The mixing process is crucial because it has a significant impact on the quality of your final product. Continuous mixing equipment from Reading Bakery Systems can now accurately deliver dough to your production line at rates high enough to meet your production demands and help you produce a better quality finished product.
Continuous mixing has grown in popularity, both in the U.S. and abroad. It is not suitable for every application, but neither is batch mixing. If you need to produce larger quantities of dough that is consistent and uniform, a continuous mixer system from Reading Bakery Systems may help you take your operations to the next level. The advantages include:
- ability to produce large quantities of uniform dough
- more precise delivery of raw materials to the mixer
- no undesirable variations in dough from batch to batch
- equipment takes up less space
- at higher dough production rates of 2,000 or more pounds/hour, the cost is equal to or less than that of the batch mixer
- produces a continuous stream of dough that can be sliced automatically into loaves by the mixer; no additional equipment needed
- better food safety; dough is never exposed to the environment
- automated operation reduces labor costs
Continuous mixers come in all sizes, ranging from 100 to 10,000 kg/hour. Different mixers are available based primarily on dough moisture levels or doughs that require two mixing stages.
Cookies – For cookies and other products that require ingredients to be blended before adding most of the flour, the LDX Continuous Mixer is an excellent choice. In the first mixing stage, it combines all minor ingredients with some of the flour and cuts in the fat. In the final stage, the remaining flour is added to create the final dough. This mixer offers dough production rates from 1,500 to 7,500 kg/hour.
Pretzels, crackers, pizza, pet treats & other wheat-based products – The Exact EX Continuous Mixer is ideal for everything but the lowest viscosity powder/liquid mixtures. It uniformly mixes products with a variety of dough moisture levels. This mixer offers dough production rates from 100 to 10,000 kg/hour.
Buns, breads, rolls, English muffins – The HDX or High Development Continuous Mixer is ideal for ultra-high absorption doughs. In the first stage, all ingredients are mixed into a uniform mass with a twin screw mixer. In a separate section the dough is kneaded to the proper development level with a single screw mixer. The mixer is designed for the manufacture of highly developed dough at low temperatures. It offers dough production rates from 1,500 to 10,000 kg/hour.
Fabricated potato chips & other low moisture, hydroscopic powder mixtures – The FX Continuous Mixer is designed to distribute small amounts of moisture evenly into large amounts of powder. This is accomplished by lifting the powder into atomized liquids. This mixer is ideal for hydroscopic powders such as potato flakes used to make fabricated potato chips or any other low moisture mixtures. This mixer offers dough production rates from 100 to 1,250 kg/hour.
Icings, cremes, batters, fillings – For these and other low viscosity mixtures, the Exact MX Continuous Mixer offers intense mixing using a cutting action for products requiring high energy mixing. It is often used as the first stage mixer in multi-stage operations. It is also used for products where inclusions are a large portion of the recipe. Inclusions can be added near the exit of the mixer to obtain a uniform mix with no damage. The mixer offers dough production rates from 50 to 2,000 kg/hour.
In addition to continuous mixing equipment, Reading Bakery Systems is a leading manufacturer of commercial bakery equipment, specializing in snack systems, the world’s most advanced commercial oven systems, and a wide range of dough handling, dough forming, and ancillary equipment that is unrivaled in the industry. Call us at (01) 610-693-5816 or click here to learn more.