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The sky is the limit Unique eating experiences are a defining characteristic of snacking; they are especially expected when the choices are cakes and pastries. Corresponding production lines are designed to follow suit. AMF Bakery Systems customizes its equipment to match the need for product diversity, in any market segment, from fresh, to frozen or bake-off, to cover all (present and future) bases. Process efficiency is at the core.
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For the production of cakes and pies, AMF Bakery Systems provides a modular system developed by AMF Tromp, which includes an AMF Den Boer tunnel oven. In this structure, automated lines can be customized for various needs and capacities, having in mind current and future throughput needs. A variety of products in these categories can be manufactured with dedicated lines developed by companies within the AMF Bakery Systems family, from fruit cakes to muffins and meat pies – to name a few widely different flavors and textures. Automation features enable control of every step of the baking process, including depositing, air circulation and – essential for decision-making first impressions – decorating. With a variety of mixing, baking, cooling solutions and special units that can be combined with process optimization in mind, the cake line is very flexible, and can be designed according to precise production requirements. “Complete system
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solutions include everything from mixing to depositing and baking, to cooling and conveying. The decorating system itself can be customized for various methods such as topping, glazing, strewing, or injecting, to create any number of on-trend products: single-
cream and topped off with sprinkles or nuts. Topping and decorating equipment can be used flexibly for smaller or longer runs; multiple decorating stations can be placed along the line for a streamlined process, or with changeovers on smaller lines.
“The decorating system itself can be customized for various methods such as topping, glazing, strewing, or injecting, to create any number of on-trend products.” Hans Besems, product manager at AMF Tromp
packed cakes, cupcakes, muffins and more,” Hans Besems, product manager at AMF Tromp, details. Both pastries and cakes greatly benefit from personalization with unique, creative shapes and finishing touches. For decorations, any or all of these methods with their corresponding equipment can be used to apply several kinds of materials. For instance, three decorations can be added onto (and into) the same product: a muffin or a donut cake can be injected, covered with (whipped)
The modular setup makes AMF cake and pastry lines flexible and allows them to support a wide range of products and sizes. The standard laminating and depositing sections can divert as needed to product-specific solutions that are flexible to change. The final layout of an AMF cake line will be determined by the specific production requests and the desired volumes, resulting in different lines of the same name. Some are mono-lines, dedicated to one product, while, in other projects,
