Systems and machinery for confectionery production – from raw material preparation to the finished production line.
CHOCOTECH GmbH
Wernigerode (Dornbergsweg 32)New on Amplifa
About CHOCOTECH
CHOCOTECH GmbH in Wernigerode has been developing and manufacturing machinery and systems for the confectionery industry since 1920. The portfolio includes systems for weighing, dissolving, cooking, vacuumizing, caramelizing, crystallizing, aerating, cooling, dosing, forming and tempering sugar masses – including laboratory systems of the PRINCESS® series for test production and small batches. The systems are manufactured at the Dornbergsweg 32 site, where a new machining center was commissioned in 2020; machine components are made predominantly of stainless steel in hygienic design. Customers are manufacturers of hard candies, chews, jellies, caramel, fondant, foam masses, chocolate as well as halva and laminated products. As a system partner, CHOCOTECH offers turn-key solutions from product validation through plant engineering to installation, commissioning and maintenance. The company belongs to the SOLLICH Group and is represented worldwide.
- Site
- Wernigerode
- Processes
- Cooking (atmospheric, pressure, vacuum), Vacuumizing, Caramelizing, Crystallizing, Aerating (whipping of sugar masses), Dissolving (pressure dissolving of sugar/isomalt), Weighing (gravimetric raw material weighing and pre-dissolving system), Cooling
- Materials
- Sugar (sucrose), Glucose, Isomalt, Sugar-free masses, Sesame paste, Peanut paste, Sunflower paste, Chickpea paste
- Founded
- 1920
- Industries
- Confectionery industry, Candy, Chocolate, Halva/laminated products, OTC
- 01
Technological consulting and product validation
- 02
Plant engineering
- 03
Manufacturing and assembly at the Wernigerode plant
- 04
Installation and commissioning (turn-key)
- 05
Training
- 06
Process/production optimization, maintenance, spare parts supply, remote support
Technologies and Materials
Sugar (sucrose)
Main raw material for hard candies, caramel, fondant and laminated products in the cooking and weighing systems.
Glucose
Processed in weighing and dissolving systems such as ECOGRAV®, whose moisture is used to dissolve the sugar.
Isomalt
Sugar substitute for sugar-free masses, processable in the pressure-dissolving and cooking systems.
Amylose-rich starch
Pressure-dissolved in the jet cooker with direct steam injection (DSI) for jelly products.
Sesame paste
Fat base for halva, mixed and laminated with cooked sugar in the LAMINATOR.
Stainless steel
Material for mechanical engineering, the tempering belt and pipe frames in hygienic design.
Site
Wernigerode
DEHeadquarters, production and administration
- Lot size
- Single systems and small batches through to series systems
- Materials
- Stainless steel (mechanical engineering, tempering belt, pipe frame)
- Machining center (since 2020)
- PRINCESS® Candy batch cooker
- PRINCESS® CHEWMASTER®
- PRINCESS® ECOGRAV®
- PRINCESS® JELLYMASTER
- SUCROTWIST®
- SUCROFILM®
- SUCROMASTER®
- PRINCESS® Tempering Belt
- CARASTAR®
- ROTORSTAR
- FRUITMASTER
- Sugar melter RK 50
- LAMINATOR
- AUTOGRAV®
Systems and Equipment
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooking (atmospheric, pressure, vacuum)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Sugar, Glucose, Isomalt |
| VacuumizingEngineering | – | – | – | – | Sugar masses |
| CaramelizingEngineering | – | – | – | – | Caramel, protein-containing masses |
| CrystallizingEngineering | – | – | – | – | Fondant, Chews |
| Aerating (whipping of sugar masses)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Nougat, Chews, Marshmallow |
| Dissolving (pressure dissolving of sugar/isomalt)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Sugar, Isomalt, Jelly masses, Sugar slurries, protein-containing masses |
