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The automatic continuous cooker produces hard-boiled candy/lollipop mass of finest quality with extreme smoothness and exceptional clarity while maintaining mass moisture levels under 1.5% (Varies on special integrity masses).Equipped with a high efficiency, energy saving, Tube in Shell Heat Exchanger and a powerful vacuum pump allows fast and consistent cooking with very low residual moisture.

The innovative new design of Latini's special cooking tubes are much more efficient and easy to clean in order to adhere to the GMP standards. Latini's CVC-800 consists of a Tube in Shell heat exchanger for cooking of the mass. The cooker consists of straight tubes which are easy to clean as compared to traditional circular coil systems and also utilizes less steam because of more contact area in the cooker.

In the Latini CVC-800 cooker the pre-blend syrup is pumped through single pass, high efficiency, stainless steel Shell and Tube heat exchanger, which cooks the syrup to the required temperature and then transfers it to the flash chamber for vapor removal. After the vapor removal the syrup is automatically transferred to the two receiving kettles for vacuumizing the mass for moisture reduction. After the vacuum process, the cooked mass is unloaded from the stainless steel kettles for further processing.

Latini's CVC-800 offers high output, with high transparency of syrup while fulfilling fast cooking speed. With its vertical design, and innovative operation, CVC-800 achieves excellent and highly efficient heat transfer characteristics.

The Latini Vacuum Batch Cooker is an easy to operate cooking system for soft caramels (toffees, chewy candy), jam and gum based confectionery items. It is equipped with teflon scrapers that ensure the mix is uniform and no mass sticks to the heated walls of the cooker.

With the control panel the steam is automatically cut-off at the set temperature. Equipped with an automatic dosing system that ensures ingredients are added at the right time and temperature that helps in maintaining a consistent quality product.

The cooking kettles are equipped with a pneumatically assisted tilting system for an effortless discharge of

An optional caramel holding tank can feed the mass to the Latini Cooling Wheel for appropriate cooling of the mass, while maintaining a complete automatic process and hygiene levels- ensuring the mass is not touched by hands.

The striping extruder automates the difficult process of building the striped batch. The hot oil jacketed striping extruder maintains proper candy mass temperature and viscosity.

The resulting striped candy rope can be fed into our Starlight forming machinery, or can continuously supply striped hard candy for other popular products such as candy canes and sticks.

The revolutionary new Latini AutoCoater constructed of 10mm Stainless Steel Plates with sealed and sanitary cap covers ensures a perfect and hygienic product. Equipped with the Tightening Cam Rotary Belt System and a smaller footprint thanks to the new, improved plate design.

Taking into account the hygienic conditions, the machine has been engineered with an easy-to-clean 304 Stainless steel plate frame and scrapers. Furnished with the panel on the rear for a stunning view of the interior.

Latini-Hohberger's Batching and dissolving systems are suitable for blending/dissolving various ingredients such as sugar, Liquid glucose, Milk products and Fats etc.

Available with stirrer, agitator or high speed mixer.

Latini-Hohberger's space and labor-saving cooling wheels represent the innovative advance that we have adapted since 1926. Our Cooling Wheels bring down the temperature of the toffee/caramel mass to 40 degrees C - 50 Degree C instantaneously.

Equipped with a thickness regulator device, Water flow regulator, and drum rotation speed regulator, Hohberger Cooling Wheels ensure the job is done without there being the ancient need to handle the mass in trolleys or by hand. Furnished with Latini GMP Standard stainless steel drum, with automatic lubrication system and water temperature controller. Larger models can be optimized to a fully automatic processing system.

For over 70 years Hohberger® Cooling Wheels have been used for the continuous cooling of caramel, fudge, hard candy, pure sugar (pulled mints), chocolate, syrup, cheese, jellies, fats, pastes, flaking operations, and more.

