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SWEET GOODS PROCESSING
Pre-programmed
parameters on
automated lines
ensure that each
pastry or sweet good
is consistent size
and quality.
Rondo
more user-friendly, pop-up screens explain the settings
to operators. "
The other side of changeovers is the software. Many
aspects of changeovers have been automated, which
again, eliminates the opportunity for operator error at a
vulnerable moment in production.
" Bakers don't want to fully stop the machine because
during downtime, they're losing money, " Mr. Giacoio
explained. " Rheon tries to make those changeovers as
fast as possible. "
Saving recipes - process parameters and settings
- into a software program allows operators to simply
select the correct recipe, and the software adjusts the
equipment automatically.
" With the recall of a SKU, the machine can recalibrate
and make those adjustments with just the push of a button,
which definitely creates a faster changeover, " he said.
Recipe control can even assist at the depositor.
" Referring to our Pro Series, recipe storage is a great
tool that lets producers record their deposit profiles
and quickly switch over when needed, " Ms. Bal said of
Unifiller's recipe storage program. " Unifiller has had
some recent developments that include control from a
smart phone with our Total Care app as well as easy integration
with other equipment providers. "
Reducing waste with precision
Accuracy might be the most obvious way bakers can
save on ingredient costs. Proper width control for dough
band forming reduces trim. Ingredient costs are lowered
with precise depositing. Again, it goes back to the basics.
" You have to do a proper assessment of your quality
control, " Mr. Kollar said. " Reassess product specifica70
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tions and weights to ensure they are within standards.
Ensure that line operators are making proper adjustments
and running the line correctly. "
Equipment that is consistently precise helps bakers get
the highest yield out of ingredients and not waste anything.
" Precision ensures that you optimize the ingredient
usage per piece, which is one way to reduce waste, " Mr.
Sena said. " Precision also means applying topical ingredients
like sprinkles, icing or streusel in the right location
so that the need to recycle or reclaim ingredients
is minimized. Even those most efficient reclaim systems
generate a certain amount of ingredient loss. "
Rademaker offers a butter pump for its sheeting and
laminating lines that provides accurate application of
butter, one of those premium ingredients experiencing
price fluctuations. The pump processes industrial-style
fat blocks into a consistent band to apply to the dough
sheet before laminating.
At the depositor, E.T. Oakes' mass flow meter provides
an accurate flow and ensures that the deposits are
hitting the appropriate weights.
" If you have more accuracy then you're giving away
less, " Mr. Peck explained. " The weight doesn't save ingredients,
but it does improve upon giving too much product
away because bakers will be hitting closer to their
target weights. "
All of these things together - consistent makeup, accurate
depositing and finishing, minimized downtime
and precision - create a finished product that is within
specifications every time. The repeatability and control
automation offers eliminates variance and waste, which
ensures bakers get their money's worth out of their premium
ingredients.
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