“It’s important to understand the African market”
The Dimassaba Group opened a new bakery in Luanda, Angola’s capital city. The factory, which is called Dimapão, uses a Mecatherm industrial bread line.
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A marketplace of innovation: MECATHERM
The IBIE 2019, International Baking Industry Exposition, will take place in Las Vegas from 8 to 11 September. On an area of approximately 65,032 m2, more than 1,000 exhibitors will display products and services that pertain to the baking industry.
“The ideal bun line”
Consultant Thomas Ismar of Zeppelin Systems GmbH says: “We haven’t re-invented bun production, but we have made it more efficient and more flexible at the same time.”
Customized production: AMF Bakery Systems
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.
Performance and flexibility
Rademaker has developed a new pastry production line. The Universal Pastry Line with its newly-developed controller can produce a wide variety of dough pieces highly flexibly.
Customized production: FRITSCH
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 French touch for dividing
Mecatherm has developed a new dough divider, the M-NS, presented for the first time at the 2018 iba trade fair.
Secondary virtues are in demand: user-friendly, hygienic lines
Secondary virtues such as user-friendliness, hygiene, robustness and workplace safety are becoming increasingly important in bakery machine construction. Examples include Rademaker’s laminating and make-up lines.
“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.
Automation and digitalization – who will be the technology leader?
As might have been expected, machine and plant controller automation and digitalization were one of the major topics at the iba trade fair.
iba 2018 innovations: MECATHERM
iba 2018 will be the big event for MECATHERM. On a 750 m2 booth, the production lines architect will present three major innovations serving diversity and product quality. MECATHERM is launching a brand-new oven, unique on the market.
iba 2018 innovations: MULTIVAC
MULTIVAC is exhibiting solutions to pack bread, baked goods, fine pastries and snacks. In addition to two chamber machines, the exhibits also include a compact thermoform packaging machine and a tray sealer.
