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PRODUCTS & PACKAGING

Liquid sponges save time and labor
Bakers of traditional bread and buns can save on labor and improve
plant safety by switching their solid sponge development system to
a liquid fermentation system. Shick USA's liquid fermentation system
automates the development, transfer and storage of liquid sponges
that impart flavor to bread and buns.
Traditional solid sponge systems demand three to four hours for
proper fermentation and heavy troughs to transport the sponge
from one production step to the next. In a liquid system, the sponge
is pumped throughout the system, eliminating the labor of nonautomated troughs and the potential safety hazard that comes with
them. The sponge also develops in a fermentation tank in one and a
half to two and a half hours, saving bakers precious hours in start-up time.
These systems can produce up to 2,500 gal per hour of liquid sponge. Bakers can then send it
through a heat exchanger to stop fermentation before storing it in a cold-hold tank for future use.
This is especially useful for high-speed lines that can experience unexpected operational issues
downstream. "If you have stoppage downstream and have one to two hours of downtime, you can
continue to make sponge, said Mark Ungashick, executive vice-president, Shick USA, Kansas City,
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MO. "You can stop the mixer but store what is in the fermentation tanks or cold-hold tank. You have
more flexibility in a high-speed line in that way.
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For sanitation purposes, the liquid fermentation system is clean-in-place capable. The system
features a mix tank where the sponge comes together and a fermentation tank to develop the flavor.
The system can then pump the sponge to either a cold-hold storage tank or the final dough mixer.

(877) 744-2587 * www.shickusa.com

Swirlers for marble cakes

Bulk packaging system

Hind-Bock's Automatic Swirlers
mix fillings and batters for
marbled or swirled cakes and
sweet goods. The swirl station
mounts to an indexing conveyor
downstream of the second batter depositor and dives rotating
fluted swirling blades into the
cake pans. Operators can adjust
rotation speed, depth of dive and swirling durations.
(877) 292-5715 * www.hinds-bock.com

Stewart Systems' P-1000+ Bun
Packaging System arranges, slices and
bulk packages large volumes of product.
It features integrated machine modules
including an infeed metering conveyor,
infeed sloped chute, infeed accumulator,
grouper, band slicer, sealer and Pak-Stak. The Pillo-Pak and PakStak can handle speeds of about 1,000 buns per minute.
(972) 422-5808 * www.stewart-systems.com

Robotic cake decorator
Water- and dust-resistant metal detection
Fortress Technology's Stealth Metal Detector is now accredited with IP69K rating. This certification means the highest
level of waterproof resistance to high-pressure jet wash and
complete seal against dust. The metal detector also features
modular design and a Lexan control panel to withstand harsh
production environments.
(888) 220-8737 * www.fortresstechnology.com

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Unifiller Systems' Deco-Bot
automatically applies buttercream roses onto cupcakes and
cake tops. The robotic decorator can write, drizzle, swirl and
create rosettes. The unit is easy
to disassemble and clean, and quick nozzle changeovers enable
multiple design options.
(888) 733-8444 * www.unifiller.com

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