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Melters

Powerful
Compact
Flexible

Change the way you melt – a new level of continuous melting performance and flexibility, with the same expert partners.

Designed to melt multiple SKUs of chocolate,  compound,  liquor, butter and various fats, corresponding to downstream production rates.

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V20 industrial chocolate
melters

With removable grids, our melters are easy to clean for fast changeovers, supercharging your SKU proliferation. The continuous, high-speed melting of chocolate, compound liquor, butter, or fats will boost your production capacity, while the self-contained heating systems make them uniquely flexible. The bottom tank has its own heating system so it can be used for storage or as a delivery tank. When you need higher melt capacity or are melting two products, there are the double head units.

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Melting
The innovative designs of our grid melters are based on 30 years of working alongside multinationals and co-manufacturers all over the US and Canada. The machinery’s flexibility, speed and compact size uniquely position customers to increase production, lower costs, and be more agile.

Accessibility for cleaning and changeovers.

The PTL Melter V20’s grid melting system can be broken down into components for easy cleaning and maintenance.

  • Melting / Feature 01

Powerful

  • High performance continuous melting
  • Improve efficiency - our revolutionary design delivers instant melting and continuous process supply to increase downstream production
  • Melting / Feature 02

Flexible

  • Faster cleans, smoother changeovers
  • Add to your SKUs, not your downtime, with a removable melt grid, wash-down design, excellent allergen management, and fast, simple cleaning
  • Melting / Feature 03

Compact

  • Smaller footprint maximizes space
  • Self contained, portable, and compact - your melter can be located next to the use-point to avoid long pipe runs and large tanks

Comparison

  • PTL Melter V20
  • Continuous
  • Instant supply
  • Portable
  • Small footprint
  • Suitable for multiple coatings
  • Traditional kettle/tanks, with use tank
  • Batch operation
  • Priming required
  • Large footprint
  • Complex pipework
  • Suitable for single coating per tank

Configurations

  • Melter V20 - S1

Product Types

  • Chocolate, Compound, Fats

Product Formats

  • Chip, Wafer, Buttons, Blocks (small)

Loading Methods

  • Manual loading OR Automatic Loading

Heating System

  • Onboard Heating OR Factory supply

Dimensions

  • Length: 68.9" [1750mm]
  • Depth: 57.1" [1450mm]
  • Height: 86.6" [2200mm]
  • Melter V20 - S3

Product Types

  • Chocolate, Compound, Fats

Product Formats

  • Chip, Wafer, Buttons, Blocks (small)

Loading Methods

  • Manual loading OR Automatic Loading

Heating System

  • Onboard Heating OR Factory supply

Dimensions

  • Length: 84.6" [2150mm]
  • Depth: 78.7" [2000mm]
  • Height: 86.6" [2200mm]
  • Melter V20 - D3

Product Types

  • Chocolate, Compound, Fats

Product Formats

  • Chip, Wafer, Buttons, Blocks (small)

Loading Methods

  • Manual loading OR Automatic Loading

Heating System

  • Onboard Heating OR Factory supply

Dimensions

  • Length: 151.6" [3850mm]
  • Depth: 78.7" [2000mm]
  • Height: 86.6" [2200mm]
  • Melter V20 - SB3

Product Types

  • Cocoa Liquor, Cocoa Butter, CBE, Chocolate

Product Formats

  • 1 Ton Blocks, Sleepers, Blocks (small) - Holds 1 x 1 Ton Block

Loading Methods

  • Forkhoist Clamp OR Manual (small blocks)

Heating System

  • Factory supply OR onboard heating

Dimensions

  • Length: 96.5" [2450mm]
  • Depth:80.7" [2050mm]
  • Height: 100.4" [2550mm]
  • Melter 1TB - Inline

Product Types

  • Cocoa Liquor, Cocoa Butter, CBE, Chocolate

Product Formats

  • 1 Ton Blocks, Sleepers - Holds up to 3 x 1 Ton Blocks

Loading Methods

  • Forkhoist Clamp OR Tilt Loader

Heating System

  • Factory supply OR onboard heating

Dimensions

  • Length: 143.7" [3650mm]
  • Depth:70.9" [1800mm]
  • Height: 126.0" [3200mm]
  • Melter 1TB - Side-By-Side

Product Types

  • Cocoa Liquor, Cocoa Butter, CBE, Chocolate

Product Formats

  • 1 Ton blocks, Sleepers - Holds up to 2 x 1 Ton Blocks

Loading Methods

  • Forkhoist Clamp

Heating System

  • Factory supply OR onboard heating

Dimensions

  • Length: 163.4" [4150mm]
  • Depth:76.8" [1950mm]
  • Height: 126.0" [3200mm]
  • What our customers say

"The sanitary design and build quality of the melter is second-to-none. What's obvious is the amount of time and thought that has been put into all aspects of the machine."

Mike Berko
Project Engineer, Trufood Manufacturing

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  • Melting / Auxiliary

Auxiliary equipment

  • Pumps
  • Filters
  • Magnets
  • Pump and filter trolleys
  • Sieve systems
  • Loading tables
  • Loading systems

About PTL

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  • Creating innovative machinery, together

Customer-centered design

Our success relies on our ability to work alongside our customers, uncovering what they need to succeed. That means transparent, timely communication and collaboration at every stage.

Innovation

From the very start, PTL has done things differently. We don’t accept the status quo, asking instead, “why not?” The result is design that ever-improves.

Responsiveness and technical support

You get direct access to the technical experts who designed your equipment, and if you need support, we’ll get back to you within the same day and generally within a few hours.

Team

Our expertise and passion for bars and chocolate mean fast, innovative solutions for your manufacturing plant.
We've grown a sustainable, cutting-edge company over 30 years. How? By listening to you.
Our approach to design and manufacturing focuses on what you need, then adapting our methods to make it work.