Precise dough sheet cutting station for bakeries
Efficiently shape and cut dough sheets for diverse snack and bakery products, ensuring consistent quality with adjustable precision and integrated scrap management to maximize yield.
Cuts and Shapes Dough into Diverse Snack Products
The Rotary Cutting Station, designed by Thomas L. Green, provides a solution for industrial bakeries aiming to precision-cut and shape dough into an array of snack products such as pretzel bites and shortbread cookies. The equipment utilizes a continuous rotary die assembly to press dough against high-precision engraved die rolls, effectively forming consistent shapes. Equipped with an integrated conveyor system, it synchronizes seamlessly within production lines, including upstream mixers and downstream ovens. Capable of handling various dough thicknesses, it supports customization with multiple die rolls for complex shapes. The station includes features for efficient scrap removal, recycling off-cuts back into the dough handling system. Built within Reading Bakery Systems’ SafeShield Program, it ensures safety and hygiene with interlocked guard mechanisms and easy-clean access. Comprehensive automation is achieved through PLC control, promoting synchronized speed adjustments for optimal product quality and throughput efficiency, making it a robust choice for snack manufacturers and food production companies.
Benefits
- Enhances production efficiency with continuous, precise cutting and shaping capabilities.
- Reduces waste through effective scrap dough recycling and reuse.
- Increases safety and sanitation with interlocked guards and easy-clean design.
- Optimizes product quality with adjustable pressure and conveyor speeds.
- Supports versatile production with customizable die rolls for complex shapes.
- Applications
- Cookies,Biscuits,Stackable chip,Snacks,Expanded snack,Popped snack,Fried potato ring,Crackers,Baked pet food,Baked granola
- End products
- Dog biscuits,Cheddar cheese crackers,Granola bars,Rice cakes,Potato rings,Pringles-style potato chips,Popcorn snacks,Shortbread cookies,Pretzel bites
- Steps before
- Mixing,Dough Handling,Dough Sheet Preparation
- Steps after
- Baking,Drying,Cooling,Packaging
- Input ingredients
- dough sheet,scrap dough
- Output ingredients
- cut product shapes,scrap 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.
- Product shape accuracy
- Precise cutting of distinct shapes
- Die rolls configuration
- Two or more die rolls
- Scrap removal system
- Integrated and mounted on discharge end
- Dough sheet thickness
- 0.89mm (.035") to 1.65mm (.065")
- Adjustable pressure
- Yes,during operation
- Die roll materials
- Engraved bronze,coated metals,plastic cups
- Automation level
- Local touchscreen interface
- Control system integration
- Automatic control of roll and conveyor speeds
- Production synchronization
- Cascade control for adjacent equipment
- Working Mechanism
- Integrated conveyor with rotating die assembly
- Pressure Adjustment
- Adjustable pressure on dough sheet
- Die Roll Configuration
- Two or more die rolls or independent use
- Scrap Removal System
- Integrated scrap removal system
- Batch vs. Continuous Operation
- Continuous
- Automation Level
- Automatic control of roll and conveyor speeds
- Shape Production
- Complex shape production possible
- Thickness Range
- 0.89mm to 1.65mm dough sheet thickness
- Abrasion resistance
- Yes
- Cleanability
- Easy to clean
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- Coated metals
- Density/particle size
- Compatible with .89mm to 1.65mm dough sheets
- Sheet Thickness
- 0.89mm to 1.65mm
- Shape Complexity
- Simple / Complex
- Die Material
- Bronze / Coated Metal / Plastic
- Scrap Removal
- Integrated System
- Product Shape
- Custom Patterns
- Pressure Adjustment
- Adjustable
- Conveyor Gap
- Adjustable
- Die roll materials
- Engraved bronze,coated metals,plastic cups
- Conveyor/Die roll gap
- Adjustable
- Dough sheet thickness
- .89mm (.035") to 1.65mm (.065")
- Scrap removal system
- Integrated
- Die roll configuration
- Two or more die rolls
- Control Systems
- Local touchscreen interface terminal
- Scrap Removal System
- Integrated and customizable