When clients consider Reading Bakery Systems, they ask great questions. One of the best is, “How does the Emithermic XE Oven improve baking efficiency compared to gas-fired ovens?” Our Thomas L. Green Emithermic XE oven helps you keep the cracker and biscuit results you love while gaining a steadier, more efficient process. You’ll experience fewer surprises, smoother shifts, and energy savings that don’t ask you to compromise on color or texture.
Where The Efficiency Comes From
Efficiency starts with how heat reaches the product. Instead of ribbon burners, the Emithermic XE Oven uses high-radiant Thermatec panels and electric radiant elements, blended with convective heat. That balanced heat profile delivers even bake across the band and trims the over- and-under corrections that eat up time and energy on gas systems. It also eliminates flame-related components, which simplifies operation and keeps performance consistent from zone to zone.
Better Control, Fewer Do-Overs
The XE zone is enclosed and humidity-controlled, which is especially helpful on thin crackers where small swings can turn into a major problem. With more uniform heat transfer, forming teams see fewer adjustments at the front of the oven, and operators can run closer to target without riding the controls. That steadiness is the quiet engine of efficiency: fewer rejects, fewer reruns, and more first-pass product.
Real Gains In Energy And Emissions
Switching from direct gas to the XE’s electric design reduces combustion emissions by removing the burners altogether. Because the system focuses heat into those high-radiant panels and manages it centrally, plants often see lower energy consumption along with the environmental benefit. It’s a practical step toward your sustainability goals that also pays off on utility bills.
Cleaning And Maintenance Made Easier
Anyone who’s spent time inside a DGF oven knows maintenance can be a project. By eliminating ribbon burners and simplifying the heat path, the Emithermic XE reduces the number of flame components to service, cuts down on debris around burner hardware, and streamlines cleaning between runs. Less time in teardown means more time in production – and that’s efficiency you feel every week.
Integrates With Other Components in Your Line
We build the XE on our modular Emithermic platform, so you get flexible zone control, responsive exhaust and circulation, and feedback-based automation to keep profiles locked in. If you’re planning a broader shift toward electrification, our oven platform supports gas-to-electric conversions, making it easier to map upgrades around real schedules and budgets. The goal is simple: let you modernize without disrupting your best-selling products.
Upstream And Downstream Advantages
Baking efficiency multiplies when the dough stream is steady. Pairing the XE with our Exact Mixing continuous systems keeps the oven fed with consistent dough at the rate you’re using it, which shortens startup, reduces idle time, and sets your oven team up for easy days. If you want to go further, our Hydrobond Technology can pre-hydrate flour and water upstream to speed development without excess heat – another small, practical boost that helps the XE show its best.
See It, Test It, Prove It
We’re big believers in seeing the data with your formulas. Between our demos and Innovation Center trials, we can help you compare profiles, confirm color and moisture targets, and quantify energy differences as you move from gas to electric zones. The outcome we aim for is always the same: a calmer oven room and a line that hits spec without a fight.
Call Reading Bakery Systems at 610-693-5816 or use our online contact form for more information. Whether you want to know “How does the Emithermic XE Oven improve baking efficiency compared to gas-fired ovens?” or you have any other questions, we’ll be glad to answer them.