Smart shaker for dough centering
Achieve perfect dough centering and uniformity with an innovative three-motion shaker that enhances your bread production efficiency while preserving product integrity.

Centers and Conveys Dough for Bread Production
The Smart Shaker from Burford Corp. is an advanced dough centering and conveying solution tailored for bakery and food processing industries. It features integrated pan clamps with orbital, in-line, or hardway motion to ensure precise dough centering, improving product consistency for bread loaves, buns, and more. With servo-driven operations, it offers three motion profiles for adaptable processing. The Smart Shaker handles various dough types in confectionery and bread production, positioning it as essential equipment for precise pan processing. Benefits include labor savings and ease of maintenance via a pivoting conveyor for component access. It supports automation through its PLC-controlled system and can be customized for different conveyor lengths to fit seamlessly into your production line. Operating at 380/480 volts, it ensures robust performance while consuming minimal energy, and the automated pan clamping system enhances operational efficiency.
Benefits
- Enhances product consistency with precise dough centering.
- Increases efficiency with customizable motion profiles for diverse dough types.
- Reduces maintenance time with easy access to mechanical components via a pivoting conveyor.
- Cuts labor costs through an automated pan clamping system.
- Integrates seamlessly into existing lines with flexible conveyor length options.
- Applications
- Confectionery,Pan processing,Bakery products,Dough handling,Bread production
- End products
- Panettone,Baguettes,Rye bread,Buns,Sourdough bread,Bread loaves,Rolls,Sandwich bread,Brioche,Artisan bread
- Steps before
- Dough Preparation,Dough Portioning,Dough Placing
- Steps after
- Proofing,Baking,Cooling,Packaging
- Input ingredients
- dough pieces,pans
- Output ingredients
- centered dough pieces
- Market info
- Burford (Middleby) is known for manufacturing innovative and reliable industrial baking equipment, including automated systems for twisting, tying, and spraying. Their expertise lies in enhancing productivity and improving efficiency in bakery operations.
- Electrical requirement
- 380/480 VOLT,50/60 HZ.,3 PHASE,20 AMP
- Air pressure
- 80 PSI @ 3 SCFM Max
- Automation
- Operator friendly controls
- Motion profiles
- Orbital,in-line or hardway
- Integrated component
- Pan clamp system
- Motion Profiles
- Orbital / In-line / Hardway
- Automation Level
- Automated
- Integrated Conveyor
- Yes
- Pan Clamp System
- Automated
- Changeover Time
- Quick access to components
- Component Access
- Easy access through pivoting conveyor
- Labor Savings
- Yes
- Clamping mechanism location
- Underneath
- Motion type
- Orbital,In-line,Hardway
- Conveyor type
- Pivoting
- Component accessibility
- Easy
- Integrated pan clamp system
- Automated
- Motion profiles
- Orbital,in-line,hardway
- Pan metering system
- Optional
- Conveyor lengths
- Different lengths available