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You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy chocolate; that’s basically the same thing. We were not surprised to discover that chocolate - to be specific, cocoa beans – was so valuable that it was used as a currency in Mayan times. When making chocolate, cocoa beans need to be dried, fermented, and roasted before using chocolate making equipment to turn them into your favorite chocolate product.

Chocolate

Sauces bring personality to a dish. From a spicy, dense Zhoug to a tangy, runny Suero, sauces add an extra dimension of flavor, texture, and mouthfeel. But developing recipes into industrial products with long shelf lives and consistent tastes is a complex process. Specialized sauce making equipment prepares and combines the ingredients into delicious, high-quality foods. The result is a sauce ready to elevate meals.

Sauce

Fruit pulp is a mass of pressed fresh fruit not meant for immediate consumption. Production of fruit pulp avoids wasting food and preserves the flavors and nutrient value of the fruit product. Processed fruit pulp is an ingredient in beverages, sauces, baby foods, jellies, smoothies, and bakery products.

Tradition and manufacturing procedures dictate the distinction between fruit juice, puree, and pulp. Still, naming and labeling are complex and depend on regulations, type of fruit, texture, consistency, preservation methods, and sugar or solid content (measured in Degrees Brix). Depending on your desired output, there are various fruit pulper machines for different stages of production that make the process quicker and more efficient.

Fruit pulp

A fresh salad with a walnut oil dressing or a peanut butter sandwich? A bag of roasted cashews or a pack of almond cookies? The common thread among these tasty treats is nut processing equipment. Not all nut ingredients are indeed nuts, botanically speaking. But the machinery that transforms shelled fruits, legumes, and drupes into fried snacks or a paste is similar. As for the food products, there is a nut recipe for every mood and occasion.

Nuts

Cereals are also defined as breakfast food made from roasted grain and typically eaten with milk or yogurt. Cereal grain is a small, hard, and dry seed, which mainly harvests for human or animal consumption, like wheat, maize, or rye. Processed from the edible components of the grains, breakfast cereals contain rich nutrients and usually serve as the main course during breakfast meals. Different cereal manufacturing equipment allow various options to appear on the market, ranging from cereals, granola, and muesli. Granola and muesli can be converted into cereal bars. The healthy, on-the-go snack bar shows a growing trend due to its nutrient content and convenience.

Breakfast cereal

With the right processing machines, almonds, cashews, pine nuts, hemp, coconut, oat and soy can be processed into healthy plant-based milk. To produce it, grind the raw materials, screen, soak and mix them till you obtain a milky white liquid.

Plant-based milk

Cheese is the most demanding food in the entire dairy family to emulate using non-animal and dairy free ingredients. The complex physical and taste profiles of animal-derived milk products make plant-based cheese manufacturing challenging to pull off. But the growing appetite for lactose-free and non dairy products is serving alternative platters of cheese.

Plant-based cheese

With consumerism comes great responsibility. More and more are switching their diet towards vegan and vegetarian alternatives, varying from dairy to meat. As more plant-based meat technologies are being invented, the production is rising in popularity. Ever wondered which challenges come with that?

Plant-based meat

With the increase in the world population and rising concerns for environmental sustainability, the market for suitable new protein sources is expanding rapidly. Traditional agricultural methods alone can’t deliver sufficient protein to meet the projected food demand over the next decades. Insects provide an alternative source of nutrients. But insect protein does not mean direct insect consumption. Extracting protein and amino acids from farmed insects is more sustainable and efficient. Specialized insect protein processing technology is driving the transformation toward new protein sources.

Insect protein

Aquaculture feed is used when rearing marine livestock such as fish, shellfish, and algae. Quality nutrition is needed for healthy growth and reproduction and feed usually consists of fats, carbohydrates, protein, vitamins, and minerals. Extruded aquaculture feed floats on the water surface and pressure-pelleted feed will sink to the bottom.

Aquafeed

Among all dosage forms in use today, tablets constitute the most common one. They are pharmaceutical solid dosage forms containing active ingredients and excipients such as diluents, binders, glidants, and lubricants. Using tablet making equipment, these solid dosage forms are made by compression of granules or powder blends and then shaped by molding.

Tablets

The most important part of a capsule is its contents. But if the shell is not carefully made, the dosage ingredients inside lose effectiveness. From molding to sizing, capsule manufacturing equipment forms perfectly-matching husks ready for filling. The simplicity of encapsulation revolutionized pharmaceuticals since it was introduced in the 19<sup>th</sup> century. However, capsules are changing to increase delivery efficiency and reduce the dependency on gelatin.

Capsules

The topical route is a convenient route for the self-administration of drugs. But turning a pharmaceutical formulation into an easy-to-use cream involves specialized cream manufacturing equipment. Topical dosage forms are essentially an emulsion of oil and water.  But the ratios can be changed to process it into lotions, ointments, and gels.

Cream

Parenteral preparations refer to drugs using non-oral means of administration. Injectables, such as needles and syringes, are used to deliver a drug into the systemic circulation directly in the veins, muscles, under the skin, or in the tissue.

These parenteral formulations are pharmaceutical dosage forms that have strict regulations on being sterile, pyrogen-free, and free from visible particulate matter including reconstituted sterile powders. Solutions, suspensions, emulsions, and gels with APIs intended for administration by injection are usually supplied in vials, ampoules, pre-filled syringes, or pens to facilitate ease of use.

Injectables

API making equipment must observe rigorous quality control standards across the entire manufacturing process. The pharmacodynamic properties of active pharmaceutical ingredients API make them highly sensitive to their environment, making API manufacturing and production a tightly regulated field.

Active pharmaceutical ingredients (API)

The building blocks of matter have driven the imagination of philosophers, scientists, and artists for millennia. But, for manufacturers, these elements have a more concrete existence as powders. Powder processing technology conditions these primary materials to create a vast range of products, from chemicals and foods to pharmaceuticals and ceramics.

Powder

Landline telephones in the 1980s were minimalist gadgets that kept getting slimmer in the 1990s. In contrast, cell phones in the same period were bulky and cumbersome. And once they lost their charge, they turned into a giant paperweight. Then came a revolution in batteries and automation with lithium-ion battery manufacturing equipment. Mobile phones packed more power, recharged faster, and endured more recharge cycles. Above all, they were light and small, making cell phones the inseparable companions they are today. But Lithium-ion batteries power much more than phones. As a result, the world is seeing steady growth in battery manufacturing equipment and lithium-ion production lines.

