New Processing Equipment: December 2022
Snack food and wholesale bakery companies looking to purchase or upgrade their laminators and sheeters focus most on features and benefits like flexibility, sanitation, and automation, according to companies that manufacture such products.
Company: AMF Tromp
Website: www.amfbakery.com
Equipment Snapshot: The newly introduced SFA Artisan Bread Line from AMF Tromp, showcased at IBIE, can handle both common and specialty doughs with low stress to maintain dough properties and allow for maximum personalization; the system provides quick product changeover and flexibility. The SFA sheeting line produces a wide variety of artisan style breads, baguettes, ciabatta, batard, and many sourdough breads for producers looking for flexibility in producing multiple types of breads on a single line, Features include stainless steel, hygienic frame design with closed, welded bodies.
Company: Baker Perkins
Website: www.bakerperkins.com
Equipment Snapshot: Baker Perkins offers the TruClean sheet forming and cutting lines, which can process a wide range of dough types, from crackers to hard, sweet biscuits. The company can configure production lines to suit laminated or straight-sheeted process requirements—or both, if a unique combination laminator is used. The sheet and cut process is traditionally used on hard and semi-sweet products, although there is increasing crossover into enzyme-raised crackers, baked snacks, and softer dough products where a lighter texture is needed.
Company: Rademaker USA
Website: www.rademaker.com
Equipment Snapshot: Rademaker’s latest offering is the Radini system aimed at mid-range bakeries, which retains the quality features of legacy Rademaker equipment, such automatic controls, while providing more of a capacity limitation. It reportedly takes less time to produce (three to six months) than other units, at a lower price point than available previously. The Radini can be set up to deliver such offerings as artisan breads, doughnuts, pastries, Danish, cinnamon rolls, pepperoni rolls, and more.
Company: Moline Machinery
Website: www.moline.com
Equipment Snapshot: Moline Machinery has upgraded its existing laminator and sheeter lines without introducing anything brand new. The company has added some features, especially on larger sheeting lines with multiple gauging stations, such as an automated dough-tensioning monitoring system that makes tweaks. It also has made improvements to hygienic designs for equipment that has to be fully washed down on a daily basis, including quick belt removal and easier access points.