APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING POPCORN NOUGAT

摘要

Apparatus for producing popcorn (52) comprising an intermittent conveyor (11) with mobile compartments (12) travelling through a loading station (19), a heating station (36), a compression station (46), an ejection station (14) and a packing station (67). It may also include a cooking station (68) and a refining station (69) serving the loading station (19). The manufacturing process comprises a series of steps including dispensing popcorn (52), heating it to a temperature below toasting temperature, compressing it, discharging the corn-pressed products and packing it.