Strand flaker

The ANDRITZ Gouda drum flaker is used primarily for solidification of chemical and pharmaceutical products. However, more applications for these machines are also being found in the food industry. With the drum flaker, a molten product is converted into a solid form. In a continuous process, a thin layer of the liquid product adheres to the outside of the rotating drum. The product solidifies upon contact with the drum's outer surface, that is internally cooled. Heat is transferred from the product and the required final temperature is reached. After the drum has turned through almost a full revolution, the product is removed from its surface by a knife scraper. In the process, the product is comminuted to easily manageable flakes, which are checked for shape and size depending on the product's nature and the process conditions. The drum flaker can be supplied in various versions. Dip feed For products with low viscosity and good adhesion properties a drum flaker with dip pan is used. In this type of drum flaker, the rotating drum runs continuously through the heated melt in the dip pan underneath the drum. Owing to the internal cooling of the drum, the melt solidifies on the drum surface. As it rotates, the drum also picks up a quantity of liquid product, which also soon cools and solidifies.