The automatic, continuous lines for the production and drying of short-cut pasta from 300 up to 1.000Kg/hr have been engineered and manufactured to meet all the producers’ requirements for easy operation, simplicity and quality of the artisanal plant to be part of a more industrial and automated project that still retains a very valid quality-to-price ratio. Technical and technological specs of the machines making up the line: Single-screw extruder equipped with patented centrifuge and vacuum mixer for feeding of the screw, Pre-dryer by vibrating tiers, Continuous dryer featuring mats in thermo-resistant, polyester mesh made up of two technological areas equipped with independent climate control probes, pre-drying, drying and stabilization areas, Ambient air cooler. Pasta drying times depend on the shapes and on the drying temperature used, they can be set by the customer and stored in different recipes.