HEUFT: The energy-efficient light at the end of the tunnel oven
Thermal oil oven specialist HEUFT offers the VULKAN oven in the tunnel oven category. Thermal oil is an excellent heat conductor.
Thermal oil oven specialist HEUFT offers the VULKAN oven in the tunnel oven category. Thermal oil is an excellent heat conductor.
Trends the company is considering for the design of its tunnel ovens include stone conveyor ovens, bigger lines with bigger baking surfaces to match, saving energy (heat recovery systems), and the ability to quickly swap between energy sources, from gas to electricity, or hydrogen.
Baking a vast range of high-quality products is only the start of what cutting-edge tunnel ovens can do.
Koenig has recently developed a scoring unit powered by Artificial Intelligence, with the help of 3D scanners and cameras.
The trend is clear: the path leads away from fossil fuels and towards regenerative resources such as hydrogen, biogas, or bioelectricity, and includes wind and solar power for their potential.
Automated scoring systems consistently execute cuts, using conventional cutting, ultrasonic cutting, or waterjet technology.
“What is your position on the use of hydrogen technology to fuel ovens in bakeries?” This is the question we asked oven manufacturers in Europe and the USA.
On-the-go or in home offices, nothing seems to be able to slow snacking down. Snacks are also increasingly the preferred option over regular mealtimes. Together with the hunger to snack, however, the demand for more diverse, healthier and tastier products also grows. Flexible technology is needed for the task.
While a 30% hydrogen/natural gas mixture could be considered a bridge technology to a more sustainable green fuel in the future, burning pure hydrogen gas in ovens has the challenges of a more complicated combustion process and high-pressure on-site storage systems.
“Bühler Group aims to save 50% water, 50% waste, and 50% energy in its customers’ value chains by 2025. This is how we are combating climate change with our innovations,” says Sonja Jeßberger.
AMF Bakery Systems won two innovation awards within one month, for its Multibake VITA tunnel oven by Den Boer, at CFIA and Sirha Europain, both held in March.
Smart devices are quickly becoming an indispensable part of life inside the baking shop as they are on the outside. For in-store ovens, smart tools are being developed to make them more efficient and easier to operate for consistent results.