J-Tec Material Handling, Kapellen, Belgium, recently supplied a dedicated and fully integrated plant to a leading global manufacturer of snack foods. The project was successfully commissioned at an existing production facility near Moscow, Russia, and comprised bulk bag discharging stations, bag dump stations, a pneumatic conveying line and a dry blending process. Thanks to the success of J-Tec’s standardised solutions, the same concept has already been copied several times worldwide.

All components were designed with specific attention towards stringent hygiene and food safety standards. Being an EHEDG member, J-Tec actively promotes safe food processing by improving sanitary engineering and designs. By integrating a combination of custom-made and modular components it was possible to deliver competitive project costs. The FIBC and sack tip stations are connected to a vacuum conveying line with inline sifter and magnetic separator. www.j-tec.com 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ergonomically designed sack tip stations and (right) the 13m high blending tower where batches are transferred through various processing stages under gravity