American Pan Alexandria: a growing hub for pans and trays
American Pan’s facility in Alexandria, Romania, is the company’s main European operation headquarters for bakeware, with investments worth EUR 10 million planned over the next five years.
American Pan’s facility in Alexandria, Romania, is the company’s main European operation headquarters for bakeware, with investments worth EUR 10 million planned over the next five years.
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.
Consumers are not just hungry for any cakes, but are seeking diversity and sensory experiences in their choices. The technology behind baking such options needs more flexibility.
Flexibility is the top priority when manufacturing cupcakes and muffins as well, as highlighted by the Unifiller Europe Flexline, one of the favorites among the Linxis Group specialist’s customers. This line can first be used for depositing muffin and cupcake batters, and (after baking) for the injection of fillings or cupcake decorations.
Small baked goods production: Innovative dough dividing, forming and depositing in a single step with the FS 520 forming system.
For the production of small pastries, the plant manufacturer Handtmann offers solutions for fully automatic production.
Rotary screen machines with stainless steel sieves ensure safety in the production process, as confirmed by several tests.
The Thomas L. Green brand of equipment from Reading Bakery Systems has been a partner to the biscuit, cookie and cracker industry for over 120 years.
Metering and depositing – machines in the Dutch manufacturer BAKON’s BD series can also undertake these tasks. The BD3 Multi-Depositor is designed as a bench-top equipment for smaller bakery businesses, bigger machines such as the BD9 variant allow the metering and depositing process to be increasingly automated.
The GEA Comas DV3 Multi-Depositor system allows simultaneous extrusion and deposition of two doughs and an additional medium-viscosity filling input.
The VEMAG Slice Depositor made by the US-American company Reiser can automatically top sandwich slices with chicken salad, peanut butter,
With ManDos, AZO, the specialist in automated handling of raw materials, has developed an operator-controlled manual weighing centre for the provision of micro quantities.