Extruders

Extruder equipment and technology for single-screw extrusion, twin-screw extrusion and co-extrusion, including hot and cold processes.

ARTICLES

State of the Industry 2020: Puffed and extruded snacks grow through innovation

Consumers embrace snack flavor and format diversity.

Liz Parker

July 21, 2020

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The puffed and extruded snacks category has grown-up, and the market is seeing some diverse company.

Snack and bakery extrusion companies seek flexibility, better sanitation

Extruder customers want flexibility, sanitation, quick changeover

Ed Finkel

April 20, 2020

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Flexibility, greater sanitation, gentle handling of ingredients, quicker changeovers, more precise weight control, and the ability to make products with healthier ingredients are top of mind features and benefits for snack and bakery customers of extrusion equipment and technology.

Market demands drive innovation in snack and bakery extrusion equipment

Extrusion equipment gains improvements to meet market demands

Ed Finkel

April 16, 2019

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Customers of machines that handle puffing and extruding of snack and bakery products are focused on accommodating protein- and plant-based inclusions, hygienic design and rapid cleaning, speed and quick changeovers, better integrated controls, easy data extraction, and smaller machines that can produce specialized batches.

GEA RM 2000 rotary molder and wire cut extruder EM 1000

September 25, 2018

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The soft-dough and cookies sector of the biscuit market comprises a wide-ranging family of products.

GEA DFV3 multi-extruder

September 21, 2018

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The new high-performance co-extruder from GEA is designed to simultaneously deposit two different types of dough, plus a third, fluid filling.

Egan Food Technologies 4-roll co-extruder

Egan Food Technologies four roll co-extruder

August 8, 2018

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Egan Food Technologies, a confectionery and baking process equipment manufacturer and service provider, will unveil at Pack Expo a new four-roll co-extruder featuring a design that significantly reduces product changeover and cleaning times.

New extrusion equipment offers better hygiene, speed and flexibility

Hygienic design, quicker changeovers and reduced maintenance time are top benefits with new equipment

Ed Finkel

April 12, 2018

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Hygienic design, quicker changeovers, reduction of maintenance time, improved cooling ability and the modularity and flexibility to run more-diverse products-sometimes with exotic raw materials that need gentler processing-are the top-of-mind issues for customers of extrusion equipment.

SNAXPO preview: The latest ingredients, equipment and technology for snack manufacturing

February 14, 2018

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SNAXPO18, taking place March 12-14 in Atlanta at the Georgia World Congress Center, is a must-attend event for anyone working in today’s snack food industry.

PROCESS EXPO 2017 review: ongoing processing innovations

September 23, 2017

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PROCESS EXPO 2017 took place September 19–22 at McCormick Place in Chicago. The biennial event, operated by the Food Processing Suppliers Association, attracts food industry professionals from around the world.