As consumer demand for baked goods and snack foods changes and grows, so do bakers’ and snack producers’ equipment needs and wants. Baking
systems manufacturers are listening to their customers and introducing new or redesigned machinery that fits the bill.
There are any number of ways to look at a bakery oven and its performance, but for the most part, all of the elements impact the essential heat conditions from input to output for the baker’s oven. Banner Day examines what’s important and how the elements come together in a heat management white paper.
The Middleby Corp., an Elgin, Ill.-based developer, manufacturer and marketer of foodservice and food-processing equipment, purchases Stewart Systems Global, L.L.C., Plano, Texas, which manufactures baking systems. The acquisition places Middleby at more than $1 billion in sales annually.
After her last trip to PACK EXPO International, Peggy Shannon, the founder of artisan cookie manufacturer Queen City Cookies, L.L.C. in Cincinnati, purchased a shrink-packaging machine that helps ensure the freshness and quality of her cookies, sold to customers across the U.S.
When it comes to baking, steel belts can be exposed to extreme mechanical and thermal stress. Made to match these high demands with superior quality and reliability, Berndorf Band Engineering’s steel belts withstand a high number of load cycles and fluctuating operating temperatures.
The Human Machine Controller from Maple Systems combines an HMI and PLC in one unit. With customizable input/output, the HMC accepts up to five plug-in I/O modules with varying configurations of digital and analog inputs and outputs. The unit is available with a 3.5-in. or a 5.7-in. touchscreen display, each equipped with six function keys adjacent to the screen.
The June meeting of the Baking Equipment Manufacturers and Allieds (BEMA) drew historic numbers, with the Baker Viewpoint panel being a main attraction to the event.
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