New Processing Equipment: April 2020
Flexibility, greater sanitation, gentle handling of ingredients, quicker changeovers, more precise weight control, and the ability to make products with healthier ingredients are top of mind features and benefits for snack and bakery customers of extrusion equipment and technology.
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Company: Andy J. Egan Co.
Website: www.andyegan.com
Equipment Snapshot: Andy J. Egan Co. produces machines to handle extruded bars, and primarily does custom builds.
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Company: American Extrusion International
Website: www.americanextrusion.com
Equipment Snapshot: Known for its single-screw and rotary-head extruders that make sheeted chips, co-extruded snacks, sticks and three-dimensional shapes, American Extrusion has brought to market its first twin-screw extruder.
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Company: Baker Perkins
Website: www.bakerperkins.com
Equipment Snapshot: More nutritional snacks and baked goods have been top requests from customers of Baker Perkins, Peterborough, England.
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Company: Clextral
Website: www.clextral.com
Equipment Snapshot: Clextral has worked on developing snack lines designed to be flexible for rapid product changes when running high capacities without losing production efficiency.
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Company: Reading Bakery Systems
Website: www.readingbakery.com
Equipment Snapshot: Reading Bakery Systems, Robesonia, PA, has rolled out a co-extruder that can cut in front of the oven, set up with a wire cut mechanism.
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Company: Reiser
Website: http://reiser.com
Equipment Snapshot: Reiser has introduced several new technical advances in recent months, starting with a 33 percent larger infeed for double-screws on the Vemag divider.