In the candy market full of creativity and competition, gummy manufacturing is developing from traditional mode to automation. Whether a start-up brand or a mature gummy candy manufacturers wants to win the market, choosing an efficient and reliable production line is the key. Faced with complicated equipment parameters and supplier information, how to make a wise choice? This guide will simplify the complex and show you how to introduce a reliable and efficient gummy candy production line for your business.

Simply put, this is an assembly line that can automatically transform gummy candy ingredients, such as sugar, pectin, gelatin and other raw materials into various three-dimensional soft sweets through precise control. Orange Mech's Gummy Candy Making Line integrates more than ten technological links, such as boiling, mixing, pouring, cooling, demoulding and even sand rolling, and is the core equipment to realize large-scale and standardized production of soft candy.

Understanding the workflow of gummy candy production line can help you to judge the advancement and rationality of the equipment. The core principle of a typical soft candy production line is "step-by-step processing and final synthesis";

One is to treat "sugar gum base" (syrup, water and white sugar are boiled and mixed with melted gelatin in a cooling tank); The second is to treat "jam stuffing" (pectin, sugar and syrup are boiled into jam and cooled), and pretreatment is carried out in parallel in two lines. 

The pretreated sugar gum base is sent to the heat preservation tank, and then pumped into the color mixing tank to add pigment and essence and stir evenly. Jam and colored sugar solution are respectively transported to their respective castable hoppers. 

Before the syrup is injected into the mold, the speed, time and parameters need to be set in the PLC control system. Then, the automatic control system commands the pouring head to accurately inject the sugar solution with different colors and flavors (even the sandwich jam) into the mold with complex three-dimensional shape, send it into the cooling tunnel to quickly cool and shape the sugar solution in the mold, and finally leave the mold through an efficient pneumatic demoulding system. 

You can also connect different kinds of packaging machines according to the packaging requirements of the products, and finally output the finished products. According to the product requirements, the candy can enter the sand roller to wrap the sugar sand, and finally be transported to the packaging machine to complete the packaging.

Efficient gummy candy production process should have the characteristics of "compact process, smooth connection and high degree of automation". The production process of Orange Mech's Gummy Candy Making Line has been optimized for many times, which can maximize the production efficiency:

1. Preparation of raw materials: mix raw materials in advance according to gummy candy ingredients formula to ensure continuous follow-up production;

2.and stirring: high-efficiency boiling in the sugar pot, high-efficiency melting of gelatin in the gelatin melting pot, rapid delivery by gear pump and uniform stirring in the stirring pot, and rapid mixing and cooling of the two can improve the mixing efficiency and ensure the stable quality of jam.

3. Color matching and seasoning: the color mixing tank is equipped with an efficient stirring device to quickly mix pigments and flavors to reduce waiting time;

4. Precise pouring: servo motor controls pouring head, high-speed precise pouring, and improves the output per unit time;

5. Rapid cooling: the cooling channel effectively cools down, quickly solidifies the soft candy, and shortens the production cycle;

6. Efficient demoulding: two pneumatic demoulding systems to ensure rapid and complete demoulding and avoid mold sticking affecting efficiency;

7. Sand rolling packaging: The sand rolling machine supports forward and backward rotation, and the operation is simple and efficient. With the back-end multi-head weighing packaging machine, the rapid packaging of finished products is completed.

Different types of production lines have great differences in purchasing costs and later operating costs. Choosing the right type according to your own capacity demand is a key step to control costs. Orange Mech can recommend the most suitable production line type according to your budget and capacity requirements to avoid over-purchasing.

According to the difference of production capacity and cost, the production line of soft candy is mainly divided into three types, which are suitable for different budgets and production capacity requirements:

1. Small trial production type: the production capacity is 1-2 tons/day, the procurement cost is low, the power of core equipment (sugar boiling pot and plastic melting pot) is low, and the energy consumption is low, which is suitable for start-up enterprises with limited budget and small orders, and can be upgraded according to the increase of orders in the later stage.

2. Medium-sized mass production type: the production capacity is 3-5 tons/day, the procurement cost is moderate, the servo pouring machine and efficient cooling system are equipped, the production efficiency is high, the waste rate of raw materials is low, it is suitable for medium-sized enterprises with stable orders, and the cost performance is the highest.

3.Large-scale customization: the production capacity is more than 6 tons/day, the procurement cost is high, it is suitable for large-scale production of large food enterprises, and it can be customized, and the unit cost is the lowest after the later operating costs (energy consumption and labor) are allocated.

1. The core of the gating system: the gating machine is the heart. Be sure to confirm whether its driving mode is servo motor or ordinary cylinder. The control precision of servo motor far exceeds that of cylinder, which can ensure the same weight and shape of each candy and reduce the waste of raw materials. It can help gummy candy manufacturers to stand out in the market.

2. Heating and temperature control mode: Does the sugar boiling pot use steam heating or electric heating? Orange Mech usually uses steam for heating, which has higher efficiency, more uniform and stable temperature, ensures the quality of sugar and reduces energy consumption. If electric heating is more convenient for you, you can also customize electric heating.

4. Demoulding and back-end handling capacity: the efficiency of demoulding is high, and the sand roller supports forward and backward rotation to adapt to different processes, which directly affects the production smoothness and yield.

5.Material and protection: Are all the parts in contact with materials made of food-grade stainless steel? Is the mixing scraper made of food-grade material with high temperature resistance? This is related to product safety and equipment durability.

Choosing a supplier of gummy candy production line means choosing a technical partner in the next decade or even longer. An excellent supplier can maximize the value of your equipment, while a bad choice may make the production line expensive.

1. Depth of technical understanding: Can the supplier clearly explain the complete process? Can you provide a feasible technical solution for the specific soft candy shape you want to produce?

2. Practical case: It is strongly required to visit the successful customer site of its soft candy production line, and see with one's own eyes that the equipment runs stably and communicates with the workers on site, which is more useful than any brochure.

3. Manufacturing and quality control: visit the supplier's assembly workshop as much as possible to see its manufacturing process, wiring level and on-site management. Manufacturers who are capable of fine assembly usually have higher equipment reliability and life.

4. Service and support: support installation and debugging, provide operation training, define the warranty scope, and have perfect after-sales service;

6.Long-term cooperation potential: Suppliers should have research and development capabilities, keep up with the development trend of the soft candy market, and provide equipment upgrading services. A partner with continuous innovation ability can provide long-term assistance for your business development.

As a professional supplier, Orange Mech provides "turn-key" engineering and continuous value. The machine details of Gummy candy production line are all derived from a deep understanding of production pain points. All departments of Orange Mech cooperate fully to provide complete value chain services from workshop layout planning, recipe process debugging, personnel system training to lifelong technical support, to help you upgrade the whole gummy manufacturing  process, help you reach the maximum return on investment and ensure the competitiveness of your production in the market.