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how they measure the energy put
into the dough, and that tells you
that it's properly kneaded. But it's
only as good as how consistently
the ingredients come in."
With a "smart" piece, the mixer
can tell the operator if the dough
was mixed properly based on flour
variations such as quality. But
it can't help with measurement
variations.
"It will know it's properly kneaded for that formula, but it won't fix
it," Mr. Morabito said. "If you're
under on sugar, over on flour, under on water, it will think it's mixed
for that absorption, but it won't
fix it because it doesn't know what
you did wrong. You have to be consistent with your ingredient handling first."
When making multiple batches
of dough, bakers benefit from having the information stored and easily accessible. That's why Peerless
Roller Bar Mixers come with a "Mix
to Energy" program.
"The baker can find the ideal
batch and make that his default
setting in the program, Mr. Everett
said. "The mixer will automatically
monitor the energy going into the
dough which allows each batch to
be very consistent. This takes the
decision making out of the operators' hands to make it a more controlled solution for a quality batch
every time."
Data acquisition is the next generation for bakers to track trends
in production, and the AMF
Dough Guardian Information
Technologies helps bakers react to
changes in the dough.
"AMF Dough Guardian will read
power needed for the agitator to
mix, as well as dough temperature
and many other inputs to ensure
all parameters are in place," Mr.
Martin said.
"Let's face it. The younger generation of bakers thrives on artificial intelligence and sees the value in having

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