Redesigned for greater efficiency the inner shell diameter utilizes a water-spraying technique that thoroughly and continuously saturates its surface with cold water achieving an even temperature gradient over the drum surface. This process produces maximum heat transfer from the product.

Durable and efficient, Hohberger Cooling Wheels are constructed of high-grade stainless steel, precision machined for concentricity, and polished to a fine finish ensuring the easy release of product at scrape-off site.

Hohberger® Cooling Wheels combine to offer efficient use of your production floor space with a world-class engineered cooling system.

Capable of forming up to 600 pieces per minute( depending on the size of the lollipop and the type of ingredients used.)

• Weight of ball lollipops can be increased or decreased to assure flexibility. Should a long, cylinder-type lollipop be required, the forming dies can be adjusted to produce various lengths.
• Capabilities for centre-filling of lollipops with bubblegum, nougats, caramel, chocolate paste or other cener filling ingredients. Also available with the option of dual color product.
• Lollipop forming dies can be switched in less than one hour to a different product shape.
• Capable of using wood, plastic or plastic sticks. Hollow whistle sticks can be used automatically.
• Minimum personale involvement when used in conjunction with Latini Batch roller and Rope Sizer Machine.
• Easy maintenance due to the auto-lubrication system and access to parts.
• An optional fitted PLC will ensure increased efficiency, easy control options and stress-free production.

Compact, high capacity cooling conveyor and tunnel. Well suited for all types of hard candies and food products requiring sufficient cooling prior to packaging. The large capacity cooling system and efficient insulated enclosure of the 3MTR Refrigerated Cooling Tunnel makes it effective in hot and humid conditions where the ambient temperature is above 25 C/77 F. Humidity can be controlled to 45 RH. Variable speed drive allows retention times from 6 to 25 minutes.

Latini Cooling conveyors are designed for precision cooling of all types of hard and soft candy having solid or soft centres, wrapped or unwrapped. Our cooling conveyors come with an option of Capacity of upto 1500 kg/hr. Adjustable cooling time from 5 to 20 minutes while retaining the quality and product shape.

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Highly versatile pillow pack high-speed machine equipped for various types of candies, gummies, bubble gums, chiclets, and Bar products. Fully automatic machine with easy operation. Can be integrated with the Latini product distribution conveyor system for automatic feeding of unwrapped products and discharging of wrapped products. All movements in the machine are driven by separate servomotors, thus allowing for easy adjustment of all parameters through the touch screen.

Latini's CFP 600 is a compact, servo driven, high-speed horizontal cut and flow packing machine with an automatic and adjustable rotary knife cutting mechanism.

Suitable for automatic cutting and flow wrapping of toffee, candy, bubble gum, nougat or fudge.

The Latini CFP-600 is a continuous-motion horizontal cut and flow wrap machine for the flow-wrapping of cylindrical and rectangular pieces at speeds up to 600 pieces per minute.

The Latini Chocolate Decorator will continually produce flawless decorations of various available patterns. Changingpattern belts requires less than five minutes. All sizes and shapes of chocolates can be handled at one time with no adjustment to the Decorator.

This machine is equipped with a heat strip heater positioned between the decorating belt to prevent accumulation ofchocolate on the belt. Once the speed and height of the decorating belt has been set, the Decorator will operatewithout the need of any personnel.

The CW-600 is a simple double twist wrapping machine. Can be configured to different product sizes within minutes. No sweet no paper mechanism to ensure no wrapping material wastage. Also available in Single-Twist wrapping.

Benefits

• Wrapping speed of upto 600 pcs./min for double twist wrapping. 350 pcs./min for Single Twist Wrapping.
• Easy to clean and maintain.
• Avoids any paper wastage
• All parts engraved with serial numbers for traceability and for spare parts back up
• Discharge conveyor
• Optional: Photo-electric print registration system
• Optional: Automatic feeding of hoppers with Latini product distribution conveyor system.

