Multifunction Three-Color Cookie Machine

A multifunction three-color cookie machine is an advanced cookie forming machine that combines two or three dough hoppers with interchangeable dies to produce single-, double-, and triple-color cookies — plus twisted, deposited, wire-cut, extruded, and even center-filled styles — all on one machine.

Multifunction Three-Color Cookie Machine

Product Overview

It solves a familiar factory problem: how to offer a differentiated, premium cookie range without buying separate equipment for every product type.

The Wanttone multifunction three-color cookie machine feeds up to three doughs (or two doughs plus a filling) through precision-machined flow channels into a combined die, forming eye-catching multi-color cookies at up to 100 cycles per minute. Servo-driven rollers, pumps, and cutting units are coordinated through a touch-screen PLC, so one operator can switch a whole product family by swapping molds and recalling a recipe.

Raw multicolour cookie dough portions on the machine's original blue outlet belt

Capabilities & Applications

Key Features

  • Five Forming Methods on One Platform

    Wire cutting, direct deposit, rotary deposit, twisting, and encrusting (center filling) cover an enormous product range with a single investment.

  • True Three-Color Capability

    Dual or triple hoppers create two-tone and three-tone cookies, marbled effects, and filled varieties that command premium shelf prices.

  • High-Speed Production

    Up to 100 cycles/min for extrusion and wire cutting, 50/min for encrusting, and 35/min for twisting, synchronized to your oven length and baking time.

  • Tight Weight Tolerance per Color Count

    ±4% for single-color, ±5% for double-color, and ±6% for triple-color cookies (checked every 5 pieces) keep giveaway under control.

  • Precision Food-Grade Flow Channels

    Discharge channels in 7075 aluminum alloy with Teflon surface treatment; extrusion dies in SUS304 stainless steel; filling dies in food-grade nylon.

  • Servo-Driven, Touch-Screen Controlled

    Groove roller speed, pump extrusion, lifting, and travel are servo-controlled and set on an intelligent HMI with recipe memory.

  • Fast Mold Change with Trolley

    Worm-gear clamping and a dedicated mold trolley make pump and die swaps quick, safe, and cleaning-friendly.

Applications

  • Perfect for two-tone and three-tone butter cookies, marbled and swirled cookies, twisted rings, extruded date bars and stick cookies, jam-filled and center-filled cookies, and seasonal specialty ranges. Buyers include branded cookie manufacturers seeking SKU differentiation, private-label producers, exporters serving premium markets, and growing bakeries consolidating several forming tasks into one machine.

A Defined Role in the Line

  1. Upstream Requirements

    Confirm the incoming material or product condition, target throughput, infeed height and available utilities.

  2. Core Machine Function

    Wire cutting, direct deposit, rotary deposit, twisting, and encrusting (center filling) cover an enormous product range with a single investment.

  3. Downstream Integration

    Match discharge height, line speed, control signals, guarding and cleaning access with the next operation.

Specifications & Configuration

Technical Parameters for Multifunction Three-Color Cookie Machine
ItemSpecification
Available Working Widths600 / 800 / 1,000 / 1,200 / 1,500 / 1,800 mm
Forming MethodsWire cut, direct/rotary deposit, twist, encrust
Max Operating SpeedWire cut 100/min; extrude 100/min; encrust 50/min; twist 35/min
Weight DeviationSingle color ±4%; double color ±5%; triple color ±6%
Typical 1,200 mm Model2,100×2,600×2,000 mm, approx. 4 T, ~23 kW
Total Power RangeApprox. 11–23 kW (by configuration)
Power Supply380 V/50 Hz (customizable)

Production speed is determined by line oven length and baking time. Custom mold shapes and hopper configurations are available on request.

The Wanttone Difference

Multi-color forming is where machinery meets recipe science — dough rheology, color contrast, and filling ratios must all be tuned together. Wanttone’s dual capability as an equipment maker and cookie producer gives you a partner who has already solved these problems on our own lines. Our Foodstuff Machinery Research Institute, 40+ years of biscuit engineering since 1981, and ISO 9001-controlled manufacturing mean your three-color cookie machine arrives with verified dies, tuned parameters, and hands-on commissioning, training, and lifetime support — not just a manual.

Frequently Asked Questions

What can a three-color cookie machine produce?

Single-, double-, and triple-color cookies in wire-cut, deposited, twisted, and extruded forms, plus center-filled varieties — from marbled butter cookies to extruded date bars.

Do I need three machines to make three-color cookies?

No. One multifunction machine with multiple hoppers and combined dies produces the full range; you change molds and recipes to switch product families.

How accurate is the weight with multiple doughs?

Weight deviation is controlled at ±4% single-color, ±5% double-color, and ±6% triple-color, measured every 5 cookies.

Is the machine difficult to clean between colors?

No. Flow channels have Teflon-treated surfaces, dies are stainless steel or food-grade nylon, and worm-gear clamps plus a mold trolley allow fast removal and washing.

Can it integrate with my tunnel oven line?

Yes. The machine synchronizes its cycle speed with oven length and baking time and installs directly ahead of steel belt or mesh band tunnel ovens.