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Cocoa powder is a fine, organic ingredient derived from roasted cocoa beans and widely used in food and confectionery. Flexicon’s bulk material handling equipment is engineered to convey, store, and process cocoa powder with precision.
Cocoa powder originates from the beans (seeds) of cacao trees, a tropical plant grown in Africa, southeast Asia, Hawaii, Brazil, and other countries where rainforest conditions exist. Cocoa powder is a key ingredient in chocolate, beverage mixes, bakery, dairy, and confectionary applications, valued for its flavor, color, and functional properties.
To retain its quality, cocoa powder must be stored cool, dry, and sealed to prevent moisture uptake, oxidation, or flavor loss. Flexicon equipment meets rigorous sanitary and dust-control standards, making it ideal for handling cocoa powder in food-grade environments.
Difficult to handle, cocoa powder cakes and packs easily and is hygroscopic – absorbing moisture and causing flow issues. Fine particles can fluidize and become airborne, leading to dust generation and density variations between batches. With its poor flow characteristics, cocoa powder will tend to “rat hole” or bridge in hoppers, completely blocking the flow of the material.
Flexicon offers a wide range of bulk material handling equipment to help easily convey cocoa powder.
Flexicon flexible screw conveyors gently transport fragile, hygroscopic cocoa powder without separation or compaction.
Pneumatic conveyors move cocoa powder in a sealed, dust-tight stream, protecting product quality and environment.
Tubular cable conveyors offer a clean, flexible route for cocoa powder in restricted plant layouts.
Bulk bag dischargers unload cocoa powder with dust-tight spout connections and flow-promoting features.
Bulk bag conditioners loosen compacted cocoa powder in FIBCs to ensure consistent discharge.
Bulk bag fillers accurately weigh and seal cocoa powder into bags, reducing dust, weight variance, and manual handling.
Bag dump stations equipped with hoods and filtration allow clean manual unloading of cocoa powder from small bags.
Drum and box dumpers tip smaller containers to transfer cocoa powder into hoppers or conveyors with minimal dust.
– Greg Hinton, President of APCO Packaging
All Flexicon equipment and systems are backed by a lifetime performance guarantee. In the rare event that our product fails to meet your performance standards, we will provide the necessary repairs or replacements to keep your conveying line running.
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