Products Description
ARROW MACHINERY manufactures fully automated puff snacks production lines engineered to turn corn flour, rice flour, wheat flour, and multi-grain powders into crispy, light, and delicious puffed snacks. Powered by high-precision twin-screw extruders, the system produces a wide variety of extruded shapes including corn balls, rings, sticks, star shapes, cocoa loops, and core-filled snacks with consistent density and expansion.
Designed for modern food manufacturing plants, this integrated processing system seamlessly connects raw material mixing, extrusion puffing, continuous multi-layer drying, liquid/powder seasoning application, counter-flow cooling, and automated packaging to maximize yield and maintain uniform crispiness.
Flow Chart：
Mixing → Extruding → Drying → Seasoning → Cooling → Packaging
Stage Details:
1. Mixing: Accurately blend corn flour, rice flour, water, and formula ingredients in a high-speed ribbon mixer to achieve uniform moisture distribution and dough consistency.
2. Extruding: The hydrated mix enters the twin-screw puff extruder, where controlled heat, pressure, and mechanical shear cook the starch and extrude expanded shapes through precision dies.
3. Drying: Freshly extruded snacks pass through a multi-layer continuous hot-air drying oven to reduce surface and internal moisture, building a crispy, sturdy structure.
4. Seasoning: Dried puffed snacks enter a continuous rotary drum where liquid oil spray and seasoning powders (cheese, spicy, BBQ, salt) are applied uniformly.
5. Cooling: Seasoned hot snacks pass over a counter-flow cooling conveyor to drop to ambient temperature, preventing oil sweating and moisture condensation.
6. Packaging: Cool, crispy snacks are automatically weighed and sealed by automated vertical form-fill-seal (VFFS) packing machines into protective moisture-proof bags.
Product Parameters
| Model | Power | Capacity |
| AHE62 | 90-110kW | 200-800kg/h |
| AHE78 | 110-160kW | 300-1200kg/h |
| AHE90 | 160kW | 300-1500kg/h |
| AHE98 | 200-250kW | 800-2500kg/h |
| AYE65 | 37-75kW | 150-500kg/h |
| AYE78 | 55-90kW | 300-800kg/h |
| AYE98 | 110-160kW | 800-1200kg/h |
Product Advantages
Versatility: The twin-screw design allows for precise control of the cooking process, enabling the production of snacks with varying textures, shapes, and sizes. This versatility allows manufacturers to quickly adapt to changing market trends and consumer preferences.
Efficient Operation: Designed for continuous operation, this production line significantly reduces downtime and increases output, ensuring high productivity. Automation of key processes, from feeding to extrusion and cutting, minimizes human intervention and further enhances operational efficiency.
Ease of Use and Maintainability: User-centric design, featuring an intuitive control system and convenient access to key components, simplifies operation and maintenance. Quick-change mechanisms for dies and screws allow for rapid product switching, maximizing production flexibility.
Safety and Hygiene: Constructed with food-grade materials, this production line is designed for easy cleaning and meets the highest food safety and hygiene standards.
Case
Turnkey Project & Field Support:
ARROW MACHINERY provides comprehensive end-to-end engineering support for puffed snack food processing plants, including:
• Recipe consultation and raw material expansion ratio testing.
• Custom extrusion die mold development for unique regional snack shapes and branded designs.
• Complete factory floor layout planning, ductwork piping, and utility connection designs.
• On-site equipment installation, commissioning, process parameter tuning, and lifetime operator training.
FAQ
Q: What shapes of puffed snacks can this production line manufacture?
A: By simply replacing the extrusion die face and adjusting cutter speed, you can produce corn balls, rings, stars, sticks, flowers, cocoa loops, tubes, and custom 3D shapes on the same extruder.
Q: What raw materials are best for puff snack processing?
A: Fine corn flour (corn grit powder), rice flour, wheat flour, oat flour, and potato starch are ideal base materials. Multi-grain and high-fiber formulations can also be processed using adjusted screw parameters.
Q: Why is a continuous dryer necessary after extrusion?
A: Immediately after extrusion, puffed snacks contain 10%–14% surface and internal moisture. Passing through the multi-layer dryer lowers moisture to under 3%, guaranteeing maximum crispiness and long shelf life.
Q: Can this line produce core-filled puffed snacks?
A: Yes. By adding a core-filler injection unit, a co-extrusion die, and a pillow-shaping machine, the line can make chocolate-filled or peanut-butter-filled cereal pillows and tubes.
Q: What heating sources are available for the drying oven?
A: We offer electric heating, natural gas burners, diesel heating, and steam heating options depending on your factory’s local energy cost structure.
Q: How do I request a technical proposal and quotation?
A: Please provide your target hourly capacity (kg/h), preferred snack shapes/pictures, raw material selection, and factory floor dimensions. ARROW MACHINERY engineers will provide a customized technical proposal and layout design.
