PTL supplies numerous customers worldwide in the Chocolate, Candy, Confectionery and Bakery industries.

PTL has a large range of chocolate machinery and chocolate processing equipment, from small chocolate Enrobers to large enrobing lines, and also from small depositors for chocolate, cream, caramel, or marshmallow, to large one-shot moulding plants. These can be used for the production of solid chocolate pieces, praline chocolates with cream centres, or book-frame moulds for chocolate balls, eggs or novelties.

There is also have a range of bar manufacturing equipment for the automatic production of nutritional bars, health bars, granola bars, muesli bars and confectionery bars. PTL offer complete lines custom designed to suit your requirements, from bar forming, slab sizing, fruit paste and caramel layering, slab cooling tunnels, slitting, spreading belts, high speed servo or ultrasonic guillotining, chocolate or compound enrobing, decorating, cooling tunnels for chocolate or compound coatings, 45, 90, and 180 degree bends, belt washers, and presentation to packaging equipment.

PTL has a large existing product range, however we encourage your input in the design process. Our experienced design team will cater for your specific requirements, as we understand that no two applications are the same. In doing so we ensure you receive equipment which is exactly what you require.

We can cater for all your chocolate processing requirements from melting your chocolate through to conveying finished product to your wrapping department. Please take some time to review the wide range of processing equipment and services that we offer.

The Company's products are summarized below - for further details, please contact us or see the PTL website at www.ptl.co.nz.

PTL KETTLE RANGE
PTL chocolate kettles are to melt and store either chocolate blocks or buttons, also cocoa butter, cocoa liqueur and other fats
Water-jacketed body with internal paddle stirrers
Offered in either mild steel or stainless steel construction
Stainless steel top cover with integral safety cut-out switch
Heating element with fuzzy logic microprocessor temperature controller
Non-freezing product outlet to the front of the tank

PTL MELTER RANGE
PTL chocolate kettles are to melt blocks of chocolate, compound, cocoa butter, cocoa liqueur and other fats
Removable mesh filter
Hinged top cover to retain heat
Separately heated holding tank fitted with a stirrer to store the molten product until required
Full guarded design

PTL MELTER RANGE STAINLESS STEEL
PTL Melters - stainless steel - for use within the food and ice cream industries
Suitable for chocolate, compound, cocoa butter, cocoa liquor, butter, margarine and various other fats

PTL BATCH TEMPERERS
PTL batch temperers are ideal for all chocolate tempering requirements
Low-volume throughput
Simple to install and maintain
Water-jacketed body
Stainless steel construction

PTL MELTER TEMPERER
PTL Melter temperers temper by batch and also melt continually if and when required
Ideal for small manufacturers
Simple to install, easy to use and inexpensive
All stainless steel construction
Melts blocks easily during production runs

PTL TEMPERERS
PTL range of continuous temperers provide an accurate set-up and the formation of stable crystallisation of cocoa butter fat crystals
For high gloss, hard snap and prolonged shelf life
Multi-zoned accurate temperature control

PTL PUMP SETS FOR CHOCOLATE
PTL chocolate pump sets for transfer liquid chocolate
Water-jacketed pumps can be linked to either an existing hot water pumped circuit or can be supplied with its own stand-alone temperature control unit
Capable of low to high volume chocolate transfer
Can be used to feed tempering equipment with a metered rate of chocolate or within enrobers for chocolate curtain supply

PTL WATER CIRCULATION UNITS
PTL water circulation units provide pumped heated water supply for any water-jacketed vessels, tanks or pipelines
Water-jacketed body is manufactured totally in stainless steel, with heating element chamber forming part of the body
Electrical control cabinet houses solid state relay and fuzzy logic microprocessor temperature controller
Easy to install and maintain

PTL DEPOSITOR FOR CHIPS, WAFERS AND BUTTONS
PTL depositors for buttons, wafers, and chips
Precise lift-table and accurate suck-back for the elimination of tailing
Exact weight control on every nozzle
Eliminates jamming and lubrication by having the pistons mounted directly into the hopper
Pistons can be direct to each nozzle or up to 12 nozzles per piston
Full food grade specification makes it useful for depositing chocolate or water-based creams
Deposits accurate measures of chocolate directly on to a moving belt
Various belt widths are available
Compact, robust design with easy clean-down stainless steel guards
Optional multi colour hoppers are available

The PTL Mini Depositor for moulds and follits can be used for depositing either chocolate, marshmallow,
water-based creams i.e. fondants, caramel, etc. This is due to all contact parts being manufactured in stainless steel, food grade plastic or aluminium tooling plate. It can be used to deposit very accurate measured amounts of chocolate into praline moulds or for spinning of hollow goods, i.e. hollow eggs and novelty
shapes, etc.

