Solution Showcase

AABI LTD

Customizable scoring robot ABI LTD’s Katana Robotic Scoring System is a userfriendly bakery solution that includes ultrasonic drag and plunge, conventional blade, and waterjet scoring options. Operators can switch from one tool to another in seconds with the automatic tool changer and save time during production. They can also add a library of scoring styles and designs customizable to different products. With precision in each cut, bakers can be confident their products meet quality standards and limit product waste. www.abiltd.com Year released: 2022 Contact: inquiry@abiltd.com

AMF TROMP

SFA Artisan Bread Line

AMF Tromp delivers increased efficiency with the SFA Artisan Bread Line. It enables bakers to produce a wide variety of artisan bread products on a single production line. It also offers increased efficiency, flawless re-work integration, less waste, faster changeover and simple production. The operator-friendly, hygienic frame design and components are engineered to the highest sanitary design standards with easy-access washdown parts to reduce cleaning times and minimize water usage. www.amfbakery.com

Year released: 2022 Contact: sales@amfbakery.com

AUTO-BAKE SERPENTINE

Lower core temperature in minutes

Auto-Bake Serpentine, a Middleby Bakery brand, created the Inline Vacuum Cooling System in collaboration with Armor Inox. The system reduces the core temperature on average by 100°F within three minutes while reducing total process time by more than 60%. Shelf-life spans increase by controlling final moisture and water activity and eliminating foreign particle contamination. The system can also improve final product volume and symmetry and provide a softer mouthfeel by tightening the internal crumb structure. www.auto-bake.com

Year released: 2022 Contact: sales@auto-bake.com

AXIS AUTOMATION

Two-axis motion control

Axis Automation debuted the Traveller, a stand-alone, servo-controlled machine-mounting platform, in fall 2022. It provides two-axis motion control to ensure precise depositing and consistent finishes. Available on new equipment installations, it is also designed to work with existing facility infrastructure by bridging existing Axis equipment. As bakeries add new SKUs, introduce new formulations and change portion sizes or presentation, the Traveller is a cost-effective way to increase functionality and flexibility. www.axisautomation.com

Year released: 2022 Contact: sales@axisautomation.com

BBAKER THERMAL

High volume, reduced bake time Baker Thermal, a Middleby Bakery brand, created the industry’s first impingement microwave combination oven to meet high-volume demands. Rapid Bake allows bake time reduction by up to 40%, occupying a smaller footprint on the bakery floor. With four zones and two microwave launchers per zone, it reduces power usage by decreasing the number of natural gas burners. Rapid Bake can operate at temperatures up to 650°F. With its modular design, bakers can cut installation time. www.bakerthermal.com Year released: 2022 Contact: equipmentsales@bakerthermal.com

BELSHAW

Multi-faceted fryer accessory

Belshaw developed a multi-faceted fryer accessory that allows for automated frying of historically labor-intensive, manually produced goods such as mochi rings and yeastraised donut holes. The CRS System, which can reduce labor and increase throughput, is scalable, modular and flexible. This first-of-its-kind system can be easily integrated into existing Belshaw equipment to improve quality and efficiency. www.belshaw.com

Year released: 2022 Contact: info@belshaw.com

BETTENDORF STANFORD

Bread slicer with sanitary design

Bettendorf Stanford rolled out a full washdown Frozen HBS slicer for sandwich assembly lines. It has been updated with the latest sanitary design standards in mind. The slicer features improved hygienic design bearings, open angle framing, sloped surfaces and an easy-to-clean discharge conveyor. It is also capable of slicing frozen ciabatta, English muffins, biscuits, croissants and more at speeds up to 120 pieces per minute. When the product exits the slicer, the tops are sitting next to the bottoms to allow for easy sandwich assembly. www.bettendorfstanford.com/frozen-hbs

Year released: 2022 Contact: sales@bettendorfstanford.com

BLUEPRINT AUTOMATION

Product loading with bulk feeding

BluePrint Automation’s Spider 100v Product Loader with Bulk Feeder uses delta-style robots with vision to replace a traditional collate and load system. Designed for overwrapped baked products and more, the system eliminates traditional racetrack collation and potential jam points picking virtually any product count or configuration. With the integrated bulk feeder, the system is not tied to an oven and accepts product from bulk or work in process. www.blueprintautomation.com

