Manufacturing Equipment Costs

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Daniel Gaal
@daniel-gaal
03/22/12 11:11:01
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Hi everyone,

As an option for my school project I want to go over the costs of the machinery needed to produce chocolate. My partners and I are not knowledgeable in this area so I could use your expertise! The following are the machinery and respective prices that I have found (mostly from alibaba.com). Please let me know if the costs are wrong and if I am missing equipment or should replace any of them!

The production capacity for the company is 2475 kg of dark chocolate per month, so around 15 kg per hour.

Process: bean cleaning, roasting, cracking, winnowing, nib grinding, refining/conching, tempering, molding

Bean Cleaner: $2000

http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/cocoa-bean-cleaning-machine.html


Roaster: $200

http://shop.chocolatealchemy.com/products/behmor-1600-roaster


Cracker: $1000 http://www.cocoatown.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=71&Itemid=77


Winnower: $800 http://www.thechocolatelife.com/group/homechocolatemakers/forum/topics/1978963:Topic:12336?commentId=1978963%3AComment%3A13785&groupId=1978963%3AGroup%3A8115

Nib grinder: 150$ http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/472430642/Self_automatic_bean_grinder.html


Two-roll refiner: $2000 http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/534536412/Two_roll_type_rubber_refiner.html

Five-roll refiner: $5000

Conch machine: $1000 http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/339891701/SMJ500_Chocolate_conche.html

(cheaper alternative to two-roll & conch): refiner/conching: 500$ Santha Wet Grinder


Tempering machine: $1000

http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/508281763/2012_Very_Hot_Chocolate_Tempering_Machine.html

- mixer: $ 2000

http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/432429310/Chocolate_Mixer.html


- molds: 60$ per (supports 20 spoons).


Thank you kindly!
Regards,
Daniel


updated by @daniel-gaal: 04/13/15 22:35:31

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