Dough thickness reduction system

Achieve precise dough sheet reduction with controlled thickness to enhance consistency and quality in baked goods, ensuring optimal texture and uniformity in every batch.

Reduces Dough to Uniform Thickness

The Thomas L. Green Gauging Station from Reading Bakery Systems excels in precise dough sheet reduction, ensuring uniform thickness for crucial products like saltine crackers, thin crust pizzas, and butter cookies. Utilizing a 3:1 reduction ratio via hardened rolls, it maintains dough consistency through advanced control systems that automatically adjust roll gaps. Designed for high-speed, continuous operations, it seamlessly integrates into production lines, optimizing dough flow and density. With adjustable roll gaps and integration-ready discharge conveyors, this system is perfect for bakeries and snack manufacturers. Built to Reading Bakery Systems’ SafeShield standards, it ensures safety and sanitation, featuring interlocked guards and easy-clean conveyors.

Benefits

  • Enhances product consistency with precise dough thickness control.
  • Lowers operational costs by reducing manual intervention through automatic adjustments.
  • Increases production efficiency by integrating seamlessly with existing equipment.
  • Ensures operator safety with SecureSafe interlocked guards.
  • Simplifies sanitation processes with easy-to-clean design features.

General


Applications
Cookies,Biscuits,Snacks,Chips,Pizza,Crackers
End products
Oatmeal cookies,Digestive biscuits,Butter cookies,Animal crackers,Snack bars,Tortilla chips,Rice crackers,Saltine crackers,Potato chips,Pita chips,Graham crackers,Shortbread cookies,Cheese crackers,Thin crust pizza bases
Steps before
Dough Mixing,Sheeting,Laminating
Steps after
Baking,Drying,Cutting,Cooling,Packaging
Input ingredients
dough sheet,raw dough,dough
Output ingredients
reduced dough sheet,consistent dough sheet thickness,processed dough
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


Accuracy
Precise dough sheet thickness
Ratio
3
Roll Composition
Hardened rolls
Roll Gap Adjustment
Automatic
Discharge Method
Integrated conveyor
Roll Speed Control
Automatic
Control System
Custom-designed

Operating Characteristics


Working mechanism
Parallel,hardened rolls
Integrated steps
Dough thickness reduction
Automation level
Automatic control of roll speeds and gaps
Batch vs. continuous operation
Continuous
Dough flow control
Maintains density and laminations
Roll gap adjustment
Adjustable for optimum thickness control
Synchronization with equipment
Cascade control structure

Product type Characteristics


Food Types Processed
Crackers,Biscuits,Pizza,Chips

Physical Characteristics


Roll size
Hardened,parallel rolls
Roll gap
Adjustable
Control panel type
Local control panels
Discharge method
Integrated discharge conveyor