Essential Maintenance Practices for Your Instant Noodle Making Machine

Instant noodle manufacturing machine is the main equipment of instant noodle production line, and the running state of the machine is closely related to production efficiency and product quality. To keep the equipment running steadily for a long time and to prolong its service life, a complete maintenance system must be established. From the mechanical parts, electrical system, lubrication management, cleaning and hygiene aspects, this paper on the key maintenance practices of instant noodle manufacturing machine, for enterprises to provide a reference.

Regular inspection and replacement of wearing to maintain mechanical parts

The handmade machine noodle process includes mechanical components that are key processes like flour mixing dough rolling and noodle cutting—important parts of instant noodle making machine. Routine inspection and maintenance of mechanical parts and replacement of wearing parts in time are the basis for ensuring that the equipment can operate normally.

Rolling roller maintenance: The rolling roller is one of the important components for forming the surface. The long term high pressure work is easy to wear. Surface finish and clearance of rolling roller shall be checked regularly. Check whether the rolling roller bearing lubrication is good, reduce friction, extend bearing life. The distance of the calender roll requires to be modified properly to make sure an even surface thickness.

The cutting tool: The cutting tool is used to cut the surface into noodles. Regularly inspect the cutting tools for sharpness and replace worn or damaged blades promptly. You have to Yoke clearance and Angle of the tool, ensure output of cut noodles length and width meet the standard. The feeding device for chinaware mold also needs to be cleaned to avoid flour residue accumulation and affect the effect.

The first link, the maintenance of the conveyor belt: conveyor belt is the conveyor surface, noodles and other material transportation, long-term operation will cause its wear, slack or deviation. Regularly check the tightness of the conveyor belt, and adjust or replace it in a timely manner. Make sure the conveyor belt connection is strong and reliable. Do not have material accumulation, affect the conveying effect, clean conveyor belt surface.

Second, maintain electrical systems: so that the circuit is safe and stable

Electric control- The electric control is the brain of instant noodle machine, which is used to control the working of different parts of the equipment. The safety and stability of the electrical system is the guarantee of ensuring the normal operation of the equipment.

Circuit Inspection: Keep checking the connection of the circuit, whether it is firm, and whether the wire is aging or damaged. Check the insulation status of electrical parts to guarantee the good performance of insulation, avoid leakage accidents.

Control cabinet maintenance: Clean the interior of the control cabinet, dust and humidity in the control cabinet can easily affect the normal work of electrical components. Check the electrical components in the control cabinet, relay, contactor, PLC and other performance status.

Motor maintenance: The motor running state of regular inspection, listen to the abnormal sound, check whether it has the phenomenon that the heat. Inspect if the motor is firmly wired, waiting for ventilation and heat dissipation. Regularly change the lubricating oil of the motor to keep the motor running normally.

Third lubrication management: reduce friction, prolong the service life of parts

Lubrication is an effective way to reduce the mechanical parts friction, and good lubrication management can effectively prolong the service life of equipment.

Selection of lubricating oil: Select the appropriate lubricating oil according to the equipment requirements. Lubrication of various parts and lubrication of various methods are not the same, what kind of oil shall be selected, such as grease, lubricating oil and so on.

Regular lubricant: lubrication of some parts that as required by the equipment. Create lubrication logs, note lubricating time, place and oil type.

Lubrication system maintenance: Periodically check the operation of the lubrication system to ensure the normal supply of lubricating oil. Make sure to keep the lubrication system clean and to change the lubricating oil filter.

Prevent pollution and promote food safety by hygiene and cleanliness

How are instant noodles food when the cleanliness of the production process is of paramount importance? In order to ensure material residue will not accumulate on the machine and bacteria will not grow in the machine, and to reduce the risk of food poisoning, the ready-to-eat noodle making machine should be regularly cleaned.

Cleaning post-production: Post-production, every night, the rig and equipment is cleaned thoroughly. 360–370 degrees Celsius, this operation boiler cleaning repair.

Deep clean: Clean inside the device thoroughly once a week. Take parts apart for cleaning and disinfection, and rinse off dead corners and hard-to-reach parts.

Health Inspection: Regular health inspection on the device to check the cleanliness and log the inspection result. Timely solving of sanitation issues.

Records of the maintenance and trainings: The standardization of a machine operation can raise its maintenance level.

Building a complete maintenance record the system can help the enterprise to understand the running state of the equipment, failure cause analysis, reasonable maintenance plan. Regular training to standardize the operation process of maintenance personnel, improve the maintenance level, and continuously improve the maintenance ability.

List time, content, parts changed, problems found for each maintenance. Analysis of operating time, failure rate, equipment maintenance cost and other data provides a basis for maintenance planning.

Training: Maintenance personnel are regularly trained on the structural principle and maintenance methods of the equipment, as well as safe operation procedures. Arrange the maintenance personnel to learn new maintenance technology and methods, improve the maintenance level.

By implementing the aforementioned essential maintenance practices, ready-to-eat noodles manufacturers can significantly enhance the operational efficiency of ready-to-eat noodles manufacturing machines, prolong their lifespan, and reduce production costs while maintaining food safety. Maintenance work as a long-term management task, and constantly perfect the maintenance system, in order to seize the opportunity in the fierce market competition.