I. Introduction of Bran Flakes

Bran flake is another healthy breakfast cereal besides corn flakes. Its raw material is outer layer of a wheat or oat berries. Bran is rich in dietary fiber, which can promote gastrointestinal motility and benefit the heart. Oat bran is found to lower serum cholesterol levels in humans. Nutritional fortification can also be carried out by scientifically adding trace elements.

II. Parameters of 100-160kg/h Breakfast Cereal Making Machine (Bran Flakes)

III. Features

• Finished food quality ensured: Optimal extrusion solution, premium equipment design, and equipment processing ensure high-level and stable production.
• High output: High designed capacity; minimal material loss;
• Less energy: High mechanical coordination, low wear; optimized heating, thermal transfer& insulation details, low heat loss
• Low production cost: Flow production, precise control of each process
• Simple and low cost maintenance: Modular structure, easy operation. Lifetime after-sales service
• Material: High-quality food-safe materials for all food contact part
• Failure rate:  Nearly zero failure as long as preventive maintenance

IV. The General Flow Chart for Bran Flakes Breakfast Cereal Making Machine

• Step 1: Mixing of wholewheat Flour & wheat bran with water
• Step 2: Extruded to pellets
• Step 3: Pellets cooling
• Step 4: Pellets flaking
• Step 5: Flakes pre-drying
• Step 6: Flakes baking
• Step 7: Flakes seasoning
• Step 8: Flakes drying after seasoning
• Step 10: Cooling before packing
• Step 11: Packing

This breakfast cereal making machine, also called cereal puffing machine, adopts the special twin screw extruder with extended length. The specific steps to produce bran flakes by this grain puffing machine are as follows:

1. Combine wheat bran powder or oat bran powderwith water and other ingredients and stir well.
2. The mixture is loaded into the extruder, and by setting the correct temperature and pressure, the mixture is extruded into ball shaped pellets,
3. and then the pellets are pressed into slices by heavy rollersof the flaking machine.
4. The pressed piecespass the production processes of drying, roasting, to become crunchy.
5. In this way, the original flavored bran flake iscompleted. According to market demand, seasoning drums can be used to sprinkle salt/sugar on original bran flakes.
6. If plain bran flakes are to be glazed, the flakes will be coated by spraying syrup or chocolate, etc.
7. Finally, the flakes are dried, cooled and packed.

V. Components of Bran Flakes Breakfast Cereal Making Machine

1. Mixer
2. Screw conveyor
3. Twin screw cereal extruder
4. Chiller
5. Cooling vibrator
6. Flake rolling machine
7. Belt pre dryer (Electric/natural gas/diesel heating options)
8. Roaster (Electric/natural gas/diesel heating options)
9. Seasoning machine
10. Two-Tank syrup sprayer (Optional)
11. Belt dryer (Electric/natural gas/diesel heating options)
12. Cooling machine
13. Automatic packing machine
14. Controlling system (PLC/or instrument control options)
15. Complete conveyors
16. Steam boiler /Burner (Optional)