Snack Food Extruder

This well known puffing extruder is widely used to convert maize grits
into expanded collets which can be flavoured and packed for sale as a
snack food. The end product is commonly called a corn curl or cheese curl.

The extruder is of robust construction, with a complete seal main shaft
bearing housing. The stator and screw are specially hardened and are always
supplied with certification to guarentee long life. A set of barrel heaters
brings the temperature up to operating level but shortly after, the friction
generated heat from a 30kW motor driving the extrusion is sufficient to complete
the process and extrude the product through a die in a flange plate.

The extruded dry collet can be flavoured and packed into prepacks or large 1kg
or 2kg bulk bags.

PMD offers complete plants from raw material pre-treatment to final packaging.