CONJUNTO DE MATRIZES DE EXTRUSAO AUTO-SUPORTADO,PROCESSO PARA A PRODUCAO DE UM PRODUTO ALIMENTAR EXTRUDADO E SISTEMA PARA A PRODUCAO DE UM PRODUTO EXTRUDADO

摘要

A free-standing die assembly 10, for use in the production of extruded products, which is mounted as a separate unit apart from the extruder in which product ingredients are processed. The die assembly includes a center plate (17) having a die unit (23) secured to one or more planar faces of the plate, with each of the die units having at least one die orifice (35) in the outer surface thereof. Hot flowable dough processed in an extruder is carried via suitable tubing to the center plate from where it is distributed to the planar faces of the plate and into the die units, from which it is extruded through the die orifices in the die units. The die assembly may be modified to permit the production of coextruded product from the die orifices in the die units of the assembly. One or more of the die assemblies may be associated with a single extruder. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, die units are secured to opposing side faces of the center plate to provide a free standing, dual-faced die assembly.