Lye application system for bakeries
Effortlessly achieve uniform lye coating and consistent salting with a compact solution designed for high-speed processing, perfect for enhancing the quality and appeal of bakery products like pretzels and croissants.

Applies Lye and Salts Bakery Products
The RMBB Lye Application Unit from WP Riehle is engineered for precision belauging and salting in bakery settings, particularly suited for handcraft and medium-sized operations. This compact system excels with its patented lye shower and dual curtain feature, ensuring even coating and minimal space requirements. Designed to handle 800-1000 pieces daily, it seamlessly integrates into batch and high-speed automated production environments. The unit utilizes a reliable computer-controlled system for variable product speed, reducing manual intervention. Constructed for ease of cleaning, its components, including a maintenance-free motor and pump, facilitate minimal downtime. The RMBB accommodates diverse bakery products such as pretzels, croissants, and lye buns, adapting to various operational needs with optional modular configurations. Optional brush rollers provide uniform salting, enhancing product consistency. This solution is ideal for bakeries aiming for efficient, quality output with scalable options.
Benefits
- Optimizes production speed, handling 800-1000 bakery items daily.
- Minimizes labor with automated, variable-speed control.
- Ensures consistent product quality with even lye application and salting.
- Reduces cleaning downtime with easy-to-clean design and maintenance-free components.
- Adapts to space constraints with compact, modular design.
- Applications
- Croissants,Bakery products,Lye buns,Pastry snacks,Pretzels
- End products
- Butter croissants,Laugenbrötchen,Bakery pretzel sticks,Lye pastry puffs
- Steps before
- Dough preparation,Dough shaping
- Steps after
- Salt application,Baking,Cooling,Packing
- Input ingredients
- dough,brezel,croissant,laugenbrötchen,laugenkonfekt,saline solution
- Output ingredients
- salted brezel,salted croissant,salted laugebrotchen,salted laugenconfectionery
- Market info
- Capacity
- 800–1000 pcs/day
- Design
- Compact and robust
- Mobility
- High
- Heating System
- Prevents temperature drop
- Salter Control
- Continuously adjustable brush salter
- Control System
- Reliable computer control for variable speed
- Cleaning
- Easy to clean
- Maintenance
- Motor and pump are maintenance-free
- Space Requirement
- Minimal due to removable inlet table and foldable outlet table
- Working mechanism
- Patented Laugendusche and two-stage Laugenvorhang
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch
- Automation level
- Reliable computer control
- Changeover time
- Minimal due to removable and foldable tables
- Cleaning method
- Easy manual cleaning
- Energy efficiency
- Efficient operation with heated Laugen tank
- Abrasion resistance
- High
- Cleanability
- Easy to clean
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- Suitable for food-grade materials
- Biological compatibility
- Food-grade
- Compact footprint
- Yes
- Machine design
- Compact and robust
- Mobile design
- High mobility
- Tank type
- Closed lye container
- Discharge method
- Variable,computer-controlled
- Lye shower
- Patented lye shower and dual lye curtain
- Footprint
- Minimal,with detachable inlet and collapsible outlet tables
- Lye tank heating
- Included
- Control panel type
- Computer-controlled
- Modular options
- Small batch capability
- Product speed control
- Variable speed