Lithium-ion batteries

Industry sees a future powered by hydrogen fuel. The chemical element is an excellent energy carrier that could significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions across sectors without upending economic models. The tricky part, however, is extracting it in its pure form.

Hydrogen

Ancient civilizations discovered that plant extracts were useful for the treatment of pathologies. The origin of plant extraction cannot be specifically verified, but we can infer that the earliest attempts at plant extraction were more intuitive than scientific. Today, the extraction of compounds is a precise process with plant extraction systems complimenting traditional knowledge.

Plant extracts

Whether for personal consumption or agricultural purposes, you process seeds to make them clean and maximize yield. Seed processing equipment includes the steps of polishing, threshing, separation, sorting, and drying. Some cases require additional processes. For example, the extraction of the seed from fruits or vegetables. Or, pressing the seed to extract oil.

Seeds

Our food chain starts in the soil, growing crops and livestock. But between the fields and the stores, there is a line of industrial food processing equipment. Processes may be as minimalistic as cleaning fruit and as complex as homogenizing milk alternatives made from pressed legumes. In each case, processing technology is an important link in the food production chain.

Food

We continuously talk to suppliers of feed processing technologies that have important know-how on how to create the smarter, better, and greener feed products we need to kickstart a better tomorrow. Are you into making animal feed or pet food and looking for ways to improve your production process? Let’s navigate the world of feed production technologies together!

Feed

Due to their potential hazardous nature, chemicals are classified for proper identification and safety during production. Chemical classification depends on their properties, structures and functions. In the chemical industry, you can regard them as basic chemicals such as acids, chemical products to produce plastic materials and finished chemicals for use in cosmetology. As a manufacturer or engineer, you want to know their reactivity when using chemical processing equipment.

Chemicals

Pharmaceutical developments walk side by side with health advances to provide new medicines, treatments, and therapies that have increased life quality and extended life expectancy by years. Pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment helps deliver products to a great deal of the population, but there’s a significant share that doesn’t benefit from them yet. Over 2 billion people cannot get the medicines they need, according to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, and local production might be a way to provide for these people.

Pharmaceuticals

According to a legend, Cleopatra soaked her sails in her perfume so that Mark Antony could smell her ships before they arrived. This is to say that, from soaps and shampoos to perfumes, conditioners and pomades, cosmetics have always been highly valued and used for their properties of aesthetic enhancement. Cosmetics are a broad class of topical agents applied for various purposes such as cleansing, protecting, beautifying, or otherwise altering your appearance. As a result, a wide array of processing equipment is used in the cosmetics industry.

Cosmetics

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The essential objectives of containment systems are personnel protection and preventing the release of toxic or infectious material into the environment. Containment is also used to prevent a product or sample from contamination by the external environment. In the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, containment solutions are used to protect the personnel from the leaking of airborne particles of hazardous substances, as powders or liquids are handled or transferred during processing.

Containment

Industrial drying machines are designed to remove moisture from your product. But the drying process must cater to variations in the state of matter and molecular structure of the input material. Industrial dryer technology exploits the modes of heat transfer (convection, conduction, radiation, evaporative cooling) to control the moisture content.

Drying

Dosing systems are a line of hoppers, feeders, filling machines, and checkweighers that operate in sync to dispense materials accurately. Dosing is an essential feature of the packaging process, whether you’re filling shampoo bottles or tea bags. But dosing equipment is critical for formulations, too, particularly in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries. Imprecise dosing may cause quality degradation in the best-case scenario. In the worst scenario, it creates serious health risks.

Dosing

Industrial extraction equipment unlocks the valuable compounds hidden away in natural materials. Automated extraction equipment is applied in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries to extract active compounds from medicinal plants or herbs. For example, extracting cannabinoids from cannabis plants. But the process is also fundamental to the food industry, recovering various components like aromas, oleoresins, and proteins.  Considerations for selecting suitable extraction technology include the type of plant material to be processed, the extract's heat sensitivity, and the production volume.

Extraction

Filling lines are used extensively in all industries, such as food, pharmaceutical, chemical, and cosmetics, to accurately package different products into a container suitable for that product. Although the filling process is at the very end of the production line, it is no less important than the earlier steps. Last but not least, the idiom that dates back to 1382 when John Wyclif wrote the firste the laste, and the laste the firste, indicates just that the last things on a list are just as valuable as the previous ones. In this case, this idiom fits perfectly.

Filling

Industrial filtration equipment separates solid matter from liquid by using a filter medium. The filter allows only the fluid to pass through but retains the solid matter. The choice of filtration equipment depends on the particle size, the consistency of the mixture, and the nature of your product.

Filtration

Industrial inspection equipment is used for checking compliance with health, safety, and quality control standards. For that reason, inspection systems are most commonly utilized in the food and pharmaceutical industry but, they are also used in other industries too. Inspection solutions are often integrated into a production process or production line. Visual inspection systems perform checks to detect variation in size, shape, and color and ensure the presence of labels and closures. Check-weigh systems help ensure that product packages are not under or over-filled. Metal detection systems can help guard against the presence of foreign objects in product containers and X-ray inspection equipment is used to detect physical defects and to ensure high quality package seal integrity.

Inspection

Milling machines are used to reduce the size of material by cutting, crushing, or grinding it. The choice of industrial milling equipment depends on the industry and the materials to work with. Besides, there is a significant difference between those aimed to remove layers from metal or other materials workpieces and those designed to reduce particle size for materials that come in bulk.

Milling

Industrial mixing equipment is used to combine two or more solid, liquid or gaseous segregated ingredients into a homogenous single product. The choice of mixing technology depends largely on the physical state of the ingredients and the desired final product. But the sensitivity of the ingredients, the process temperature, and pressure requirements are also critical factors. All these parameters result in a wide range of industrial mixers.