Automatic Cut & Wrap machine suitable for Toffee, Chewing Gum and Fudge. Available in different types of wrapping. Oil bath lubrication, Continuous Motion Cam mechanism ensures low vibration and smooth operation.

• Automatic cut and wrap machine suitable for toffee, Chewing Gum, and fudge.
• Available in different types of wrapping.
• Oil bath lubrication.
• Smooth operation.
• Wrapping speed of up to 650 pcs/minute for Double Twist Style
• Machine also suitable for Single Twist, Side Fold, Top Fold products.

Latini's electro-mechanical batch roller offers reliability and precise control over the forming of your candy/toffee/lollipop rope. The latest technology gear drive systems provide a smooth and quiet operation, while the heavy-duty construction makes this a very sturdy, durable machine. The stainless steel cones also have heavy-duty internal reinforcement as well as special permanently lubricated bearings. Includes a watertight electrical control panel and adjustable legs that allow for easy alignment to any forming machine.

Rigid construction - Heavy gauge stainless steel which is perforated throughout to permit heat from the product toi escape as well as eliminate small pieces or flashing of candy product to sift through.

Large Capacity blower is provided to supply air throughout the entire length of the drum. Refrigerated dry air is recommended for the blower intake, but ambient air is permissible when the cooling drum is located in a cool room with low humidity.

Elevation of the Cooling Drum for product flow can be regulated by raising or lowering the intake height for controlling length of time to remain and tumble inside of the drum

Latini Cooling Drum is built in four separate sections for easy removal should hot water or steam be required for cleaning.

Variable speed is provided to control tumbling speed and is easily regulated by a variable speed A.C. drive Ball bearing trunnions and rubber mounted wheels support the tumbling drum which ensures smooth and quiet operation as well as trouble-free performance.

Simplicity of design and construction allows easy access to all parts for cleaning. Rigid construction and the finest if materials guarantees trouble-free operation with a minimum of maintenance.

A miniature version of our popular coating pan is perfectly suitable for small-scale manufacturers or R&D facilities to enhance your product. The Stainless Steel laboratory coating pan is suitable for coating, coloring, polishing, candies, chiclets, fox-nuts, ball gums, gummies, and more! Available in various sizes and MOC stainless steel and copper fabrication.

Capacity: up to 7 lbs (3kg)/ batch
Power Load: 2 kw
Net Weight: 110 lbs (50 kg)
Gross Weight: 220 lbs (100 kg)

The heart of any candy production line are the rotary dies in the forming machine. It literally shapes the product and adds to the face value. The forming dies are used for the production of hard boiled candies, Toffees, Eclairs, Powder-filled candies, Liquid filled candies and more.

Latini-Hohberger Dhimantec Forming dies are recognized in the confectionery industry for their precision-based performance, along with being safe and having the functional efficiency.

Latini machines are built for generational use, we offer supply of spare parts and die-heads for models that may have been discontinued for decades. As the leading confectionery machinery manufacturer, Latini aims to be your reliable long-term business partner, and offers the following benefits:

700 AND MORE FINISHED POPS PER MINUTE

In one continuous rotary operation, the Latini Continuous Die Pop Forming and Wrapping Machine feeds, sizes, cuts, forms, inserts sticks, and crimp-wraps lollipops.

ADJUSTABLE WEIGHT CONTROL
The forming machine is equipped with three convenient features for varying the weight of the lollipops without changing the forming dies. Each set of forming dies has a weight adjustment factor of approximately 15% from either the upper or lower limit.

AUTOMATIC WRAPPING
Lollipops are formed and wrapped, all at the same rate of speed at which they are produced. The Wrapping is accomplished by passing lollipops through two sheets of cellophane or paper-coated poly film. A pair of heat sealing rollers then crimp-seals on four sides under Controlled heat and pressure.

WEIGHTS AND SHAPES
The Latini Forming Machine has a wide range of weights and shapes from 5 grams to 20 grams.

