Food grade delivery to a brand new product line at KP Snacks

Customer

KP Snacks, a leading UK manufacturer of iconic maize, potato & nut based snacks & brands that millions of people enjoy every day.

Challenge:

• Provide delivery of 2 new ingredients (corn flour & corn starch powder) to an already congested production line
• Brand new snack product
• Space limitations
• Combustible powders

Solution:

• Two new ingredient vacuum receivers with loss-in-weight feeders to deliver corn flour & starch powder using our existing sack tip plus a new one.
• Existing exhausters used for vacuum pneumatic sending the product through a sieve onto a receiver
• One receiver & feeder assembly required a large filter and is made wide & stout to fit in 2.4m height with 20mm to spare. The other stands in the very small space available so is made narrow & tall
• Explosion panels & flame arrestors made to fit
• Level sensors note high & low fill points

Results:

• Effective & accurate delivery despite space limitations
• ATEX compliant & fitted with explosion protection

“Aptech designed a final solution that is un-complicated & very effective despite the severe space constraints” – Project Engineer for KP Snacks