Mixing

<span style="font-weight: 400">At last, you reached the final stage of processing your product - welcome to the packing world! Packing preserves and protects a product from damage, spoilage, and contamination while it makes its way from the production line to the consumer or further production. Depending on which industry your products belong to, the type of primary packaging equipment can change drastically. You need to pay careful attention to products with </span><span style="font-weight: 400">chemicals or hazardous substances since they can be potentially dangerous to human health. </span>

Packing

Industrial separation equipment encapsulates the separation process which is to separate components of a liquid mixture, for recovering dissolved solids from liquids. The choice of a suitable technology depends on the identification of the key physical or chemical property, such as size, mass, density, or boiling point, which sets the product of interest apart from the rest of the components. Separation technology is widely used in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries for the isolation of active ingredients and high-purity chemicals. As well as in waste management and recycling industries.

Separation

Industrial sterilization processes are employed in different industries to completely eliminate all living microorganisms from the final product. For instance, in food processing, sterilization equipment is used to produce a stable product with a long shelf-life by eradicating harmful bio-contaminants. Instead, in the medical field, sterilization technologies aim to prevent the transmission of microbes to patients by sterilizing all the tools and medical devices that come in contact with the patient. Most sterilization equipment, such as autoclaves, employs high-temperature pressurized steam to destroy bacteria and disinfect surfaces from spores. Other methods include radiation sterilization or using chemicals such as hydrogen peroxide for disinfection.

Sterilization

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Nutraceuticals and supplements are becoming increasingly popular in the wellness industry. Often sold in single-serve stick packages, raising questions about their sustainability.

While consumers make smart choices about their health, it is also pivotal for producers to choose the correct, and why not, smart equipment that can handle more environmentally friendly materials.

We had an insightful conversation with Frank Jeurissen, Global Account Manager, and Jan Verweijen, Application Engineer from Mpac. They shared their perspective on market trends and how AI serves as a valuable tool for producers.


<h2>Once considered cheap, reusable paper is now changing how machines work</h2>
Traditionally single-serve sticks are made of multi-layered films and foil.

“That is now abandoned because it's very difficult or impossible to recycle it because you need to try to split the different materials from each other,” explains Frank

Instead, new materials have emerged, challenging the industry and old beliefs. Jan adds that what was labeled five years ago as “cheap” is now becoming increasingly popular.

“Customers are looking for better reusable carton material so that paper can be reused multiple times. When paper is frequently reused, the fibers become smaller, resulting in weaker cardboard material.”

The engineers from Mpac have tackled the issue with a five-head feeder on the VENTO-c cartoner as Jan explains. “It is actually a carton erection system that runs at a lower speed in a high-speed application.”

This means that the carton is not brought up directly from the magazine into the carrying lugs but moves with an eccentric rotation towards the lugs. This brings down the direct movement and by doing this lower-quality cardboard material can be handled more gently.
<h2>AI counts the sticks and helps with finding malfunctions</h2>
The VENTO-c comes with an Intelligent Machine Interface (IMI). This displays the status of different parts of the equipment, necessary maintenance, or changeover procedures on a screen.

Frank adds that it is fully programmed, and can even show video instructions to the engineers, in addition to the manual itself. But the innovations do not stop here.

Another development that the engineers are looking at is using AI to check if all the cartons are accurately filled.

“If you have a large number of sticks, it's very difficult to measure if the filler machine made an underweight stick or if a stick is missing,” illustrates Frank if the system displays the wrong weight after cartoning. In this case, the AI aids with counting all the sticks, helping to identify whether the issue lies with the filler or elsewhere.

Using AI is paving the way to make the production of supplements and nutraceuticals more seamless, but as Jan laughs there is not a single project without a challenge. Nevertheless, the Mpac engineering team is ready to embark on new challenges and help make the cartoning of supplements better!

Keeping up with the trends: cartoning sustainable materials and utilizing AI all at once

<span data-contrast="auto">What if we could get rid of plastic bottles, and make them, let’s say, out of paper? Sounds pretty utopian, right? </span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}"> </span>

<span data-contrast="auto">But you read it correctly, cellulose is a key to a plastic-free world. We met Manuel Leibrock, the CMO of <a href="https://www.papacks.com/en/">Papacks </a>at the <a href="https://www.greener-manufacturing.com/">Greener Manufacturing Show</a>, who has sought to renew the packaging industry.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}"> </span>



<span data-contrast="auto">Papacks uses plant-based coating and raw materials to solve the issue of single-use plastics in the packaging world. Manuel explained that the solutions can be used in industrial production lines for packaging food, consumer goods, logistics, technical devices, cosmetics, and medicine. </span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}"> </span>

<span data-contrast="auto">“We use molded pulp technique with either dry or wet mold” described Manuel. He added that the products can be finer or rougher, depending on the customer’s wishes.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}"> </span>

<span data-contrast="auto">Papacks’ mission is to take responsibility for packaging through the connection to nature and eliminate plastic. Therefore, they have embarked on natural resources, as Manuel put it:</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}"> </span>

<span data-contrast="auto">“Virgin fiber and hemp material are the future of raw materials.”</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}"> </span>

<span data-contrast="auto">Papacks’ fresh fiber cellulose comes from FSC-certified forests, so no trees suffer without a cause. Hemp, on the other hand, requires less water than many other plants, can be harvested quickly, and absorbs a large amount of CO2 while growing.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}"> </span>

<span data-contrast="auto">Focusing on cheaper packaging variations, that are not recyclable, will not help you out in the long term. “That is not a solution, that is a big mistake,” adds Manuel.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}"> </span>

<span data-contrast="auto">Therefore, if your company is looking into ways to integrate more sustainable methods and minimize your footprint, Papacks is here to give you a hand.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}"> </span>

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Fantastic news from Germany! <a href="https://www.lbbohle.de/">L.B. Bohle</a> received three awards at the 2024 <a href="https://www.german-design-award.com/en/">German Design Award</a> ceremony.


<h2>Pharmaceutical industry equipment was honored with a Product Design distinction</h2>
They got recognized for their <a href="https://making.com/equipment/dry-granulator-for-pharmaceutical-powders">BRC dry granulator</a> and <a href="https://making.com/equipment/continuous-wet-granulator-and-dryer-for-rd">the QbCon 1</a>, which were winners of the Excellent Product Design category. The <a href="https://making.com/equipment/pharmaceutical-tablet-coating-machine">BFC tablet coater machine</a> got a special mention in the same category.