SHAPES: Flat round, oval., rectangular, square, polygon, ball, and sphere-related shapes, in addition to custom engraving.
Many sizes and shapes are available to choose from. Drawings featuring various shape lollipops furnished on request.

OPTIONAL FEATURES:

• SINGLE POPS OR STRIPS
  It is possible to form and wrap lollipops in individual packages or in a continuous strip of any desired length, from 2 to 99 pieces per strip. If multiple lengths of lollipops are required, a counting unit can be provided.
• PHOTO EYE REGISTRATION
  Photo paper registration equipment can be attached for registering package designs or words in the center of a wrapped lollipop.
• PRINTING AND ICING DEVICE
  The top lollipop surface is printed with an edible ink or sugar icing to highlight a figure, design, or letters with a color different than that of the actual lollipop giving a "two-color" effect. The ink or icing is applied in a continuous motion before the wrapper is heat sealed. Various designs are available to suit customer requirements.
• LABELER
  A self adhesive label can be applied directly on the lollipop wrapper and positioned in the center when continuous reel type pre-printed labels are used.

For decades confectioners have used dependable Hohberger plants to produce outstanding fondant and crèmes. Hohberger fondant machines produce base fondant for extruded or continuously deposited crèmes. The introduction to the fondant of bob syrup, inverters, flavor, color, and inclusions is carefully controlled to assure that a homogenous mass at the exact temperature and brix is continuously provided to the mogul depositors. "Tails" and inconsistent crème are virtually eliminated. Choose our precision machines for crème, thin mints, cherry cordial centers, fudge base, mellow crème, cereal frostings or any of the many other places fondant is used in your products.

Designed to produce outstanding fondant crème, icing, or frosting. Rugged construction ensures years of low maintenance operation. All major components are fabricated from 304 or 316 stainless steel with dairy standard, sanitary welds. Only the most reliable motors, bearings and drives are engineered into these systems. The critical final syrup pumping, cooking and evaporation are accomplished using a single pass, high efficiency, stainless steel heat exchanger.

This proven design evaporator exposes syrup to elevated temperatures for less than 60 seconds, achieving a consistent end syrup temperature at the exact solids required.

This low residence time reduces inversion and sugar crystal browning. A water-clear, supersaturated solution exits the cooker and is gravity fed into the flash chamber and onto the drum for still cooling before entering the horizontal water-jacketed beater. The still drum cooling does not agitate the super-saturated syrup and inhibits crystal development before the syrup enters the beater.

The cooled syrup undergoes continuous controlled agitation within a horizontal paddle blade mixer. Each blade's large, pitched surface area provides a uniform folding action. The solution is grained out creating a snowy-white mass with a uniform crystal size of 9-12 microns.

The powder filling machine is suitable for continuously filling powder in the candies into the mass rope, resulting in a unique product with a delightful surprise. The Powder-filling machine is configured to be completely in sync with the Latini DUP-800 Uniplast Sweet Forming Machine.

Simple operation, easy to clean and maintain,different sizes can be set in minutes. No sweet no paper mechanism to avoid paper wastage.

• Capacity: up to 550 pieces per minute
• Fitted with vibratory feeder Equipped with AC frequency drive variable speed motor and control panel
• Suitable for Single Twist Wrapping also

Air conditioned multi way tunnel for continuous cooling and feeding of Chewing Gum, Chewing gum or Chew candy rope from extruder to cut & wrap machine. The rope passes through seven infinity variable non-stick belts.

The LFM- Liquid filling machine is suitable for all sorts of pumpable fillings, liquid, and viscous masses. It has been rightfully designed to pump the liquid mass continuously without any displacement and bubbles. The storage hopper is heat-jacketed to ensure continuous flow of liquid. The amount of filling can be adjusted from the control panel in order to be completely in sync with the forming machine. The liquid filling machine can be easily cleaned which ensures a quick change over of centre-filing materials.

An additional storage tank can be provided for continuous operation for high-production requirements.

