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Belt Coaters
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Performance Advantage

The Tinsley Belt Coater will produce a higher quality chocolate coated product because of our built in improvements:

  • Belt widths of 24”, 48”, 60” and 74” for production outputs of 200-800 lbs./hr. depending on product density and ratio to chocolate.
  • Load cell weight control for with +/- of one (1) pound product weight using the Allen-Bradley Processor.
  • PLC Processor controlled chocolate feed of 6-8 lbs. per cycle through 3 mm diameter drip nozzles, installed
    at 3” centers. This provides a uniform chocolate coating with little spillage onto the belt, reducing doubles or multi-clusters of product.
  • An auxiliary water heater within the jacketed header tube will keep the melted chocolate temperature uniform for feed and drip through each nozzle.


Chocolate coaters with 24", 48", 60"
and 74" widths
  • A heated scraper blade returns the chocolate in liquid form back into the processed product without creating multiple clusters, removing the excess chocolate from the belt surface.
  • A bottom belt scraper will remove more of the belt surface particles and drop Performance Advantage them into a floor supported collecting pan, not affecting the load cells.The collecting pans will easily roll out for cleaning.
  • Our high rate of cooling air supplied to the coated product between each chocolate supply cycle will reduce the chocolate cooling, drying and curing time, increasing output.
  • By using the two chocolate valve feed control system, (one in the supply line and one in the return line), you are assured a good chocolate feed pressure within the header tube and through each drip nozzle. During the off chocolate drip cycle, the return valve opens and allows the chocolate to flow back to the melting tank for recycling.
  • Made of heavy-duty tubular stainless steel, our construction keeps vibration to a minimum.
  • The food-grade, UHMWP, heavy-duty plastic belt is a flat surface and easier to clean or wash down. It offers positive traction control and an extremely long operating life span.
  • The Master Control Panel can be rotated away from the back wall for easy access to the removable back panels of the machine.
  • Access the water-jacketed chocolate feed header by removing the back half of the top cover.
  • Fully automated PLC controlled belt coater can be connected to a bucket conveyor to move the finished product to the cooling room and the belt polisher.
  • Melting tanks with complete piping system available from 500 to 12,000 lbs. Piping system can be ordered separately to your specifications.

Control Cabinet
with Programmable Controls
Easy Access for Cleaning