JC Ford Tostada & Taco Lines
Masa Mixers
Designed for uniform hydration of masa flours for the production of tortilla chip, corn tortillas, taco/tostada shells and other masa based products.
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Available in 400, 600 and 800 pound batch capacity and equipped with sigma blade design for gentle hydration.
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Constructed of heavy gauge stainless steel and equipped with high torque drive systems.
Standard with heavy duty hydraulic bowl bowl tilt, optional integrated water meter and flour delivery systems.
Pre-Sheeters
Equipped with 6” rollers and the heavy duty PS 10 Series equipped with 10” Rollers.
Designed for uniform feed of masa to the sheeter for production of tortilla chips, corn tortilla and taco/tostada shells.
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Available in widths up to 65” and can be equipped with mezzanines for supporting the pre-sheeter with a mixer or dough lift system.
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Ideal feeding system for medium and high capacity lines when running a variety of products needing a quick change over of masa.
Sheeter
New TC 1600 high capacity corn products sheeter.
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Heavy duty 16" diameter rollers to assure uniform product thickness.
Available in widths up to 65" for 16 rows of tortilla chips & 8 rows of corn tortilla.
New Cam Force (patented pending) rear roller positioning system for precise, repeatable thickness adjustment.
Automatic thickness control system / ATC (patented) no need to weight during operation.
For high capacity lines with demands for uniform product.
Oven
Tortilla chips and taco/tostada shell. - Series are available in a variety of lengths and width as well as belt types to meet your product and production needs.
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TO3 Series Ovens: provide maximum efficiency and uniformity in baking.
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Independent temperature controls, cross fire adjustment to control temperature across the width of the oven and automatic stack exhaust system, plc control with gas efficiency monitoring.
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The TO8600 Series: provide uniform baking for smaller corn and flour tortilla production.
Equilibrator
Multi-tiered cooling system for reducing backed product temperature prior to packaging.
Available with stainless steel and plastic belting and in feed and discharge system to match to your oven and packaging system.
Equipped with variable speed control and dwell meters, independent drives, alignment guides and air management.
Fryer
Available in smaller direct fired immersion tube system and large direct and indirect external heat exchange systems.
Designed and built to minimize oil volume and are equipped with the latest in filtering technology for maximum oil and snack quality.
Immersion tube fryer are available in 200 and 500 lb./hr. system.
External Heat Exchange systems are available from 500 to 3000 lb./hr. and can be equipped with direct or indirect heating (thermal oil) to maximize oil quality.