(continuous screw type) all contact parts of stainless steel with 1 H.P
AC Motor, Heating and temperature controller, suitable for filling jam/
syrup/honey etc.
Power load 0.75 Kw

Suitable for breaking candies or bigger scrap lumps into required particlesfor proper mixing on cooling table / kneading machine. Machine is fitted withstainless steel contact parts.

Automatic Candy sorter with stainless steel contact parts and food grade transfer belt for sorting thick, normal and thin sweets.

The Latini continuous caramel station is designed for continuous production from batch cookers. The production can be sequenced in such a way that the process becomes continuous and there is no need to wait for one batch to prepare.

After the caramel is cooked, it is then transferred to a holding tank which is hot water-jacketed for further caramelization and is stirred continuously for a creamier and required color texture.

The full process is controlled through a 15" HMI screen and a P&ID starting the process from raw material added to the cooling of the caramel on a Hohberger Cooling wheel. The HMI screen shows all the parameters starting from temperature, steam, and time to monitor the process. The system is also equipped with a CIP system which with the press of a button can start the automatic process of cleaning the cookers, holding tank, pump, and cooling wheel.

The system is also equipped with a high-capacity pump to transfer the caramel from the holding tank to the cooling wheel.

Benefits of Latini's Caramel Station

• The new vertical design saves ample space.
• Mass recirculation system that allows for more efficient and productive cooking (optional).
• CIP (Cleaning in Place) mechanism helps in maintaining the hygiene levels of production making sure your facility complies with ISO, US: FDA, standards.
• Equipped with the Mass Lever Controller in the holding tank.
• All controls are located in a high-tech control panel that allows for maximum automation.
• One single platform setup that ensures a GMP adhered production facility
• All supporting equipment such as electrical & electronic equipment) used are from world-renowned brands that can be maintained most part of the world.
• Customized as per your preference to best suit and complement your production requirement.

The entire mechanism has been developed to ensure a thorough and completely automatic set-up without the need for operator intervention.

Capacity = up to 1500 lbs. per hour

A miniature version of our popular pulling machine is perfectly suitable for small-scale manufacturers or R&D facilities to enhance your product. The Lab Pulling Machines are designed to pull-aerate-mix hard or soft candy masses in a smaller footprint as compared to our full size Horizontal Pulling Machine. The pulling is carried out by two vertical coated spinning arms that revolve around with the mass ensuring uniform pulling, aerating and mixing of the product.

Capacity: Upto 11 lbs (5 Kg)/batch
Power Load: 2 kW
Net Weight: 238 lbs (108 Kg)
Gross weight: 286 lbs (130 Kg)

Latini Lab Conch cum Refiner is an essential machine for chocolate manufacturers who are consistently striving to improve their products and to develop newer and better products. The Conch is equipped with hot water jacketing with a built-in water heating system. It's easy to open the front door for material removal and cleaning for different products such as dark to white chocolates, etc.

This small piece of equipment has full functions of refining, grinding, and deodorizing the products. Hundreds of spring-loaded flaps work continuously to ensure a very fine paste of the product. This machine is available in many bigger sizes also. This Conch can also be used to refine many of the non-chocolate products such as creams made of milk powder etc.

• MODEL: LCR-20
• CAPACITY: Up To 20 kgs./45 lbs.
• FINENESS IN MICRONS: 20-30
• BATCH TIME: 6-14 HOURS
• MOTOR POWER: 1.5 kW.
• NET WEIGHT: 250 kgs.
• Standard MOC: Mild Steel.
• OVERALL DIMENSIONS:- 1026 x 560 x 1000 mm (40 x 22 x 39 in)

Suitable for aeration, mixing and pulling of toffee, candy, fudge and nougat. Complete automation with the help of auto cycle.

Latini's Horizontal Pulling Machines are designed to pull-aerate-mix hard or soft candy masses inside a safely enclosed pulling area. The pulling is carried out by two vertical spinning arms that are lowered into the mass batch placed on the water-cooled pulling chamber-plate.

