Continuous Mixing Systems
ExACT Mixing, a division of Reading Bakery Systems, offers a variety of continuous mixing solutions for the baked snack, pet treat, sweet goods, pizza and tortilla industries.
Continuous Mixing is a process in which dough is mixed without interruption. Streams of dry and liquid ingredients are fed accurately and continuously into the Mixer. The ingredients are "wetted" and pre-blended before entering the mixer cylinder. The dough is worked (a function of shaft configuration and shaft speed) as it moves down the length of the cylinder. At the discharge of the Continuous Mixer, fixed-size loaves of dough are cut continuously and moved to the downstream equipment arriving at the correct time, in the correct size.
A complete ExACT Mixing System includes the bulk material and storage, mixer, dry and liquid ingredient metering, and the control system that monitors and distributes product between them.
Bulk delivery receivers are supported directly from the ExACT platform, instead of from the ceiling. This reduces roof-loading concerns and allows pre-fitting of the equipment to speed installation. A sturdy platform enables safe and easy access to all levels of the machinery.
Loss-in-weight technology is used to provide precise, uninterrupted dry ingredient metering to the mixer level. Ingredient refill from the bulk level, as well as sequenced start-up and shut-down are handled from the ExACT Operator Interface at ground level. Liquids are metered using a variety of pump and flow meter styles, depending on rates and liquid types.
ExACT Controls monitor all steps of the metering and mixing process. Operators are alerted when attention is required, and a process history is developed for statistical analysis and process improvement. Control systems have been developed for all major suppliers of PLCs and processors, and for all major process management software packages.
ExACT Mixer models can produce dough consistently with production yields from 500 lbs/hour to over 20,000 lbs/hour. This can be accomplished in an almost employee free operational environment adding significant cost savings and value. Results can be fine tuned and repeated day in and day out while the history of production can be monitored and saved electronically so that manufacturing data from the past can be reviewed and examined.
- ExACT EX Mixer
- ExACT FX Mixer
- Ingredient Metering Systems
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