Cereals

A great start to the day

Cornflakes, colorful cereal rings, or granola – Zeppelin Systems brings variety to the breakfast table.

Innovative processes for crispy cereals

Mornings are often rushed, and reaching for a healthy cereal is a natural choice. Just pour it into a bowl, add some milk, and you're ready to go. Ever wondered why cornflakes stay crunchy even in milk for a while? That’s thanks to sophisticated processing technology. Or do you prefer puffed products? Whether it's those or many other breakfast items, Zeppelin Systems ensures your day gets off to a great start.

Application Areas

Grain Flakes

Extruded Cereals

Puffed Cereals

Shredded Cereals

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Mastering the challenges of cereal production

Cereal production involves overcoming several challenges. The most critical factor is the quality of raw materials such as oats, wheat, or corn, with proper storage and protection from contamination playing a key role. In later production stages—including storage, cleaning, milling, shaping, and roasting—precise technology is essential to achieve the desired texture and shelf life. Accurate dosing of additives such as vitamins or flavorings also remains a constant challenge. In addition, all regulatory requirements must be met. Strict hygiene protocols and compliance with food safety standards such as HACCP are therefore indispensable.

Market trends require recipe adjustments

Gluten-free and reduced-sugar products are in high demand. Producers must continuously adapt their recipes to keep pace with these trends.

Sustainability as a key challenge

The pressure to use sustainable ingredients and packaging is increasing. At the same time, there is a growing expectation to reduce waste and resource consumption.

Innovation and efficiency secure competitiveness

Producers must develop innovative solutions to remain competitive. Economic and efficient production is essential in achieving this.

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Process steps with potential

Efficient solutions powered by Zeppelin technologies and expertise

A detailed process with tremendous potential – and opportunities you can unlock with precision. Zeppelin Systems supports you not only with innovative technology components, but also with comprehensive process expertise gained from countless successfully implemented plants around the world.

Raw material intake

Perfect raw material intake

Right from raw material delivery, we ensure maximum safety by integrating solutions such as feed hoppers, jet vent filters, and fans. This guarantees a dust-free, gentle, and contamination-free transfer of raw materials into the process—regardless of packaging type or product.

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Storage

Thought-out storage concepts

We develop customized solutions that take into account cooling, insulation, explosion protection, hygienic design, and optimized cleaning options—ensuring cost-effective and gentle storage of all raw materials.

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Discharge

Intelligent discharge modules

We offer customized discharge solutions such as big bag stations, sack tipping units, or fluidized beds with air loosening to ensure a consistent material flow and precise dosing. Our process experts work closely with you to identify the optimal solution tailored to your specific requirements.

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Conveying

Product-specific conveying

Benefit from our customized conveying systems designed specifically for sensitive raw materials. With technologies such as Lean-Tec, Dense-Tec, and Twin-Tec, products are transported gently and efficiently, while energy costs are optimized. The Dense-Tec process, in particular, offers excellent protection for fragile and break-sensitive materials.

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Sieving

Safety sieves for secure product quality

With our screening solutions such as rotary sieve machines and magnetic separators, we ensure the reliable removal of foreign particles from incoming materials. Whether used as pre-sieves, post-sieves, or inline screening units, our systems provide ideal starting conditions for smooth processes and consistently high product quality.

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Weighing & Dosing

Maximum precision in weighing and dosing

Our customized solutions for dosing and weighing range from manual systems to fully automated high-performance installations such as MicDos, MinDos, and MacDos. With advanced technologies like dosing and conveying screws or KOKEISL technology, even sensitive products are handled gently and precisely.

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Mixing

Tailored blends

The mixing process for spice blends begins with the careful selection and preparation of ingredients such as pepper, mustard seeds, or coriander. These are evenly combined in mixing containers to ensure optimal flavor distribution. Precise dosing ensures the desired taste and the correct intensity.

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Optimally equipped with Zeppelin Systems

Mastering the challenges of cereal production

Cereal production involves overcoming several challenges. The most critical factor is the quality of raw materials such as oats, wheat, or corn, with proper storage and protection from contamination playing a key role. In later production stages—including storage, cleaning, milling, shaping, and roasting—precise technology is essential to achieve the desired texture and shelf life. Accurate dosing of additives such as vitamins or flavorings also remains a constant challenge. In addition, all regulatory requirements must be met. Strict hygiene protocols and compliance with food safety standards such as HACCP are therefore indispensable.