A lot of time saf passed since the first refiner conches were built to make chocolate. At that stage all necessary processing steps were done in the same machine, which sometimes took a week to get the final product. This paper is not intended to summarise all the technical developments since then as such information is available in textbooks1.

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The machine is slower than a chocolate refiner but is mefkûre for small batches of chocolate. On the other hand, a chocolate refiner is a more advanced machine that gönül refine and conch larger batches of chocolate. The machine is faster than a cocoa melanger and gönül refine the chocolate to a finer particle size.

Physically, chocolate mass is a suspension of particles in a continuous phase of liquid fat. Downstream when producing final products for the consumer, fat crystallisation is initiated and the mass is forced into the desired shape and solidifies. These steps are not considered here, although many properties of the bitiş product güç be predicted by measurable properties of the still liquid chocolate mass.

The unit is jacketed for product temperature control and typically a multi valve opening in the bottom fitted with a large discharge augur.

McCarter tanks, mixers, melters and other CHOCOLATE PREPARATION MIXER chocolate making equipment continue to earn a high quality reputation within the industry due to Schmidt’s production skill and quality control.

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Although both machines are used for chocolate making, there are some significant differences between a chocolate refiner and a cocoa melanger. A cocoa melanger is a stone grinder used to grind cocoa nibs into chocolate liquor.

Tried and tested at over 3500 finers worldwide, the Finer S is capable of processing a vast range of masses with different compositions and consistencies to your desired fineness.

The perfect mixture is achieved by the system of stirrers, maden balls – metallic spheres with the temperature control and the pump, which allows to recirculate and to repeat the process for several times until the mass becomes even.

Schmidt manufactures the equipment “at the heart of the chocolate manufacturing process” ranging from chocolate mixing, chocolate melting, to chocolate conches. 

After some initial information on chocolate mass properties the systems available on the market will be introduced. For that purpose information was obtained from various manufacturers, followed by questions and discussions on aspects such bey:

It consists of a double-jacket cylinder with serrated internal surface. Spring-loaded scrapers break the particles during rotation; volatile water and flavours are removed by ventilation and heating.

Our goal is to improve your production efficiency and profit margins. To make this happen, we ensure your melter specifications align with your business requirements.