For example, the jury stated that "the QbCon 1 laboratory system for solids production combines various manufacturing processes in a compact device design that impressively expresses the demand for uncompromising performance with L.B. Bohle's new corporate design."

The event was hosted by the German Design Council.

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Producing functional gummies or jellies with functional ingredients at an entry-level production level requires optimal product control. This involves maintaining exacting standards during preparation and cooking to prevent pre-gelling and the deterioration of the nutraceutical contents. Key elements such as uniform ingredient blending, meticulous control of cooking temperatures, and precise weighing of gummy mass are vital in achieving high-quality results.


<h2>Accurate weighing, homogeneous mixing, and temperature-controlled cooking</h2>
The OTC 400S NS Kitchen, from Tanis, is a multi-functional preparation and cooking system for the production of nutraceutical gummies. The system is equipped with a pre-blending vessel that guarantees a homogeneous mixture of the ingredients. It also has a continuous cooking system with temperature control to prevent products from burning. An integrated vacuumizer removes air bubbles and excess moisture while rapidly reducing the temperature, resulting in visually appealing gummies that last longer. The Additive Blending System (ABS) has a feature in the system that ensures accurate weighing of gummy mass before other pre-weighed additives such as colour, flavour, acid, and active ingredients are added and mixed thoroughly. The system is easy to operate through its user-friendly touchscreen controls. The entire system is designed with easy maintenance in mind to keep downtime at a minimum.

Entry-level cooking system for vitamin and CBD gummies

Proper mixing and homogenization are essential to achieve a reliable, efficient, and fine-quality product with precisely defined active ingredient properties. However, these processes can prove to be challenging in the pharmaceutical industry.
<h2>Achieves perfect homogenization of APIs with three-dimensional mixing</h2>
TURBULA<span data-contrast="auto"><sup>®</sup></span>, a 3D shaker mixer from WAB-GROUP<span data-contrast="auto"><sup>®</sup></span>, is designed for uniformly mixing powdery substances with diverse particle sizes and specific weights. It excels in handling both wet and dry components, like powder inhalers or API.  Based on the Schatz geometric theory, its distinctive three-dimensional motion incorporates rotation, translation, and inversion. It facilitates a dynamic and harmonious mixing of the API with the carrier material. This constant, rhythmic pulsing motion of the shaker container ensures exposure to a vibrant, homogeneous mixing. Available in a range of configurations to accommodate container volumes spanning from 0.1 to 55 liters, the 3D shaker mixer proves its versatility across various pharma industries, R&amp;D labs, as well as pharma production plants.

3D powder mixer for active pharmaceutical ingredients

From laboratory scale to large volume food or cosmetic production, it pays to have all-around equipment that can effectively cut, mix, emulsify, and even heat your products. Whether producing chocolates, processed cheese or beauty creams, a robust system that is flexible enough to handle products from different industries simplifies production steps while increasing overall productivity without compromising quality.


<h2>All-in-one processing system with direct or indirect heating of products</h2>
The Stephan Universal Machine from ProXES is an all-in-one processing system that includes cutting, mixing, emulsifying, and heating functions for food and cosmetics applications. The system is available as a tabletop or floor-mounted unit with frequency-controlled knives and with or without direct steam injection. Direct steam injection allows quick heating of products, like processed cheese, up to 95⁰C or 125⁰C, depending on the model. Various models are available for laboratories, R&amp;D, and industrial scale production with maximum batch sizes of 2.5 liters up to 170 liters. Finished products are discharged through a discharge valve or by tilting the bowl up to 90 degrees for highly viscous products. Various specially shaped tools and high-speed knives ensure quick mixing and cutting of products, making them ideal for most product applications. The system is equipped with either a soft touch keyboard or a touch panel for easy operation with an option of data recording via a USB stick.

Complete cutting, mixing, emulsifying and heating system

Traditional dryers and heat transfer systems, like belt-, drum- or bed dryers are versatile solutions used in various applications, from sawdust to sludge. One of their main advantages is the low initial investment cost. On the other hand, however, traditional drying technologies, such as hot air drying, are high maintenance, energy–intensive, and relatively slow processes that require a lot of additional expensive equipment, like air treatment or firefighting.


<h3>Reduce drying time and energy consumption with superheated steam drying</h3>
The ExergyPSSD® uses superheated steam as the drying and conveying medium in a fully closed-loop process that operates under pressure. Treated with superheated steam in a low-pressure environment, the wet product is quickly dried off.

The superheated steam serves as a transport gas and drying media and vaporizes the moisture in the product in only 15 seconds. This essentially means that the moisture is efficiently evaporated using steam.  The dried product and superheated steam are separated in a cyclone and the steam is recirculated and reheated. Some of the excess steam is discharged through a pressure control valve to maintain constant pressure in the dryer, which can be recovered and recycled as an energy, heating, or evaporating source used in other processes for example.

The dryer is indirectly heated which means that it is tailored to be integrated with whatever heat source is available- steam, hot water, thermal oil, engine exhaust, electricity, or flue gas to name a few.

The solution by Swedish Exergy is ideal for drying porous particles that tend to trap moisture and has proven to provide substantial benefits in many industries like biomass- and biofuels, paper pulp, sludge, residues from various food industries, and DDGS.

Besides the short process time and energy efficiency, the ExergyPSSD® occupies a small footprint compared with other traditional drying technologies.

Exergy pressurized superheated steam dryer

Trays used as packaging for products for biscuits, cookies, chocolates and other sweets are primarily made out of plastic. Manufacturers and consumers are leaning towards more sustainable alternatives such as cartons to reduce packaging footprint. These carton tray formers must be integrated into production lines efficiently to avoid service interruptions and downtime.


<h2>High-speed automatic carton tray forming and product loading</h2>
The Tray former TRF200 from Mpac is an automated carton tray forming system for confectionaries and snacks. The system can form and erect up to 200 carton trays per minute for a single form part and has an EHEDG design in hygienic stainless steel with an open design for good visibility and accessibility. The tray former is equipped with intuitive and ergonomic controls featuring an Intelligent Machine Interface for machine status and changeover procedures. Its small footprint offers easy integration into existing production lines or as a standalone unit and it’s equipped with caster wheels for portability. Integration with the Mpac cartoning and case packing solutions will offer full packaging automation.

