Roasted Nut Equipment

AC Horn Manufacturing Batch Roasters are top choices for a company seeking a low-cost, high-quality roaster. These roasters ensure uniform roasting for maximum flavor development. Two different models provide capacities of 1,000 lbs/hr or 2,000 lbs/hr, respectively.  Both sizes of batch roaster have manual or fully automatic operating options. Uniform color penetration, fast heat transfer, minimal fuel usage and precision roasting in a continuous, automatic operating cycle make our roasters an excellent choice for nut processors to provide a high quality product to their customers.

Batch Roaster

Our batch roasters come factory prewired and program tested for immediate, trouble-free operation. And since coolers are necessary in most applications, we offer a belted cooler that is easily integrated with the batch roaster. These machines are the top choice in the industry for fully roasting or drying peanuts, almonds, pistachios, Japanese peanuts, sesame, pumpkin & sunflower seeds, and other similar types of nuts, seeds and grains, shelled and/or unshelled.

New Batch Roaster Teaser

Putting quality into the entire process is exactly what we’ve done with our new Telford Turbo-Flo Roaster. Designed to meet virtually every roasting and drying need for nuts, seeds and other applications, AC Horn Manufacturing implemented state-of-the-art processing technology to ensure even, consistent roasting and drying. This results in ton after ton of consistent, quality product. The Telford Turbo-Flo also provides maximum fuel efficiency with the lowest possible operating cost. These ovens are chosen by food processors throughout the world when roasting or drying peanuts, almonds, hazelnuts, sunflower seeds or other similar materials.

Telford Roaster

Our granulator is the only machine that is exclusively designed to granulate any and all nut varieties.  Instead of crushing the product as other multipurpose machines do, it is uniquely designed to comminute nuts into defined, sharp-edged granules with minimum production of fines. One key feature is its flexibility. The operator can choose from eight knife spacings ranging between 1/16” to ¼”. The granulator is both efficient and clean, with most contact parts made of stainless steel.

This highly versatile, single-disk attrition mill can be used in multiple production and laboratory applications for both food and industrial products. Painstakingly engineered to exacting tolerances, our mill can grind a wide variety of peanuts and tree nuts with a precision unmatched by other mills. Its food processing performance is second to none with the capability to produce smooth, easy-to-spread nut butter, perfectly blending stabilizer, salt, dextrose, etc., to produce a mix of creamy smooth consistency.  

The legendary Bauer Mill has long been recommended by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the preparation of cottonseed samples (this sampling requires Bauer Plate No. 8503 and a mill speed of 3600 RPM). The American Oil Chemist Society endorsed our mill and its use is standard among the society’s membership. Its dependable performance makes it the mill of choice for a wide number of agricultural experimental stations, university laboratories and industrial research and development departments.

Nut Butter Mill

AC Horn Manufacturing offers seasoning systems for the application of oils, salt, seasoning powders and slurries to your snack products with accurate and consistent dispersion.

Working with your manufacturing team, AC Horn will design your seasoning system to your specific requirements. Our system integration ensures continuous seamless operation shift after shift.

AC Horn Manufacturing equipment is suitable for:

• Dry Applications – Products that have a natural tack, where the flavoring adheres easily
• Two-Stage Applications – (Oil and Dry) Products that do not have a natural tack.

Highlights:

• Our Seasoning and Coating Systems are a perfect solution for an optimized application of liquid or dry ingredients to your favorite food products. 
• AC Horn continuous flow oil applicators ensure accurate, reliable and consistent ingredient dispersion, producing a high-quality finished product every time.
• Electromagnetic Scarf Plates provide even, consistent ingredient discharge.
• AC Horn offers a variety of standard size stainless steel drums specifically designed to maximize consistent seasoning for a variety of products.
• AC Horn slurry coating applicators deliver precise, consistent pressure coating of high-viscosity liquids and slurry mixtures with accurate weight pickups from 1% to 100%.