Focusing immensely on the operator's safety- the machine has been furnished with world-class safety features such as interlock switches and sensors.

To maintain the product's integrity, the machine has been equipped with a variable speed motor to allow the set up and timing of the moving arms.

Automatic Candy sorter with stainless steel contact parts and food grade transfer belt for sorting thick, normal and thin sweets

Latini EF-8 is suitable for double end twist wrapping of lollipops with upto 250 pieces per minute. Equipped with a hot air blower for excellent sealing to ensure longer durability of product. No paper wastage system to ensure no wrapper material is wasted. Control panel comes fitted with an AC frequency drive.

Benefits

• Diameter of 17mm upto 35mm.
• Equipped with 'No sweet No Paper' system to avoid any wrapper material wastage
• Laser engraving of serial numbers on each component for traceability and spare part stocking.
• Low maintenance due to oil bath lubrication
• Consistent heat sealing ensures longer durability of products.
• Conveyor discharge belt.
• Optional: Automatic feeding of hoppers with Latini product distribution conveyor system.

Dhiman Group now offers a wide range of chocolate processing plants such as Chocolate Belt Coaters, ChocolateDecorators, Molding and Cocoa Processing Machines etc. The latest offering is the chocolate shell molding plant. In this PLC and servo controlled shell molding line it can continuously produce various kinds of filled/unfilled chocolate products.

• Mould Heating.
• Accurate Depositing with or Without Servo System.
• Center Liquid Filling ( 1, 2 Different Type).
• Nut Placing Or Powder Filling.
• Top Layer Depositing.
• Vibrating, Cooling, De-moulding, etc.

The whole plant adopts the advanced line and turning system. It also uses the Step - Lifting Cooling / Heating System. The result is a uniformly formed shell with Uniform Wall, Chocolate Liquids or Cream Fillings and Small Nuts or Rice Krispies Filling. The same plant can also be used to make solid, Center Filler, Stripes and Double Layered Chocolate pieces by changing a few parts. This line can be further attached to the in-line aligning and feeding system to twist wrap of flow pack finish products, untouched by hand.

The cooling plates consist of a plain and polished stainless steel surface with circulation channels fabricated underneath. The purpose of the cooling plates is to appropriately cool the candy mass after it has been poured from the cooking systems.

Our cooling plates have been in use for decades and have proven themselves in the largest and smallest processing units. These stainless steel, water-jacketed cooling plates are designed for rapid and uniform batch temperature control, allowing you to easily manage otherwise hot candy mass. Standard and custom sizes are available to meet your space and production needs perfectly.

Hohberger Continuous Sheeting and Slitting Line is suitable for caramel, toffee, nougat, gum and cereal bars with various thickness regulations take away variable speed conveyor, cooling drum feed hopper, continuous slab duster.

Slitter suitable for rope feed to cut and wrap or forming machine.

The candy sorting machine is designed to sort hard and filled sweets, sugar coated products, chewing gum, and confectionery in rectangular, round, and oval shapes. The sorting evaluates the thickness of the candy and rejects those that are over-formed, under-formed, or de-shaped. To accommodate a variety of goods, the thickness can be manually adjusted.

Candies that are larger than the predetermined size are discharged into the lower container. The sorted and size-appropriate candies are then moved ahead, where they can be collected in containers or automatically delivered to the wrapping equipment through a special transfer conveyor. As a standard practice all contact-parts are made of stainless steel.

fitted with 2 nos. 0.5 HP geared motor 1440.

UP TO 300 FINISHED POPS PER MINUTE
In one continuous, rotary operation the Latini Continuous Die Pop and Wrapping Machine feeds, sizes, cuts, forms, inserts sticks, and crimp-wraps lollipops.

COMPLETELY AUTOMATIC
when used with Latini's batch roller with conical-shaped rollers. A Single operator can attend two machines with a minimum of effort.

