Equipment Briefs
Looking for the most accurate depositor or a gentle makeup system? Check out the latest in new equipment.
Burford’s Precision Oiler is
designed to spray a precision pattern of oil and pan release agents on bakery
products, pans and band ovens. It includes up to 10 nozzles, a fully adjustable
nozzle head, fingertip digital oil quantity adjustment, accurate spray pattern,
electronic pan sensing, rapid cycle repetition and precise liquid metering, all
with no air required.
Burford Corp.
Maysville, Okla.
1-877-287-3673
The Crusto bread line from Rademaker is
equipped with automatic panning for a hands-free operation. It is intended for
flexibility and for making fast changeover and contains high hygienic levels.
The X-Pack low-stress dough feeder produces consistent quality dough while
retaining the open cell structure from pre-fermented dough. Additionally, the
belts have quick releases.
Rademaker
USA
Hudson, Ohio
1-330-650-2345
Food Process Automation introduced Opti-Flow
Cooling Tunnel, an advanced chilled tunnel for cooling biscuits, chocolate
and confectionery. Modules come in 5-ft. sections, each with its own evaporator
coil and fans, three high-impact insulated Fiberglass hoods and a belt tracking
system. Each module is a self-contained unit with an on-board cooling system,
stainless steel mesh, temperature probes, data logging and electrical control
systems.
Food Process Automation, Inc.
Grand Rapids, Mich.
1-800-968-9801
Fritsch USA focuses on SOFTPROCESSING,
a company-made technology that allows for gentle, stress-free processing of
dough and dough pieces. The system is a combination of specialized materials,
components and operating principles and moves in time with the dough cutting to
retain proper dough shape without pile-up or stretching.
Fritsch
USA
Cedar Grove, N.J.
1-973-857-7272
customer.service@fritsch-usa.us
Heat and Control unleashed the Ishida
dual snack packaging system to produce two different bag sizes, film styles
and gas-flush options for maximum economy and versatility. The system is
composed of an Ishida RS multi-head weigher, serving two Ishida Atlas
122 vertical form/fill/seal bagmakers. Its patented film loading system
requires zero manual centering and includes a vacuum splice plate for quick,
simple film changes. In addition, it can be customized with CEIA metal
detectors, code daters, automatic film splicing, a strip-pack bag applicator,
seal checker, checkweigher and case packer.
Heat and Control, Inc.
Hayward, Calif.
1-800-227-5980
Dorner Manufacturing is taking a flexible conveyor
platform to new heights by launching a Z-Frame for its QWIK Conveyor
5200 Series. The frame allows end users to quickly and easily change product
heights without conveyor-to-conveyor transfers. Plus users avoid the added
costs associated with additional pulleys and drives.
Dorner Manufacturing Corp.
Hartland, Wis.
1-800-397-8664
LeMatic launched the AE1200 single-line quality inspection
system, part of the AutoEye vision line, for English muffins. It can
be tailored to ensure that operators meet product quality specifications,
collect and report product data, monitor critical points through the production
process, track product characteristics for size, shape and color, identify and
remove undesirable product and segregate rejected product. In addition, it
operates at speeds exceeding 300 pieces per minute.
LeMatic Inc.
Jackson, Mich.
1-517-787-3301
Wire Belt offers Flex-Turn Series
of curve conveyors, specially designed to maintain product orientation
around 90º or 180º turns. The conveyors utilize a unique, tapered pitch to
eliminate slipping and tracking problems and allow for maximum product
exposure, facilitating washing, draining and removal of debris. The
power-turning units, made of stainless steel, gently handle products,
minimizing product damage and waste.
Wire
Belt Co. of America
Londonderry, N.H.
1-603-644-2500
The Hinds-Bock PLC control system allows for a
quicker changeover from one item to another. It uses a recipe-driven operator
interface to change depositor settings by entering in a recipe or SKU
[stock-keeping unit]. The tool-free spout centerline adjustment feature
eliminates the need to make multiple depositor adjustments. And the
match-marked gauge takes the guesswork out of spout location.
Hinds-Bock Corp.
Bothell, Wash.
1-877-292-5715
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