes. High-temperature hot-air toasting gives the extruded flakes their characteristic blistered surface, golden color, and long-lasting crunch in milk.
Q: Can this production line make coated or frosted corn flakes?
A: Absolutely. A continuous syrup spraying and rotary coating drum, along with a secondary belt dryer, can be added to produce frosted flakes, honey-coated flakes, or cocoa-flavored flakes.
Q: How do I request a quotation and customized solution?
A: Send us your target hourly capacity, raw material type, preferred flake dimensions, and factory floor space. Our technical team will generate a detailed machine proposal and line layout.
