2020 TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION SHOWCASE
IN ASSOCIATION WITH KENNEDY’S DIGITAL
Caotech b.v. *ULQGLQJ &RROLQJ (IˉFLHQF\ Based in Wormerveer, around 10 miles north of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, Caotech b.v. has a worldwide reputation as specialist in self-oped ball mills and conches within the cocoa and chocolate processing sectors.
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t next year’s Interpack, the team at Caotech will be pleased to discuss and demonstrate the latest developments on cocoa, chocolate and compound processing. Drawing upon years of expertise in conjunction with LWV H[WHQVLYH ˋHOG H[SHULHQFH the company launched a number of developments in the form of cocoa, chocolate and compound applications in recent years. Caotech manufactures machines of varying sizes and capabilities and covers several installations, varying from a small lab size ball mill type CAO B5 + lab conche CWC 5, the well-known CAO B3000 batch installation and
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the CAO 4000 as a component in a continuous production line for both cocoa and chocolate to complete turnkey projects. Image one (detail above, in full below) shows the company’s CAO 4000-CHOC In-Line installation, a fully automated processing line for the production of chocolate and compound with capacities of up to 2.000 kg per hour- that’s the weight of an adult black rhino! The line can DOVR EH DGDSWHG DQG ˋWWHG ZLWK DQ ingredients feeding section, giving WKH PDFKLQH G\QDPLF ˌH[LELOLW\ The CAO 4000-CHOC In-Line has EHHQ GHYHORSHG VSHFLˋFDOO\ for chocolate, compound, bread spreads and
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On show at Interpack 2021, will be the CAO 4000-CHOC In-Line, PG 6000 beater blade mill for the pregrinding of cocoa nibs, a CAO B3000 IRU PL[LQJ UHË‹QLQJ FRPSRXQG chocolate and a newly developed EDOO PLOO UHË‹QHU /DE DQG SLORW equipment will also be on display for visitors to have a look at.
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