Breakfast Cereal Corn Flakes Making Machine

The breakfast cereal corn flakes making machine is a specialized piece of equipment used for the production of corn flakes, a popular breakfast cereal. It is a brittle food with the advantages of being less prone to crushing and having a strong grain taste. It is a chip made from corn flour and other cereal flour. The production line includes mixing, extrusion, flaking, drying, high-temperature baking, seasoning, and cooling. It can be eaten as a snack or match with milk or coffee. This production line can produce puffed food of different shapes by changing the mold and production process. Such as rings, balls, pieces, stars, letters, etc.

Nowadays, corn flakes are made by extrusion cooking, however. The extrusion process begins by cleaning and milling dent corn into cornmeal often using a twin screw extruder. The cornmeal is then transferred onto a feeding conveyor that loads it into a sifter and then into an extruder. Then, extrusion takes place: a process that combines mixing, cooking, kneading and forming.

After extrusion, the semi-finished cooked mass is formed into pellets. They have a water content of approximately 22-24% that interacts with starch, making them sticky and viscous which is why they are transferred onto a vibrating feeder that prevents sticking.

The vibrating conveyor belt then brings the pellets into a flattening machine were they are flaked with steel rollers. The rollers' surface is heated to 43-48 ̊C to avoid sticking or overheating of the mass. The delicate balance between heat and moisture is paramount for flaking- too much heat and the mass becomes too sticky and clings to the rollers and if the moisture is lower than 10%, the mass must be steamed so that flaking can be successful.