Salty and Flavored Snack Seasoning System

Quality Fabrication & Design Loss-in-Weigh seasoning system application and sequence of operations performs as follows:

Product is discharged onto a weigh belt conveyor which receives tortilla chip product from another transfer conveyor. This weigh belt conveyor takes constant weigh readings as the product passes over the scale positioned below the belt. This weigh belt will send a signal to the PLC and Motor Control Panel to start and stop the seasoning drum, oil spray module, and the loss-in-weigh seasoner.

The PLC will send a signal to the oil spray module pump. Then the flow meter on the oil spray module will read the flow rate out of the pump and will send a signal to the PLC to increase or decrease the pump speed to maintain the required % of oil by weight being applied to the product based on the product weight into the seasoning drum. The loss-in-weigh seasoner will also receive a signal from the PLC that controls the RPM’s of the feed auger that impact the rate of change in the main hopper to feed the required % of seasoning being applied to the product based on the product weight into the seasoning drum. This accuracy saves oil consumption and seasoning/dry ingredient by the recipe application staying within the set range and aim specified by the customer.