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Continuous Hard Candy

    Continuous Production of Hard Sugar Candy and Sugar-Free Hard Candy

    Spec Engineering implemented a fully automated packaged production skid for a national candy manufacturer. This skid contained all the necessary equipment and controls to continuously produce hard sugar candy and sugar-free hard candy.

     

    Project highlights:

    • Automatic start-up, shut down, and wash out via HMI screen.
    • Recipe development screen.
    • Accurate heating of the product via a pre-cooking and final-cooking process.
    • Vacuum chamber which eliminates almost all moisture in product.
    • Pneumatic valves and various temperature sensors to aid in automation.
    • CandyWorx cooling wheel provides efficient product cooling.

    Spec Engineering is a Gray company.

    Spec is a process engineering company, focused on best-in-class solutions for customers in the food, grain, minerals, chemicals, and pharma industries. In 2019, Spec became part of the Gray family of brands. As a Gray company, we continue to offer comprehensive expertise, catered to your scope, schedule, and budget.