Shaping High moisture extrusion - lab scale

Food Pilot

Brand: Thermo

Type: Process 11 Twin Screw Extruder

Technical specifications:

  • Double screw, co-rotating type
  • 8 housings (1 supply zone, cooled and 7 heating zones)
  • Cooling housing after heating zones
  • Throughput up to 2.5 kg/h.
  • Minimal required sample size of approximately 500 g
  • Water feed via pump (gravimetric)
  • Raw material feed via screw and hopper (gravimetric)
  • Temperatures adjustable from room temperature to 350°C
  • Screw speed adjustable between 10 and 1000 rpm
  • Screw modular assembly with different screw elements
  • Logging of all relevant parameters

Applications:

Shaping, texturising protein-rich masses via high moisture extrusion

See also

Milling

Rotor beater mill

Food Pilot
For coarse and fine format reduction of dry, soft, medium hard, organic and inorganic substances