Pet gummies and chew applications
Manufacturing solutions for pet gummies and chews production
Hillenbrand Food, Health & Nutrition offers fully integrated pet gummy and chew production systems designed to deliver precise dosing, consistent quality, fast changeovers and hygienic, flexible processing.
Flexible and hygienic process systems for pet wellness products
The market for pet dietary supplements is growing rapidly both in volume and functionality, ranging from general health and wellness to specific conditions such as mobility, immune support and anxiety.
Gummies and chews are increasingly the delivery method of choice for convenience and Hillenbrand Food, Health & Nutrition’s depositing systems ensure that product quality supports a premium price positioning.
Whether producing small batches or scaling up, manufacturers benefit from the ability to market a wide range of supplements with minimum changeover time, plus accurate dosing and minimum heat degradation of expensive active ingredients.
Low-cost, flexible production through advanced process technology
Hillenbrand Food, Health & Nutrition offers a range of cooking and starch-free depositing systems from small batch to high-output continuous. They all offer lower capital costs and a lower footprint than traditional starch moulding systems while being significantly more hygienic and energy efficient. The batch systems are scalable if output needs to be increased and the moulds are easily changed if a different size or shape is required .
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How pet gummy and chew production works
Ingredient handling
Shick Esteve Bag dump stations provide a safe, dust-free way to manually add dry ingredients.
Liquid ingredients, such as glucose, are temporarily stored in our Shick Esteve Tank systems, or Tote systems, and then delivered through pumps.
Slurry preparation
The main mixing process takes place in the Baker Perkins Autofeed. Batches of dry and liquid ingredients are accurately weighed and blended then held in a reservoir tank to provide a continuous feed to the cooker. Full batch reporting is available.
Cooking
The cooking stage prepares syrup with precision and consistency, while accommodating various formulations, for small batches and high-output continuous production.
For high output and specialty recipes, the Baker Perkins Microfilm™ cooker offers vacuum thin-film technology for rapid, gentle cooking of heat-sensitive ingredients.
Other options include the Baker Perkins Turbofilm™ cooker, a compact unit combining syrup dissolving and cooking for high-output gummy lines, the Baker Perkins Turbofilm™ mini cooker for small-scale continuous processing and the Baker Perkins JellyCook™ batch cooker for small batch production or lab use.
All systems are designed for hygienic operation, consistent quality, and seamless integration with depositing equipment.
Color, flavor and addition (CFA) system
Colous, flavors and active ingredients are added to the cooked syrup by the Baker Perkins CFA system. This comprises an inline mixer and a precision doing pump for each component delivering consistent mixing, minimal waste and rapid product changeovers.
Depositing
This step shapes and forms gummies and chews by depositing into moulds for superior hygiene and product variety.
For small batch or lab-scale production we offer our Baker Perkins ServoForm™ mini depositor capable of making a variety of products in various shapes and sizes in either silicone or plastic moulds.
Our Baker Perkins ServoForm™ Flexi depositor offers twice the output of the ServoForm™ mini depositor with more flexibility for recipe control and setting times. It utilizes our unique plastic stacking moulds.
The Baker Perkins ServoForm™ depositors are designed for high-output fully automated production of quick-setting products.
Cooling tunnel
Cooling & finishing
The final step in gummy and chew production is cooling and finishing. The ServoForm depositor has an integrated continuous Gabler Cooling tunnel and ejection system, while the Flexi and Mini use rack coolers.
For finishing, automatic Gabler Coating drums apply sugar, oil or fibre coatings evenly and quickly. Precise spray control and recipe management help with rapid changeovers and control of pick-up. For batch coating, drum-type coaters are available.
See our pet gummy and chew depositor in action
Discover how our technologies can enhance your gummy and production
See Hillenbrand Food, Health & Nutrition’s starch-free gummy and chew depositor on test in our lab. A clean and precise process that boosts quality, speeds changeovers and enables innovative pet gummy and chew varieties while ensuring hygiene and efficiency.
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