Carton Tray Forming Machine for Biscuits

A smooth finish in paints and coatings depends on the grade of dispersal during mixing. But combining powders into the liquid phase could form clumps, producing poor dispersal and uneven viscosities. To overcome this challenge, manufacturers typically resort to additional equipment, such as recirculating pumps, to process the solution again.


<h3>Mixing fine solids with liquid and pumping out homogeneous mixtures</h3>
The Compact Mixing Plant (XPP) from IKA applies a two-stage mixing technique that prevents clumping and produces homogeneous dispersal of the powders. Using high-shear forces, the system mixes fine solids with liquids for paints, coatings, lacquers, adhesives, and other highly viscous products.

The combined solution is recirculated back into the main vessel without external pumps and remixed until the desired viscosity is achieved. The XPP integrates a stirrer into its compact design to ensure a constant throughput even at high viscosity levels.

Combining the mixing and pumping capabilities into one solution, the Compact Mixing Plant simplifies the process and reduces the footprint for large batch production.

Compact Mixing Plant for Paints and Coatings

Powder containment is the cornerstone of chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing. Floating particles do not only represent efficiency loss but serious hazards too. Lack of tightness during the powder discharge process leads to cross-contamination and operational health risks.


<h3>Dock transfer systems squarely in place</h3>
The ASBV active/passive valve interface by Andocksysteme locks into position, minimizing exposure of material during powder discharge. The system has two split valves – one active, one passive – that can be easily and reliably centred on each other at a tolerance of ± 14 mm.

Once the units are docked, the valve discs open simultaneously, preventing exposure of the products during transfers. The dust-tight environment achieves contamination values lower than 1µg/m3.

The ASBV solution is fitted with EPDM seals and are optional with a wide range of materials, such as PTFE, offering top-range chemical resistance. All seals are made from FDA-approved materials and can handle a wide range of temperatures as well as explosion-proof executions.

Washing the ASBV interface is simple as the system can be connected to a WIP loop to flush out residual powders. These containment solutions serve applications with an exceptional performance and are easy to be integrated. Moreover, high quality parts and reduced complexity drives simple maintenance.

High containment split butterfly valve

Organic volatile compounds from fruits, vegetables and herbs are essential to manufacturing flavors, extracts, and pure powders. But elevating temperatures during the evaporation process risks altering their chemical structure and lowering the quality of the final product.


<h2>Gentle freeze-drying for fruit powders, herbal extracts, and flavors</h2>
The DryBand system by Bucher Merk is a dynamic belt dryer designed to dry delicate food ingredients. The material moves through an intermediate vacuum chamber between the top and bottom belt section. The drying unit has a vacuum range of 0.5 to 50 mbar and a feeding rate of up to 4,000 kg/h.

The continuous system can be configured for variable or constant drying with heating plates underneath the belt. A crushing device at the discharge end breaks the dried products into powders after drying. Meanwhile, the vapors are collected in an integrated condenser.

Vacuum belt dryer for fruit, vegetable and herbal extracts

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Agitated media mills stir the grinding media to break down the target material into ultra-fine particles. The grinding media generally consists of spherical metallic or ceramic beads that are stirred into action by the agitator. Agitated media mills are designed in both vertical and horizontal configurations. The choice of a suitable mill depends on the properties of the material to be processed, the particle size required, the production volume, and the desired grinding time.

Agitated media mills

Air classifiers

Bottle filling equipment entails transferring your products to a bottle which involves inspecting the material, and then conveyors feed it into the machine which then pours it into the vessels using volumetric technology and nozzles before capping them. Bottle filing varies not only in product type but in the size, shape, and material of the container too. Depending on your operation, filling systems may adopt in-line or rotary methods before transferring the bottles to the next stage of processing.

Bottle filling equipment

A flexible intermediate bulk container is an industrial container designed for the transportation and storage of dry, flowable products in bulk packages. Selection of big bag filling equipment requires consideration of the type of particles to be packaged, type of bag to be used, filling weight/volume per bag, and production volume. Big bag filling equipment is used in the food industry for packaging seeds, spices, salt, and starch. In the pharmaceutical industry it is used for packaging of active ingredients; in the chemical industry for the filling of bulk chemicals, fertilizers, pigments, and plastic granules.

Flexible intermediate bulk containers

<h2>Reactiveness: when adhesives need special conditions for bonding</h2>
<p>Further classification of adhesives involves their method of reaction. This implies that they may or may not need chemical reactions to harden. Reactive adhesives bond in the presence of a reactive catalyst like heat, moisture and absence of oxygen to solidify. Non-reactive adhesives harden by drying. <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/reactive-adhesive">Acrylic adhesive</a> is reactive and you can produce it by the reaction of acrylic and methacrylic acids in the presence of a special activator, which initiates bonding. An acrylic reactor for helps get a better yield. Hot glue making can happen with batch processing, using a <a href="https://patents.google.com/patent/US5852083A/en">kettle mixer</a>, for instance, or continuous extrusion. Adhesive making equipment automates large scale production.</p>


<h2>Industrial production: how the adhesive making equipment design helps make quality adhesive</h2>
<p>Solvent-based adhesives are suitable for different kinds of substrate, which explains their vast application in the manufacturing industry. You can use it in the medical industry, the packaging industry and for automobiles. <a href="https://www.henkel-adhesives.com/ng/en/products/industrial-adhesives/solvent-based-adhesives.html">Solvent-</a> and water-based adhesives are both beneficial to manufacturers depending on their application. The former dries very quickly because they are made with <a href="http://www.adhesivesolutions.com/adhesives-solvent-vs-water-based-you-wont-believe-what-happens-next/">hydrocarbon solvent</a> such as acetone and toluene.</p>


<p>Asides from prolong drying time of water-based adhesives, they are safe and cheaper than the solvent-based. You can produce water based adhesives by combining water, polymers and additives. For solvent-based adhesives, mix solvents and thermoplastics such as acrylic or silicone. Use a high shear mixer to help you with that. It subjects the ingredients to intense high energy to make a stable and fine emulsion.</p>


<h2>How do adhesives impact the environment &#8211; and are there alternatives?</h2>
<p>The biodegradability of solvent-based adhesives is significantly low. The chemical wastes are not eco friendly and, as such ,affect the soil, water and air. A good number of manufacturing industries produce solvent-based adhesives because of their high substrate affinity.</p>