Year released: December 2021 Contact: Rocco Fucetola fucetola@blueprintautomation.com

BROLITE

Clean label, non-GMO mold inhibitor

Brolite’s Inhibitor C X2 is a cultured product that naturally produces propionic acid to lower pH levels. Used at 1 to 3%, Inhibitor C X2 acts as a clean-label and non-GMO mold inhibitor in baked goods. Since the ingredient statement only contains cultured wheat flour and citric acid, there are no allergens other than wheat. Inhibitor C X2 does not impact the flavor of the product, and it can be easily added into many existing formulas to increase shelf life. www.bakewithbrolite.com

Year released: 2022 Contact: Ken Skrzypiec k.skrzypiec@broliteproducts.com

BUNDY BAKING SOLUTIONS

Automated, sanitary pan greaser

Bundy Baking Solutions’ release agent and applicator brand Synova uses exclusive design technology for its AccuTech Pan Greaser to provide bakeries with the most accurate, sanitary and automated pan greaser available in the baking industry. Bakeries can expect to reduce release agent usage, decrease sanitation needs and downtime, and increase throughput. The AccuTech Pan Greaser’s recipe-driven technology and simple changeover also lowers labor requirements for bakeries. www.synovaoil.com

Year released: 2022 Contact: info@synovaoil.com

CSOLUTION SHOWCASE

BURFORD CORP.

Accuracy for high-speed seeding Burford Corp., a Middleby Bakery brand, offers a targeted pattern of seeds on bakery products with a patent-pending design. With seed savings from 20 to 50%, the Smart Seeder+ minimizes waste and keeps pans clean. The dual-purpose rotating drum acts as the template and reclaim system. This feature allows the Smart Seeder+ unit to provide accuracy and savings while maintaining high-speed production. www.burford.com Year released: 2022 Contact: info@burford.com Efficient pan stacking, unstacking

CAPWAY AUTOMATION

Capway Automation designed the RoboStack system to stack and unstack baking pans by gripping and lifting then gently placing them onto a stacking conveyor. Its multiple pan cart interface conveyors allow for maximum operation. Features include a visual and audible “cart full” announcement for multitasking operations as well as removing potential pan damage. The custom engineered conveyor systems allow for seamless integration of the RoboStack system into a bakery’s existing footprint. www.capwayautomation.com

Year released: 2022 Contact: sales@capwayautomation.com

CAVANNA

Tray slug loader for fragile goods

Cavanna presents Tray Slug Loader (TSL), a new system developed for cookies, sandwiches, and products with decorations or enrobed with chocolate. TSL combines three functions: filling PVC blister trays and trays with or without lids, and feeding slugs directly into the flow wrapper’s bar infeed. It can create and pack nine different product configuration types and one to three different product portions. Depending on product type, TSL can handle up to 2,000 pieces per minute. www.cavanna-usa.com

Year released: 2022 Contact: Bill Kehrli b.kehrli@cavannagroup.com

CORBION

Consistent oil and fat distribution

Corbion recognizes that oils and fats play a major role in helping bakers maintain consistent quality and predictable performance in baked goods. But with ongoing pricing and supply constraints, bakers are looking for relief. The enzyme-based Vantage 2060 lets bakers deliver consistent, high-quality products, while eliminating the use of mono- and diglycerides. Vantage 2060 reduces oils and hard fats by up to 60% and can be used alongside other dough improvers and ESL solutions for easy formulation. www.corbion.com

Year released: 2022 Contact: foodus@corbion.com

DSOLUTION SHOWCASE

DIOSNA

Grain cooking for extended freshness Diosna, part of Linxis Group, recommends grain cooking processes to any bakery operation for optimal product quality. Grain cooking involves heating flour and grains with water until a gelatinized hot soaker is achieved. Adding it into the ingredients extends freshness and increases dough yield. Bakeries will achieve extended frozen storage stability of baked goods and a reduction of premixes, bread improvers and preservatives. It will also help cost reduction for yeast, flour, logistics and more. www.diosna.com Year released: 2022 Contact: marketing@diosna.de

