Glazing and enrobing options

KESS Industries introduced its 2008 coating systems, designed to topcoat or fully enrobe bakery products. A heated stainless-steel supply tank is equipped with controls to adjust the coating and water jacket temperatures and positive displacement pump speeds. The conveyor belt speed also is variable. Tri-clamp connections make for quick and easy cleaning.
KESS Industries Inc.
800-578-5564
www.kessind.com

Prevent jamming

Automating lane balancing brings immediate gains through staff reductions and reduced jamming at baggers and slicers. Dipix Technologies' AutoLaner integrates with automated inspection to provide a smooth metered, in-line specification flow of product to slicing and packaging equipment. Buns, English muffins, bagels or any round product can be laned.
Dipix Technologies Inc.
800-724-5929
www.dipix.com

Blend bulk ingredients

Munson Machinery's new Miniature Rotary Batch Mixer blends bulk ingredients, adds liquids and achieves 100 percent batch uniformity in less than 3 min. The mixer, model MX-1-SSJ, features an internal spray line for liquid additions, a discharge chute to direct the flow of discharged materials, and an insulated, jacketed mixing drum that can be piped to an oil, steam or chiller system.
Munson Machinery Co. Inc.
800-944-6644
www.munsonmachinery.com

Muffin depositors

Hinds-Bock manufactures a large family of stand-alone muffin batter depositing machines and industrial muffin systems. Its versatile tabletop depositors, reportedly, are the most widely used muffin depositors in the industry. The “Automatic Answer” machine provides high production from a compact automatic machine. The industrial muffin lines produce up to 18,000 lb. per hour and include pan oiling, paper cup denesters, single or multiple batter depositors with diving positive shut-off spouts, bulk loading, intermediate hoppers and dry ingredient depositors. These machines feature the latest servo technology and operator interface panels.
Hinds-Bock Corp.
877-292-5715
www.hinds-bock.com

Unload bulk ingredients

The bulk unloading station from Fred D. Pfening Co. efficiently unloads bulk ingredients. The station is a lockable cabinet that contains bin-fill connections from truck or railcar to one or more storage bins. The station is weatherproof and corrosion-resistant, and has a warning horn to indicate when the bin is full. The unloading panel includes indicator lights and a “horn off” push button.
Fred D. Pfening Co.
614-294-5361
www.pfening.com

Supply heat and steam

Dunbar Systems Inc. and Sigma Thermal Inc. supply thermal oil systems to the baking industry. Thermal oil systems have proven to be an economical replacement for inefficient steam boilers. They supply heat and steam to ovens, proofers, or anywhere a heat source is required.
Dunbar Systems Inc.
630-257-2900
www.dunbarsystems.com