The modern and advanced industrial bakery looks much different from its early predecessors There have been many technological advancements that have led to increased production capacity, lower operating costs, and expanded markets. One of these innovations that has become a staple of bread, pastries, and flat dough is industrial dough sheeting equipment.
What is dough sheeting? Dough sheeting first came to market from Rademaker in the 1970s and has matured in the decades since and continues to progress. Dough sheeting is a process that creates a continuous, consistent layer of dough that can be accurately manipulated by the make-up line. The dough sheet is made by feeding dough blocks onto a conveyor belt that forces the dough in between two rollers. There may be a sequence of rollers or the dough may be fed through the rollers multiple times, which all result in a sheet of dough with constant thickness and characteristics. What are the advantages of dough sheeting? Dough sheeting provides several advantages over other dough preparation methods. The process of rolling the dough not only creates a consistent thickness but can also laminate layers together, for example in puff pastry, and reliably provide gluten network development. With these features, dough sheeting provides consistency to both the shape and internal structure of the dough. Another major benefit of dough sheeting is that it can produce a high volume of dough with accuracy. This minimizes production errors and waste and can improve reliability in the final product. Improvements in dough sheeting technology Newer dough sheeting technology incorporates more sensors and automation than previous generations. For example, the roller gap that determines the size of the dough sheet and how much the dough itself is worked is fully automated in some designs, resulting in extremely high precision in meeting the prescribed dough sheet characteristics. This keeps the dough at a constant thickness and improves the uniformity of the products. In the Fritsch Rollfix 600, their innovative roller gap continuously measures the dough sheet width and adjusts the roller gap until the final width is reached. Another benefit of automation is the ability to optimize production rates while minimizing errors. The Rollfix 600 can reach a sheeting speed of 56 m/min, handling dough blocks up to 15 kg. Together, this automation benefits bakeries with faster operation and improved efficiency. About Artisan Capital Partners: Artisan Capital Partners tailors bakery solutions and services designed to create liquidity from industrial bakery assets while consistently managing transaction risk. Artisan Capital Partners helps bakeries manage assessing equipment, dismantling, and transportation, as well as design, installation, and testing to provide bakeries with a liquidity event that meets their goals. Comments are closed.
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