Hacos van Meulenbeke  has been making first class machinery for the chocolate industry for over 30 years. 

Specialising in moulding, tempering and depositing machines, the company is particularly proud of the fact that:

90% of all Belgian chocolate manufacturers
use at least one Hacos machine.  

Vantage House has represented Hacos van Meulenbeke in the UK & Ireland for over 10 years. Read testimonials about Hacos Machinery here.

• Melting Tanks

• Tempering Machines

• Moulding Machines

• Moulding Lines

• Depositing Machines

The HML 600 is a semi-automatic Mini Moulding Line. It provides the natural upgrade from hand-moulding to an automated system, reducing staff levels, improving productivity and providing consistent high output.  Single Operator Output, 80-150 kg / hr. 

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Semi-Automatic Moulding Line with Book Moulder incorporating the HML 600 plus additions.

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The all stainless steel range of HTR tempering machines feature a Unique Continuous Tempering System. After several years of  development the  system gives superior control of crystallisation for perfectly tempered chocolate with greater stability and precision than  other temperers. 100 - 250 Kg/hr.

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The all stainless steel range of HTR tempering machines feature a Unique Continuous Tempering System. After several years of  development the  system gives superior control of crystallisation for perfectly tempered chocolate with greater stability and precision than  other temperers. 80-120 Kg/hr.

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The SAMM Pistonless Depositor is a unique pistonless system that can deposit any fluid material. The patented system is fast, accurate, highly flexible and incorporates a number of features that make it one of the best value-for-money machines currently on the market. 16 moulds per minute.

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The new Hacos van Meulenbeke range of MDOS / MDB depositors are the latest innovation.  They’ve been designed specifically for those manufacturers whose centres contain inclusions, such as chopped nuts and fruit.

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Extruders

All stainless steel Melting Tanks in Single, Double and Triple formats cater for all possible chocolate melting production requirements from 150 kg to 2 ton.

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Easy to clean, compact melting tank. All Stainless Steel Melting Tanks in Single, Double and Triple formats cater for all possible chocolate melting production requirements from 35Kg to 1,000Kg.

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These Compact hand moulding machines are extremely versatile,  melting, moulding and tempering chocolate. They can also be integrated into the HML automatic lines.

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Extruders

The MDEX Extruder is designed for the cutting and forming of solid masses, and equipped with an extra piston mastered depositing head for classical cream fillings.  Deposits row per row, then wire-cuts the products. Approximately 17 deposits per minute depending on the product. Easy to clean and adjust settings. 

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Depositors

The all stainless steel TEX 10 is an Extruder designed for producing chocolate centres in praline paste, ganache, almond paste, marzipan or products of similar consistency, such as biscuit mix.

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Depositors