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A great snack starts with APS

Snacks, who can resist them? From nutty trail mixes, cheesy corn puffs, and granola bars to dried fruit blends and chocolate-covered pretzels, they are a handy go-to when on the run or the three-o-clock rumble in the belly sets in. 

Blending snack food may seem simple, but crafting the ideal mix involves a balance of flavor, texture, and appearance. One of the biggest challenges in blending ingredients is ensuring consistency. Every little cheese puff or trail mix bag needs to taste and look the same. To achieve this, the blend of ingredients must be mixed with precision, batch after batch. Making sure fragile ingredients stay intact - e.g., nuts, chocolate bits, and oats – is another crucial factor for the mix quality and final product.  

Luckily, you have come to the right place! With our sanitary blenders from American Process Systems® we offer snack food companies the best material processing equipment. Our sanitary blending equipment supports multiple processes for snack bars, trail mixes, corn preparations, and many others. We have over 160 years of experience with material processing, and we will gladly share our knowledge with you. 

Don't know what type of blender best fits your needs? Contact us and we will guide you to the best choice for your application. 

Not ready to purchase a new blender? Why not test your product in our APS equipment? Learn more about our in-house test lab services.  

Put us, the mixing specialists, to the test! 

 

 

Trail mix in an OptimaBlend® FPB-1P5

A fluidizing paddle blender allows for gentle yet efficient mixing of fragile ingredients such as nuts and raisins, This video shows how you achieve an homogeneous blend in 30 seconds. Discharge is fast as well. 

Need mixing advice? Contact us today!
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Application Focus TM
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Trail Mix

APS FPB
(pdf, 8 MB)

OptimaBlend® Fluidizing Paddle Blender

APS FZM
(pdf, 6 MB)

OptimaIIBlend™ Fluidizing Zone Mixer with twin agitators.

APS DRB
(pdf, 6 MB)

Double-Ribbon Blenders, Paddle-Ribbon Blenders, and Paddle Blenders

Test Lab Gurnee
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Fully equipped, in-house test lab in Gurnee, IL.