<p>Consider sustainable options like beeswax or gum arabic in place of non-renewable adhesives. <a href="https://making.com/gelatin-powder">Gelatin, an animal collagen</a>, is biodegradable, but involves different manufacturing process and equipment other than adhesive making machine. It usually involves pre-treatment with acid (hydrochloric acid) or alkaline (sodium carbonate) to remove minerals and impurities. The extraction kettle can help you with that. Countries like the United States do not allow the use of solvents like toluene and methylene chloride when producing adhesives due to their negative environmental impact.</p>


<h2>From ceramics to packaging – trends in the adhesive market</h2>
<p>The global hot melt adhesive market reached a value of <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/global-hot-melt-adhesive-market-2021-to-2026---industry-trends-share-size-growth-opportunity-and-forecasts-301402292.html">US$ 6.75 billion in 2020</a>. Looking forward, the market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.5% during 2021-2026. The packaging sector is growing and steadily driving the demand for hot melt adhesives. Asides from sealing purposes, the automobile industry uses it for car seat covers. Other rising demand includes flooring materials and ceramics. Apart from looking for better adhesive processing equipment, producers also regard the cost-effectiveness of making adhesives. Also, instead of oven drying or ultraviolet curing, manufacturers are opting for the <a href="https://www.fishmancorp.com/trends-adhesives-industry/">E</a><a href="https://www.fishmancorp.com/trends-adhesives-industry/">beam technology</a>, which doesn’t produce volatile organic compounds (VOCs).</p>


Adhesives Manufacturing Equipment

Adhesives are grouped according to their form, origin - natural or synthetic - and their material joining method. You can make natural adhesives from plant and animal sources such as bones, hide and skin, agar, dextrin. Manufacturers count with adhesive making equipment to produce synthetic adhesives from organic compounds. They include epoxy adhesives, cyanoacrylates (or super glue), acrylic adhesives and so on.

Adhesives

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Agar-agar

Alfalfa meal

Algae

Almond milk

Almonds

Aluminium oxide

Ampoules

Antibiotics

Apples

Belt drying equipment is used predominantly in the chemical industry but can also be found in other industries. This machinery uses conveyor belts to move raw materials through hot air produced by heat exchangers or by using gas. Belt dryers are suitable for continuous air drying and cooling applications. They use heated air or an inert drying gas to remove the moisture, as the product passes through a drying chamber, on a perforated mesh belt. Belt dryers are suitable for industries producing pelletized or granular, dry bulk products. Drying time and the overall drying process depends on the type of product you aim to make.

Belt dryers

Bulk Bag Solutions

Fluid bed dryers use a stream of hot air to reduce the moisture content of powders and granules. This principle is often used for the production of high-quality pharmaceutical powders as well as the production of animal feed, minerals, sand, and dairy products.

Fluid bed dryers

Pellet Coolers

A pellet mill is a type of mill used to make small, round, compressed, pellets from powdered materials. Selection of a suitable pellet mill requires consideration of the desired pellets size and shape, nature of the material to be processed, ease of cleaning, and the scale and mode of pellet production. In the animal feed and pet food industries, pellet presses are used to combine various nutritional ingredients into each pellet. In biomass combustion, a pellet mill is used to increase bulk density and provide a consistent, easy-to-handle input product made from raw materials such as sawdust.

Pellet Mills

Pelleting presses compact your feed granules into a homogenous mass by pushing the material through a pellet die hole while applying pressure with a roller. The compressed mix is then cut down to size in equal measurements. Used for numerous applications, pellets vary in consistency and may require further temperature control to achieve the required solidity. In order to improve pellet quality, conditioners are an important part of the pelleting press process. This step treats the powders and raw materials hydrothermally before being pressed in order to achieve high-quality pellets.

Pelleting Presses

<p>Apart from floating and sinking feed, pellet size and protein content are key parameters. Pellets should be large enough to be quickly found and still swallowed easily. Different species require different diets representing the plant-based or carnivorous diets in the wild. The <a href="http://www.fao.org/3/AB412E/ab412e10.htm">required protein level</a> in aquafeed differs per species, fish size and age, and breeding environment.</p>


<p>Aquafeed still relies very much on fish meal and fish oil made out of the by-catch of fisheries, which due to the growing worldwide protein shortage actually enhances overfishing. Insects, plant-based ingredients, and aquaculture by-products are therefore seen as promising more sustainable sources to help create the <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590332219301320">37.7 million tons of aquafeed</a> required by 2025.</p>
<p>Commercial fish feed manufacturers process dry ingredients for long-term storage and transport. Farms that manufacture feed themselves can more easily make wet feed and use local raw materials. Often feed is supplemented with certain additives such as mold inhibitors, pellet binders, grain conditioners, anti-stress agents, or for example immunostimulants as an alternative to antibiotics.</p>


Protein shortage and overfishing 

<h2>Technology for packing and processing aquafeed</h2>
<p>As for every production plant, the technology used to make aqua feed will differ greatly depending on available resources and raw materials as well as the end product and quantity.</p>
<p>Generally speaking, the process is as follows: If required wet materials such as fish scraps are cut into smaller pieces and course dry materials like grains need to be milled first before blending. This premix or dough can then be shaped into the desired form by for example a pellet press or extrusion cooker and will be dried afterward. Starches and proteins are key in the formulation because they form a large part of the diet and alter properties when exposed to heat influencing for example solubility and digestibility.</p>
<p>Pasteurization or heat is essential for longer shelf life and is preferably stored in a cool and dry place. Silos systems should be easy to clean and provide easy accurate dosing into desired bagging systems or bulk containers for further use.</p>


Making Aquafeed

Baby Food

Bacon

Baguettes

A ball mill uses the impact of ceramic or stainless steel balls, falling from near the top of a horizontal shell to crush the material into fine particle sizes. Ball milling is all about size reduction by using grinding media. In this case, the grinding media are ball, either ceramic or steel. The outer cylindrical shell rotates to lift the grinding balls to the top from where they fall; grinding and blending the materials at the same time. Ball mills are typically used in the ceramic, glass, paint, pyrotechnics, and porcelain industries and are also often used in food and chocolate production. By choosing the right combination of rotational speed, ball material, size, and weight it is possible to process a wide range of materials to produce ultra-fine products.

