Industrial hot-air popcorn production line

Continuous hot-air popping with gas heating, automatic sifting and an integrated flavour preparation and seasoning system.

Overview

An integrated industrial popcorn system combining corn feeding, popping, screening and flavour application. Processing conditions are adjusted for the corn and finished product. The supplied standard output is 100–140 kg/h, with configurations up to 250 kg/h.

  • Gas heating
  • Unpopped-kernel separation
  • Heated flavour preparation
  • 304 stainless steel food-contact surfaces

3D line walkthrough

Silent visual overview; final configuration depends on project requirements.

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Finished product examples

Final shape and colour depend on dies, recipe and selected configuration.

Technical specifications

Production capacity100–140 (up to 250 depending on configuration) kg/h
Electrical power50 kW
Operators3–4 operators
WarrantyOne year

Production line components

  1. Bucket elevator and vibratory feeder

    Transfers corn to the popping unit, using a variable-speed 304 stainless steel feeder.

  2. Hot-air popping oven

    A vibrating feed system moves corn through the gas-heated popping stage, using an Italian burner and a heat-transfer medium.

  3. Screening drum

    A motor-driven perforated drum separates unpopped kernels and loose material.

  4. Seasoning drum

    An inverter-controlled motor rotates the drum to distribute flavour while limiting product breakage.

  5. Oil and flavour preparation

    An electrically heated jacketed tank, angled mixer and pump prepare and supply the flavour blend.

  6. Variable-speed control panel

    Controls product flow and speeds across the line.

Line layout and dimensions

Industrial hot-air popcorn production line — Line layout

Operation videos

Videos may show different configurations or capacities.

BEFORE YOU CHOOSE

Questions about this configuration

What is the output of this configuration?

The listed output is 100–140 (up to 250 depending on configuration) kg/h. Actual output depends on the product, recipe and selected configuration. Our sales team can review your factory requirements with you.

How do I plan the factory floor space?

Review the line layout and dimensions on this page. Allow for operation, maintenance access and utilities as well as the equipment footprint before finalising the factory layout.

Do the images and videos show the final configuration?

Images and 3D videos illustrate the equipment and its arrangement. Operation videos may show other configurations or capacities in the same family. The final configuration follows your project requirements; product shapes depend on the dies and recipe.

How long is the equipment warranty?

The equipment warranty is one year. Contact our sales team to discuss the configuration and warranty terms.

Contact our sales team

+20 102 568 5222

sales@alfaraj-est.com

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Equipment warranty: One year