METHOD AND MODULAR SYSTEM FOR PREPARATION OF A GRANULATED CONFECTIONERY PRODUCT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HEARTS OR LANDLES

摘要

1. A method of preparing a granular confectionery product for the manufacture of hard cores or lozenges using a system comprising a centrifugal grinding module and a centrifugal granulating module, while the grinding and granulating modules are separate and independent modules in a cascade arrangement that are similar to each other and each of which contains an elongated cylindrical casing having a horizontal axis; an inlet for products to be processed in said casing; release for the processed product; and a rotary drive shaft, placed in the said casing coaxially with the said axis and provided with a spiral row of identical radial pins, each of which has a constant cross section along its entire length and a direct generatrix, releasably connected relative to said shaft and located between said inlet and said outlet; moreover, the distance from the free ends of the pins of the granulating module to the corresponding casing is greater than the distance from the free ends of the pins of the grinding module to the corresponding casing; the method includes the steps of loading said centrifugal grinding module with at least some of the ingredients of the granulated product; grinding the ingredients by rotating said shaft at a first speed to rotate said ingredients on the inner surface of said casing to form a tubular layer of material of a first thickness; extracting said ingredients from said centrifugal grinding module; feeding said ingredients to a centrifuge