Snacks
Machines and complete lines for snack production
From intake and washing to de-oiling, seasoning and packing. Sticomax Group designs, builds and installs machines and lines for crisps, tortilla chips, snack pellets, popcorn, nuts and prawn crackers. A single point of contact supports your project, from the initial design through to service after handover.
We design and build snack lines that keep your product intact, season it evenly and keep running day and night.
Our customers
Trusted by leading food producers
Producers across the food industry work with machines and lines from Sticomax Group every day.
End products
Solutions for every snack product
Your challenge, our solution
One line, fully aligned
Too much oil on the product, uneven seasoning or breakage between fryer and packing: each of these costs you quality and yield directly. Within Sticomax Group, specialist machine builders work together on every step, so that your line performs as a whole.
- Product quality: less breakage during conveying and distribution, and an even coating of seasoning on every product
- Hygiene: open, easy-to-clean stainless steel designs, with ViwateQ’s unique surface treatment so that starch, oil and seasoning residues adhere less
- Oil and water: de-oiling shakers that remove excess oil, and reuse of process water from the washing section
- Reliability: robust machines, preventive maintenance and fast delivery of parts
The process
From intake to packing, one partner for your line
We supply individual machines and complete lines, including conveying, buffering, platforms and installation. These are the process steps in which we support you.
Intake & cleaning
Bulk intake, container tippers, destoning belts, cyclone destoners, and washing with drum washers, screw washers and paddle washers.
Peeling & slicing
Integration of peeling and slicing sections for crisps, with singulators and dosing belts for an even feed. For tortilla chips, corn steeping as well.
Water transport & dewatering
Flumes, hydro switches, dewatering flumes, drip-off belts and dewatering shakers that deliver the product to the fryer as dry as possible.
Frying & de-oiling
Spreader roller sets for an even feed to the fryer, de-oiling shakers after frying, and belt dryers and belt coolers.
Sorting & inspection
Spiked belts, cluster busters, breaker rolls, sorting and grading shakers and inspection belts for a consistent end product.
Seasoning & ingredients
Seasoning drums, powder dosing units and ingredient dosing with big bag hoists, loss-in-weight feeders and mixing drums.
Dosing, weighing & packing
Multihead feed shakers, distribution and cross-distribution shakers, weigh belts, metal detection belts and octabin formers for a steady supply to packaging.
Water & residual streams
Drum filters, sieve bends, sand traps, press screws, flotation and water treatment to reuse process water and process residual streams.
Machines
Machines for every step in your snack line
Line advice
Wondering where your snack line is still losing oil, seasoning or product?
Discuss capacity, seasoning consumption or hygiene with a specialist. Together we will look at where your line is losing out and which change will deliver the most.
Sticomax at a glance
Focused on the lowest TCO for your snack line
Snack producers work with tight margins, frequent flavour changes and a product that breaks easily. That is why we do not look at the price of a single machine, but at the costs and yield of your entire line over its full service life.
2,500+
Machines delivered
Our machines are in operation at food producers around the world, including lines for crisps, popcorn, nuts and seeds.
70+
Countries
Installation and service wherever your plant is located, including fast delivery of parts.
±300
Specialists
Engineers, fitters and service technicians with many years of expertise in snack processes, from intake to packing.
30 years
Experience per company
An average of 30 years of machine building per company, refined in practice at food processors.
200+
Machine types
From bulk intake to seasoning drum and weigh belt: most process steps are covered in-house.
7
End products
Crisps, snack pellets, popcorn, coated peanuts, nuts and seeds, tortilla chips and prawn crackers.
1
Point of contact
One project team for the design, construction, installation and servicing of your complete line.
24/7
Service
Your line runs in shifts or around the clock. Our service department is available day and night, with preventive maintenance and inspections.
Our specialists
Five specialists, one team
Sticomax Group brings together specialist companies from Belgium and the Netherlands. For the snack industry, four machine builders work together with ViwateQ, a specialist in the surface treatment of stainless steel. You have one project team and one point of contact for your complete line.
Stumaco
Stumaco integrates complete crisp and tortilla chip lines, from intake, washing and water transport to the sections around the fryer, seasoning and packing. In Staden, Stumaco also builds the installations for water treatment and the handling of residual streams.
FoodeQ
FoodeQ, based in Steenbergen, specialises in vibratory technology, with more than 2,500 vibratory conveyors delivered. For crisps, popcorn, nuts and seeds, FoodeQ supplies dewatering, spreading, screening and multihead feed shakers that convey and distribute the product gently.
Romonta
Romonta engineers complete crisp and pellet lines, with a broad range of belt conveyors, hydro systems and honeycomb belts. It also supplies seasoning drums, ingredient dosing systems, belt dryers and belt coolers, including for nuts, seeds and prawn crackers.
IntOCon
IntOCon takes care of the end of the line with custom box and crate handling, buffers, mergers and logistics conveying to the packing department. Transport screws, diverter valves, dry hoppers and chain conveyors buffer and distribute the product.
ViwateQ
ViwateQ has developed a unique, chemical-free treatment for stainless steel. It makes the surface of machines and lines microscopically smooth, so that starch, oil and seasoning residues adhere less and cleaning is quicker and more thorough.
Cases
Experience with leading food producers
24/7
Industry-leading service & maintenance
A snack line often runs in several shifts or around the clock, with regular changes between flavours. Any downtime then costs production straight away. That is why we stay involved after installation, so that your line keeps running and you get the most out of your investment.
- On-site installation and commissioning
- Training for your operators and maintenance department
- Preventive maintenance and inspections
- Fast delivery of parts, including across borders
We are here to help
Contact
Discuss your snack line with a specialist
Tell us what you process, what capacity you need or what issues your current line is running into. A specialist will contact you personally to discuss the options.
