Hard Candy Making Equipment Home › Products › Hard Candy Making EquipmentCommercial Hard Candy Making EquipmentIf you’re currently using traditional die-forming (the primary alternative for modern hard candy production), you’ll know these systems come with challenges.From a duller finish and visible seam lines to limited filling complexity, die-forming can compromise the quality of your confectionery.They can also impact efficiency due to weight inconsistencies and scrapped batches or recalls from greater hygiene risks.What’s the Best Alternative?Baker Perkins hard candy making equipment is backed by over 100 years of research and development to deliver a superior production line and expert lifelong support.With our machines, you can achieve crystal-clear surfaces, no visible seam lines, consistent textures and high-gloss finishes. You can also create multi-component designs.As for efficiency, high levels of automation and machines designed for optimum hygiene contribute to zero scrap rates.You can opt for modular designs or a full production system that’s fully integrated with your processes.Produce attractive, high-quality, colourful confectionery with a hard candy making equipment from Baker Perkins. Scroll Left Scroll Right AutofeedAutofeedIngredients are weighed and mixed to produce a slurry, before batches are continuously fed to the cooker. Read More ✕ Microfilm™ CookerMicrofilm™ CookerSugar slurry is dissolved and partially cooked in a plate heat exchanger. Next, cooking to final moisture takes place in the Microfilm™ rotor. Read More ✕ Colour / Flavour AdditionColour / Flavour AdditionIncorporates colours and flavours into the cooked syrup with precision via a gravity split feed system. Read More ✕ ServoForm™ Hard Candy DepositorServoForm™ Hard Candy DepositorContinuously deposit syrup at final moisture into moulds. The one-shot depositing combines up to four colours and components. Read More ✕ Hard Candy Making MachinesWe provide starch-free, automated systems suitable for both high and low capacity production lines.AutofeedWeighs and mixes up to 16 dry and liquid confectionery ingredients.Provides an output of up to 6,000kg/hr.The industrial-scale mixer supports high-viscosity slurries and high outputs. Learn MoreMicrofilm™ CookerCreates a thin film of syrup which cooks rapidly – no process inversion or burning of dairy ingredients.The continuous process produces little to no waste.It’s efficient in its use of energy and water. Learn MoreColour / Flavour AdditionEasily match the level of automation required for your production line.Minimises loss from evaporation and supports rapid ‘on the run’ changes.Integrate into any existing confectionery cooking and depositing system from Baker Perkins. Learn MoreServoForm™ Hard Candy DepositorSupports a wide range of attractive candies with exciting taste and texture combinations.No more cracks, air bubbles or sharp edges – the ServoForm™ system produces a clear, smooth finish every time.Set up is quick and easy using the simple touch screen HMI. Learn MoreHard Candy Product VariationsWhatever requirements and recipes you have in mind, Baker Perkins systems support versatile products, including multicoloured and centre-filled sweets.Multi-Component Structural ComplexityTwo, three, or four colours striped together (side-by-side or twisted).Two or three distinct layers of colour/flavour (long-term or short-term layering).Multi-colour/multi-component depositing for unique visual effects.Centre-Filled CandiesThe system excels at creating perfectly centred, leakage-free filling:Hard centres (e.g., granular powders).Soft centres (e.g., fondant, paste).Liquid centres (e.g., high-volume fruit or chocolate syrup).Two-colour centre fills.Speciality & Functional ProductsClassic transparent candies with or without inclusions (e.g., fruit pieces, herbs).High-accuracy dosing makes the system ideal for producing medicated or functional lozenges and hard sweets.Efficiently handles complex, dairy-rich recipes.Suggested Product Opportunities Filled Chocolate Centre Filled Hard Centre Filled High Volume Centre Filled Soft Centre Filled Solid Shapes Filled Striped With Chocolate Centre Filled Striped With Soft Centre Filled Striped With Solid Centre Filled Two Colour Centre Fill Layered Side by Side Layered Three Colour Long-Term Layered Layered Three Colour Short Term Layered Layered Two Colour Long-Term Layered Layered Two Colour Short Term Layered Medicated Centre-Filled Candy Medicated Hard Candy Solid Clear Candy Solid Clear Candy with Inclusions Solid Fruit Candy Solid High Milk Candy Solid Novelty Shapes Solid with Inclusions Striped Four Colours Striped Three Colour Striped Two Colour Striped Two Colour Side by SideWhy Choose Baker PerkinsBaker Perkins provides a turnkey service that includes bespoke commercial hard candy making equipment and exceptional aftermarket support. With access to our innovation centre, you can test new recipes in new small batches and it gives you the freedom to experiment with flavours and textures – all with expert support.With over 100 years in supplying, installing and servicing the latest technology in confectionery manufacturing, we’re the trusted choice. We support businesses with their goals – whether that’s improving the quality of products, fulfilling hygiene compliance or reducing the need for time-consuming manual tasks with automation.Ready to upgrade your production line? Contact us to discuss your requirements.Does the depositing process guarantee elimination of the seam line?A benefit of depositing rather than traditional die-forming, Baker Perkins machines eliminate the seam line for a seamless finish. Thanks to the one-shot moulding system, you achieve a perfectly shaped finish with a smooth appearance every time.How does the Microfilm™ Cooker prevent sugar inversion at high temperature?The Microfilm™ Cooker prevents sugar inversion through rapid, continuous, swept thin-film cooking under vacuum. This process reduces the time the sugar is exposed to high temperatures, reducing the risk of sugar inversion or burning.Is there any scrap or waste generated during the depositing process?No – thanks to the high-precision automation of ingredient weights and processes, there is little to no scrap or waste generated during the depositing process. Our hard candy making equipment is designed to ensure finesse of the finished product.Recommended Equipment Autofeed Weighing & Mixing System Microfilm™ Cooker Colour / Flavour Addition (CFA) System ServoForm™ Hard Candy Depositor