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.
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Process design using forced dough relaxation
By means of invasive mechanical and electrical impulses, the dough resting time of wheat doughs after mechanical energy input can be drastically shortened.
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.
Cookie production systems
There are both automatic and manual solutions for cookie production.
Albert Handtmann Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG, Biberach/Riss, offers various processes.
Looking at the details is worthwhile
Rotary screen machines with stainless steel sieves ensure safety in the production process, as confirmed by several tests.
Increased flexibility and control
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.
When variety is in demand
The GEA Comas DV3 Multi-Depositor system allows simultaneous extrusion and deposition of two doughs and an additional medium-viscosity filling input.
AZO: Small quantity handling
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.
Absolutely flat and warp-free
The experts at acs Coating Systems GmbH, Wilhelmshaven/Germany, have developed new coatings and trays.
bbi-2019-04-A marketplace of innovation (Aasted excerpt)
At booth 7469, Aasted, Farum/Denmark, will present a wide range of process technologies ranging from dough forming to adding value to products with chocolate decorations or enrobing. The exhibits also include the new Alice™ II, the next generation of extruder as well as the Alice™ High-speed wire cutter, which is even more refined, faster and easier to use.
Centralized pizza dough production
Staff in the American supply chain centers of Domino’s Pizza produce dough for franchise outlets, among others. This also guarantees the quality of the pizzas.
Variable height drive rib
At the iba trade fair last September, Ashworth Bros. Inc. unveiled a new, patented solution for spiral conveyor systems called PosiDrive Spiral™.
