Continuous baking: Go with the flow!
The key to continuous baking success is in the oven. For biscuits, crackers and cakes, a steady, continuous production flow is ideal in high-volume operations.
The key to continuous baking success is in the oven. For biscuits, crackers and cakes, a steady, continuous production flow is ideal in high-volume operations.
Artificial intelligence (AI) in manufacturing is no longer a fascinating idea โ it is already here and accelerating quickly throughout many industries, especially in the baking industry. Several reasons are fueling this revolution.
The automated line designed by AMF Tromp can flexibly support a wide range of pies, either savory or sweet, in a baking tray, in foils, or in paper cups. They can bake the pie shells only, pies with the top opened or closed and pies with or without a lattice decoration. For (pre-)baking the pies, AMF recommends a Den Boer Multibake tunnel oven with impingement heating or a direct-fired system.
Automated inspection systems are able to guarantee top product quality and safety โ no exceptions allowed. In-line vision inspection technologies comprehensively inspect 100% of the products throughout the entire manufacturing process.
For industrial production, pizza lines are made to welcome any variations required. Accurate processes are a must for these flexible lines.
A new AI image-recognition service is unveiled at iba, which tracks in-store patisserie and bakery shelf performances in real-time. AI specialist MarketLab, in partnership with Puratos, developed Spotimize to help with shelf management, lower waste and improve the customerโs experience. During its current startup phase, the Spotimize service will be available to a limited number of customers in selected countries.
โArtisanโ and โpremiumโ are often used interchangeably when referring to bread. To Koenig, โpremiumโ products are crusty breads, with complex flavor and a chewy crumb.
The Dutch โsilo to truckโ solutions manufacturer develops production lines for all kinds of freestanding bread, with a capacity of around 7,500 kg/h, depending on the production process, type of end products and available space.
This year, the French specialist focuses on solutions for energy efficiency, the new, easy-to-clean M-DAN oven and new digital solutions for industrial performance. MECATHERM is launching the new M-DAN Oven, with an improved hygienic design that includes wash-down capability.
DIOSNA launched a new IoT solution for dough production. The system monitors the condition and product quality through live data. It can be accessed remotely.
Innovation in Artificial Intelligence algorithms can be applied to baking processes for improved results.
A versatile piece of equipment that can be used for all processes requiring controlled temperatures is the spiral. For this technology, Ashworth developed the SmartSpiralยฎ Monitoring System, an application that provides real-time monitoring of multiple spirals, even over different facilities.