FORMOST FUJI

Upgraded bagger for better efficiency

Formost Fuji’s GTS Bagger has a new mechanical design that allows the machine to run quieter, smoother and more efficiently. These changes on the horizontal bagger — including a newly designed overhead, improved bag hold down and auto bag change design — provide less downtime and better operation on the plant floor. www.formostfuji.com

Year released: 2022 Contact: sales@formostfuji.com

HHANDTMANN

Expanded bakery team services Handtmann’s baking integration and customization team contributes high levels of technical knowledge, application experience and collaborative skills to ensure success across core technologies. From a complete pizza dough ball line to a valveless depositing option or bestof-breed mixing, dividing or forming technologies, to a full solution in a new bakery facility with other vendors. Gentle mixing options and efficient dividing and forming add value through reliability, accuracy and operational ease. welcometo.handtmann.us/bakery-innovations Year released: 2022 Contact: info@handtmann.us

HARPAK-ULMA

Gravity loader with flexibility

Harpak-Ulma’s gravity loader uses a common conveyor and pattern former with side pushers to condense and orient a complete layer of fresh baked goods or corrugated cases typically used for frozen products. The layer is indexed and positioned over a set of doors prior to dropping it into the basket or case. The design combines mechanical simplicity with flexibility. It is also well suited for bakeries with space constraints often associated with manual loading. www.harpak-ulma.com/equipment/gravity-loader

Year released: 2022 Contact: Josh Becker joshbecker@harpak-ulma.com

HENRY & SONS

Eliminate metal-to-metal contact

Henry & Sons can supercharge a VEMAG’s performance with its patented Zero Contact Double Screw and Housing System. Made in the US like all Henry & Sons products, the new “genius by design” Zero Contact System stops the metal-to-metal contact of double screws and housings. It also improves weight consistency, reduces product temperature rise, and stops product giveaway and the wearing process. www.dhenryandsons.com

Year released: 2022 Contact: Mark Henry mark@dhenryandsons.com

HEUFT

Sustainable hybrid thermal oil heater

Heuft’s patent-pending hybrid thermal oil heater warms thermal oil sustainably and grants bakers independence in energy management. It combines electric and fired heater technologies, with the electric heater operating sustainably with regenerative sources. Bakers can choose which type and how much renewable energy they want to use. The goal is to use all sustainable energy sources available so nothing goes back to the grid. An optional buffer tank can be added to increase energy efficiency. www.heuft-backofenbau.de

Year released: 2022 Contact: Marcus Hofmann m.hofmann@heuft1700.com

INTRALOX Intralox added the Active Integrated Motion (AIM) Glide, offering bakers a reliable alternative to metal slat switches for transferring bread. AIM Glide uses AIM technology and offers zero unscheduled downtime, no jams and 75% less maintenance. It also boasts 50% less cleaning time and gentle product handling while maintaining product orientation. www.intralox.com I Year released: 2022 Contact: customerservice.bakery@intralox.com A reliable release for bakers

J&K INGREDIENTS

Innovative dough conditioner

J&K Ingredients offers the Maxowave, an innovative dough conditioner specifically for use in yeast-raised baked goods that are heated in the microwave. It can maintain the overall quality of and keep products like sandwiches, bread and rolls, stuffed pockets, pizza crust, biscuits, and more from becoming rubbery after heating. This solution can be applied to any existing dough conditioning system to enhance the tolerance of microwaved baked goods. www.jkingredients.com

Year released: 2022 Contact: sales@jkingredients.net

KSOLUTION SHOWCASE

KWIK LOK

Environmentally friendly bag closures Kwik Lok created Fibre-Lok, an environmentally friendly alternative to plastic bag closures, entirely of natural cellulose wood. Developed to meet the needs of bakeries interested in reducing their plastic use without sacrificing functionality, quality or durability, Fibre-Lok closures are made from 100% post-consumer recycled paper and meets or exceeds all known environmental and health regulations. At .70 mm thick, Fibre-Lok provides the strength and reusability of all other Kwik Lok closures. It can be used in Kwik Lok automatic bag closing machines with minor modifications, allowing for easy line conversion. www.kwiklok.com/sustainability Year released: 2022 Contact: sales@kwiklok.com