Ball mills

Blow Off Systems

A case is a secondary packaging box that contains a number of identical product items. The items may be arranged in a single layer or stacked in multiple layers separated by trays. A case packer erects the foldable case fills it with product items in the desired configuration and applies the lid before the case is sealed. Case packer selection depends on the configuration of items in the case, the desired level of automation, and the primary packaging of the product item.

Case packers

Chocolate Spinners

Continuous milling is a flow production method used to grind materials without interruption. It is often used in the production of foods, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and minerals. The material to be processed flows in at one end and the milled output flows out at the other in a continuous process. By choosing the right combination of milling technology and processing power you can obtain the desired particle size distribution in an uninterrupted stream.

Continuous milling solutions

Your cooked foods are typically exposed to high heating conditions and could take a long time to drop to the right temperatures for further processing or packaging. Cooling tunnels consist of a series of blowers and exhaust hoods that rapidly extract the heat from your products as they travel on a conveyor belt.

Cooling tunnels

Crate washers

Industrial food processors are a vital component of the food processing industry. Large-scale food processing is made possible with the help of food processing equipment and automated food processing systems. Food production lines that utilize these technologies can increase efficiency, reduce costs, and maintain consistent quality control. But what exactly does an industrial food processor do? Simply put, it's a machine that processes raw materials into finished products. There are three types of food processors: batch processors, continuous processors, and combination processors. Batch processors are used for small-scale production runs, while continuous processors are ideal for high-volume production.

Food Processors

IBC Washers

A hammer mill uses repeated blows of little hammers, mounted on a rotating shaft inside as a steel drum to crush aggregate material into smaller pieces. By choosing the right combination of rotational speed, hammer size, screen type, and rotor design, hammer mills can be adapted to a wide variety of applications. We offer hammer mills for grinding coffee beans, sugar, cereals, legumes, dried plants, animal feed, minerals, flowers, spices, and dried food.

Industrial hammer mills

<h2>Industrial production and bakery processing equipment</h2>
<p>Although bakery products entail a variety of products ranging from bread to sweet goods such as cakes, each product undergoes the same key processes due to the base ingredients being flour, water, and leavening agents such as yeast, baking soda, or baking powder in addition to sugar, salt, oils, etc. The production process starts with mixing the ingredients in bakery processing equipment, including spiral, horizontal, low- or high-speed mixers.</p>
<p>The next step is fermentation which allows yeast to convert sugars and starches into simpler substances and raise the dough. After a few hours of fermentation and proofing, the bulk dough is loaded on a conveyer and cut by dividers into desired sizes, which are later shaped according to the end-product specifications. The final step is baking, which is different for yeast-leavened and chemically-leavened products. While the former goes through three stages of baking which are the expansion of the dough, drying of the surface, and crust browning, for the latter the stages depend based on formulation. The baked good must be cooled, and if required, especially for certain pastries, it can be either decorated or completed with a filling or glazing.</p>


<h2>Tradition vs. Modernism in the baking industry</h2>


<p>There are two main types of bakeries: small, locally-owned businesses that sell their products to individuals and mass-producing bakeries that sell their products to restaurants, grocery stores, and cafes. While the large- and medium-scale bakeries fully automated their processes, small-scale bakeries have only started doing so. Automated processes reduce the waste of raw materials, speed up the process, and increase reliability, improving the quality of products, all of invaluable importance in the hyper-competitive industry.</p>


<p>Namely, one of the challenges that small bakeries face is the lack of space for all the automated equipment and machinery that replace manual labor. While some small bakeries may use basic mixers and ovens, others may still rely on manual mixing and kneading, which makes their production more labor-intensive. However, small-scale bakeries possess the flexibility to adapt and experiment with recipes, a contrast to the standardized formulas of the mass-producing giants. Moreover, they procure ingredients locally, resulting in products with fewer additives and preservatives.</p>


<h2>The staple food: making bread</h2>
<p>Despite being a fairly simple food made of only a few base ingredients such as flour, water, and yeast, slight differences in the production process result in a large number of bread types. Some of the most popular are white bread, baguettes, ciabatta, or rye bread. However, the basic production processes of mixing, fermentation, and baking are staples.</p>
<p>The objective of mixing is the blending and hydration of dry ingredients, air incorporation, and gluten development which takes up to 15 minutes in mixing equipment. The fermentation process is crucial for developing flavor and texture through yeast growth. The dough is fermented in fermentation tanks at room temperature for several hours.</p>


Find your bread making technology

<p>The proofed dough is then cut, rested, and shaped in the molder with a minimum amount of pressure and stress on the dough to avoid damaging the cell structure. The final step is baking. The duration and temperature depend on the type of bread. The difference between types such as white, wholemeal, and rye bread is in the type of flour used, from white wheat flour over wholemeal to rye meal mixed with wheat flour. Two widely beloved types of white bread, for instance, baguette and ciabatta, are shaped differently. While the baguette is molded and shaped into a cylinder, ciabatta dough is gently sheeted and divided into desired dimensions to preserve the honeycomb-type structure.</p>


<h2>Sweet treats from cakes to biscuits</h2>
<p>Sweet goods, including cakes, doughnuts, croissants, cookies, and biscuits, are just as important in a bakery&#8217;s assortment as bread. Cake production starts with dough or batter production in a <a href="https://www.wpib.de/fileadmin/downloads/broschueren/wpib/dauerback-gb.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">vertical batch mixer</a> which is then pressed into pans with a filling machine. The cake is baked in a tunnel oven, cooled, and transported to the packaging machines. For doughnut production, the wet yeast slurry is mixed separately, added to the flour-water mixture, and mixed by a large dough hook.</p>
<p>Once mixed well, it simulates the human kneading process to homogenize the ingredients. The rested dough is forced into a hopper and transferred to an extruder to form the doughnut shapes. Unlike other pastries, doughnuts are fried in an open fryer and finally glazed. The main difference in croissants production is that the main ingredient along with flour is butter, which plays a key role in the process of lamination that gives it the signature flaky texture.</p>
<p>The dough is rested and proofed several times and treated with egg wash before baking at 200°C. The cookies and biscuits-making process starts with dough production, followed by dough feed and molding. While soft biscuit dough contains more<a href="https://www.neweramachines.com/blog/classification-of-biscuit-production-process-for-hard-biscuits-soft-biscuits-cookies/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> fat</a> and is molded in mold cavities of the biscuit line, hard biscuits are sheeted into layers and pressed through rolls. Cookie batter, on the other hand, is extruded via pumps. The shaped dough is transported into baking chambers.</p>


