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Industry Pain Points in Cocoa Powder Screening
Cocoa powder is a fine powder produced from cocoa beans through fermentation, drying, roasting, defatting, and grinding. In the screening and filtration stage, cocoa powder presents several unique challenges:
High fineness requirements demand reliable screening accuracy. Cocoa powder typically ranges from 100 to 300 mesh, with some premium products requiring even higher fineness. Screening equipment must provide sufficient accuracy to ensure the final product meets the required particle size specifications.
Fine particles easily blind the screen, disrupting continuous operation. Cocoa powder contains a large proportion of fine particles, which tend to adhere to and block the screen mesh during screening, causing efficiency to drop and requiring frequent stoppages for cleaning.
Sticky nature demands easy cleaning. Cocoa powder contains a certain proportion of fat (cocoa butter), giving it a sticky character that tends to adhere to equipment walls and screen surfaces. The equipment must be easy to disassemble and clean to prevent cross‑contamination.
Limited production scale requires equipment suited to small‑to‑medium capacity. Small and medium‑sized cocoa powder processing plants typically handle smaller batch sizes. They do not require the high throughput of large industrial screening machines, but place greater emphasis on flexibility, ease of use, and return on investment.
Gaofu's Small Commercial Filtration Sieve: Designed for Small‑to‑Medium Processing
Gaofu Machinery's filtration sieve machine uses a vibrating motor as the excitation source. It is a small vibrating screening device featuring high screening efficiency, low noise, and compact size. It is suitable for single‑layer screening and filtration needs in various industries, particularly for materials with low production volume or low impurity content. For small and medium‑sized cocoa powder processing plants, this equipment offers the following core advantages:
1. High screening accuracy ensures fineness compliance
The filtration sieve's screen mesh does not block, and powder does not fly – it can screen up to 400 mesh. For the typical 100‑300 mesh screening requirements of cocoa powder, this accuracy capability provides ample margin, ensuring stable and consistent finished product fineness.
2. Compact size offers flexible placement in small workshops
The equipment is small and lightweight, making full use of available space and easy to move. For small and medium‑sized processing plants with limited workshop space, this is a particularly important feature – the equipment can be flexibly positioned according to production needs, occupying minimal floor space and easily moved between workstations.
3. Automatic impurity discharge supports continuous operation
Impurities and coarse materials are automatically discharged, enabling automated operation. Operators do not need to stop frequently to clean the screen surface – the equipment can run continuously, increasing effective output per unit time.
4. Easy screen changes and simple cleaning
The filtration sieve features a specially designed screen frame structure, ensuring long screen service life and convenient screen changes. For cocoa powder processing, where regular cleaning is required to prevent cross‑contamination, this design offers practical value.
5. High screening and filtration efficiency with wide applicability
The filtration sieve offers high screening and filtration efficiency and is suitable for any granules, powders, or viscous liquids. Whether for dry screening of cocoa powder or filtration of cocoa liquor, it delivers reliable results.
6. Low‑noise operation improves the workshop environment
The equipment runs with low noise – a feature worth noting for processing plants looking to improve their workshop operating conditions.
| Name | Unit | Value |
| Sieve frame | s | 1 |
| Diameter | mm | Φ450/Φ550 |
| Input size | mm | 0.038-5 |
| Noise | dB | ≤85 |
| Amplitude | mm | ≤5 |
| Voltage | V | 380 |
| Speed | r.p.m | 1450 |
| Powder | kW | 0.25 |
Note: The above values are for reference. Actual configurations can be customised according to specific requirements.
Gaofu's small commercial filter sieve is widely used for screening and filtration of various food powders, including but not limited to:
Cocoa powder: impurity removal, grading, particle size control;
Coffee powder: removal of lumps and foreign matter;
Flour, starch: powder impurity removal and filtration;
Seasonings: screening of chilli powder, pepper powder, and other spices;
Solid beverage ingredients: milk powder, plant protein powder, etc.
Customer Testimonials
Sinochem Group, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, China National Building Material Group, CNOOC, COFCO, Shuanghui, Yihai Kerry, Yuntianhua, China Nonferrous Metal Mining Group, China State Shipbuilding Corporation, Honjo Chemical, Shandong Yanggu Huatai Chemical, Haohua Technology, Huazhong Pharmaceutical, Union Pharmaceutical, CSPC Pharmaceutical Group, Sanjiu Pharmaceutical, North China Pharmaceutical, Jiudian Pharmaceutical, Limin Co., Ltd., Shaanxi Coal and Chemical Industry Group, Donghai Petrochemical, Feitian Petrochemical, Yanshan Petrochemical, Satellite Chemical, China Pingmei Shenma Group
About Gaofu
Xinxiang Gaofu Machinery Co., Ltd. traces its origins back to the 1980s. After more than 40 years of development, the company has become a "National Specialized, Refined, Distinctive and Innovative 'Little Giant' Enterprise", a "National Green Factory", a "National High-Tech Enterprise", a "National Intellectual Property Advantage Enterprise", as well as the "President Unit of the Vibrating Screen Association". It has also been designated as the "Henan Provincial Industrial Design Center", the "Henan Provincial Intelligent Online Screening System Engineering Technology Research Center", and the "Xinxiang Municipal Fine Screening Engineering Technology Research Center". The company has successfully applied for over 500 patents, including invention patents, utility model patents, and design patents, and has received the "Science and Technology Achievement Award issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology". Gaofu has participated in the drafting and formulation of 4 "National Standards".
Gaofu's product portfolio covers multiple series and hundreds of varieties, including vibrating screening equipment, conveying equipment, coal crushing equipment, filtration equipment, and automated material handling systems. Its main products include blade filters, automatic slag-discharging filters, plate-type enclosed filters, bleaching earth filters, diatomaceous earth filters, bag filters, candle filters, titanium rod filters, and filtration systems. These products are widely used in industries such as food, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and environmental protection, earning the trust and acclaim of over 10,000 customers worldwide.
Gaofu products are not only best-selling across Greater China but also exported to over 100 countries and regions, including Russia, Canada, the United States, New Zealand, Japan, Brazil, and South Africa. The company practices its mission of "Enhancing material quality and efficiency to meet customer needs", accompanying customers along the way toward harmonious and mutually beneficial partnerships. Gaofu has become a cooperative supplier to numerous Fortune Global 500 companies, including CNPC, Sinopec, Sinochem Group, China Resources Group, Sinopharm Group, COFCO Group, China National Building Material Group, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, and Jinchuan Group.