LEMATIC

Automated forming and loading

LeMatic takes another step toward total automation of the packaging line with the P7 Pattern Former and Loader. The P7 has been designed with industry-leading capacity, up to 70 packages per minute. Its linear motors increase efficiency and flexibility while maximizing speed. LeMatic’s all-in-one approach combines pattern forming and tray loading, lowering overall maintenance while saving space and reducing labor. www.lematic.com

Year released: 2022 Contact: sales@lematic.com

MMECATHERM

Predictive maintenance solution Mecatherm’s M-Care is an intuitive predictive maintenance application developed in partnership with French company MaMaTa. It’s designed to prevent breakdowns and optimize the production line’s availability rates. It also enables industrial bakeries to detect anomalies in equipment early and provide operators and maintenance staff guidance for initial maintenance checks. This predictive analysis solution helps manufacturers better understand their equipment and guide them with problem-solving. Most of the new Mecatherm ovens are already equipped with M-Care. www.mecatherm.fr/en Year released: 2022 Contact: info@mecatherm.com

MULTIVAC-FRITSCH

Performance-based control systems

Fritsch, part of the Multivac group, unveiled its new performance-based control system for lines in the PROGRESSA range making operation easy and intuitive, requiring fewer skilled laborers and minimizing input errors. With PROGRESSA Control, the operator inputs the target production number, and the line will calculate all parameters necessary to achieve the desired output. No more highly technical settings and adjustments. Mid-sized bakers can now achieve quantitatively and qualitatively superior results on their lines. www.fritsch-group.com/en/machines/progressa

Year released: 2021 Contact: bakery-sales@multivac.com

OSOLUTION SHOWCASE

MOLINE

Next-gen mid-capacity donut system Moline introduced the next generation of mid-capacity donut systems at IBIE 2022. A turnkey solution for sheeting, proofing, frying and finishing, this system is tailored for fresh donut operations requiring 500 to 1,200 dozen per hour. The versatile makeup line allows for product changeovers in less than two minutes, while the proofer and fryer feature continuous sediment removal systems that clean the equipment during production. The fryer also features a continuous oil filtration system to maintain product quality. www.moline.com Year released: 2022 Contact: sales@moline.com Slurry mixer for labs and pilot plants

OAKES

Oakes’ 24-in. Slurry Mixer replaces traditional batch mixing and is designed for R&D labs or pilot plants. It will mix and transfer up to four 250-lb. batches of batter or fillings per hour to a holding tank or depositing manifold. Featuring a hands-free, single-cylinder, pneumatic cover design, it can be equipped with spray balls and a dual use CIP product/transfer pump. The operator touch screen allows multiple programmable mix stages, times and speeds and performs auto diagnostics. www.oakes.com

Year released: 2022 Contact: info@oakes.com

PPEERLESS

Flight-driven sandwich equipment Peerless’ flight bar transport system chain design for its Peters Sandwiching Machines provides higher performance for cleanability and longer chain life. It reduces exposure to cream and cookie crumbs to limit spillage. This system also provides better alignment and synchronization of the flight bar pusher pins with base-biscuits and the depositors across six lanes. Additionally, removal of extra chain parts and chain rails makes for an improved ergonomic design. www.peerlessfood.com Year released: 2022 Contact: sales@peerlessfood.com

PFENING

Dust collector filter monitoring

The Fred D. Pfening Co. knows that bin vent dust collectors on silos, use bins and hoppers are an integral part of NFPA combustible dust control protocols and critical to ensure that pneumatic conveying systems operate at peak performance. Improper venting is the most common root cause of tube plugs, low transfer rates and slow ingredient scaling. Pfening designed the Filter Guardian Monitoring System, which features real-time monitoring and optimal performance to ensure dust collector filter cartridges perform properly and achieve maximum useful life between changeouts. www.pfening.com

