Authentic homestyle bread solution
Achieve authentic homestyle breading on an industrial scale with a drum breader that ensures perfect coating, reduces manual labor, and minimizes dust, allowing your production line to deliver consistent quality for breaded foods.

The GEA MultiDrum from GEA is a cutting-edge industrial breader designed to replicate homestyle coating processes on a large scale. This equipment is distinguished by its patented drum system, which efficiently tumbles products while ensuring an authentic appearance without the high labor costs typically associated with manual breading. Ideal for poultry processors, seafood manufacturers, and packaged food brands, it accommodates a range of applications including chicken tenders, shrimp, fish fillets, and onion rings.
Utilizing a three-drum configuration, the GEA MultiDrum achieves optimal flour application and consistency across its wide outfeed belt. The operation is continuous and automated, ensuring consistent throughput and minimizing manual intervention. Key to its functionality is the OptiAir feature, which maintains a dust-free environment and reduces flour waste. The equipment is equipped with automated controls for flour dosing, drum speed, and angle adjustments, maximizing operational efficiency and product quality.
The GEA MultiDrum is designed with stainless steel construction to resist corrosion, ensuring longevity and hygiene. It supports quick cleaning and maintenance through its automated cleaning processes. Integration into existing production lines is streamlined with PLC controls and compatibility with OptiFlour systems for enhanced dust control. With an emphasis on efficient use of ingredients and ease of cleaning, the GEA MultiDrum is engineered for sustainable and cost-effective operation.
Benefits
- Enhances product quality with consistent, authentic homestyle coating.
- Reduces ingredient waste through efficient flour application and dust control.
- Increases operational efficiency with automated drum speed and angle adjustments.
- Minimizes labor costs by eliminating the need for manual spreading and converging machines.
- Ensures a cleaner working environment with OptiAir dust control technology.
- Applications
- Fish products,Shrimp products,Onion rings,Chicken products,Breaded foods
- End products
- Homestyle chicken nuggets,Breaded fish fillets,Breaded chicken tenders,Homestyle onion rings,Breaded shrimp
- Steps before
- Cutting,Meat preparation,Pre-dusting
- Steps after
- Cooking,Packaging,Freezing
- Input ingredients
- bone-in chicken,boneless chicken tenders,chicken cuts,shrimps,fish,onion rings
- Output ingredients
- homestyle coated chicken,homestyle coated shrimps,homestyle coated fish,homestyle coated onion rings
- Belt width
- 600-1000 mm
- Belt speed min/max
- 2.5 - 25 m/min
- Dimensions L x W x H
- 365x160x185 cm / 365x200x185 cm
- Machine weight
- 1350 kg
- Automation
- Automated flour dosing
- Drum type
- Dual (600) or Triple (1000) Drums
- Flour management
- Automatic flour recycling
- Drum speed
- Adjustable
- Working mechanism
- Rotating drum technology
- Integrated steps
- Tumbling and flour application
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Continuous
- Automation level
- PLC controlled
- Dust control
- OptiAir function
- Cleaning method
- Automatic cleaning
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Coating method
- Homestyle drum breading
- Compact footprint
- Yes
- Belt width
- 600-1000 mm
- Machine dimensions (L x W x H)
- 365x160x185 cm / 365x200x185 cm
- Machine weight
- 1350 kg
- Control panel type
- Automated
- Discharge method
- Belt conveyor
- Control panel type
- PLC-controlled
- Integration possibilities
- Compatible with GEA OptiFlour
- Dust-free environment capability
- GEA OptiAir compatibility
- Infeed flexibility
- No need for converging machines
- Drum configuration
- Dual (600) or triple (1000) drums
- Market info
- GEA is known for its expertise in engineering innovative and sustainable equipment and solutions, focusing on sectors such as food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and energy, with a reputation for quality, efficiency, and advanced technological applications in industrial processing.