JELLY CRYSTAL PRODUCTION
Once again the owner has chosen logically regarding his choice to find additional production. The crystal jelly production is a complete dry product that needs very little skill to produce. Basically the ingredients are placed into the ribbon mixer and once mixed the finished product is ready to pack.
The method of production used for producing
the jelly crystals is to mix sugar, gelatine, colours and flavours and place
into the ribbon mixer and mix for approx five minutes to ensure that all ingredients
are evenly distributed and blended together ( picture of ribbon mixer below
).
This mix is then discharged through the bottom outlet into a stainless steel
tub set up on a roller platform and positioned close to the sachet machine.
The cyrstals are then scooped into hopper attached to the sachet machine ready
for filling the sachets.
The size of the sachets are dertermined by the forming
box fitted onto the machine ( picture of sachet machine on right ). This machine
is currently set up for the 44g of jelly crystal sachets 75mm x 120 mm in
length. However a different forming box could produce sachets with a maximum
size of up to 120mm x 120mm, or as small as 50mm x 50mm if required.
Presently the machine is packing at 55 x 44g sachets per minute.
The finished pack contains two sachets of jelly crystals
in different colours and flavours each weighing 44g. The packs are then
sealed by the carton gluing machine ready to be placed into the outer
carton for distribution.
This product was a steady seller and production of the jelly crystals was
an everyday event. This would be one of the lines that a new owner would
reactivate as soon as possible after take-over.
It is a fast machine being capable of packing in excess of 75 sachets per minute.
would bring back into production.
an even distribution of the jelly mix ingredients to ensure that the finished product is of the the highest quality.
