Continuous mixer for wheat-based products

Achieve consistent dough quality with minimal variation using a continuous mixer designed for efficient integration in bakery and snack production lines, ensuring precise ingredient blending for diverse products while optimizing energy use and food safety standards.

Mixes and Kneads Wheat-Based and Snack Products

The EX Continuous Mixer from Exact Mixing is designed to optimize dough mixing and kneading for wheat-based and snack products. Utilizing interchangeable mixing elements within its clam-shell design, this mixer ensures gentle dough development without excessive heat, maintaining consistent quality across production lines. It’s ideal for applications ranging from bread doughs and cake batters to low viscosity mixtures like extruded snack pellets and pet food kibble.

With a processing capacity ranging from 100 to 10,000 kg/hour, the EX Continuous Mixer integrates seamlessly into automated production systems. Gravimetric, loss-in-weight metering paired with a closed-loop control system ensures precise ingredient mixing, enhancing product consistency and reducing waste. The EX Mixer operates with reduced energy consumption, making it efficient for large-scale food and bakery operations.

Constructed with FDA-approved materials, the mixer prioritizes food safety and easy sanitation, featuring washdown-in-place components and quick-disconnect sanitary connections. With fully automated control systems, the mixer supports real-time process monitoring and recipe-based operations, facilitating smooth integration into existing production environments while ensuring operator safety with emergency stop functions. Exact Mixing offers customization and engineering support to tailor the system to specific production needs.

Benefits

  • Ensures consistent product quality by eliminating batch-to-batch variations.
  • Minimizes operational costs with efficient energy use and automated ingredient metering.
  • Enhances food safety with closed-system design and FDA-approved materials.
  • Reduces maintenance time through easy-to-clean, quick-disconnect components.
  • Supports high production capacities from 100 to 10,000 kg/hour for scalable operations.

General


Applications
Cookies,Biscuits,Snacks,Pet food,Low viscosity powder/liquid mixtures,Popped snacks,Wheat-based products,Crackers,Bakery products,Baked granola
End products
Soda crackers,Digestive biscuits,Granola clusters,Popped corn snacks,Cake batter,Bread dough,Low moisture pet kibble,Muffin mix,Extruded snack pellets
Steps before
Ingredient Pre-mixing,Dry Ingredient Metering,Liquid Ingredient Metering
Steps after
Dough Handling,Dough Forming
Input ingredients
wheat-based products,low viscosity powder,liquid mixtures,dry ingredients,liquid ingredients
Output ingredients
consistent dough,low moisture products,stiff products
Market info
Reading Bakery Systems is renowned for its expertise in designing and manufacturing innovative industrial bakery equipment, particularly for snack food production, combining advanced technology and industry knowledge to enhance productivity and quality.

Technical Specifications


Capacity
100–10,000 kg/hour
Automation
Fully automated
Mixing shaft configuration
Interchangeable mixing elements
Ingredient metering
Gravimetric,Loss-in-Weight
Energy efficiency
Reduced energy usage
Sanitation method
Wash down in place
Control system interface
Touchscreen control interface
Safety features
Interlocked access points
Materials
FDA approved materials

Operating Characteristics


Working mechanism
Continuous mixing
Integrated steps
Pre-mixing,metering,mixing,discharge
Batch vs. continuous operation
Inline Continuous
Automation level
Automated with touchscreen control
Cleaning method
Wash down in place
Reduction in labor and energy costs
Reduced
Production rates
100 to 10,000 kg/hour
Sanitation principle
Clamshell design for easy cleaning

Material Compatibility


Cleanability
Clam-shell design for easy sanitation and maintenance
Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
Only FDA approved materials are used in the product zone

Physical Characteristics


Mixing shaft configuration
Interchangeable elements
Mixing chamber design
Clam-shell
Sanitary access points
Clamshell mixing chamber
Production rate
100 to 10,000 kg/hour

Custom Options


Control panel type
Touchscreen interface
Automation level
Fully automated operation
Mixing shaft configuration
Interchangeable mixing elements
HMI Integration
Custom designed control systems
Clamshell design
For easy sanitation and maintenance
Ingredient Metering
Gravimetric,Loss-in-Weight technology
Emergency stop
Buttons around the mixing system
Recipe based controls
Automated for all ingredient handling