Interview
When Harald Deller started as export manager 30 years ago, backaldrin supplied bakeries in Austria and Germany. Today, he is the General Director of a company with customers in more than 150 countries and eight production facilities worldwide.
At IBIE, Coperion’s leaders shared with Baking+Biscuit International insights into integrating its brands of Bakon, Baker Perkins, DIOSNA, Kemuetc, Peerless, Shaffer, Shick Esteve, Unifiller and VMI; into its Food, Health & Nutrition division and what this means for their work with bakers in the long run.
Robotics
Rademaker designed its robotic solutions to become one with the line and aid processing at various stages, from depositing various materials or entire products to product shaping and sorting. The point-of-contact tools, designed in-house, specifically address each material they need to handle.
Jackson, Michigan-based technology specialist LeMatic has been tackling challenging automation projects in industrial baking. These custom robotic solutions are designed to meet unique production demands, often involving high-speed operations, delicate product handling, and seamless
integration with existing systems.
State-of-the-art production robots are, to say the least, extremely capable. Every step of the process is performed with great speed and consistent, high-level precision – sometimes for hours and days on end. The secret behind outstanding mechanical performance lies in image processing systems that transmit essential product data to packaging robots, ensuring the highest quality of the packaged products.
Bakeries
Dinghartinger Apfelstrudel Produktions und Vertriebs GmbH supplies wholesalers with frozen strudel and other pastries. Strudel is a highly competitive market, a niche in which the company has successfully established itself, with plans for new construction.
Trade shows
In September, Las Vegas was the glamorous home of the latest and finest concepts in baking. The key takeway: the global industry is determined to succeed and thrive, same as it ever was.
The 44th edition of Host Milano, held from October 17 to 21, featured an extended bakery-pizza-pasta showcase, which included an ‘Art of Baking’ hub and a focus on Milano Pane Pasta Pizza.
Markets
Bread, especially white bread, has been making the list of ultra-processed foods to avoid. Communication can redeem bread by focusing on its functional benefits.
