Royal Kaak: Baking freestanding bread
The technology to support efficient, automated production of high-end, quality bread is here. The key is gentle dough handling.
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ECD commercializes touchscreen-enabled thermal profiler
ECD’s M.O.L.E.™ EV6 touchscreen thermal profiler is now commercially available, with shipments starting April 1. The interface is said to have a user-friendly, intuitive design engineered to save baking professionals time, simplify data viewing and analysis, and improve productivity.
FRITSCH opens first World of Bakery in Canada
In April 2022, MULTIVAC Canada opened the first local FRITSCH World of Bakery in Brampton, Ontario. The technology and test center took one year to build and is dedicated to customers from the North and South American markets.
A delicate balance: perfecting work with gluten-free ingredients
As gluten-free bakery is decisively increasing its foothold into the mainstream market, growing by about 25% each year, research seeks to improve product taste, texture and nutritional profiles.
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.
Knowledge pays off at the RTC
The Rademaker Technology Center (RTC) features several pilot lines, full-scale, certified production lines that meet the latest standards, which are available for testing. The company believes knowledge is an investment worth making, and invest it did: over the past two years, the RTC has been developed to more than twice its starting size, to its current 2,400sqm.
All in one: frying, filling, decorating
Deep-fried biscuits have long since ceased to be a seasonal product, as – freshly prepared – they are a customer magnet.
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.
Re-engineered mixing and kneading
Reading Bakery Systems, a member of the Markel Food Group, has re-engineered the MX Continuous Mixer. The model now ranks as the most versatile continuous mixer, and is suitable for a broad product spectrum and a wide diversity of doughs.
Middleby Bakery Group plans for growth
The Middleby Bakery Group, with its primary US location in Plano, Texas is intent on more growth, including further acquisitions. The aim is for clients throughout the baking sector to be offered complete turnkey solutions for all their production needs.
