Extruder for pliable mixes in industrial applications
Achieve precision in creating diverse extruded food products with tailored rope dimensions and customizable operation speeds, enhancing efficiency in snack and confectionery production.

The MFS & EXS series from Krüger & Salecker offers robust extrusion and moulding solutions designed for the food, confectionery, and snack production industries. These machines excel in processing pliable mixes into uniform ropes, suitable for producing cereal bars, licorice ropes, and protein bars. Their fully automatic operation and variable speed controls enhance processing efficiency, making them adaptable for small to large capacities. The MFS models include table-top options perfect for small-scale operations, while the EXS double screw extruder provides large-scale processing with up to 400 kg/h throughput. The integrated cutting devices and optional conveying systems streamline operations, ensuring seamless integration into production lines. Featuring easy tool changes and maintenance-friendly designs, they offer reliable performance for diverse applications. Optional features such as touch panels and temperated pressure chambers further enhance usability and product consistency.
Benefits
- Enhances production flexibility with variable capacity, supporting both small and large batch sizes.
- Minimizes labor and operational costs through fully automatic operation.
- Streamlines processing with integrated cutting and optional conveying systems.
- Reduces changeover time and maintenance with easy tool changes.
- Adapts to diverse product requirements with interchangeable extruder heads and moulds.
- Applications
- Cereals,Sweets,Extruded foods,Snacks
- End products
- Extruded snacks,Breakfast cereal ropes,Snack pellets,Licorice ropes,Rice crisps,Cereal bars,Fruit chews,Gummy ropes,Protein bars
- Steps before
- Mixing,Ingredient Formulation
- Steps after
- Shape Forming,Cutting,Conveying,Further Processing,Moulding
- Input ingredients
- pliable mixes
- Output ingredients
- extruded products,uniform ropes,mass-containing ropes,shaped ropes
- Rope dimensions
- Ø 25 mm (max.),30 x 45 mm (max.),ø 80 x 250 mm,ø 5 - 60 mm
- Driving capacity
- 0.25 kW,0.87 kW,2.95 kW
- Dimensions
- 450 x 350 x 700 mm,850 x 450 x 850 mm,1,200 - 2,800 x 1,050 - 1,500 x 2,200 mm,1,300 x 900 x 2,100 mm
- Weight
- 45 kg,70 kg
- Production speed
- 400 kg/h
- Automation
- Fully automatic mode of operation
- Integrated cutting device
- Yes
- Conveyor belt
- Yes (optional)
- Speed variability
- Infinitely variable
- Quick-change seal on nozzle
- Yes
- Integrated Feeding System
- Optional
- Touchpanel
- Optional
- Temperated Pressure Chamber
- Yes
- Automation level
- Fully automatic
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch / Inline Continuous
- Cleaning method
- Easy tool change and quick cleaning
- Changeover time
- Quick
- Feed type
- Pliable mixes
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Machine footprint
- 450 x 350 x 700 mm (MFS 0050)
- Machine footprint
- 850 x 450 x 850 mm (MFS 0051)
- Machine footprint
- 1,200 - 2,800 x 1,050 - 1,500 x 2,200 mm (MFS 0501)
- Machine footprint
- 1,300 x 900 x 2,100 mm (EXS 0100)
- Rope dimension
- Ø 25 mm (max.,MFS 0050)
- Rope dimension
- 30 x 45 mm (max.,MFS 0051)
- Rope dimension
- Ø 80 x 250 mm (MFS 0501)
- Rope dimension
- Ø 5 - 60 mm (EXS 0100)
- Weight
- 45 kg (MFS 0050)
- Weight
- 70 kg (MFS 0051)
- Control panel type
- Touchpanel (optional)
- Integration possibilities
- Integrated Feeding System (optional)
- Nozzle seal
- Quick-change seal on the nozzle
- Operation mode
- Fully automatic mode of operation
- Market info
- Krueger & Salecker is known for designing and manufacturing high-quality industrial equipment, particularly specialized machinery for the production of confectionery and bakery products, with a strong reputation for innovation and reliability in engineered-to-order solutions.