New weigh cells and new weighing electronics
Minebea Intec, Hamburg, the German part of MinebeaMitsumi, a globally operating group (annual sales revenues EUR 7.3 billion), specializes in
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Intelligent packaging
We talk to Martin Sauter, Sales Manager for Gerhard Schubert GmbH, about pick-and-place robotics and what the baking sector can glean from the confectionery industry.
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: Royal Kaak
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.
Digital humidity sensor
New digital technology provides a better way to measure humidity in proofers, oven, dryers and cooling tunnels.
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.
Computer-assisted reproducibility
The REGO HERLITZIUS PM Series of planetary, stirring and mixing machines gives users a machine portfolio with bowl sizes from 12 to 200 liters to make mixing and blending more precise, faster, more hygienic and more reproducible.
Transatlantic alliance
The American Markel Group combines its Tromp Group subsidiary in the Netherlands and the AMF subsidiary in den USA. Both supply industrial bakery lines for fresh and frozen baked products. We talked to Hans Herman Doude, Vice President of Marketing & Sales for AMF Bakery Systems Europe.
Equipment thinks for itself
Zeppelin Anlagenbau is working on a transition from the previous controller to a new system called “MIRA” whose capabilities are designed to equal the functionality of an MES (Manufacturing Execution System).
Good planning is half the battle
Product planning systems offer more flexibility and cut costs for the bread and bakery industry. Systems that are directly integrated in the ERP software are most suitable.
Fully automatic – but with a touch of craftsmanship
Pizza production is one of the key points of expertise of Kaak’s Italian MCS subsidiary from the northern Italian commune of Ala. The Italians’ latest highlight is a new, fully automatic pizza press.