Year released: 2022 Contact: sales@pfening.com

RSOLUTION SHOWCASE

RADEMAKER

Integrated, mobile monitoring station Rademaker introduced the Monitoring Station, an integrated, mobile product line scanner, in light of increased attention to efficiency, profitability and waste reduction. It analyzes the size, shape and volume of bakery products and provides measurable data to solve these issues. Operators can also use the data to make real-time process adjustments, or the data can be sent directly to the line during production when applicable. www.rademaker.com Year released: 2021 Contact: Nick Magistrelli nmagistrelli@rademakerusa.com

REISER

Production line versatility

Reiser’s latest innovation, the VEMAG Multi-Lane Dough Divider, adds versatility to every production line and is applicable for all types of buns, rolls and English muffins. Easily adjustable to consistently produce exact-weight portions of dough, the multi-outlet VEMAG includes Reiser’s patented Waterwheel flow divider and servo-driven cutting system. It can run up to eight lanes at up to 300 cuts per minute and is able to handle all types of dough. Weight accuracy is achieved across multiple lanes without adjustments. www.reiser.com

Year released: 2022 Contact: Ron Mullins sales@reiser.com

REPCO

Improve hinge integrity on sliced rolls

Repco’s Ultimate Hinge was developed to improve hinge integrity on all sliced rolls. The company’s proprietary formula is incorporated into the baker’s recipe to ensure that customers get the best sliced roll on the market. Ultimate Hinge enhances softness and freshness as well as improves texture while keeping the structural integrity of the protein inside the bun. This also improves the development, quality and machineability of dough for rolls. www.repcoworld.com/ultimate-hinge

Year released: 2021 Contact: emlotek@repcoworld.com

REXFAB

Automated pan stacking/unstacking

Rexfab’s Pan Stacker - Pan Unstacker delivers lower operating costs through automation. The machine’s breakthrough technology includes a fully electric system using electromagnetic technology and servo motors to ensure smooth, gentle pan stacking and unstacking. The recipe-driven solution handles up to 40 pans per minute in a compact footprint. Benefits include reduced noise levels, less need for expensive compressed air, reduced pan wear and maximized operator safety with dual-zone safety enclosure. www.rexfab.com

Year released: 2020, debuted at IBIE 2022 Contact: sales@rexfab.com

SSOLUTION SHOWCASE

STEWART SYSTEMS

Gentle, accurate makeup line Stewart Systems, a Middleby Bakery brand, released the Wave 200 Bread Make-Up which runs two lanes at speeds of 100 cuts per minute or faster. The unit integrates with all Middleby Bakery equipment or serves as a replacement for older volumetric technology. With a low pressure, max 40 PSI at the manifold, this unit embraces Wave technology due to its gentle-on-the-dough action compared to other extrusion technologies. Servo-driven pumps generate positive displacement, and the servo-driven cut-off delivers accurate weights with no mineral oil needed. www.stewart-systems.com Year released: 2022 Contact: stewart.parts@stewart-systems.com

SCHUBERT

In-house 3-D printing solution

Schubert Additive Solutions launched its PARTBOX 3-D printer to deliver consistently high print quality and improve process reliability for packaging machines and overall process efficiency. With its own streaming platform and printer, PARTBOX is complete system that enables manufacturers to produce components directly in their own operations. www.schubert.group

Year released: 2022 Contact: sales@schubert-na.com

UUNIFILLER

Precise and powerful depositing Unfiller, part of Linxis Group, offers its +Series Depositors to blend the power of pneumatic machines with digital precision. With the help of a Bluetooth-enabled smart device, operators can control speed, volume, splash reduction, pre-charge and deposit pressure profiling for the most accurate deposits. A cloud-based Total Care App provides real-time data analytics as well as digital controls for any machine settings or recipe adjustments. The +Series Depositors are built for ease of use and cleaning and require no special training to operate. www.unifiller.com Year released: 2022 Contact: Sean Devenish info@unifiller.com

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