Bulk intake of semolina & transfer of into silos

Selection of silos for semolina transfer and transfer of semolina to press on request

Premixing of semolina & water (dough preparation)

Dough in main mixer & in the dough distribution basin @ -700bar

Extrusion of dough via selected die @ 115 bars

Doubling pasta on stck, trimming of pasta and transfer on metal sticks

Pre-drying of pasta (30% moisture in pasta @entry & between 16-17% moisture in pasta @ exit)

Main-drying of pasta (between 16- 17% moisture in pasta @entry & 12.5 % or less moisture in pasta @ exit)

Cooling and stabilization of dried pasta

Dried pasta proceeds into storage for long line

Striping of pasta from sticks, cutting to size and discharge into packaging machine via bucket conveyor

Weighing of pasta into 500g and feeding to the horizontal packaging machine.

Packaged pasta is sealed and transferred via conveyor

Packed pasta is inserted in cartons and placed on pallets

Pasta is then transferred to the warehouse

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1. Silos section 2 . Press section 3. Drying, stabilization and cooling section 4. Storage and Packaging section

LONG GOODS FLOW CHART