All mould shapes can be used. Can be used to deposit cream directly into pre-formed chocolate shells, this being the second stage of shell- moulding production. Hygienic, robust, superior compact design and is easy to clean.

PTL ONE-SHOT DEPOSITORS

PTL ONE-SHOT MOULDING PLANTS
PTL one-shot moulding systems are fully programmable for the production of chocolates with cream-filled centres or solid chocolate
Produces filled articles e.g. eggs, bars and novelty shapes
Uses standard moulds, or specials if required
PLC control utilise touch screen settings
Easy cleandown stainless finish with maintenance-free submerged pistons in hopper
Modular design for future expansion
Optional multi-cream flavour hoppers on request.

PTL DECORATION DEPOSITORS
PTL fully programmable decoration depositor designed to integrate with existing moulding plants for high-accuracy deposits for decoration or larger deposits
Utilises easily available standard moulds
Incorporates servo motor control and menu function
Compact, hygienic and robust

PTL MOULD DEPOSITORS
PTL depositors for moulds or follits
Full food grade specification makes it useful for depositing chocolate or cream
Deposits accurate measures of chocolate into praline moulds or spinning moulds for hollow products
Utilises standard and non-standard moulds
Compact, robust design with easy clean-down stainless steel guards

PTL MASS DEPOSITORS
PTL mass depositor used in the chocolate industry for depositing chocolate with inclusions e.g. whole nuts and or fruit in the manufacture of boxed chocolates, chocolate bars or novelty shapes
Compact hygienic design with stainless steel guards for easy clean-down
Modular design allows for future additions such as cooling tunnels and automatic demoulding sections

PTL ICE CREAM DEPOSITORS
The PTL ice cream depositor is used for depositing Ice cream, and any other similar food products.
All contact parts are manufactured in stainless steel or food grade plastics
It can be used to deposit very accurate measured amounts into moulds, pre-formed chocolate shells, or directly on to a belt
Accurate indexing of each mould cavity can be set easily
All mould shapes can be used
Hygienic, robust, superior compact design and is easy to clean

LOW-VOLUME PTL ENROBER RANGE
PTL 205/300 ranges of enrobers for low-volume production
Capable of handling both real chocolate and compound
Coats top only, bottom only or the complete product
Full stainless steel body with clear heat-retaining swing-up cover
Removable belt carriage for easy clean-down

HIGH VOLUME PTL ENROBER RANGE
PTL 600/1400 enrobers are for high throughput production and have all the features of the 205/300 range, and more
Optional PLC controls with touch-screen settings for easy storage and recollection of product specifications
Customised systems available

PTL DECORATORS

PTL FEEDER/ SPRINKLERS
PTL feeder/sprinkler for decoration of chocolate or biscuits with free-flowing dry products such as nonpareils, coconut, nut pieces
Full stainless steel construction of frame, hopper and feed-chute
Infinitely variable speed options
Maintenance-free design

PTL MINIFLOW COOLING TUNNELS
PTL Miniflow cooling tunnels cool chocolate or compound after the enrobing process
Features top and bottom cooling
Refrigeration
Accurate temperature controls
Variety of optional enrobing belting available
All stainless steel finish

PTL UNIFLOW COOLING TUNNELS
PTL Uniflow cooling tunnels cool chocolate or compound after the enrobing process
Features top and bottom cooling zones
Optional refrigeration mounting points
Accurate temperature controls
Variety of optional enrobing belting available
Powder-coated finish

PTL EUROFLOW COOLING TUNNELS
PTL Euroflow cooling tunnels are the top-of-the-range stainless steel option for cooling chocolate or compound after the enrobing process
Includes the Uniflow cooling tunnel features and more
Longer tunnels have multi-zone cooling evaporators
Accurate temperature controls
Stainless steel finish

PTL COOLING TOWERS
PTL chocolate cooling towers for use with Conventional-moulded or spin-moulded Chocolate production
The moulds are cooled in a controlled manner with a gentle cooling profile
Accurate temperature control maintains a cooling profile at all times
Compact design saves space, as the bulk of the equipment is in the roof space
The refrigeration unit is normally mounted remotely
Standard or non-standard moulds can be used
Variable speed with safety cut-out device

PTL SPINNERS
PTL chocolate spinners manufacture hollow moulded articles, e.g. Easter eggs, Easter bunnies and other novelties
Even dispersal of chocolate results in uniform shell thickness and stronger product

A.M.P-Rose
Heapham Road North, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, DN21 1QU England.
Telephone:    +44 (0) 1427 611969                  Fax: +44 (0) 1427 616854    E-Mail: info@amp-rose.com