| Weighing (gravimetric raw material weighing and pre-dissolving system)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Sugar, Glucose, Isomalt |
| CoolingEngineering | – | – | – | – | Sugar masses |
| DosingEngineering | – | – | – | – | Sugar masses |
| FormingEngineering | – | – | – | – | Confectionery masses |
| TemperingEngineering | – | – | – | – | Sugar masses, Chocolate |
| Production of halva / laminated products (laminating)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Sesame paste, Peanut paste, Sunflower paste, Chickpea paste, Sugar |
| Plant engineering, turn-key solutions, installation and commissioning, modernizationAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
20 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batch cooker / laboratory system | CHOCOTECH PRINCESS® Candy | – | – | – | Wernigerode |
| Laboratory system for crystallization/chews | CHOCOTECH PRINCESS® CHEWMASTER® (with TORNADO®) | – | – | – | Wernigerode |
| Gravimetric batch weighing and pressure-dissolving system | CHOCOTECH PRINCESS® ECOGRAV® | – | – | – | Wernigerode |
| Laboratory system for jellies (mixing tank, pressure dissolver, vacuum chamber) | CHOCOTECH PRINCESS® JELLYMASTER | – | – | – | Wernigerode |
| Static cooker | CHOCOTECH SUCROTWIST® | – | – | – | Wernigerode |
| Dynamic thin-film cooker | CHOCOTECH SUCROFILM® | – | – | – | Wernigerode |
| Vacuum system with vacuum discharge screw | CHOCOTECH SUCROMASTER® | – | – | – | Wernigerode |
| Tempering belt (stainless steel belt, frequency-controlled) | CHOCOTECH PRINCESS® Tempering Belt | – | available in various widths | – | Wernigerode |
| Aerating attachment (whipping basket) for PRINCESS® Candy | CHOCOTECH PRINCESS® TURBOWHIP™ | – | – | – | Wernigerode |
| Jet cooker with direct steam injection (DSI) | CHOCOTECH | – | – | – | Wernigerode |
| Continuous mixer with dry-ingredient feed | CHOCOTECH | – | – | – | Wernigerode |
| Slurry dosing pump | CHOCOTECH | – | – | – | Wernigerode |
| Cooker/dosing system | CHOCOTECH CARASTAR® | – | – | – | Wernigerode |
| Continuous cooker for butter toffee | CHOCOTECH ROTORSTAR | – | – | – | Wernigerode |
| Cooker | CHOCOTECH FRUITMASTER | – | – | – | Wernigerode |
| Sugar melter | CHOCOTECH RK 50 | – | – | – | Wernigerode |
| Mixer for laminated products | CHOCOTECH LAMINATOR | – | – | – | Wernigerode |
| Weighing/pressure-dissolving system | CHOCOTECH AUTOGRAV® | – | Hot-water or steam jacket heating | – | Wernigerode |
| Machining center (commissioned in 2020) | – | – | – | 2020 | Wernigerode |
| Bar/conbar systems (cooperation with SOLLICH) | SOLLICH CONBAR® | – | – | – | Wernigerode |
Additional services
History
- 1920
Founded by Otto Lauenstein in Wernigerode as "Lauenstein & Co. KG"
- 1925
First foreign trade fair and the world's first series production of chocolate wrapping machines
- 1930
World's first tempering machine; patents secured a monopoly position
- 1939
Delivery of the 750th tempering machine with approx. 95 employees
- 1948
New beginning and exhibition of the industrial license
- 1967
New construction of an assembly hall on Georgiistraße in Wernigerode
- 1990
Re-established under the name CHOCOTECH Wernigerode GmbH
- 1992
Helmut Sollich becomes 100% shareholder; membership in the SOLLICH Group
- 1995
Production and administration at the new site at Dornbergsweg 32 in Wernigerode
- 2000
Establishment of the CHOCOTECH CANDY DIVISION after the acquisition of the Ernst company
- 2001
Inauguration of a 3,500 m² plant expansion and the 600 m² CANDY DIVISION laboratory
- 2011
Presentation of the ECOGRAV® at the Interpack in Düsseldorf
- 2013
Production expansion
- 2018
Opening of the new customer and service center
- 2020
100th company anniversary; commissioning of a new machining center