Automation - Articles - Page 14 | Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery

Ingredient handling equipment to maximize efficiency and throughput

Automated ingredient handling and connectivity help reduce waste while increasing throughput.

February 15, 2017

Automation has begun to take over the world of sorting and ingredient handling among snack and bakery products, especially in the area of continuous batching and delivery systems.

New form/fill/seal packaging equipment offers flexibility

Latest systems help bakery/snack producers keep pace with consumer demand.

Neal Lorenzi

November 9, 2016

For snack food and select baked goods producers today, flexibility is the most sought-after feature of form/fill/seal (FFS) packaging equipment. Manufacturers also seek modular designs that provide scalable solutions and flexible layout configurations.

A-B-C Packaging Machine Corp.'s Model 19 packer

Snack packer

May 18, 2016

A-B-C Packaging Machine Corp.'s Model 19 packer is designed for snack manufacturers interested in automating their hand-packing lines.

Video: New advancements in line efficiency, design

December 17, 2015

Butterball’s Corporate Project Manager Matt Giroux discusses line efficiency, technological advancements of line design, automation of lines and robotics on packaging lines.

Industrial artisans extraordinaire

Douglas J. Peckenpaugh

September 15, 2015

Boulart deftly balances artisan ideals with state-of-the-art technology to bring better bread to the masses.

RMT Robotics now Cimcorp in North America

January 13, 2015

The Canadian entity embraces the Cimcorp brand to drive innovation in R&D and product development, and offer a comprehensive portfolio of material-handling and automation solutions.

A look at recent bagging equipment innovations

Neal Lorenzi

December 8, 2014

Today’s horizontal and vertical bagging equipment helps bakers and snack producers address food-safety concerns, improve operational efficiency and sanitation, and accommodate in-demand packaging, among other capabilities.

Flexible automatic systems address customization needs

Neal Lorenzi

August 6, 2014

Today’s bakers and snack producers say customers want mass customization, smaller case counts and more product varieties.

Product handling for shelf-ready retailing

Neal Lorenzi

February 12, 2014

More bakery products and snacks must be packaged to be shelf-ready for retailers, so product-handling equipment must offer flexibility for the changing marketplace. To meet this need, equipment manufacturers are developing more systems incorporating advanced robotics and sophisticated transport systems. Even plastic pallets are now multifunctional.

Artisan Dough-How with a High-Tech Twist

Take a tour of Hudson Bread’s production facility, near the Big Apple. Among its many features, the 60,000-sq.-ft. plant sports a brand new stress-free production line that’s helping to keep pace with product demand.

Lauren R. Hartman

May 16, 2012

Hudson Bread, North Bergen, N.J., is rather a paradox. Starting out in 1994 as a small, fully artisan bakery owned and operated by president/chief executive Mariusz (Mark) Kolodziej, Hudson Bread became a favored producer, as its scrumptious baguettes, boules, rolls, brioche, buns, Ciabattas, Pullman loaves and much more gave it plenty of momentum to grow and expand.