Food
Material Handling Equipment
How does Trantec Serve the Food, Drinks & Confectionery Industries
Trantec specialises in providing advanced metering and dosing solutions tailored to meet the unique requirements of the food industry. Our equipment is meticulously designed to uphold stringent hygiene standards, ensure precise dosing, and minimise downtime, helping food manufacturers maintain high productivity and exceptional product quality.
To ensure that our feeders are perfectly suited to your specific application, Trantec offers a comprehensive product testing and evaluation service. This service confirms the compatibility and effectiveness of our equipment with your materials, and if necessary, we can modify our equipment for unique applications for optimal performance.
Examples Of Some Materials We Handle – Powders, Flakes, Granules (including wheat, rice, oats, corn, and barley), Pellets, Puffed cereals, Flaked cereals, Puffed snacks, Ingredients, Seasonings/flavourings.
For more information on the types of material our equipment handles, head over to our materials handled page.
ENHANCED DURABILITY & DESIGN
Robust and Hygienic Construction – Trantec equipment is designed with smooth, non-porous surfaces to reduce contaminant accumulation and features food-grade lubricants, metal-detectable silicone gasket (blue or white) and easily removable, food-contact approved PTFE-based shaft seals. Motors can be upgraded to a stainless crevice-free upgrade, offering a sanitary, durable and corrosion-resistant alternative suitable for food processing, pharmaceutical and chemical industries.
Easy-clean, quick-release design – Machines can incorporate a Clean-in-Place (CIP) configuration and quick-release mechanisms that enable rapid, tool-less dismantling. The easy-clean polished surfaces and food-grade finish, including crevice-free welds, reduce downtime and ensure efficient cleaning. An optional mirror (0.2)ra finish is available for enhanced hygiene.
Durability and Reliability – Trantec equipment utilises high-quality materials, such as stainless steel 316 with full traceability of construction materials available. 316 stainless steel offers superior resistance to corrosion and chemicals. This extends the operational life of the equipment and reduces replacement costs. Known for its durability, stainless steel withstands significant mechanical stress and high temperatures, making it ideal for continuous food production and ensuring reliable, long-term performance.
Precision and Efficiency – Advanced dosing technologies and customised solutions ensure precise material handling and efficient production processes. Gravimetric feeders, including Loss-in-Weight and Gain-in-Weight batch systems, integrate weighing bases and control systems for added precision. Our machine range can achieve feed rates from grams to tonnes per hour, accommodating various production needs.
Enhanced Safety – Trantec offers ATEX compliance models for potentially explosive environments. Integrated safety interlocks and switches, alongside level detection probes to prevent overfilling and improve operational safety. This comprehensive approach ensures that our equipment meets stringent safety standards while maintaining high performance.
We manufacture our equipment to meet EC and FDA food contact regulations and follow recommendations from industry standards, such as the ISO Hygiene Requirements for the Design of Machinery and the European Hygienic Engineering and Design Group (EHEDG) in our equipment.
Auger Metering Applications
Auger selection is critical for many food batch preparation or continuous metering applications. We can manufacture augers with bespoke flight arrangements to optimise handling different food products. Augers UK, a division of Trantec, is dedicated to manufacturing bespoke and replacement augers for all types of applications. This division serves a diverse range of industries, including pharmaceutical, food processing, and chemical sectors, and caters to all brands of screw feeders, filling machines, and other auger-based machinery.
All food-grade augers feature an easy-clean, crevice-free design with a smooth brushed or mirror-polished finish, depending on the application requirements. These finishes help prevent the accumulation of material build-up and facilitate thorough cleaning, ensuring compliance with food safety regulations.
Constructed from a solid bar stock of 316/316L (1.4401/1.4404) stainless steel, all augers are highly robust and capable of withstanding harsh and corrosive environments, ensuring a long-term solution that is durable and resistant to both corrosion and mechanical stress.