Kaak announces several portfolio updates
Dutch technology specialist Kaak announced several equipment revisions and upgrades, during an event celebrating the company’s 175th anniversary and the newly-granted Royal title.
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The right robot for the job
Scoring is a process that requires skill and shows the baker’s experience when done manually. Alternatively, as labor is becoming harder to find (and then keep), robots can efficiently take over the task; they will never need to stop and will perform constantly over time.
Ambition for growth: Royal Kaak
This year, KAAK celebrates its 175th anniversary. Lodewijk van der Borg (CEO) and Theo Lammers (COO) granted us an interview with this occasion at the forefront and shared how the Group was shaped around the silo to truck’ concept, the defining moments in its impressive timeline, changes old and new, and how its member companies build on each other’s expertise to advance in their field and provide comprehensive solutions.
The solution is time: Silowacht
KAAK has recently added the expertise of Silowacht to its ‘silo to truck’ solution portfolio, expanding its product range with silo construction and ingredient dosing.
Kaak: becoming a system provider ‘Step by Step’
Kaak lines are used both for dough balls, which can be stored chilled until they are shaped in production or in the store for some days, as well as for complete lines that either press dough portions to the base using the hot or cold process or from the ‘cut out’ of a dough sheet.
The new L’Artisane baguette line
The L’Artisane baguette line is destined to change the world of industrially produced baguettes. As a result of Benier’s new system, the baked products are designed to achieve high quality without final proofing.
All about coatings
Lhotellier R2A, a subsidiary of the Kaak Group in the Netherlands, has developed and marketed non-stick coatings for the baking sector since 1963. Experts provide support when choosing optimum non-stick and de-panning coatings.
Customized production: Royal Kaak
Pizza is one of the most popular foods worldwide, and various plant constructors offer industrial pizza lines. Here is a small overview of the manufacturers and methods.
The efficiency of automated baking systems
Daub, the Hamburg (Germany) oven constructor, has changed. Integrated into the Kaak Group, it now sees itself as a process analyst, adviser and supplier of automated baking systems.
Fully automatic – but with a touch of craftsmanship
Pizza production is one of the key points of expertise of Kaak’s Italian MCS subsidiary from the northern Italian commune of Ala. The Italians’ latest highlight is a new, fully automatic pizza press.
“Baker’s fingers”
Kaak is working to improve the future of iBake Care and to offer additional benefits to customers by researching new technologies. One such technology is called “Dough Sense” that would provide real-time feedback on dough quality.
