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The Secret to Safe, Smooth
Conveying is Volkmann
TO MITIGATE THE INITIAL
INVESTMENTS, MANY
BAKERIES ARE TAKING A
BUILDING-BLOCK APPROACH
TO INGREDIENT AUTOMATION.
liver it to you. Bakers can't afford to wait until the last minute
to determine their ingredient handling solutions. "
That said, there are ways to accommodate increasing capacity
in the meantime.
" If a bakery is going to immediately move into bulk silo
storage, you can design a system around a single silo storage, "
Mr. Davis noted. " However, some bakers may not be
ready for that investment in a silo because they're in a bakery
where they're leasing a facility and can't put in a silo. If
that's the case, they can look at a bulk bag unloading system
with a transfer system that delivers ingredients directly to
the mixers. Eventually, that system could then be expanded
and integrated with a silo rather than a bulk bagger. "
Mr. Murphy pointed to several other factors that bakeries
must explore prior to installing bulk handing operations to
avoid unnecessary delays.
" Many mid-sized bakeries have space or ceiling height
limitations, " he said. " Additionally, some of them experience
local restrictions against outside storage. "
Before investing in automation, a good rule of thumb
is to examine every ingredient and how much is being
used. That's especially true when exploring micro and minor
ingredients.
" Take a look at all of the SKUs that you have to offer and
take a deep dive into the recipes and pick out the top few ingredients
that are used across the board and set up a system
to automate those ingredients only, " Mr. Davis said. " If you
are looking at six or eight ingredients, it will pay for itself in
the long run. "
Often the toughest investments made in the most difficult
of times end up being the best decisions from a budgetary
perspective for companies in the long run.
" Down the line, when these supply chain and labor issues
lessen, and when everything returns to normal, bakers
won't have to worry about finding employees because
they invested in automation, " Mr. Davis explained. " Maybe
it is a really good time to invest now so they get the system
going to work for them today, and it will grow with
them tomorrow. "
That's how to see the big picture with automating ingredient
handling, even when companies are looking at capital
spending under a microscope.
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