Find your whipped cream technology

<p>In order to satisfy even the most demanding sweet tooth, manufacturers fill their goods with dairy-based cremes such as custards or dulce de leche, chocolate ganache, fruit-based fillings, or nut-based fillings, which are primarily ground nuts similar to spreads. Basic cream fillings consist of superfine sugar, shortening or oil, corn syrup, water, and other minor ingredients and can be either deposited or injected into the product. On the other hand, fruit-based fillings are mainly fruit puree and gelling agents such as alginates. Another popular pastry filling is whipped cream, a rich emulsion of dairy fat and sugar processed in high-power industrial mixers or whipping machines.</p>


Ful-filling the sweet cravings 

<h2>Gluten-free and vegan bakery goods</h2>
<p>As gluten intolerance is becoming more common, the baking industry is trying to reach the demand by using <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8834121/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gluten-free cereals and pseudocereals</a>, as well as milled legumes, seeds, and nuts as an alternative to wheat flour. Gluten is a binding structural protein that provides elasticity and retains moisture. Some of the substitutes used in gluten-free products are xanthan gum, guar gum, or ground seeds like psyllium, flax, and chia.</p>


<p>In order to improve the texture, taste, and shelf-life of gluten-free bakery products, manufacturers utilize sourdough with microbial strains, while the addition of modified starches and protein isolates enhances the quality. The demand for vegan bakery goods is also rising. Although bread is traditionally vegan, pastries require substituting dairy for plant-based milk and margarine, while replacing eggs remains the biggest challenge. Some of the plant-based egg substitutes are applesauce, mashed bananas, soaked flax or chia seeds, etc.</p>


In commercial baking operations, ensuring consistent product quality while maintaining high production rates is crucial. Measuring and counting products like baguettes or subway sticks accurately can be challenging, especially when dealing with high volumes and strict quality standards.
<h2>Control, count, and batch bakery products</h2>
The Quality Control, Product Counter & Batch Creator (CQC) from Pattyn Packaging Lines is designed specifically for the bakery industry, offering an economical and compact solution for counting and packing long bakery products, including baguettes and subway sticks. The system integrates three key functions: quality control using a 3D vision system, precise product counting, and batch creation. Non-compliant products are automatically rejected, and the system can handle up to 12,000 baguettes per hour or 40,000 subway sticks per hour, creating up to 20 batches per minute. This makes the CQC highly efficient for large-scale bakery operations. Two versions are available for different product states: prebaked and raw.

Bakery product quality control and counting system

In many modern bakeries, efficiently and accurately depositing creams and batters into trays can be a challenging task. Consistency in deposits is crucial to ensure uniform product quality and to maintain production speeds, especially in operations that require high-volume output.
<h2>Achieve consistent deposits with ease</h2>
The Auto Bakery Tray Depositor by Accutek Packaging utilizes a timed flow volumetric filling principle, making it ideal for automatically depositing creams and batters at speeds of up to 100 doses per minute. This system features six stainless steel filling heads with individual flow controls, ensuring precise and consistent filling. The tool-less sanitary stainless steel manifold and easy-to-clean pinch valves contribute to its ease of maintenance and hygienic operation. It includes a positive displacement pump and an adjustable manifold to accommodate multiple tray sizes. The micro processor-controlled interface with job memory simplifies operation, making it suitable for medium speed depositing operations. Additionally, options like additional filling heads, heated packages for molten products, and mobile pump carts increase its versatility.

Auto bakery tray depositor for creams and batters

In the bakery industry, maintaining consistent quality across all products can be challenging. Issues such as contamination, size discrepancies, and faulty packaging can disrupt operations and affect customer satisfaction.
<h2>Ensure product compliance with high-speed 3d scanning</h2>
The ArgoCheck-31 from Pattyn Packaging Lines is a quality control system built specifically for bakery and puff-pastry products. Utilizing industrial vision technology, it guarantees that packed products meet specifications without requiring manual adjustments. The system checks for various quality parameters, including metal contamination and dimensional control, all while operating at high speeds. The ArgoCheck-31 has a throughput of up to 13,000 baguettes per hour, 26,000 half baguettes per hour, or 100,000 smaller products per hour. The module also offers three different rejection accuracy levels (Entry-level, Mid-level, Accurate solution) to cater to specific quality demands in the bakery industry. Optional features include metal detection and downgraded operation for manual packing station evacuation in case of downstream issues.

3d vision quality inspection system for bakery products

When working with heavy doughs or products with particulate matter like nuts or chocolate pieces, achieving consistent and precise depositing can be a significant challenge. Such production environments demand a robust and reliable system that can handle diverse dough types with ease.
<h2>Consistent and precise dough depositing</h2>
The 3-Roll Extruder by Bakon is designed for high-capacity bakery operations requiring a robust solution for heavy dough types. This system features one large roller and two small rollers to ensure firm, steady pressure in the extruding chamber, optimizing the depositing process. Users can program and save up to 100 product settings via the intuitive touchscreen interface, allowing for versatile applications and quick adjustments. The 3-Roll Extruder comes complete with a cutting device that can switch between wire and blade options, enhancing flexibility. Built on a heavy stainless steel C-frame with adjustable height, it also boasts easy mobility with two rigid and two swivel casters with brakes. Designed to meet HACCP standards, this extruder is easy to clean, with removable funnels and water-cleanable rollers, ensuring hygienic operations.

3-roll extruder for heavy dough products

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Do you have a sweet tooth, or are you more into a warm loaf of bread for a savory lunch? The bakery shop window displays something for everyone, from baguettes over croissants to muffins. Bakery products are a wide range of baked goods prepared from flour or meal derived from grains. These undergo mixing, fermentation, and baking processes with the help of bakery processing equipment such as a series of low- and high-speed mixers, fermentation tanks, and baking chambers.

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