Vacuum cooling system for baked goods
Rapidly cool bakery products to extend shelf life and maintain crispness by using advanced vacuum technology, ensuring your baked goods stay fresh and ready for optimal processing and packaging.
Cools, Stabilizes, and Preserves Baked Goods
The VEK Vacuum Enthalpy Cooling System from WP Industrial Bakery Technologies revolutionizes cooling in industrial bakeries. By utilizing a patented vacuum process, it rapidly cools baked goods post-oven, enhancing crispness and extending shelf life by up to three weeks. Specially designed for continuous, high-speed operations, it accommodates various baked products, from traditional Kaiser rolls to Italian ciabatta loaves.
Operating with a differential pressure measurement system, this equipment allows precise control tailored to each product, ensuring ideal texture and moisture retention. The integration of cold air circulation and remoistening features maintains product quality and freshness, optimized for any specific need. Furthermore, WP’s recirculation method ensures germ-free cooling, a crucial aspect for extending product shelf life.
Modular options like the VEK 4000 AB 800 and VEK 6000 AB 800 offer flexibility with customizable conveyor systems for different tray and product sizes, handling up to 10 baking trays simultaneously. This system’s efficient energy use reduces operational costs, complemented by a versatile design suited for seamless integration into existing production lines. Constructed with durable materials, it ensures longevity and easy maintenance.
Benefits
- Enhances product shelf life by up to three weeks, maintaining freshness and quality.
- Accelerates cooling process, reducing production time by approximately 70%.
- Preserves product crispness and stability throughout the day, improving end-customer satisfaction.
- Minimizes energy consumption, translating to significant cost savings.
- Ensures continuous and high-speed processing, optimizing production efficiency.
- Applications
- Panettone,Kaiser rolls,Baked goods,Bread rolls,Pretzel sticks,Soft pretzels,Rusk,Ciabatta breads,Apple pie,Artisan rolls,Pan bread,Toast,Cakes,Hard biscuits,Crispbread,Slit rolls
- End products
- Bavarian pretzel sticks,Traditional kaiser rolls,Sourdough artisan rolls,Spiced rusk,Soft bavarian pretzels,Italian ciabatta loaves,Classic panettone,Wholegrain crispbread,Apple hand pies,Chocolate cakes,Corn rolls,Butter hard biscuits,Seeded slit rolls,Multigrain toast
- Steps before
- Baking,Oven heating
- Steps after
- Cutting,Packaging,Storage,Transport
- Input ingredients
- oven-hot baked goods,bread rolls,baking trays
- Output ingredients
- cooled baked goods,germ-free products,crisp baked goods,moisture-retained products,ready-to-package products,extended shelf life products
- Market info
- WP Industrial Bakery Group is known for its expertise in manufacturing high-quality, engineered-to-order bakery equipment, offering innovative solutions and reliable service for industrial baking processes, enhancing efficiency and production capabilities for bakeries worldwide.
- Cooling Time
- A few minutes
- Cooling Temperature
- 4–8°C
- Vacuum Cell Distance from Pump
- 8 to 10 m
- Baking Tray Capacity
- 6 to 10 trays
- Module Length
- 2000 mm to 3000 mm
- Maximum Headroom
- 475 mm
- Working mechanism
- Vacuum cooling process
- Integrated steps
- Cooling and product readiness for packaging
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Continuous
- Changeover time
- Fast cooling in a few minutes
- Automation level
- Automatic control of vacuum and temperature
- Cleaning method
- Modular system with clean-air filters
- Energy efficiency
- Enormous energy-saving potential
- Moisture control
- Moisture can be added during the process
- Cold air circulation
- Patented system with pressure adjustment
- Germ-free processing
- Germ-free air post-cooling
- Biological compatibility
- Yes
- Cleanability
- High
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- Yes
- Density/particle size
- Variable based on baked goods
- Baked goods type
- Bread rolls,Artisan rolls,Pretzel sticks
- Integration possibilities
- Modular setup with optional cross connection
- Conveyor system type
- Customizable
- Distance between pump stand and cell
- Max. 8 to 10 m