For almost 40 years, Extrufood has been an expert in the development and refinement of extrusion and co-extrusion technology for the confectionery industry. Our continuous production concepts enable us to design complete production lines, which are far more economical than traditional methods of production. Additionally, Our lines occupy less space, require less energy and labor, are more hygienic, and provide larger quantities of the most stable, top quality products.
Extrufood production lines and their components provide us with unparalleled possibilities when it comes to our confectionery products. Just one extruder for example, enables us to create a stunning variety of colors, flavors, fillings, and coatings. Finally, our method of production has consistently resulted in the smallest achievable weight variations seen in the industry.
Extrugroup is well-known for their unique, continuous production lines and tailor-made components such as cooking-, mixing- and forming extruders, Diemixes®, Dieswitch®, rotary, co-extrusion and fixed dies, cooling tunnels, sugar sanders and cutters which are used by confectionery, pet food, and plastics market leaders all over the world.
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Slurry Preparation
The slurry needed for the production of licorice is prepared in a mixing tanRead More -
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Forming Extruder (FOEX)
Forming ExtrudersExtrufood forming extruders are especially designed for the extrusion of various viscous masses, such as: Licorice Fruit gums Fruit snacks Sugar paste Chewy candy Toffees CaramelsRead More -
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Lab Line / Technology Centre
Extrufood not only manufactures a range of production extruders, but also produces a lab sized cooking and forming extruder. These extruders are ideal for testing new recipes for the development of new products. Both Extrufood lab extruders are scaled-down versions of our production extRead More -
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Cutting Machine
Our cutting systems have been specifically designed to meet the requirements of modern confectionery manufacturing lines and differ fundamentally from traditional designs. The characteristic features of our modern design includes their unparalleled reliability, ease of cleaning and mainRead More -
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Sugar Sanders
Our high quality sugar sanders provide even distribution and great bonding of the sugar coating; they are easy to clean and fully automatic. The extruded product is guided onto a vibrating bed of sugar, whilst simultaneously being showered from above by a curtain of fresh sugar. The excRead More -
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Cooling Tunnels
Extrufood manufactures various (single and multiple deck/tier) cooling tunnels that cool and condition the extruded product to room temperature in the most efficient manner. With continuous extrusion production lines, it is very important that the product is conditioned to room temperatRead More -
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Waxing Station
The waxing or oiling station applies a coat to the final product in order to enhance presentation, to prevent the product from sticking, and to help retain moisture inside the packed product.In most extrusion production lines a waxing unit is positioned before the main cooling/conRead More -
Dosing Skids
The dosage of color, flavor, and acid needs to be very accurate and reliable. The systems designed by Extrufood meet these requirements by making use of high quality components and advanced controls. Each component is individually controlled and designed for accurate dosage, assuring thRead More -
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Forming dies
Extrufood excels in manufacturing and designing dies for the confectionery industry. We are well known for our dies for belts, spaghetti strands, and ropes and cables for single- or multi-colored extruded products which can be either solid, hollow or filled. The rotary die can giRead More -
Screen Changer
The cooking extruder can be fitted with a screen changer, which prevents solid particles from entering and subsequently clogging the die. Screen changers are essential, since without one, products can suffer a severe loss of quality. Additionally, the screen changer is fitted witRead More -
Cooking Extruder
The Extrufood cooking extruder is a twin-screw, counter-rotating extruder, specifically designed for the production of low shear confectionery recipes such as licorice, fruit gums, fruits snacks, caramels, and hard candies. The machine consists of a stainless steel base frame which suppRead More -
DIESWITCH®
Development at Extrufood never stops. These days, for instance, our focus lies heavily on the creation of unique colour changes within a single strand. The new Dieswitch®, in addition to the Diemix® has made this a reality. Individually colored strands can now be easily switched durinRead More -
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DIEMIXES®
The unique Extrufood Diemix® enables the production of licorice and fruit gum with up to 6 different colors and flavors while using only one extruder. The mass coming from the extruder is split by the Diemix® and is diverted into individual, equal streams. Next, Color and flavor is aRead More