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SWEET GOODS PROCESSING
" A small amount of maintenance can make a big difference
and ensure your product is running at maximum
efficiency, " Mr. Kollar said. " Components such as
flour dusting, depositing and strewing equipment, tooling,
and belt adjustments all have a cumulative effect if
not maintained and operated properly. For example, a
simple adjustment with a flour duster can result in savings
of hundreds of pounds of flour per day or week. "
To handle predictive maintenance, Mecatherm offers
its M-Care digital system that informs operators about
a machine's health. The system can alert operators and
help with problem-solving before there is a downtimeinducing
problem and therefore eliminate unnecessary
waste. If unplanned downtime does occur, Mecatherm
recommends integrating a buffer zone into the production
flow to avoid wasting product.
Changeovers are another form of downtime that requires
equipment to be swapped out and parameters
shifted. While technology has made changeovers faster
than ever, avoiding unnecessary stoppages is ideal. That
comes down to production planning.
" When you're looking at production schedules, there
are a lot of products that are similar in nature and lend
themselves to easier changeovers, " Mr. Giacoio explained.
" When those products are stacked against each
other, it makes for faster changeovers while also reducing
loss in ingredients. For example, a baker could run
products using similar doughs one right after the other
and reduce the amount of scrap. "
This eliminates the need to change parameters like
dough width that will require some adjustments as the
line gets back up to 100%, resulting in loss of product.
When significant changeovers are necessary, a smooth
transition comes down to modular equipment, accessibility,
quick change tools and automated equipment that
can adjust with the push of a button.
Modular equipment are machines that can be easily
added in or removed from a production line to provide
more capabilities. Rather than change out components
on a piece of equipment, which could require tools and
a skilled worker, these machines can be simply wheeled
in and out.
automated round portioning
Divider Insert Sheet Bundles
The ACCUSLICE-2100 is now available with a new Sheet Fed Divider
Inserts option or the traditional Roll Fed Divider Inserts. This automatic
round cutter portions a variety of frozen products including cheesecakes,
layer cakes, pies and more. Divider Inserts from bundles or rolls can be
placed between each slice while cutting up to 360 products per hour.
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FoodTools machines use our proprietary Divider Inserts that are
processed with consistent grain rolls, sheeted, sheared, stacked in
bundles of 1000 sheets and are stocked in over 100 different sizes.
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