Product Introduction
ARROW MACHINERY delivers high-capacity frying bugles and salad snacks production lines engineered to manufacture crispy 3D compound snacks, including bugles, salad tubes, salad chips, shell snacks, and pizza rolls. Powered by advanced twin-screw extrusion technology and multi-functional shaping units, the line processes wheat flour, corn starch, and potato starch formulations into distinctive shapes with uniform expansion.
Designed for automated snack food factories, this integrated processing plant seamlessly connects extrusion, embossing shaping, mechanical separation, continuous frying, and rotary seasoning to maximize throughput and ensure consistent golden crispiness.
Technical Parameter：
| Model | Power | Capacity |
| AYE65 | 37-75kW | 150-500kg/h |
| AYE78 | 55-90kW | 300-800kg/h |
| AYE98 | 110-160kW | 800-1200kg/h |
Flow Chart
Mixing → Extrusion → Shaping → Separation → Frying → Seasoning
Stage Details:
1. Mixing: Accurately weigh wheat flour, corn starch, potato starch, water, and formula ingredients, blending them in a high-speed ribbon mixer to achieve uniform moisture distribution and optimal dough elasticity.
2. Extrusion: The dough mixture is fed into the twin-screw extruder, where controlled heat and shear cook and gelatinize the starch, extruding dense continuous sheet tubes or strands.
3. Shaping: The extruded sheets immediately pass through the shaping roller machine, where specialized embossing rollers pinch, pattern, and cut the dough into 3D bugle cones, salad tubes, or crisp shapes.
4. Separation: The shaped raw pellets pass onto a vibrating tumbler separator to singulate each piece, removing loose dough remnants and preventing pellets from sticking together.
5. Frying: The separated pellets enter a continuous deep-fat fryer with precise temperature control and oil circulation, rapidly expanding into light, crispy golden snacks.
6. Seasoning: Hot fried snacks are de-oiled and conveyed into a continuous rotary seasoning drum, where liquid oil spray and flavor powders (cheese, spicy, BBQ, salt) are applied uniformly across all surfaces.
Line Features & Advantages
1. The twin-screw extruder features a unique barrel and modular screw design, adopting European standard design and materials, and a PLC control system to ensure more convenient and efficient production.
2. Raw materials are mainly grain flours, such as corn flour, wheat flour, rice flour, and oat flour.
3. Equipped with an automatic continuous frying machine, featuring an oil circulation system, automatic oil filling, an oil filtration system, and automatic online oil cleaning. Frying time and temperature can be adjusted for different products.
4. Multiple capacity solutions are available, ranging from 200 kg/hour to 2000 kg/hour.
Case
ARROW MACHINERY provides comprehensive support for compound fried snack food projects, including:
• Raw material formulation testing and custom shape mold development.
• Custom shaping roller patterns for unique regional snack designs.
• Integrated factory floor layout, oil filtration, and exhaust hood pipe design.
• On-site installation, commissioning, frying parameter tuning, and lifetime operator training.
FAQ
Q: What snack shapes can this production line make?
A: By changing the pattern rollers in the shaping machine, you can manufacture 3D bugle cones, salad tubes, salad chips, shells, fish shapes, pizza rolls, and wave chips.
Q: What are the main raw materials used for bugles and salad snacks?
A: Wheat flour, corn starch, potato starch, cassava starch, and corn flour are common base ingredients, often blended with salt, sugar, and baking powder for optimal puffing.
Q: How does the separation machine improve product quality?
A: The vibrating separation screen singulates freshly cut dough pieces and removes excess flour dust before frying. This prevents pellets from sticking together during frying and extends the service life of the frying oil.
Q: What heating methods are available for the continuous fryer?
A: We offer electric heating, natural gas heating, diesel heating, and thermal oil heating options to match your local factory energy costs.
Q: How is frying oil quality maintained during continuous operation?
A: Our fryer is equipped with an automatic scraper and oil filtration system that continuously removes food debris, keeping free fatty acid (FFA) levels low and ensuring crisp, fresh-tasting snacks.
Q: How do I request a technical proposal and quotation?
A: Please share your target hourly capacity (kg/h), preferred snack shapes/pictures, heating source preferences, and factory space dimensions. ARROW MACHINERY engineers will provide a customized machinery proposal and layout design.
