The company specializes in the supply of turnkey production lines for the food & feed industry from raw material handling to finished product packaging including the complete automation system. The production lines include the twin screw extrusion and the drying systems, which are key assets technologies pioneered by the CLEXTRAL.
CLEXTRAL has a strong and relevant expertise in snacks extrusion processing, which is extensively recognized by major well know food companies involved in this field, and by new food companies entering that market.
CLEXTRAL was the first equipment manufacturer to introduce the twin-screw extrusion technology in plastics industry as soon as 1956 and was also the pioneer in introducing the first twin screw extruder in food industry in 1969. Since then, the company has developed the most relevant applications in food and feed industry, through industrial partnerships with customers and continuous developments in product and process innovation. CLEXTRAL is the world leader for the supply of twin screw extrusion systems in food and feed industry with over 1000 systems installed.
Since the purchase of AFREM brand which benefits from more than 50 years of experience and introduced the Very High Temperature drying for pasta, CLEXTRAL has an in-house expertise in drying technology (rotary and belt drying), and benefits from a strong experience in non-extruded cereal based products such as pasta or couscous.
With its 2 Research Centers in France and in the United States (Tampa, FL) and its experienced process staff, CLEXTRAL helps its customers develop new products and recipes. The Research Centers are equipped with twin screw extruders and dryers as well as ancilliaries to reproduce the industrial processes.
To serve customers locally from the technical and process standpoints, CLEXTRAL is present worldwide through its subsidiaries and business offices (Tampa-Florida USA, Santiago-Chile, Alger-Algeria, Moscow-Russia, Shanghai-China, Gadstrup-Denmark, Sydney-Australia). Services include: spare parts delivery, remote-assistance, regular maintenance visits, product development, extrusion process training, updated extrusion courses, in particular.
CLEXTRAL with supporting of CLEXTRAL Services department is very attentive to serving its customers with high level of reactivity and technical competence. Serving means: quick delivery of spare parts, preventive maintenance, continuous staff training, and assistance to product and process development.
The four main advantages of CLEXTRAL are:
- Very good knowledge of the targeted products and their associated processes
- Ability to provide recipes and process parameters
- Strong experience in staff training (process operators, maintenance technicians, quality controllers)
- Efficient know how transfer (product and process) to the customer because many similar projects have been already commissioned.
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