ADJUSTABLE WEIGHT CONTROL
The forming machine is equipped with three convenient features for varying the weight of the lollipops without changing the forming dies. Each set of forming dies has a weight-adjustment factor approximately 15 percent from either the upper or lower limit.

AUTOMATIC WRAPPING
Lollipops are formed and wrapped all at the same rate of speed at which they are produced. The wrapping is accomplished by passing lollipops through two sheets of cellophane or paper-coated poly film. A pair of heat-sealing rollers then crimp-seals on four sides under controlled heat and pressure.

SINGLE POPS Or strips It is possible to form and wrap lollipops in individual packages or in a continuous strip of any desired length. If a multiple-length of lollipops is required, a counting unit can be provided as optional equipment.

PHOTO EYE REGISTRATION
Photo paper registration equipment can be attached for registering package designs or words in the center of a wrapped lollipop. Photo registration equipment is offered as an optional feature.

PRE-SIZING OPTIONAL ACCESSORY
Whenever the lollipop is of great size and weight, a Single Stage Pre-Sizing Attachment can be furnished with the machine which sizes and accurately controls the amount of sugar to the forming dies.

WEIGHTS AND SHAPES
The Latini Forming Machine has a wide range of weights and shapes.
Weights: Up to 1% ounces (35 grams).
Shapes: Flat round, oval, rectangular, square, polygon, ball, and sphere-related shapes, in addition to custom engraving.

Many sizes and shapes to choose from. Drawings of lollipops featuring various shapes furnished on request.

For Coating Pans used in roasting operations

Safety: Provides a contained environment for hot products
Environment: Diverts flames and fumes to the chimney instead of work area
Energy: High tech design conserves energy
Hygiene: Cleaner efficient work area

Latini-Hohberger Dhimantec Inc. stays true to its motto of excellence through innovation. With the Duct-O-Guard (Patent Pending), we aim to eliminate the multitude of issues faced during the coating process. Our compliance with the EHS Regulations concerning issues related to:

Environment: Diverting flames and flumes to the chimney instead of being directed towards the production area.

Hygiene: Helps in maintaining a cleaner production environment.

Safety: Gas burners are placed below the pan and provide direct flame heat to the pan. Flames make direct contact with the pan and inside the guard, preventing burn injuries to the machine operator. It provides a contained environment and acts as a safety guard against the chances of workplace injuries. And, 

Energy: Our advanced design blankets the heat, in turn conserving energy and powering the source load. 

The Latini Duct-O-Guard is also equipped with a direct drive transmission, which means fewer moving parts for the whole equipment. We also offer an optional add-on of insulation for the applications of industries that require high heat levels for their products. 

Conception and impact

Latini is America’s oldest and largest confectionery equipment manufacturer and the only supplier to the confectionery industry providing a wide range of coating and panning equipment. Latini’s new breakthrough innovation for the confectionery industry is the Duct-O-Guard, which has been required in the confectionery industry for a long time. The roasted nuts and seeds industry is rapidly expanding thanks to its applications in products such as cereal bars, trail mixes, etc., and Duct-O-Guard is specially designed for manufacturers that use the hot panning and roasting process for these products. Many manufacturers these days use gas burners to provide high heat to their revolving pans, which carries substantial risk to the operators working in the production environment. High burning temperatures and high content of harmful gases produced by direct contact gas burners pose a serious health risk to machine operators. To oversee this concern, Latini has developed the Duct-O-Guard, keeping in mind operator safety and the practicability of the product being processed and the working environment. As the name suggests, the Duct-O-Guard acts both as a guard for the pan and a duct for the harmful gases around the pan, which keeps the direct flame of the burner exposed only to the pan surface and exhausts the gases out through the duct. In the confectionery industry, products such as honey-roasted nuts, glazed pecans, and many other products are manufactured using revolving pans with openly exposed gas burners, and Latini aims to eliminate the risk involved in the production process for such products.