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.
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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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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Zeppelin Technical Center
Industrial-scale testing
Testing is good; testing at a 1:1 scale under real-world conditions is even better. To support this, we have established optimal facilities at our Friedrichshafen technical center: based on your recipe and desired throughput, we identify the plant technology tailored to your needs—and test the complete system for you in live operation.
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Automation
Automation with foresight
Above all, your plant must do one thing: run and deliver. That’s why we provide you with reliable, professional service. Rely on our global service network for expert consultation and extremely fast spare-parts supply to minimize downtime. When needed, we’re also at your side digitally—from virtual troubleshooting to online-supported commissioning.
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Service
Service without compromise
In the 21st century, optimization often means automation. We ensure that your automation project is a complete success in terms of both efficiency and cost-effectiveness. To achieve this, we rely on cutting-edge control systems whose open architectures prepare you for the challenges of tomorrow—and beyond.
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